Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Leaders reflect as 2019 fall session ends
With a bit of back and forth, and a kerfuffle over questions, the fall session of the Saskatchewan legislature ended on Thursday morning. Both leaders took a look back at the previous weeks, gauging t...
Dec 05, 2019
U of R prof concerned about safety as Co-op Refinery work stoppage looms
Concerns over fatigue and potentially less-experienced workers have an associate professor at the University of Regina watching the workers' dispute at the Co-op Refinery closely. The workers' union -...
Dec 05, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
U of R launches campaign to stop distracted driving
The University of Regina campus is going to be blanketed with warnings about distracted driving for the next little while. The school launched its campaign on Wednesday, called simply "Don't text and ...
Dec 04, 2019 The University of Regina is pushing students not to drive distractedly with a campaign around campus. Dec. 4, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Community-based organizations asking for funding increase, multi-year commitments
Community-based organizations (CBOs) in Saskatchewan want a bit more stability in their books, and they're asking for it from the provincial government. On Monday, representatives from a few different...
Dec 04, 2019 Trish Patey with Prince Albert Mobile Crisis was one of many at the legislature on Monday to ask the provincial government for more money for community-based organizations on Dec. 2, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Kids with special needs get the chance to meet Santa
With some singing to "Jingle Bells" and others running around brandishing balloons and dolls, kids and volunteer "elves" filled the Oak Room at the Ramada Plaza Regina on Tuesday morning, just waiting...
Dec 03, 2019 Santa meets with a volunteer and one of the kids at SaskTel's event for children with special needs and disabilities on Dec. 3, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Duncan says SaskPower just investigating whether nuclear is right for Sask.
On Monday -- one day after Premier Scott Moe signed a memorandum of understanding regarding small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) -- Saskatchewan's minister responsible for SaskPower said nuclear powe...
Dec 02, 2019 Dustin Duncan, minister responsible for SaskPower, speaks with the media on Dec. 2, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province celebrates geological research milestone
With boxes upon boxes stacked on top of each other, the warehouse for core samples at the Saskatchewan Subsurface Geological Lab stretches back nearly the length of a full city block. For those wantin...
Dec 02, 2019 Gary Delaney, chief geologist for the province, and Bronwyn Eyre, minister of energy and resources, at the Saskatchewan Subsurface Geological Lab in Regina on Dec. 2, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe hoping for consensus at Council of the Federation meeting
Premier Scott Moe will be leading the Council of the Federation in Toronto on Sunday and Monday, and is hoping to get all the premiers to agree on a few points. The heads of all the provinces and terr...
Dec 01, 2019 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Commuter feels Highway Hotline needs to wake up earlier
People heading out onto the highway in winter are always encouraged to check the Highway Hotline to see what the conditions are like on their drive -- but what if the online map hasn't been updated in...
Nov 29, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Despite financial pressures, Sask. surplus remains on track
Despite a difficult harvest, the Saskatchewan government's projected surplus remains on track. The mid-year financial report shows an estimate of $37.4 million in the black, actually up $3.0 million f...
Nov 28, 2019 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...