Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Moe praises work on breaking down trade barriers at premiers' meeting
As it has been for more than seven months, trade was top of mind for many of the premiers as they met in Ontario this week for the Council of the Federation summer meeting. The prime minister spoke wi...
Jul 23, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says Canada is seeing positives from the international trade uncertainty, that Canadians are looking internally to control what they can – pointing to recent MOUs signed and lowering barriers. (screenshot)
Insurance company brings in private personnel to protect homes from wildfires
This year, Saskatchewan had one of the worst starts to the wildfire season in years, declaring a state of emergency at the end of May. Not only were provincial fire crews out battling the flames this ...
Jul 11, 2025 More than 100 homes were protected by Wildfire Defense Systems during the height of the Shoe Fire in Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)
Fixing Regina hospital culture will 'take time,' minister says
Saskatchewan Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said he wasn't exactly surprised by the findings of a new report into the doctor culture in Regina's hospitals. The report detailed problems like a lack of...
Jul 10, 2025 Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says some of what he read in the review was concerning, but he thinks having the review has kicked off honest conversations in the health-care system. (CJME file photo)
'Surprised, disappointed': Sask. policing minister wants more details on Blackmore ouster
Saskatchewan's corrections, policing and public safety minister says he was surprised and disappointed when he found out Rhonda Blackmore had been removed as the head of the Saskatchewan RCMP. "We, as...
Jul 09, 2025 Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Tim McLeod says he's asking for more detail from the federal public safety minister about why Rhonda Blackmore was removed as assistant commissioner of the Saskatchewan RCMP. (980 CJME file photo)
Appeals Court affirms sex assault stay, writes sharp words for Crown over delay
A Saskatchewan appeals court decision dismissing a stay appeal ended with some sharp words toward the Crown. The case against Mohammed Zabihullah had been going on since May 7, 2018, when the informat...
Jul 08, 2025 The three-justice panel for the Court of Appeal pointed out it took a year for the Crown to do anything on record for the appeal, and even that took prompting from the court. (CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan NDP calls out provincial government over Regina urgent care centre hours
On Monday, the Saskatchewan NDP said it's an "abject failure" that the Regina Urgent Care Centre is not yet open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When the centre was first announced, it was promised...
Jul 07, 2025 The urgent care centre in Regina was on reduced hours again on Sunday. This time, the health authority said it was due to a lack of available doctors. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Fred Sandeski wins battle to be admitted to long-term care
After months of not only battling with his health issues, but also the health authority and provincial government, Fred Sandeski has finally been approved for a spot in long-term care in Weyburn. Sand...
Jul 03, 2025 Fred Sandeski and his wife Teresa had to involuntarily separate at one point for them to be able to afford the cost of his respite care while she recovered from surgery. (File photo courtesy Discover Weyburn)
Tobacco settlement plays role in smaller Sask. government deficit
Saskatchewan's provincial government ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with a deficit nearly at what it budgeted for a year prior, but a good part of the reason it wasn't higher was a landmark tobacco set...
Jul 01, 2025 Finance Minister Jim Reiter says the settlement could end up more than $400 million for Saskatchewan and pay out over decades. (CJME file photo)
The show must go on: Historic Indian Head theatre raising money for improvements
More than 120 years ago, the Grand Theatre in Indian Head was a jewel in the prairies - the only opera house between Winnipeg and Vancouver, according to the town history. Since then, it's had new nam...
Jun 24, 2025 The Grand Theatre in Indian Head has been operating continuously in the town since 1904. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'It's absolutely disgusting': ALS Society, NDP call for investigation into Moose Jaw clinic
Being told you have ALS is a devastating thing to hear, according to Terry Loustel, who had to have that conversation in 2022. The resident of Buena Vista, a village about 51 kilometres northwest of R...
Jun 20, 2025 From left: Terry Loustel, seen here with Jared Clarke, the NDP’s rural and remote health critic, and Denis Simard, Executive Director of the ALS Society of Saskatchewan on June 20, 2025, was diagnosed with ALS in 2022. He says the Moose Jaw clinic is preying on people who would spend any amount of money for a cure. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...