Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Moose Jaw green lights land sale for SaskPower plant
City councillors in Moose Jaw have given a big thumbs up to a new SaskPower plant, authorizing the sale of the land. In a special council meeting on Friday, council voted unanimously to give the city ...
Dec 21, 2018 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
City council strikes a blow in the war on weeds
Some people may be hoping for a green thumb for Christmas after Regina's city council approved the framework of a new bylaw and regulations which give the city more teeth when it comes to overgrown la...
Dec 21, 2018
Millions set to go toward new Winnipeg St. overpass
Some big changes are coming to Winnipeg Street north at Ring Road but at this point, the plan doesn't include the nearby train tracks. On Thursday morning, a group of politicians huddled in the chilly...
Dec 20, 2018 Mayor Michael Fougere speaks at funding announcement for new Winnipeg Street overpass Dec. 20, 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Retail market changing in Regina as Cornwall stores close
While there will soon be more empty spaces at the Cornwall Centre, it doesn't mark the beginning of the end of retail in Regina. According to John Hopkins, CEO of the Regina Chamber of Commerce, there...
Dec 19, 2018 Closing sale sign at Gap store in the Cornwall Centre, Dec. 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Christmas decorations not banned from health buildings
The Grinch hasn't stolen Christmas from Saskatchewan Health Authority buildings; the authority is reassuring people things are just being moved around. Some people have raised concerns recently after ...
Dec 18, 2018
More stores closing at the Cornwall Centre
The Cornwall Centre is going to be a little emptier in the new year. Leather-goods store Roots is set to close at the end of December, while The Gap and the connected Gap Kids stores are closing in mi...
Dec 18, 2018 Closing sale sign outside of the Gap store at the Cornwall Centre mall in December 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
School boards up pay ahead of tax changes; STF unhappy
The public and catholic school boards in Regina are raising the pay for trustees to compensate for federal tax changes next year, but the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) thinks it's the wrong ...
Dec 17, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskTel confident in network security amid Huawei warnings
As international warnings come out about the Chinese communications technology company Huawei, SaskTel says it's confident in its network security. Security experts have warned most recently that Huaw...
Dec 14, 2018
McKillop reeve and ratepayers at odds over boundary changes
The division boundaries are changing in the RM of McKillop, near Last Mountain Lake, and while the local ratepayers' association is hopeful, the reeve says it's not going to solve anything. On Thursda...
Dec 14, 2018 Sign posted in the RM of McKillop ahead of referendum vote on boundary changes. (Ratepayers Association RM of McKillop No. 220/Facebook)
Boundary changes approved for RM of McKillop, election set
The RM of McKillop, near Last Mountain Lake, now has new district boundaries after they were approved by the provincial government. The Ministry of Government Relations announced Thursday morning that...
Dec 13, 2018 Sign posted in the RM of McKillop ahead of referendum vote on boundary changes. (Ratepayers Association RM of McKillop No. 220/Facebook)
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...