Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Regina police plane temporarily out of commission
The Regina Police Service's Aerial Support Unit, which usually circles the city on a daily basis, will be keeping its wheels on the ground for the time being. The service confirmed the police plane - ...
Apr 30, 2024 The Regina police plane is going to be out of commission for several weeks after being damaged at the airport last week. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
No help from government for Saskatoon family's health-care travel
Not taking her toddler to Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital is not an option for Kaitlyn Soron and her husband. Their 2 1/2-year-old is very sick and often in a lot of pain. She needs to see a pediatric ga...
Apr 25, 2024 While the Sorons travelled from Saskatoon to ask for help from the health minister, they were told government will pay for the health-care services out of province, but won’t foot the bill to get there. The minister said Wednesday it’s simply a long-standing policy. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe discusses mental health and addiction with Governor General
It was a very wet welcome for the Governor General's first official visit to Saskatchewan on Monday. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was set to spend three days in the province. On Monday, she started at the Leg...
Apr 23, 2024 Premier Scott Moe (right) says he and Governor General Mary Simon spoke about Saskatchewan's contributions to the country and the province's mental health and addictions approach during her visit Monday, Apr. 22, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP calling for Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill's job
After a back and forth over who did or didn't apologize and when, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for Jeremy Cockrill to resign as education minister. NDP Leader Carla Beck put out the call Monday wit...
Apr 22, 2024 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck says Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill has lost the respect and trust of the province and should resign from his portfolio. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan nurses frustrated over 'reliance' on contract nursing
Saying they feel undervalued, nurses at a Saskatoon hospital are speaking out about the reliance Saskatchewan's health-care system has come to have on contract nurses. Those nurses -- who sometimes ar...
Apr 19, 2024 The Saskatchewan NDP's Jared Clarke says the provincial government is relying too much on out-of-province contract nurses and it's demoralizing Saskatchewan nurses. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Retired Regina EA explains the complexity of modern classrooms
While teachers mull over the provincial government's contract offer, a Regina woman who spent 23 years in schools is explaining the reality in classrooms today and why teachers have been so set on rem...
Apr 19, 2024 Dianne Swann retired from a 23-year career as an educational assistant in February, and says people don't understand the reality of classroom complexity these days. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. education minister won't say whether offer to teachers is final
Both sides of the contract talks between teachers and the Saskatchewan government put out statements Wednesday evening, one side calling the potential deal a tentative agreement and the other side cal...
Apr 18, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill is unwilling to say whether the offer being taken back to teachers for a vote will be a final offer from government. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina city councillor voices concerns about Lake Diefenbaker irrigation
As the provincial government looks to push ahead with the plan to create widespread irrigation for agriculture with Lake Diefenbaker, some community leaders are worried about the province's drinking w...
Apr 18, 2024 A centre pivot irrigation system, a form of overhead sprinkler irrigation to water a farmer’s field, is shown near Magrath, Alta. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)
Details presented by NDP raise more questions about Grewal hotels
New information coming out this week showing the Ministry of Social Services' use of two hotels a Saskatchewan Party MLA has a hand in is casting an even deeper shadow on the situation. In November, t...
Apr 17, 2024 New numbers obtained by the Saskatchewan NDP in committee show the Thriftlodge in Regina, which Sask. Party MLA Gary Grewal has a hand in, wasn’t used at all in the three years before his election, but that changed drastically afterwards. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'Swing and a miss:' Saskatchewan premier criticizes federal budget
Almost as soon as the federal budget was mentioned to him Tuesday afternoon, Premier Scott Moe pointed straight at the deficit of $39.8 billion. "That's just a little bit more than I think we're willi...
Apr 16, 2024 Premier Scott Moe says the $40-billion deficit contained in the federal budget released Tuesday might be more than the country is willing to bear. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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