Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Hotel association excited, nervous over Regina Grey Cup bid
The excitement is building in Regina ahead of Thursday's announcement of which city will get to host the 2020 Grey Cup. It's between Regina, Montreal, and Hamilton. Regina Hotel Association president ...
Feb 20, 2019
Judge rebukes Regina police for recording a woman peeing
A provincial court judge in Regina is criticizing the Regina Police Service and throwing out an impaired driving charge after a woman was recorded using a toilet in a detention area. It started on a F...
Feb 19, 2019
Carbon tax fight: Canada makes its case at Court of Appeal
Arguing for its case, but also standing up to a lot of questions from the bench - the lawyer for the Government of Canada laid out the rationale for the federal carbon tax on Thursday morning. She spe...
Feb 14, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Carbon tax supporters to argue cases Thursday in Regina
The Government of Canada will be the star of the courtroom Thursday morning at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Its lawyers will have their three hours to lay out their arguments defending the carbon...
Feb 14, 2019
Those against carbon tax lay out arguments in Regina court
The case over the carbon tax had been months, even years, in the making, and on Wednesday morning it got underway in a Regina courtroom. Day one was all about opposition to the carbon tax and support ...
Feb 13, 2019 Professor Amir Attaran was at Regina's Court of Appeal to represent the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, speaking in support of the carbon tax. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
More than half of Sask. weed shops stuck in permit process
Last summer the winners of the 51 cannabis retail permits were announced for Saskatchewan - now, nearly four months after legalization, fewer than half those stores are open. As of Monday, 20 stores h...
Feb 11, 2019
Town of Grenfell on the way to a new long-term care facility
The town of Grenfell has been working toward and preparing for a new long-term care home for years, and it seems the time is just about here. On Thursday, Grenfell was the subject of one of three requ...
Feb 08, 2019
Sask. bus service cancels route weeks after starting
There are even fewer ways to get around Western Canada these days after Rider Express cancelled its Calgary to Winnipeg route just weeks after starting. Rider Express began the route in October, hopin...
Feb 07, 2019 Firat Uray owns Rider Express, a Regina bus company trying to fill the void left by Greyhound Canada. (Rider Express Transportation/Facebook)
Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money
Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year. The offer w...
Feb 07, 2019
Regina shelters, crisis services coping with the cold
It appears that Regina's homeless shelters and crisis services aren't having to scramble too much in the cold the city's been under. John McFadyen, executive director of Mobile Crisis Services in Regi...
Feb 06, 2019
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...