Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Cutting carbon tax from home heating likely to impact carbon tax rebate
As of Jan. 1, SaskEnergy bills and some SaskPower bills across the province have gone down because the carbon tax is no longer being collected. However, that could pull down the amount paid out in car...
Jan 09, 2024 If the Government of Saskatchewan decides not to remit the carbon tax to the federal government, that will likely affect the amount of the carbon tax rebate sent to people in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
'The need is great:' Carmichael Outreach excited for new warming space
After months of negotiations and years of planning, Regina's Carmichael Outreach will soon have a space for people to stay warm overnight. "Not only has Carmichael been talking about it but so has the...
Jan 09, 2024 Tyler Gelsinger, the executive director of Carmichael Outreach, says the facility has been planning for an overnight warming centre for a while. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. hits another possible record for overdose deaths
With the number available as of Monday, Saskatchewan may have hit another record for drug overdose deaths in 2023 -- potentially putting the tally at eight of the last nine years in which the province...
Jan 08, 2024 Saskatchewan may have hit another record for drug overdose deaths in 2023 -- 484 -- if all the suspected deaths are confirmed. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
From Experience Regina to revitalization: Regina's mayor looks back and ahead
The first days of the year are often a time for looking back at what 2023 brought, and looking ahead to the coming 12 months. For Regina Mayor Sandra Masters, 2023 held a long list of highlights. She ...
Jan 05, 2024 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters says 2023 had its share of highs and lows. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Council passes 2024 Regina budget in abrupt ending to deliberations
Several hours into the fourth day of budget deliberations, and well past suppertime, talks abruptly ended on Monday with a call for a vote and a narrow passage of Regina's 2024 capital and operating b...
Dec 18, 2023 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters says 'it is what it is' when asked about whether the 2024 operating and capital budget should have passed, seemingly, because people wanted to go home. Dec. 18, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Lower utility rate increase passed, Regina budget talks continue
Things moved slowly Monday at Regina City Hall during the fourth day of 2024 budget deliberations, but councillors were able to make a few decisions. The utilities budget passed, including an amendmen...
Dec 18, 2023 City councillors in Regina approved the city's utility budget for 2024, including a smaller three per cent increase to the base water rate. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina city council to resume budget talks Monday for a fourth day
For a heretofore unconsidered fourth day on Monday, Regina's city councillors will come together at City Hall to debate the 2024 city budget. On Friday afternoon, the capital and operations budget and...
Dec 18, 2023 Mayor Sandra Masters says the utilities budget likely will be passed Monday, but deliberations on the capital and operations budget may not be completed. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME file photo)
Council pushes final decision on Regina budget to Monday
The budget deliberations Friday at Regina City Hall could have sent viewers into a spin with all the back and forth. Council had multiple votes on whether to try to finish with the budget Friday or go...
Dec 15, 2023 Deliberations for the 2024 city budget will stretch into a fourth day. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina council gets heated over accessibility details in discussion on 2024 budget
On Thursday afternoon, Regina's city council began parsing through the details and bringing forward their changes to the 2024 budget - one of which would greatly affect the accessibility elevator at t...
Dec 15, 2023 Regina city councillor Terina Nelson had a frustrated outburst Thursday evening against an amendment which would have postponed the building of an accessibility elevator for the Wascana Pool waterslide at city budget debate. Dec. 14, 2023 (screencapture)
Tim Reid, REAL grilled at Regina budget meeting
Regina's city council started parsing through its budget proper on Thursday afternoon, but wasn't expected to finalize things until Friday. Earlier Thursday, city councillors spent several hours askin...
Dec 14, 2023 Regina councillors spent several hours grilling Regina Exhibition Association Limited leadership Thursday during budget deliberations. REAL
was represented by (left to right) Niki Anderson, Tim Reid and Roberta Engel. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...