Evan Bray: Diversifying trade doesn't mean abandoning U.S. relationship
Evan Bray says there's nothing wrong with Canada looking for new trade partnerships, but the idea of joining the Europea...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Misha Pavelick's killer, now 37, to be sentenced as youth for 2006 murder
The reaction was mixed in a Regina courtroom on Monday, as it was announced the man who killed Misha Pavelick in 2006 would be sentenced as a youth. Justice Catherine Dawson said she would deliver the...
Jun 15, 2026 Nineteen-year-old Misha Pavelick was killed in 2006 at a grad party at Regina Beach, but nobody was charged in connection with his death until 2023. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Facebook)
Orest Warnyca has been to every Mosaic festival over 60 years, and doesn't plan on stopping
On Wednesday morning, the tables were already set up, yellow-and-blue cloths on top, and volunteers were busy building the walls and stage at the Kyiv Ukrainian pavilion for the 2026 Mosaic festival. ...
Jun 05, 2026 Orest Warnyca says he attended the first Mosaic festival in 1967 and has either attended or volunteered with the Kyiv Ukrainian pavilion for the next 60 years. June 3, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP calls for report into 2025 wildfire season to be released
As more people have to leave their homes in northern Saskatchewan and wildfire teams are on the job again, the Sask. NDP is calling for more information about what went wrong in the last wildfire year...
Jun 01, 2026
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)
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Sarah Mills: The EU grass is not necessarily greener for Canada
Sarah Mills says any talk of an alliance between Canada and the EU should end. Trade partnerships are imperative for Can...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 15
8:30 - The federal government has made changes to Bill C-69, aimed at making it easier to move major energy projects thr...