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'Ill-considered:' Economic Development Regina CEO reacts to Air Canada decision
Passengers aren't the only ones complaining about Air Canada's decision to stop flying from Saskatchewan cities to Calgary. In a letter Wednesday to Air Canada brass, Economic Development Regina presi...
Dec 07, 2022
Saskatchewan unveils new online education system
The Saskatchewan government has finalized its plans for a centralized online education program. On Wednesday, the government announced it had established a new Crown corporation that will oversee the ...
Dec 07, 2022 Angus Reid has conducted a poll about students changing their names or pronouns at school. (980 CJME file photo)
Interest rate not ideal for home buyers in Saskatchewan
With the Bank of Canada hiking its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent, Saskatchewan home buyers are going to feel it. “First and foremost, it’s going to impact buyers,” said Chris Gu...
Dec 07, 2022
Salvation Army shelters weather cold snap
The Salvation Army's homeless shelters in Regina and Saskatoon experienced different scenarios when it came to seeing how many people needed a warm place to stay Tuesday night. In Regina, Maj. Karen H...
Dec 07, 2022
Nelson Motors and Equipment building new store in Radville
Nelson Motors and Equipment is expanding its Radville location. The company announced Wednesday it's building a new store on the same lot as its existing store. The new building is expected to be doub...
Dec 07, 2022 (Nelson Motors and Equipment/Submitted)
Nearly 130 job offers made during Sask. recruitment mission to Philippines
The Saskatchewan government says its recruiting trip to the Philippines to find health-care workers resulted in nearly 130 job offers being made. In a media release Wednesday, the government said the ...
Dec 07, 2022
Running back to Saskatchewan: Morrow signs extension with Riders
Questions abound with the Saskatchewan Roughriders when it comes to their offensive co-ordinator and their starting quarterback. The answers to those questions apparently didn't concern Jamal Morrow. ...
Dec 07, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders tailback Jamal Morrow. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 4.25%
Canada's key interest rate has reached its highest point since 2008. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada raised the interest rate by half a percentage point to 4.25 per cent. It's the seventh straight ra...
Dec 07, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Saskatchewan weather set to improve throughout rest of week
The frigid cold snap that plunged most of Saskatchewan into extreme cold warnings is about to end. The weather throughout the province on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning saw temperatures d...
Dec 07, 2022 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
Health minister defends province's work on health-care recruitment after auditor's report
Saskatchewan's health minister is accepting all the recommendations from this week's provincial auditor's report, but is also touting the work his government has already done to recruit health-care wo...
Dec 07, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: School is back and so is the homework
Sarah Mills says after a summer of fun and relaxation, routine is needed for many families. Getting in the classroom is ...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, September 3
Evan talks "tattle phones," Saskatchewan's resistance to anti-scab legislation, the job of a search and rescue...