Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
'We can go to five overdoses in a row': Regina police sergeant describes challenges of overdose crisis
A call where two people are overdosing in the same house, or one where someone is overdosing in a car -- the drug overdose crisis is taking a toll on a lot of people in Saskatchewan, including those w...
Dec 13, 2021 Sergeant Donna Wall with the Regina Police Service. Dec. 3, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Some skeptical over plan to cut down surgical backlog
On Thursday, the provincial government announced a new plan to get through the surgical wait list that grew large because of the grip COVID's fourth wave had on the province. The plan includes an incr...
Dec 10, 2021 Sarah Turnbull and her daughter Blake, whose surgery and procedures were pushed back because of the fourth wave of COVID-19. Dec. 9 2021 (980 CJME)
Fall sitting ends with different takes by government, Opposition
The legislative building may be all decked out with Christmas trees and nutcrackers for the season, but MLAs won't be there much longer. Many will turn around and head home soon, as the fall sitting e...
Dec 09, 2021 Premier Scott Moe and NDP Leader Ryan Meili discuss the end of the fall sitting on Dec. 9, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Better enforcement needed on age limits for tobacco and vape products: auditor's report
People under the age of 18 in Saskatchewan can't legally buy tobacco or vape products, and the provincial auditor believes the Ministry of Health needs to do a better job of making sure that's enforce...
Dec 08, 2021 Tara Clemett, Saskatchewan's auditor, delivers Part 2 of her office's 2021 report on Dec. 8, 2021 (980 CJME)
Moe taking heat over phone call to leader of Sask. anti-vaccine group
Premier Scott Moe is getting a lot of criticism over a conversation he had with the leader of a Saskatchewan group that is against the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccines for children, and mandates. Moe said h...
Dec 08, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (980 CJME file photo)
Ombudsman identifies series of problems before, after woman's death in long-term care
It was just over a week between when Rose Botting's mother, Frances Sander, was admitted to a long-term care home in Rosetown and when she died in hospital. According to a report from the provincial o...
Dec 07, 2021 Rose Botting spoke at the Legislative Building on Tuesday about her mother, Frances Sander, and her death from a fall in long-term care. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Composter happy about new project from city
Maple Wood Crescent in northwest Regina is one of the few dozen areas of the city where green bins are present at every house. The crescent was part of the pilot project for the City of Regina's curbs...
Dec 07, 2021 (980 CJME)
Northern leader asking for help in midst of suicide crisis
While the pandemic has been hard for many people, in northern Saskatchewan -- where they already had been dealing with a suicide and addictions crisis -- the situation surrounding COVID-19 has only ma...
Dec 06, 2021 Devin Bernatchez, councillor for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band for the community of Sucker River, north of La Ronge. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
APAS and provincial ministers face off over mid-year financials
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) and the province's finance and agriculture ministers are at odds over Saskatchewan's mid-year financial report, released earlier this week...
Dec 01, 2021 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. Nov. 29, 2021 (980 CJME)
Review gets green light from Regina's exec committee, could save more than $17M
An efficiency review for the City of Regina has passed its latest hurdle and could soon be on the way to saving administration millions of dollars every year. On Wednesday, all nine of the councillors...
Dec 01, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...