Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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'An attaboy': Volunteer firefighter says tax credit a good step
The only little gift to taxpayers in this year's provincial budget is a tax credit for volunteer firefighters and first responders, and it's being called a good step forward. "It's like an attaboy, ri...
Mar 21, 2019 (File photo courtesy of Carol Daniels)
Balanced Sask. budget expected to be revealed
The details of Saskatchewan's 2019-20 provincial budget are a closely guarded secret until the Finance Minister stands in the Chamber on Wednesday, but a few hints have been dropped here and there. On...
Mar 20, 2019 Sask. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer shows off a copy of the budget on Monday, ahead of its reading later in the week. Mar. 18, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. gov't brings out a 'balanced' shoe for '19-20 budget
Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer's new shoes for budget day paint a positive picture of the budget to come: They're black, with small buckles in the front and a slight wedge heel in the ba...
Mar 18, 2019 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer shows off her budget shoes for the 2019-20 budget. She says they're back to balance with a slight surplus. March 18, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Tickets to go on sale for NHL Heritage Classic on April 25
The view of the field from the AGT Lounge at Mosaic Stadium will look a lot different in October for the NHL Heritage Classic than it did Friday when the countdown was officially kicked off. The loung...
Mar 15, 2019 NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly makes the formal announcement for Regina hosting the 2019 NHL Heritage Classic at Mosaic Stadium on March 15, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
City councillors tabling motion on building in Wascana Park
Any further work on the CNIB/Brandt building set for Wascana Park has been put on hold as the auditor conducts a review, so the same thing is happening to at least one notice of motion on the project ...
Mar 14, 2019
Ring Road photo radar box damaged by vehicle, to be replaced
Observant drivers may have noticed something missing on south Ring Road over the past couple of months -- the photo radar box. SGI said a vehicle slid off the road during the holiday season and damage...
Mar 14, 2019
Group home rejected by Weyburn neighbourhood, city council
The outcry from people living in one of Weyburn's nicest neighbourhoods has managed to stop a new group home plan in its tracks. The Saskatchewan Housing Authority Corporation and the Weyburn Group Ho...
Mar 13, 2019 (Courtesy of Discover Weyburn)
Local group making solar panels affordable for Reginans
They've only been on his home for a few weeks, but Josh Campbell is excited about the new solar panels shining on his garage roof. They were bought through the Wascana Solar Co-operative, and the grou...
Mar 13, 2019 Josh Campbell stands in front of his garage where solar panels have been installed on March 12, 2019. The panels were purchased through the Wascana Solar cooperative's group buy program. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Feds invest in projects to combat guns, gangs in Sask.
The federal government is putting up $328 million to fight gangs and guns across Canada, with nearly $12 million coming to Saskatchewan. Ralph Goodale, the federal minister of Public Safety and Emerge...
Mar 11, 2019
PCC puts CNIB/Brandt project in Regina on hold
The board of the Provincial Capital Commission (PCC) has decided to "suspend further consideration" of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)/Brandt project in Wascana Park. The PCC boar...
Mar 11, 2019
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada can learn lessons from Ireland
The Republic of Ireland has begun the painful process of reconciling its past. Sarah Mills says the country is going thr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 24
On Friday's show, Evan talks U.S. tariffs with Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan Minister of Trade and Exports, how one resta...