Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Respiratory season worse than normal in Saskatchewan
It seems like everyone's kids are sick these days and in Saskatchewan, numbers certainly are up. Dr. Athena McConnell, a pediatric and infectious diseases physician and interim provincial department h...
Nov 10, 2022
Policies to be reviewed at Legislature after T-shirt bearing abortion slogan disallowed
Policies are being reviewed at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building after a woman was told Wednesday she couldn't wear a shirt with the word "abortion" on it into the legislative assembly. On Wednesd...
Nov 10, 2022 Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell. (980 CJME)
Union files grievance over new Saskatchewan Health Authority program
The province's nurses are being encouraged by the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) to take a close look at their paycheques Thursday after the tumultuous and brief launch of the Saskatchewan Health ...
Nov 09, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Former students raise concerns about Christian school curriculum
References to the Loch Ness monster and an assertion that human beings and dinosaurs existed at the same time are among the concerns former students of Legacy Christian Academy brought about the schoo...
Nov 04, 2022 Caitlin Erickson (centre) and others bring their concerns about private Christian school curricula to the legislature. Nov. 3, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
70 officers in 2026: Province gives more details about marshals service
In this year's speech from the throne, the provincial government revealed it's planning to put together another police organization: The Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS). On Thursday, Christine Tel...
Nov 04, 2022 Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Illegal online gaming a grey area in Saskatchewan
On Thursday, the playnow.com platform went live in Saskatchewan, bringing legal online gambling to the province for the first time. The website, operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (S...
Nov 03, 2022 The playnow website launched in Saskatchewan on Nov. 3, 2022. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan government agrees with feds' move on critical minerals
Putting aside the many places where they disagree, the Saskatchewan and Canadian governments are on the same side of at least one subject these days -- limiting foreign investment in Canada's critical...
Nov 03, 2022 (Saskatchewan Research Council)
Melville residents on edge after man shot to death
A motel on the outskirts of Melville wasn't taking any new patrons Wednesday, but it was abuzz with activity. The RCMP said in a release Wednesday afternoon that one man was dead and another man had s...
Nov 02, 2022 RCMP officers examine the scene of a shooting death in Melville on Nov. 2, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'I'm sorry for those words': Tell explains Thatcher comments
After nearly a week of furor over the invitation to Colin Thatcher to attend the throne speech and his appearance in the Legislature, Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell is...
Nov 01, 2022 Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan First Act introduced to 'address and quantify economic harm'
The first piece of legislation the provincial government introduced this sitting was The Saskatchewan First Act, which was introduced Tuesday afternoon. It amends the province's constitution to assert...
Nov 01, 2022 Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre (right) explains The Saskatchewan First Act, tabled Tuesday, with Mitch McAdam, director of the province's constitutional law branch. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 22
On Friday's show, Evan speaks with a Saskatchewan runner who is planning to run the vertical length of Saskatchewan (abo...