Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
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Affordable living in Sask.: Key bills pass, awaiting federal reply
Including support from the NDP, the Saskatchewan Party government's two affordability bills were rushed through and passed Thursday. The first, the Saskatchewan Affordability Act, makes many of the ta...
Dec 05, 2024 Just a few days after it was introduced, the Sask Party’s government affordability bill passed, making the tax changes the part promised in the election. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina library food box program expanding with need
Looking to help with a growing problem, more Regina Public Library branches have been added to distribution for Regina Education and Action on Community Hunger's (REACH) Good Food Boxes. "Libraries do...
Dec 05, 2024 Matt Leisle, executive director of REACH, said having the food boxes available at library branches helps reach customers the Good Food Boxes may not have otherwise. Dec. 4, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP disappointed with social services hotel pilots
The Saskatchewan NDP shared concerns on Tuesday after the provincial auditor's report on two social services programs. Tara Clemett's report looked at the new pilot programs implemented in the spring ...
Dec 04, 2024 The NDP's Brent Blakley echoed the auditor’s findings, saying the Ministry of Social Services need to do better on hotels, social housing, and homelessness in general. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Hotels, farmland, social housing, health incidents targeted by Sask. auditor
Saskatchewan's provincial auditor Tara Clemett released a report on Tuesday outlining government programs and services that need improvement. Here are four key takeaways from the Dec. 3 report: Read m...
Dec 03, 2024 Saskatchewan’s provincial auditor Tara Clemett released a report on Dec. 3, 2024 outlining government programs and services that need improvement. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. government act would deliver on affordability election promises
On Monday afternoon, the provincial government introduced the Saskatchewan Affordability Act, meant to make life more affordable in the province and keep the Saskatchewan Party's election promises. Th...
Dec 02, 2024 Finance Minister Jim Reiter is looking for at least some of the affordability measures promised in the election campaign to come into effect in January. Dec. 2, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Record ransomware payment and breach affected thousands in Sask.
According to a report from the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, 7,293 people in Saskatchewan were affected by a massive privacy breach at Innomar Strategies Inc. and the commissioner...
Dec 02, 2024 According to the privacy commissioner’s report, 7,293 people in Saskatchewan were affected by the data breach for Innomar Streategies Inc. and its parent company Cencora. (CJME file photo)
NDP crying foul as Willowview Recovery Centre still not open
The Willowview Recovery Centre near Lumsden was originally supposed to open in spring of this year, but it still wasn't fully open as of the end of November. It was supposed to be the largest addictio...
Dec 02, 2024 The Living Skies Retreat just outside Lumsden was turned into the Willowview Recovery Centre, but the centre has yet to fully open. (CJME file photo)
Provincial deficit more than doubled from Q1
Crop insurance payouts and higher health expenses contributed to a significantly higher deficit forecast for the provincial government at the mid-year financial report on Thursday. The report showed a...
Nov 28, 2024
Premiers agree on need for more border security: Moe
Most, if not all, of the other premiers in Canada, emphasized the need for increased border security, according to Premier Scott Moe's social media account. Moe was part of a first ministers' meeting ...
Nov 28, 2024 Speaking at Agribition Wednesday night, Premier Scott Moe told the crowd his government is a strong supporter of increasing border security. Nov. 27, 2024 (screenshot)
Change room policy consultations to start soon in Saskatchewan
With the legislature getting into its fall sitting and ministers digging into their new files, consultations are expected to start soon on the provincial government's change room policy. During the el...
Nov 28, 2024 Education Minister Everett Hindley says he doesn’t want to preempt his conversations with school divisions by getting too specific about policies. (CJME file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...