Evan Bray: Diversifying trade doesn't mean abandoning U.S. relationship
Evan Bray says there's nothing wrong with Canada looking for new trade partnerships, but the idea of joining the Europea...
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Regina gets $29M in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades
On Tuesday, the federal government got elbow-deep into a Regina wastewater project with an announcement on new funding. It was part of the Prime Minister's launch earlier in the day for the Build Comm...
Apr 07, 2026 Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski says the $29 million for this wastewater project will allow the city to take this money and dive in on other priority infrastructure projects. Apr. 7, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan home prices rising as supply remains low: Realtors association
The price for a standard home in Saskatchewan is hitting a record high this spring. According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, the province is seeing persistently low inventory - sitting "wel...
Apr 06, 2026 The Sask. Realtors Association says low inventory is helping to push prices higher in the province. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Notes from the Gallery: New seats in the legislature, delays vs. adjustments
It was a short week for most everyone else, but MLAs did their full four days of proceedings in the assembly ahead of the Easter holiday. During the week, the government officially opened its new anim...
Apr 04, 2026 The Saskatchewan legislature building. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Arguments finish, sentencing decision for Misha Pavelick's killer set for May
According to Crown lawyer Adam Breker, the test over whether a teen should be sentenced as an adult comes down to a test of two parts, as laid out by the Supreme Court. Both lawyers' arguments centred...
Apr 02, 2026 The Crown and defence lawyers took their time on Thursday afternoon, each arguing their side of whether the accused had the capacity and blameworthiness of an adult when he killed Misha Pavelick in 2006. (CJME file photo)
Misha Pavelick's killer will serve prison time in adult custody
The man who killed Misha Pavelick will serve any time he's sentenced to in adult prison, despite having been 17 at the time of the crime in 2006. That was confirmed at his sentencing hearing this week...
Apr 01, 2026 Court heard from a corrections worker that the man convicted of killing Misha Pavelick wouldn't have anything to do with youth corrections, even if given a youth sentence, because he's over 20. (CJME file photo)
'Cruelty every day': Misha Pavelick's family shares grief at sentencing hearing
For Misha Pavelick's family members, there is no end to the grief they've felt at his loss, the grief they've been dealing with for nearly 20 years. Their victim impact statements were delivered on Tu...
Mar 31, 2026 The court heard from a handful of Misha Pavelick’s family members on Tuesday morning, the first morning of the sentencing hearing for the man convicted of the killing. Each told of the pain of that night, their inability to heal, and described their love for Misha. (CJME file photo)
Sentencing arguments expected to start for man convicted in Misha Pavelick's murder
It will be just two months shy of 20 years since Misha Pavelick was killed when sentencing arguments will be heard for the man convicted of killing him. The man was convicted by a jury of second-degre...
Mar 31, 2026 A man was convicted in November 2025, for the 2006 murder of Misha Pavelick. On Tuesday, the sentencing hearing is expected to being for that man, including arguments over whether he should be sentenced as an adult or as a youth – he was 17 at the time of the killing. (CJME file photo) (980 CJME file photo)
Carla Beck says letter to new federal NDP leader said it all
Sask NDP Leader Carla Beck believes her letter to new federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis speaks for itself. She was asked about it a handful of times on Monday at a news conference for another matter, and s...
Mar 30, 2026 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck declined to answer questions on March 30, 2026 about the letter she sent to new federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis on the weekend, saying she wouldn’t meet with him if he didn’t change his stance against natural resource development. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Notes from the Gallery: Pleading for decorum
The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature isn't even halfway gone, but the Speaker appears to have reached his wits' end. He's had to stand and admonish MLAs multiple times every day for four...
Mar 28, 2026 The Saskatchewan legislature building. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. distance learning looking to build AI platform for teachers, students
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in education right now - whether students should be using it and what it could safely be used for. At the same time, the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (S...
Mar 27, 2026 Kelli Boklaschuk, superintendent of student programming at the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation (Sask. DLC), said a purpose-built AI would have to foster critical thinking, creativity and communication for students. (CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The EU grass is not necessarily greener for Canada
Sarah Mills says any talk of an alliance between Canada and the EU should end. Trade partnerships are imperative for Can...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 15
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about Canada's energy future and Bill C-69. Plus the possibility of Alberta separating fro...