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'It's positive': Communities happy to be added to health-care incentive list
Leaders in several Saskatchewan communities are happy to hear they'll be able to offer a major incentive in an effort to lure more health-care workers to rural parts of the province. Nine communities ...
Apr 14, 2026 Keith LePoudre, Davidson's mayor, said he's happy to hear his community has been added to the Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive list in an effort to bring in more health-care workers. April 13, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
500 addictions treatment spaces won't 'be enough,' premier says more likely needed
The Saskatchewan Government's increased goal for addictions treatment spaces will likely have to be increased once again, according to the premier. In 2023, in its Action Plan for Mental Health and Ad...
Apr 13, 2026 Premier Scott Moe believes the province is going to have to commit to more addictions treatment spaces, above and beyond the 500 already committed to. Apr. 13, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Speaker says legislature not out of control
Despite a speech pleading for decorum a couple of weeks ago in the Assembly, Sask. legislative Speaker Todd Goudy doesn't believe the Assembly is out of control. Goudy spoke on The Evan Bray Show on W...
Apr 11, 2026 Todd Goudy, Sask. Party MLA for Melfort, was chosen as the new Sask. Speaker in 2024, after the provincial election. (courtesy Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly)
Regina Urgent Care Centre shortened hours on 11 of 15 weeks this year, minister admits challenges
More often than not in 2026, the Regina Urgent Care Centre has either had reduced hours or been closed at some point during the week. For the past eight weeks, the health centre has closed early or be...
Apr 10, 2026 Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill, seen on April 8, 2026, says there’s still some work to be done in getting the urgent care centre's hours to the level the government wants to see. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'People are resourceful': Weyburn mayor relieved boil water advisory lifted
People in the Weyburn area were able to drink and cook from their taps again as of Wednesday afternoon, something the city's mayor was happy to hear. "It's hard when you're boiling water, you're hauli...
Apr 09, 2026 The precautionary drinking water advisory for Weyburn was rescinded on Wednesday afternoon, after testing determined water quality meets provincial standards. (CJME file photo)
'A top-notch patient experience': Second mobile mammography unit to hit the road in Sask.
It'll be hard to miss the new mobile mammography unit hitting Saskatchewan's highways next week. The massive trailer is painted in varying shades of bright and soft pink, with "breast screening" on th...
Apr 08, 2026 The second trailer doubles the capacity for mobile mammography appointments in the province, allowing all of the 42 rural and northern communities to be visited every year, instead of every second year. Apr. 8, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Iranians in Sask. concerned about Trump rhetoric, family amid war
After comments from the U.S. President Tuesday morning, at least some Iranians in Saskatchewan were watching and waiting to see what happens. On social media, Donald Trump posted about his deadline fo...
Apr 07, 2026 Soheil Vosta at Regina’s Nowruz celebration in March. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
Regina gets $29M in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades
On Tuesday, the federal government got elbow-deep into a Regina wastewater project with an announcement on new funding. It was part of the Prime Minister's launch earlier in the day for the Build Comm...
Apr 07, 2026 Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski says the $29 million for this wastewater project will allow the city to take this money and dive in on other priority infrastructure projects. Apr. 7, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan home prices rising as supply remains low: Realtors association
The price for a standard home in Saskatchewan is hitting a record high this spring. According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, the province is seeing persistently low inventory - sitting "wel...
Apr 06, 2026 The Sask. Realtors Association says low inventory is helping to push prices higher in the province. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Notes from the Gallery: New seats in the legislature, delays vs. adjustments
It was a short week for most everyone else, but MLAs did their full four days of proceedings in the assembly ahead of the Easter holiday. During the week, the government officially opened its new anim...
Apr 04, 2026 The Saskatchewan legislature building. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 17
On Friday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks about the legacy of the Legion, a four-day week for some schools, the W...