Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Sask. NDP says province isn't ready for increase in seniors
New census numbers show that Canada is getting older and older - the number of Canadians over 65 years of age is growing six times faster than the number of those 15 or younger. Saskatchewan is buckin...
Apr 28, 2022
U of R prof says impact of Musk's Twitter takeover is unclear for users
The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, is getting ready to take the helm of Twitter after coming to an agreement to buy the social media platform this week. The effect of the move for everyday users...
Apr 27, 2022
Unsettled weather in Sask. possible for week ahead
Looking across the province for the next few days, it could be a wild week of weather. As of Monday, the forecast for Friday in Saskatoon was a high of 17 C while the high in Carlyle, a little under f...
Apr 26, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina man wants SGI legislation changed for pain and suffering
Regina's Chad Ritsco remembers the highway in front of him just before a horrific highway crash, he remembers the sound of his son crying right after it happened, and he remembers rescuers having to c...
Apr 25, 2022 Chad Ritsco, his son and a friend were in a serious highway crash in 2018. Now Ritsco is trying to get the rules changed so situations like theirs won't be excluded from eligibility for pain and suffering compensation. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Deja vu: Another winter storm heads for southeast Saskatchewan
Like a record on repeat or a stuck time loop, the very southeast corner of Saskatchewan is in the path of yet another snowstorm for the weekend. Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings for...
Apr 22, 2022
SHA explains current isolation recommendations for COVID
It has been more than a month since isolation for someone with COVID-19 was legally enforceable in Saskatchewan, but it's still the recommended reaction after testing positive. It has become even more...
Apr 22, 2022
Poultry farmers tightening up as bird flu arrives in Saskatchewan
Poultry producers in Saskatchewan are having to keep their eyes a little wider and look a little sharper at their flocks after avian flu was identified in two different poultry flocks in the province ...
Apr 21, 2022
Extra snow costing City of Regina time and money
The late snow this spring and the big dumps of snow all winter are costing the City of Regina time moving on with seasonal programs and money trying to get all the snow off the roads. The city has had...
Apr 20, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina to unveil first Transit Master Plan
For the first time ever, the City of Regina could soon have a Transit Master Plan that would guide and expand the city's public transit system for the next 25 years. City administration was directed t...
Apr 19, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Mid-April snow pushing back seeding for many southeast farmers
On Saturday, Lee Stanley had his yard all plowed and cleaned out from the three-day blizzard last week. Then that night, a whole new storm moved in and lasted to the next afternoon. "It's starting to ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Lee Stanley/Submitted)
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...