Sarah Mills: Ending door-to-door is the future for Canada Post
Rural Sask. has picked up mail from shared mailboxes for decades. Now, it will be the same in some parts of in Regina an...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
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)
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)
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Evan Bray: What would 'associate' EU membership mean for Canada?
There's been a lot of talk about Canada possibly becoming an "associate member" of the European Union. Evan Br...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 18
On Friday's show, Evan discusses Canada's nuclear future with Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel. Plus, marking 10 years of harm redu...