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...
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Sask. Finance Minister says deficit unchanged despite new spending
Despite claims to the contrary from the NDP, Saskatchewan's finance minister said the province's deficit for the year remains unchanged from the figure presented in the mid-year update last week. The ...
Dec 05, 2025 Finance Minister Jim Reiter says the money approved in supplementary estimates earlier this week was already included in the mid-year report, which was released last week. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina community fridge burns in North Central neighbourhood
A community initiative to help people in need went up in flames in Regina's North Central neighbourhood on Tuesday evening. A fire ended up destroying a nearby community fridge. A social media post fr...
Dec 03, 2025 Regina fire crews responded to what its ‘X’ account called a commercial fire on the 3000 block of Dewdney avenue just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening. (Regina Fire & Protective Services/X)
Denare Beach residents say SPSA didn't listen to locals about wildfire action
Denare Beach could be called the hardest hit area from Saskatchewan's wildfire season this summer, but some locals believe their expertise could have helped. "I lost a lot of things, hard work that I ...
Dec 02, 2025 At least some residents of Denare Beach say if SPSA had listened more to locals, the town may have been saved. Pictured is Dustin Trumbley’s home after the wildfire. (Joanne Churchill/Submitted)
'Catastrophic': Patient speaks out after Regina medical clinic closes its doors
More than 5,000 people in Regina were in need of new primary medical care as of Monday, after Gardens Medical Clinic closed. Tammy Helland lost her family doctor. "This isn't just an inconvenience for...
Dec 01, 2025 Tammy Helland, left, seen here with NDP health critic Meara Conway, was a patient at the now-closed Gardens Medical Clinic and said on Dec. 1, 2025 she’s called more than 30 medical clinics but hasn’t been able to find a new primary care physician. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe positive on Alberta pipeline deal and federal co-operation
From the next province over, Premier Scott Moe gave a nod of approval Thursday morning to the pipeline deal signed between the Province of Alberta and the federal government. The memorandum of underst...
Nov 27, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says pieces of the deal between the federal government and Alberta could lend themselves to deals Saskatchewan and other provinces are looking to make for themselves. Nov. 27, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Significant headway': Province to sign a deal on $10-a-day child care
For more than half a year, Saskatchewan has been one of the few provinces holding out on signing a deal to extend $10-a-day child care for another five years. But on Friday, the wait is set to end. Pr...
Nov 26, 2025 Education Minister Everett Hindley won’t give away any details about what’s in the deal, but said he believes it will provide some surety for those in the child-care sector and for families. Nov. 26, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'I'm so sick': Regina woman asks for help after running into health-care blocks
Jolene Van Alstine has been so sick, for so long, she's been approved for Medical Assistance in Dying. The Regina woman has a rare parathyroid disease, normocalcemic primary hyperparathryroidism, whic...
Nov 26, 2025 Jolene Van Alstine (R) and Miles Sundeen (C) came to the legislative building with the NDP’s Jared Clarke (L) to try to get a meeting with the Health Minister to see if he could help Jolene find an endocrinologist out of province. Nov. 25, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Wildfires, tariffs and health care: Province expecting $427 million deficit
Halfway through the fiscal year, the provincial government is projecting a deficit 35 times larger than the surplus it budgeted for in the spring. The fiscal update showed a $427 million deficit forec...
Nov 25, 2025 Wildfire near the bridge on the south side of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation community of Pelican Narrows on May 31, 2025. (Duane Hiebert, PBCN Emergency Response Manager/Facebook)
Cockroaches found in Regina General Hospital Mother Baby Unit
Among the things no new mother wants to see in her hospital room are cockroaches, but that's what happened at the Regina General Hospital in October. According to Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill, ther...
Nov 24, 2025 Derek Miller, the Chief Operating Officer for the Saskatchewan Health Authority, said on Nov. 24, 2025 that when cockroaches were spotted on the Mother Baby Unit in October, it was just a situation with a patient’s family. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Charge stayed for man accused of extorting former Sask. Party MLA
On Monday morning, the courtroom where the extortion trial for Harpinder Singh Bajwa was empty. His trial was scheduled to start that day, but on Thursday afternoon the Crown sent written instructions...
Nov 24, 2025 Harpinder Singh Bajwa was charged with extortion of former Sask. Party MLA Gary Grewal (pictured) in 2023 and his trial was set to start Monday, but the charge was stayed by the Crown Thursday afternoon. (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
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...