Sarah Mills: The president is playing a game of Risk with real lives
Sarah Mills says when you make a threat like "a whole civilization will die tonight" about Iran, the only choi...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
New trial to go ahead in Métis hunting rights case
After the Crown appeal was dismissed by Canada's highest court this week, a Saskatoon lawyer is looking ahead toward a new trial that will be coming over Mtis hunting rights. On Thursday, the Supreme ...
Jun 09, 2023 (Supreme Court of Canada/Facebook)
Regina golfer headed to Special Olympics World Games
With his coach, caddie and brother watching from behind, Taylor Carter hits ball after ball at the Joanne Goulet Golf Course driving range, preparing for his games in Berlin at the Special Olympics Wo...
Jun 09, 2023 Taylor Carter practises his shots at a driving range in Regina before heading to the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin as a golfer for Team Canada. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'We need a new program': Poverty advocate sees SIS problems in auditor's report
The problems with the Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program outlined this week in the provincial auditor's report aren't exactly brand new to advocates like Peter Gilmer. Gilmer is with the Regina...
Jun 07, 2023 (Peter Gilmer/Facebook)
Minister accepts auditor's recommendations, but defends program
With a list before him, Saskatchewan's social services minister thanked the provincial auditor's office for its work and accepted the recommendations, but also defended the work the ministry has done ...
Jun 07, 2023 Saskatchewan Social Service Minister Gene Makowsky. (980 CJME)
Auditor suggests series of fixes for Saskatchewan Income Support program
The Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program has been a point of contention between advocates and the provincial government since before it was even fully implemented. Now the provincial auditor is w...
Jun 06, 2023 Saskatchewan provincial auditor Tara Clemett on June 6, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan group looking for regulation to preserve wetlands
A Saskatchewan group is looking for regulation intervention to help save wetlands in the province as more and more are drained to make way for agriculture. Aura Lee MacPherson is chair of the Saskatch...
Jun 06, 2023 Clint Blyth is a rancher in Saskatchewan and speaks about the necessity of wetlands, at the McKell Wascana Conservation Park prairie and wetland habitat at the southeast edge of Regina. June 5, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
No drinking yet in Regina and Saskatoon public parks
People in the province's two largest cities still won't be able to drink in public parks, at least to start the summer. During the spring sitting, the provincial government passed its bill to hand aut...
Jun 05, 2023
Education minister sides with school division over rainbow tent
Controversy has been boiling all week in Saskatoon over the Catholic school division and a tent at the Nutrien Children's Festival. Now, Saskatchewan’s education minister is coming down on the d...
Jun 03, 2023
City of Regina defends overlapping construction projects
Drivers trying to avoid the flooded streets and underpasses after the storm Friday morning in Regina had a particularly difficult time as many around the downtown were slowed just as often by construc...
Jun 02, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Decision to evacuate communities a multi-layered process: SPSA
It has been a back-and-forth few weeks for people from the northern Saskatchewan village of La Loche. At the beginning of May, people were evacuated from the village because of the threat of wildfires...
Jun 02, 2023 (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
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Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 8
On today's show, Evan gets the latest on global tensions with Iran and the U.S., discusses Riversdale safety concerns an...