Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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'Shocked': All seats acclaimed in RM of McKillop byelection
After months of controversies - from tax hikes, to government inspections and boundary fights - the RM of McKillop is getting a new council, though they didn't have to fight very hard for the seats. T...
Jan 25, 2019 Sign posted in the RM of McKillop ahead of referendum vote on boundary changes. (Ratepayers Association RM of McKillop No. 220/Facebook)
'Frightening thought:' Local rabbis react to Nazi archive
It seems Regina and Saskatoon weren't forgotten when the Nazis were making their plans to win the Second World War - a book from Adolph Hitler's library includes the two cities along with others acros...
Jan 25, 2019 A book from Adolf Hitler's collection, recently acquired by Library and Archives Canada, included the number of Jewish people living in Regina and Saskatoon. (Library and Archives Canada)
YWCA raising money for "Coldest Night of the Year" campaign
The YWCA is hoping a lot of people have their walking shoes ready and aren't afraid of the cold as they launch the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising campaign. The campaign is focusing on families ...
Jan 24, 2019 The YWCA is located at 1940 McIntyre St. in Regina's downtown. (YWCA Regina/Facebook)
NDP looking to ban paid plasma donations in Sask.
At almost any time, adults in Saskatoon can walk into the pay-for-plasma clinic and receive anywhere from $20 to $80 in gift cards for a donation - but the Sask. NDP wants to shut that down. NDP leade...
Jan 23, 2019
Protestors take on new Regina library board rules
About a dozen people dressed up against the cold stood with their hands over their mouths in front of the central branch of the Regina Public Library on Tuesday afternoon. Some wore signs saying "we (...
Jan 23, 2019 A dozen protestors outside the Regina Public Library's Central branch said their concerns were being silenced by presenting rules for the library's board on Jan. 22, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Petition in support of ride-sharing in Regina picks up steam
Despite being up for just about 24 hours, an online petition in support of ride-sharing in Regina has already garnered about 1,100 signatures. The petition is being hosted by the Regina Chamber of Com...
Jan 22, 2019 The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation to allow ride-sharing services like Uber to operate in the province. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Ride-sharing works for Calgary as Regina mulls bylaw
As Regina's city council continues to contemplate the pros and cons of introducing ride-sharing companies into the local market, other cities have already been operating with them for years. It was a ...
Jan 22, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
New foundation aims to raise more money for cancer in Sask.
Nearly everyone has either been touched by cancer or knows someone who has - now a new organization launched in Saskatchewan aims to raise more money for those people. Though it's been the official fu...
Jan 16, 2019 Nora Yeates, CEO of the new Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan, at the foundation's launch. Jan. 16, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina police chief looks ahead to 2019
For many people, this week is for looking ahead and planning a new, better year than the one before. So 980 CJME's Lisa Schick sat down with Chief Evan Bray to talk about what he thinks 2019 will brin...
Jan 07, 2019
Sask. government looking for third party to run, sell land at GTH
The provincial government is announcing the first steps it wants to take to disentangle itself from the ongoing drama of the Global Transportation Hub (GTH). Friday morning, the government sent out a ...
Jan 04, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
On Wednesday, Evan reviews Tuesday's federal spring fiscal update, takes the temperature of the new CFL changes coming i...