Murray Wood: A 'high test' compromise tax
Premier Scott Moe is jacking the price of U.S.liquor with a tax that mirrors U.S. tariffs on Canadian alcohol. Murray Wo...
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Sask. energy minister believes industry faces challenges to provide immediate production
Saskatchewan's energy and resources minister thinks the energy industry faces a number of challenges as it tries to ramp up. An increase in demand for oil has sent prices skyrocketing after many count...
Mar 15, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Man found dead near Moose Jaw's Crescent Park, police seeking more information
The Moose Jaw Police Service is looking for more information after a man was found dead in an alley near Crescent Park on Monday morning. When police found the man, it was believed that he had been de...
Mar 15, 2022 (Discover Moose Jaw)
Housing developer criticizes province's work on affordable housing
Saskatchewan has one of the highest rates of domestic or interpersonal violence in the country, but a local housing developer believes the provincial government isn't doing enough to help. Last week, ...
Mar 15, 2022 Jennifer Denouden, president and CEO of Avana, a housing corporation in the prairies. Denouden is frustrated with what she sees as a lack of action from the provincial government on housing for families fleeing interpersonal violence. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
City of Regina prepares for above-average winter melt as well as potholes
As spring quickly approaches, the City of Regina is preparing for a higher-than-usual spring melt. Roughly 90 centimetres (or 35 inches) of snow has fallen in Regina this winter, around 30 cm more tha...
Mar 15, 2022
Survey shows Brandt Centre gets passing grade, but REAL pondering new arena
What do you think of the Brandt Centre? It's a question Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is giving some insight into, publishing the results of a survey asking questions about the 44-year-...
Mar 15, 2022
Gov't hopes new OR at Pasqua Hospital can help address surgical backlog
A new operating room at the Pasqua Hospital could increase surgeries in Regina by more than 1,000 procedures a year. The Saskatchewan government announced Tuesday a new interventional radiology suite ...
Mar 15, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
'We want to live': Zelensky asks Canada for more help in speech to Parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took Canadians to the front lines Tuesday during his address to Parliament. The speech was carried live on 980 CJME and 650 CKOM. "Imagine that at 4 a.m., each o...
Mar 15, 2022 Canadian parliamentarians and guests give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a standing ovation as he addresses the Canadian parliament in Ottawa on March 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Saskatchewan launches work experience program
More than 400 people are to get help from the Saskatchewan government in hopes of helping them find work. The provincial government announced Tuesday it was putting $4 million into the Economic Recove...
Mar 15, 2022 "That's why it's called the hospitality industry. We need those smiling faces in the right places," said Jim Bence, President and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina's second murder victim of 2022 ID'ed as 43-year-old man
Regina has recorded its second murder of 2022. Marcel Anthony Sentes, 43, was sent to hospital March 5 after what police called "a brutal physical assault" at a house in the 1000 block of Rae Street. ...
Mar 14, 2022 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Provincial auditor finds issues with oil well cleanup grants
By Steven Wilson The Saskatchewan auditor has found the provincial Ministry of Energy and Resources didn't follow proper procedures in obtaining approval before providing grants totalling $125 million...
Mar 14, 2022 (Discover Weyburn file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Interprovincial trade barriers are still Canada's weak spot
Sarah Mills says the U.S. trade war continues to expose the fact that provinces and territories act like independent nat...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 27
On Thursday's show, Evan gets the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's opinion on the tariff situation, chats with Regina Mayo...