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...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Moe confident about Evraz despite sanctions against shareholder
Premier Scott Moe isn't concerned about Evraz Regina being affected by new sanctions against one of its parent company's shareholders. On Thursday, Roman Abramovitch was added to a list of Russian oli...
Mar 10, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Students call for safe consumption site, needle exchange funding
A group of medical students from the University of Saskatchewan filled the gallery in the legislative assembly Wednesday afternoon, there to push on issues that have been described as "epidemics" and ...
Mar 10, 2022 Ryan Krochak speaks to media in the legislative building with other members of Students for Harm Reduction and Informed Policy from he University of Saskatchewan. Mar. 9, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Brandt suing provincial government, PCC over Wascana Park project
Brandt Properties Ltd., is taking the Saskatchewan government to court over the building Brandt had planned to put up with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). CNIB had a building alr...
Mar 09, 2022
Saskatchewan NDP calling for return of daily COVID data
It has been several weeks since the Saskatchewan government decided to do away with daily reporting of things like new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, and instead switched to a weekly epi...
Mar 08, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan ready for thousands of Ukrainian refugees
It was the first day of the new spring sitting on Monday, but the war in Ukraine was the centre of attention for much of the day in the Saskatchewan legislature. The MLAs on both sides of the aisle sp...
Mar 08, 2022 Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Gas tax cut not being 'actively considered' for Saskatchewan
While Alberta looks to knock off a few bucks at the gas pump for its residents, it doesn't look like Saskatchewan will be following suit. On Monday, the Alberta government announced it would pause col...
Mar 07, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (980 CJME file photo)
New trial ordered for man convicted in fatal 2016 crash
A Saskatchewan man who was convicted in a crash that killed his spouse in 2016 is being given a new trial. On July 3, 2016, just after midnight, Christopher Thalheimer was driving his pickup down a gr...
Mar 07, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Privacy commissioner recommends SHA phase out fax machines
Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner had to deal with almost two dozen breaches of private health information last year related to fax machines or their electronic systems - and those are only the ones...
Mar 04, 2022
Carla Beck officially begins run for NDP leadership
In and among the machinery of a manufacturing plant, Carla Beck made her first pitch to be the new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. Beck said she has been hearing from so many people that they want cha...
Mar 03, 2022 Carla Beck announced her run for the NDP leadership Thursday morning. Mar. 3, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Crash damages Butcher Boy Meats in Regina
The sun rose on smashed glass, damaged equipment and ruined meat Thursday morning at Butcher Boy Meats in east Regina. "At some point in the middle of the night, a vehicle careened off of the road and...
Mar 03, 2022 A crash into Butcher Boy Meats on Park Street early Thursday morning left a lot of damage in the store. Mar. 3, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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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...