Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Coal layoffs another blow to Estevan's bruised economy
With the announcement of more layoffs in one of Estevan's biggest industries, the city's already-contracting economy is taking another hit. Earlier this week, Westmoreland Mining announced it would be...
Feb 22, 2020 Westmoreland coal mine near Estevan. Photo courtesy Discover Estevan
YWCA prepares for Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser
The YWCA in Regina is looking to get as many people out as possible on Saturday night for its Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser. This is the fifth year the association has participated in the natio...
Feb 22, 2020 Coldest night of the year banner outside the YWCA building in downtown Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
U of R prof believes refinery lockout raises safety questions
Even at the best of times, the Co-op refinery isn't the safest place to work. There are the long-term risk from carcinogens, immediate risks from chemicals, and the always-present danger from the extr...
Feb 21, 2020
Regina police start using new roadside test for cannabis
The Regina Police Service has a new tool to catch cannabis-impaired drivers, and it already has helped take two drivers off the road. Previously, when a driver was suspected of being impaired by canna...
Feb 20, 2020 Cpl. Andree Sieber demonstrates the Sotoxa roadside testing unit for cannabis at Regina police headquarters on Feb. 20, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Weyburn couple self-isolating after coronavirus scare on cruise
A Weyburn couple is in self-isolation in their home after a month-long cruise that went off the rails over fears of the coronavirus. In mid-January Marilyn and Tom Schuck left Weyburn and headed to Si...
Feb 20, 2020 Tom and Marilyn Schuck were stuck on a cruise ship for two weeks as the Asian countries they were supposed to visit wouldn't let the ship dock over coronavirus fears. Photo submitted by the Schucks.
Price tag revealed for cancellation of Patrick Moore's speech at city conference
The City of Regina is tallying up the final figures and revealing how much it cost to cancel a speech by Patrick Moore. Moore was supposed to have been a keynote speaker at the city's Reimagine Sustai...
Feb 19, 2020 Regina city councillor Mike O'Donnell. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Rider Express taking second shot at Regina-to-Calgary bus route
Rider Express is hoping the second time is the charm for its bus route between Regina and Calgary. The company will start the route on March 13, stopping in Strathmore, Brooks, Medicine Hat, Swift Cur...
Feb 19, 2020 (Rider Express/Facebook)
Unifor lays out bargaining position ahead of mediation
The special mediator appointed by the provincial government will start his work this week, trying to close the gap between the Co-op refinery and Unifor. But before that happens, Unifor laid out its b...
Feb 17, 2020 Unifor local 594 president Kevin Bittman (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. still without a confirmed coronavirus case
It has been a couple of months since the first transmissions of the coronavirus in November, but Saskatchewan still doesn't have any confirmed cases. According to the Ministry of Health's chief medica...
Feb 13, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. government concerned about B.C. rail blockades
With protesters blocking rail lines and CN Rail threatening to shut down some service, the Saskatchewan government is very concerned about what's happening in B.C. Supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditar...
Feb 12, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...