Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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House set to vote to oust Speaker, but latest attempt by Tories is likely to fail
OTTAWA - MPs will vote tonight on a motion calling for House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign but it is not expected to succeed. The Conservatives say Fergus is too partisan for the role and w...
May 28, 2024
Taco Bell restaurant opens in Queen City
Regina is getting ready to once again live ms. Taco Bell is returning to the Queen City, with the grand opening of the restaurant on at 4440 Albert Street set for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. One customer s...
May 28, 2024 Regina's new Taco Bell opens Tuesday morning. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
NDP wants short-term and long-term fixes for Highway 123
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for emergency relief measures to help Cumberland House. Last week, the village - which has a population of around 2,000 - declared a state of emergency over issues arou...
May 28, 2024 Wet spring conditions have turned Highway 123 nearly impassable in northern Saskatchewan, causing problems for truckers and people living in Cumberland House. (Change.org)
'It's candid discussion': Harrison denies allegations of lying, harassment
Former Government House Leader Jeremy Harrison said candid conversations and an adherence to gun safety are behind allegations made by Speaker Randy Weekes at the end of the session this month. Weekes...
May 28, 2024 Minister Jeremy Harrison says difficult conversations with government members shouldn't be seen as harassment. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
In the news today: U of T seeks court injunction to clear encampment
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... U of T seeks court injunction to clear encampment as protesters stay put The Un...
May 28, 2024
'I should have let him stay home': Haven Dubois inquest starts with mother, Richelle
Richelle Dubois remembers screaming for help as she pulled her 14-year-old son Haven out of a creek near her home in east Regina. Through tears, Richelle told the jury how she was the first person to ...
May 27, 2024 Haven Dubois was 14 years old when he died, originally found to be an accidental drowning. His mother Richelle has always maintained there was foul play. (Dignity Memorial)
Spy watchdog's foreign meddling review finds 'unacceptable gaps' in accountability
OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Public Safety Canada lacked a system for tracking who received and read specific intelligence on foreign interference, creating "unacceptable ga...
May 27, 2024
Hargrave shuffled out of cabinet, premier defends exodus of MLAs
After announcing he won't be running again in the next election, Joe Hargrave was shuffled out of cabinet Monday in favour of Terry Jenson. Jenson was sworn in as the new Minister of SaskBuilds and Pr...
May 27, 2024 Premier Scott Moe isn't concerned about the, thus far, 16 sitting Sask. Party MLAs who won't be running again in the upcoming election, saying each has their own reasons. May 27, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Antoine Brooks Jr. aims for Riders' roster after preseason win
Antoine Brooks Jr. delivered on a birthday present he promised his brother - an interception in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' second preseason game. "It was my brother's birthday Saturday. It was all ...
May 27, 2024 Antoine Brooks Jr., 25, had an interception in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' second preseason game. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Moe says cabinet minister who took gun into legislature didn't initially remember
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is defending a cabinet minister who said he didn't bring a long gun into the legislature only to reverse himself days later and admit the story was true. Moe sa...
May 27, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...