Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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SAID recipients calling to keep their pensions
James MacLachlan has myotonic dystrophy and worked at SARCAN for 20 years, paying all his taxes and -- with the help of savings from his late mother -- paying for his care too. But MacLachlan got olde...
May 17, 2022 Barb Sambasivam speaks for her brother, James MacLachlan, who is a SAID recipient and who she said isn't getting enough to live on. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Liquor legislation introduced in Sask., but likely won't pass
The Saskatchewan government is looking to give municipalities power over whether people can crack a beer in the park, while the Saskatchewan NDP is telling the government to pump the brakes. On Monday...
May 16, 2022 Minister Responsible for SLGA Jim Reiter on May 16, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan 'favourable' to further supporting Alberta on Bill C-69
Saskatchewan's natural resources minister is calling the Alberta Court of Appeal's decision this week positive and hopeful. The decision found the Impact Assessment Act, previously known as Bill C-69,...
May 15, 2022 Minister Bronwyn Eyre speaks to media in the legislature rotunda. May 11, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan government votes down bill for paid sick leave
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Party government voted down an NDP bill that would have provided 10 days of paid sick leave for workers in the province. The NDP had invited workers to the Legislative ga...
May 12, 2022 Minister Don Morgan has decided not to seek re-election in 2024. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'SIS is a nightmare': Single parents floundering with social assistance
Since even before the Saskatchewan Income Supplement (SIS) program became mandatory, people have been raising the alarm and pointing out what they feel are serious problems. On Thursday, two single pa...
May 12, 2022 Frank Francoeur is a single father on Saskatchewan Income Supplement and says problems with that program have him facing eviction with no help. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'It makes no sense': Local gun seller talks Bill C-71
In about a week, there will be a few more steps added to the process of purchasing a gun in Canada, all in the name of safety - but there are those who don't think it's going to do much on that front....
May 12, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Premier, NDP spar over abortion access in Saskatchewan
With the possibility of big changes to the reproductive rights landscape in the United States, some people in Saskatchewan are taking a look at the accessibility of abortion services here. When asked ...
May 06, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
A severed pinky, a hammer and a night gone bad: Details revealed in attempted murder
More details are coming out in court documents about an attempted murder that left a man beaten, bloody and missing a finger. According to court documents, in October 2020 the victim was at a Regina b...
May 06, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Indigenous declaration passes, families pack gallery for Red Dress Day
The gallery at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building was filled with women wearing red and ribbon skirts Thursday morning. They were there to push the government for action on Missing and Murdered Ind...
May 05, 2022 FSIN Vice-Chief Aly Bear speaks on Red Dress Day about the importance of action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Peoples on May 5, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Martensville, Warman asking for help with health-care woes
Martensville and Warman are in an odd position when it comes to health care, according to one of the few doctors still practising there. Dr. Allison Adamus was at the legislature on Wednesday, as a gu...
May 05, 2022 Dr. Allison Adamus, flanked by a group of other doctors and people from Martensville and Warman, spoke about the need for changes to improve the two communities' healthcare situation. May 4, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...