Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Sask. reducing barriers for internationally educated health-care workers
Saskatchewan is looking to make it easier for people trained outside of Saskatchewan to get their credentials recognized in the province, with a move the provincial government calls "nation-leading." ...
Apr 05, 2023 Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Serious gaps:' Children's advocate finds problems in social services
In just one of Saskatchewan's child protection programs under the Ministry of Social Services, the province's children's advocate found multiple issues and a system marked with a "history of ongoing c...
Apr 05, 2023 Saskatchewan Social Service Minister Gene Makowsky. (980 CJME)
Saskatchewan dealing with lack of ambulance care: NDP
When a person calls 911, they usually expect to be able to get an ambulance when they need it, but that wasn't the case dozens of times in Saskatchewan in the first weeks of 2023. According to numbers...
Apr 04, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. to stop mandatory masking in health-care settings
Mandatory masking in public hasn't been the law of the land in Saskatchewan for more than a year, but on Tuesday, the provincial government is expected to rip the final COVID-19 band-aid off and remov...
Apr 04, 2023 Mental Health and Addictions Minister Everett Hindley. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Legislature passes unanimous motion supporting RCMP Depot
Right after spending 40 minutes throwing insults across the aisle at each other, members of the Saskatchewan Legislature came together Monday to throw official support behind RCMP Depot Division remai...
Apr 03, 2023 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Good news:' Sask. government welcomes Japan's decision on Canadian beef
Saskatchewan's government is excited at the prospect of a wider market to sell beef after Japan dropped the last of its restrictions on Canadian beef. Last week, the Japanese government threw the door...
Apr 03, 2023 Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit. (980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina insists tap water is safe
Despite a recent report that claimed to have found asbestos in Regina's tap water, the City of Regina insists its water is fine. "The City of Regina meets all provincial and federal regulations. Water...
Apr 03, 2023 City of Regina crews pump out water from a water main break on 13th Avenue north of the General Hospital. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Legislation for physician assistants introduced in Saskatchewan
In a bid to help heal Saskatchewan's limping health-care system, the province's health minister has introduced legislation to allow physician assistants to practise in Saskatchewan. "This is another t...
Apr 02, 2023 Health Minister Paul Merriman (980 CJME)
Health minister defends $6M deal to have surgeries performed in Calgary
Over the next year, several dozen people from Saskatchewan will be sent to Calgary for surgery, with a price tag of $6 million for the Saskatchewan government. The deal was signed this week for 240 su...
Mar 31, 2023 Health Minister Paul Merriman (980 CJME)
Sask. PC party accusing Sask. United Party of underhanded dealings
After what it calls a foiled takeover attempt last year, the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan now says a hard drive with member and donor information is missing, and it's pointing a fing...
Mar 30, 2023
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...