Sarah Mills: Ending door-to-door is the future for Canada Post
Rural Sask. has picked up mail from shared mailboxes for decades. Now, it will be the same in some parts of in Regina an...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Sask. nurses short-staffed and frustrated as pandemic drags on
A new survey from the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is quantifying the frustration felt by nurses in the province and notes many have considered quitting. In a news release, the union said more t...
Apr 06, 2022 A message written on the sidewalk outside Ellis Hall, next to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
Saskatchewan to make its own decision on fourth COVID dose
It could be another week or so before the Government of Saskatchewan decides whether or not to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines more widely. On Tuesday, the National Advisory Committee on Immun...
Apr 05, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Mental health, nurses, body cameras: SUMA passes all 2022 resolutions
The resolutions up for discussion at this year's Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention ran the gamut from pushing for the federal government to pay for the RCMP's retroactive...
Apr 05, 2022 Premier Scott Moe addresses the SUMA convention, in person, for the first time in two years. Apr. 4, 2022 (980 CJME)
Sask. takes next step on small modular nuclear reactors
Another step has been taken toward Saskatchewan possibly adding small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to its power grid. On Monday, Saskatchewan joined the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick and Albe...
Mar 28, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan still seeing strain on hospitals due to COVID
Saskatchewan's battle with COVID-19 may have crested, but the virus is still at high levels and it's causing ongoing stresses in health care. During a physicians' town hall Thursday evening, medical h...
Mar 18, 2022
Sask. NDP wants rate reduction in addition to SGI rebate
This spring, drivers across Saskatchewan will be getting a boost to their bank accounts with the forthcoming SGI rebate. But the NDP doesn't think that's enough. Last week, SGI announced a $100 rebate...
Mar 18, 2022 NDP MLA for Regina University Aleana Young. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Years to go in dealing with surgery backlog caused by COVID: Merriman
Saskatchewan's premier has said he hopes Saskatchewan is coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic now, but it seems the ripple effects in the health system are likely to continue for years to come. This we...
Mar 17, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Moe and ministers questioned on many topics at SARM convention
It was like a blast from the past before COVID at the bear pit session during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention Wednesday morning. Tables lined the length and brea...
Mar 17, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Petition introduced at SARM convention to make railroads an essential service
With a possible strike on the horizon at CP Rail, people in rural Saskatchewan are getting nervous, and so Premier Scott Moe unveiled a new petition Wednesday morning at the Saskatchewan Association o...
Mar 16, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Premier talks Ukrainian president, oligarchs and Evraz Regina
As the war wages on in Ukraine and the damage and casualties mount, local leaders are looking to figure out what they can do here. Premier Scott Moe watched Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's ad...
Mar 16, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Evan Bray: What would 'associate' EU membership mean for Canada?
There's been a lot of talk about Canada possibly becoming an "associate member" of the European Union. Evan Br...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 18
On Friday's show, Evan discusses Canada's nuclear future with Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel. Plus, marking 10 years of harm redu...