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SGI rate hike now in effect, despite no decision yet from rate review panel
Insurance rates in Saskatchewan got more expensive as of Monday morning, when rate hikes for SGI plates came into effect. The increase was announced in January, when the Crown corporation submitted a ...
Jun 01, 2026 The 2026 rate hike for basic plate insurance from SGI was announced in January, but came into effect on June 1. The rate review panel isn’t expected to give its report on the increase to the minister until June 18. Sept. 2024 (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
'Heartbreaking': Sask. mom says daughter barred from school over diabetes accommodations
Many kids around Saskatchewan are eagerly awaiting the end of the school year and summer holidays, but Kinsley Simmons only wants to be back in the classroom. The seven-year-old student joined her mot...
May 28, 2026 Seven-year-old Kinsley Simmons is being told her school doesn’t feel it can safely accommodate her and her needs for type-1 diabetes, but her mother, Jennifer, doesn’t believe they should have to switch schools. May 21, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe joins other premiers in unified message at Western Premiers Conference
In both each other's comments and questions for them, the premiers couldn't get away from the spectre of potential Alberta separation at the Western Premiers Conference this week. Premier Scott Moe on...
May 26, 2026 Premier Scott Moe tells the Western Premier Conference that the best projects are yet to for the Canadian economy if the provinces continue to work together. (CPAC)
Sentencing for Misha Pavelick's killer to be re-scheduled
The man who killed Misha Pavelick in 2006 won't learn his fate on Tuesday after all. The sentencing hearing, which was originally set for Tuesday, is expected to instead be rescheduled in a short phon...
May 26, 2026 The sentencing hearing for the man who killed Misha Pavelick in 2006 will be rescheduled. It was originally set for Tuesday. (980 CJME file photo)
Queen City Pride Parade route change about safety: Regina police
A major change to the route for the Queen City Pride Parade in 2026 is being attributed to safety, with Regina police saying it's made changes to a lot of different events recently for the same reason...
May 25, 2026 The Queen City Pride Parade will be taking a route down 23rd Ave and in and around Wascana Park this year, instead of along downtown and up Albert Street. (980 CJME file photo)
Meet the people selling Saskatchewan to the world
Many people from Saskatchewan who have travelled internationally know it can be hard to find people who don't give a back a blank look when they're told where their visitor is from. But with nine inte...
May 21, 2026 Scott Matthies, seen speaking to reporters in Regina on May 12, 2026, is the managing director of Saskatchewan’s trade office in India. He says it’s not hard to make Saskatchewan stand out in such a large market. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Incredibly concerning': NDP upset as sale of former Crown corp. begins
After ISC announced it would be part of a deal to sell all its shares to a Quebec company - including the shares owned by the provincial government - the Sask. NDP is speaking out, saying the sale wil...
May 20, 2026 Aleana Young, NDP critic for CIC, says the provincial government handing over a monopoly on registry services to a private, out of province company, is a bad idea. May 20, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Notes from the Gallery: Spring sitting ends with coal power
Saskatchewan MLAs made their way back to their constituencies on Thursday as the spring sitting finished up. The proceedings ended with a bang, as the Sask. NDP worked on the government hard for the l...
May 16, 2026 The Saskatchewan legislature building. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SaskPower CEO offers explanation for leaked coal power documents
Coal-fired power was the talk of the legislative building for the last couple weeks of the spring sitting, as the Opposition NDP unveiled two documents they said had been leaked from SaskPower. One sh...
May 15, 2026 SaskPower President and CEO Rupen Pandya spoke to media Thursday, saying he wants to give context to documents that had recently been leaked from the Crown Corporation. May 14, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
National Electricity Strategy doesn't surprise Sask. Premier, offers some approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new federal electricity strategy early Thursday morning. It involves consulting with Canada's provinces and territories on how to strengthen the grid, as well as...
May 14, 2026 Premier Scott Moe says the federal plan appears to concentrate on the same things the province has been – nuclear, provincial interties, and making the most of existing power generation. May 14, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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