Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
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)
Saskatchewan not calling for help yet on wildfires: SPSA
Most of those working in the fire crews in northern Saskatchewan against the wildfires are from Saskatchewan - they're either government workers or locals who've taken training. No one has been brough...
Jun 01, 2023 (File photo from Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
City taking next steps on transit: App and electric buses
The City of Regina is taking more steps toward making its transit system more attractive. It's looking for someone to create or provide an app for mobile ticketing and fares for transit. "Right now we...
Jun 01, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina police plane seeing 100 per cent apprehension rate in first five months
Regina's police plane has only been in operation since the end of January, but the service says it's a valuable addition. "This unit has had a tremendous impact for our frontline members to date. Shor...
May 31, 2023 (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
School divisions still waiting on more money from provincial gov't
Four weeks after Premier Scott Moe and Education Minister Dustin Duncan announced more money would be coming to help school divisions in the province, there's still no word on how much money they'll g...
May 31, 2023 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
New Wascana Pool set to open in Regina on June 8
After two years of construction and years of work before that, the new Wascana Pool is set to open June 8. Two nearly 30-foot-tall waterslides tower over the rest of the complex -- one orange and one ...
May 30, 2023 The new Wascana Pool has two new 30-foot waterslides, the tallest outdoor waterslides in the city. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...