Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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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)
Sask. NDP says government power plan will double rates
Nuclear power has been at the forefront of conversations about SaskPower's future for some time, but the Saskatchewan NDP is taking issue with the province's plan to extend coal-fired power generation...
Mar 13, 2026 NDP SaskPower critic Aleana Young said the Sask. Party government made its choices on power generation, not on the basis of affordability, but instead on the basis of wedge politics and politicizing power generation. Mar. 13, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Tailgating law fully passed, ready in time for Riders opener
SLGA Minister Warren Kaeding said he'll be among those out near Mosaic Stadium ahead of the Roughriders' season opener for the very first day of tailgating. The bill to allow tailgating was given roya...
Mar 12, 2026 Minister Responsible for SLGA Warren Kaeding says he and the Riders are excited to see what fans come up with as tailgating becomes legal for the first time at Mosaic Stadium. Mar. 12, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Murderer Jason McKay dead in custody weeks after sentence
Less than two weeks after his sentence was handed down, Jason McKay is dead. Correctional Services of Canada said he died on Wednesday while in custody, but didn't give any details about how the 54-ye...
Mar 12, 2026 Jason McKay died on Wednesday in Correctional Service custody, though the service didn’t give any indication of how he died. (paNOW)
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 6
8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...