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...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
SAID clients call for increase ahead of budget
The rotunda in the Legislature was full of people Monday morning, asking for help from the provincial government. They were all clients of the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program...
Mar 21, 2023 Jaimie Ellis is one of half a dozen people who the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program, speaking to media about the need for higher benefits. Mar. 20, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan gov't sees rail merger as opportunity
Saskatchewan's minister of agriculture is seeing opportunity in the recent approval of a move by Canadian Pacific Rail (CP Rail). The company's takeover of Kansas City Southern Railway has now been ap...
Mar 17, 2023 Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Dave Marit speaks to the media in the rotunda of the legislative building on March 5, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Métis, First Nation groups oppose Sask. First Act as it passes third reading
The galleries at the Saskatchewan Legislature were full of people on their feet Thursday morning, standing to support the Official Opposition as it voted 'no' on Bill 88's third reading. The bill, als...
Mar 16, 2023 Michelle LeClair, vice-president of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, speaks on the Saskatchewan First Act at the Legislative Building on March 16, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Doctor money 'wonderful' but more needed: SMA
As with anyone looking at a higher paycheque, the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) said the boost to the rural and remote doctor incentive is welcome, but its president believes more could be do...
Mar 16, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
New daycare plan could put part-time and drop-in care in a timeout
When the current $10-a-day daycare program is fully implemented in Saskatchewan, daycare providers say some parents could lose their kids' spots and be out of luck to find new ones. Last week, the pro...
Mar 15, 2023 Brittany Pelletier. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Nurses call for more improvements after Regina General goes on bypass
For about three hours last week, the emergency room at the Regina General Hospital was so overcrowded, it had to go on bypass and send all but the most severe cases to the city's other hospital. "They...
Mar 14, 2023 The Regina General Hospital starts site preparation for construction on a new parkade, on October 10. (980 CJME)
'Very substantial:' Minister touts immigration changes, outlines more
Saskatchewan is now poised to welcome a lot more people from around the world. The federal government has increased the province's allotment for its Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) and h...
Mar 14, 2023 Immigration Minister Jeremy Harrison. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP calls MRI program 'failed experiment,' calls for its end
Having been criticizing the program for a long time, the Saskatchewan NDP is again shaking its head at the province's two-for-one MRI program, and now the federal clawback of health-care funds over th...
Mar 13, 2023 Saskatchewan NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Woman describes beginnings of fire that ruined Moose Jaw strip mall
As the sun came up Friday morning, the damage done by a fire to a strip mall on Moose Jaw's Thatcher Drive came into full view. The walls on the west side were charred and looked nearly melted, the ro...
Mar 10, 2023 Two firefighters look for hot spots a day after a fire destroyed half a strip mall on Thatcher Drive in Moose Jaw on March 9, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Final SLGA liquor stores preparing to close
An era is coming to an end in Saskatchewan: As of the close of business Saturday, the provincial government will no longer be in the retail liquor business. The last seven Saskatchewan Liquor and Gami...
Mar 10, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...