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Notes from the Gallery: Pleading for decorum
The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature isn't even halfway gone, but the Speaker appears to have reached his wits' end. He's had to stand and admonish MLAs multiple times every day for four...
Mar 28, 2026 The Saskatchewan legislature building. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. distance learning looking to build AI platform for teachers, students
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in education right now - whether students should be using it and what it could safely be used for. At the same time, the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (S...
Mar 27, 2026 Kelli Boklaschuk, superintendent of student programming at the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation (Sask. DLC), said a purpose-built AI would have to foster critical thinking, creativity and communication for students. (CJME file photo)
Complaint over language policy at RUH under scrutiny again
A complaint is being sent back to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission over a language policy set by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). Vanessa Casila told Saskatoon's Court of Kings Bench s...
Mar 26, 2026
Delay of three important Regina school projects brings challenges
While new schools are often announced in the provincial budget, this year at least three school projects in Regina have been pushed back. According to Mark Haarmann, CEO and Director of Education for ...
Mar 23, 2026 Regina Public Schools Director of Education Mark Haarmann says the pausing of planned projects is disappointing, but will become frustrating if it drags on for an extended period of time. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Funding allocated for Sask's upcoming forced addictions treatment program
The legislation that would underpin the Sask. government's forced addictions treatment plan has yet to pass, but money has been allocated in this week's budget for the first phase. According to Mental...
Mar 22, 2026 Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr says the first facility for the forced addictions treatment program, under the Compassionate Intervention Act, will be opened in North Battleford. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Notes from the Gallery: Shoe protectant and saying 'please'
Not only did the provincial government publish its 2026-27 budget this week, making it likely the busiest week of the spring sitting already, but it also helped to announce a major project on Monday -...
Mar 21, 2026 The Saskatchewan legislature building. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Three councillors and reeve resign from RM of Sherwood
So many members of the RM of Sherwood's council have resigned that Saskatchewan's government relations ministry is being forced to step in. On Wednesday, the rural municipality posted a notice to its ...
Mar 20, 2026 The Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations says it has already started the process to appoint people to fill open spaces and restore quorum for the RM of Sherwood. (980 CJME file photo)
Finance minister says Saskatchewan's deficit budget focused on health, affordability
While the 2026-27 provincial budget focuses on affordability and access to health care - which the premier and finance minister have said are the two biggest concerns they're hearing about - the budge...
Mar 18, 2026
Health care, revenue sharing, global challenges: Sask. government prepares for provincial budget
Details about Saskatchewan's provincial budget are under wraps until the document is tabled in the legislative assembly on Wednesday afternoon, but some information has already been made public. For w...
Mar 18, 2026 Premier Scott Moe said the budget was designed to protect Saskatchewan services. His government has already said there will be a deficit for 2026-27. March 17, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan NDP calls for free parking for cancer patients
A new private members' bill from the Saskatchewan NDP is aiming to lighten the mental and financial load on people getting cancer care in the province. Jared Clarke, the NDP's rural and remote health ...
Mar 14, 2026 The NDP’s rural and remote health critic, Jared Clarke, introduced a private members’ bill to get rid of parking fees for people getting cancer treatment at Sask. Health Authority facilities. March 12, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 8
On today's show, Evan gets the latest on global tensions with Iran and the U.S., discusses Riversdale safety concerns an...