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
Supreme Court case to cost province about $500,000
The Saskatchewan government is set to shell out about half a million dollars for its case against the carbon tax, set to be heard in front of the Supreme Court of Canada. Speaking on Thursday, Justice...
Nov 07, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP letter calls for carbon tax rebate for grain drying
Taking a page out of the premier's recent playbook, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili is sending a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for a fast rebate for farmers hit with carbon tax bil...
Nov 06, 2019 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Provincial government to strike committee to solve class size, composition problem
The provincial government is hoping a committee of teachers, parents and education experts will come up with ways to fix Saskatchewan's classrooms. The government sent out letters on Wednesday to the ...
Nov 06, 2019 Justice Minister Gord Wyant. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
New airport south of the border doesn't pose threat to Regina airport
A new airport has opened up just south of the U.S.-Canada border in North Dakota, boasting two of the direct flights Regina's airport has lost in recent years. But the head of the Regina airport isn't...
Nov 06, 2019 (Delta Air Lines/Twitter)
Solar companies still concerned about new rooftop solar program
Saskatchewan's solar industry isn't feeling much sun these days since the new rooftop solar program was announced. Brenden Owens is a co-owner of Prairie Sun Solar in Regina. He said his company hasn'...
Nov 05, 2019
City, province reckon with report of high lead levels
Steve Wolfson lives in the Cathedral area in Regina and is raising two young grandkids, which is one of the reasons he was so concerned when a test of his tap water came back with lead levels about 10...
Nov 04, 2019 The lead levels in Steve Wolfson's home in Regina were nearly 10 times the recommended amount when he had them tested. He spoke to the media at the Legislative Building. Nov. 4, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Injunction denied for teenage girl cut from LeBoldus football team
There won't be any girls suiting up for the LeBoldus Golden Suns football team Friday evening, after an application for an injunction from a Grade 12 student was denied Friday morning. According to th...
Nov 01, 2019
Oh baby! Sarauer becomes first to test out new rules
Saskatchewan's legislative assembly had a tiny visitor on Thursday morning -- baby Olivia. NDP MLA Nicole Sarauer became the first lawmaker to take advantage of rule changes she championed in the spri...
Nov 01, 2019 Nicole Sarauer sits with her baby, Olivia, in the Saskatchewan Legislature on Oct. 31, 2019. (Nicole Sarauer Twitter page)
'What was the point?': SaskTel employee frustrated with tentative contract
After 17 days of job action, including frigid days on the picket line, some workers at SaskTel are frustrated with the tentative contract agreed to by the union. During negotiations and picketing, Uni...
Oct 31, 2019
Regina Crime Stoppers snags international award
Regina's chapter of Crime Stoppers had the biggest increase in seizures of the proceeds of crime in the world last year for a city this size. For 2018, tips to the organization helped recover $587,700...
Oct 30, 2019 Craig Perrault, president of Regina Crime Stoppers, announces an international award for the increase in proceeds of crime seized through tips. Oct. 30, 2019 (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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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...