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
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)
Moe clarifies remarks, says separation won't ever be in Saskatchewan's best interests
On Tuesday evening, Premier Scott Moe clarified remarks he made in the morning which had implied separation could in the future become a good idea for Saskatchewan. While answering a question at Agrib...
Nov 27, 2019 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. joins B.C. class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
The Saskatchewan government is taking a step forward on the opioid crisis. The province announced Tuesday that it is joining British Columbia's class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and di...
Nov 26, 2019
Sask. CN Rail workers ask for provincial support
As Saskatchewan's politicians carried on with their business at the legislature, on Monday they were watched by more than 100 members of the local union representing CN Rail workers who were there to ...
Nov 26, 2019 A CN train crosses Broad Street in Regina, Sask. on March 27, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Saskatoon man asks province to expand coverage for insulin pumps
Before Paul Kuspiro had his insulin pump, life was chaos. "It was high blood sugars, low blood sugars. I had paramedics have to come help me multiple times -- and that's even in the States as well," K...
Nov 25, 2019 Paul Kuspiro was at the legislative building to ask the provincial government to remove the age restrictions on health coverage for insulin pumps on Nov. 25, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Nutrien to shut down Rocanville mine, blames CN strike
With just a month before Christmas, Nutrien dropped some tough news about its Rocanville potash mine on Monday. The company is planning to shut down the mine for at least two weeks as of Dec. 2. The S...
Nov 25, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Starbucks steps in to reopen Swift Current investigation into harassment
Starbucks is reopening an investigation into sexual harassment allegations at its store in Swift Current, allegations that have garnered a lot of attention since one of those involved posted two video...
Nov 22, 2019 (Starbucks/Facebook)
Saskatchewan farmers trying to outlast Mother Nature
In parts of central Saskatchewan, there are fields as far as you can see from the highway, with rows and rows of swaths hunkered down underneath snow and ice -- which means all kinds of farmers are st...
Nov 22, 2019 (Andrea De Roo/Twitter)
Sask. premier keeping a close eye on new federal cabinet
Premier Scott Moe seems to be taking a wait-and-see approach before passing judgment on the new federal Liberal cabinet, which was announced Wednesday afternoon. When asked his opinion on particular a...
Nov 20, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Health-care union sounding the alarm about understaffing
The provincial government isn't working hard enough to put more health-care workers on the front lines in Saskatchewan -- that's the claim from the head of SEIU-West. Barbara Cape, the president of SE...
Nov 20, 2019 Barbara Cape, president of SEIU-West. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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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...