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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Moe confident about Evraz despite sanctions against shareholder
Premier Scott Moe isn't concerned about Evraz Regina being affected by new sanctions against one of its parent company's shareholders. On Thursday, Roman Abramovitch was added to a list of Russian oli...
Mar 10, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan reports 1,013 new COVID cases, 13 deaths
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 over the past week in Saskatchewan fell by more than 70 per cent from the previous week. The weekly epidemiological data issued by the Ministry of Health on Thursd...
Mar 10, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Affordable housing project announced in Regina
Some people in Regina will have a new place to call home. A three-storey apartment building consisting of 116 affordable housing units -- 39 of which are intended for women and children fleeing domest...
Mar 10, 2022 Minister of Housing, Diversity and inclusion, Ahmed Hussen (left), and Jennifer Denouden, President and CEO of Avana (right). (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Gas prices to drop by 12 cents in Saskatchewan: Analyst
After days of increases, a price drop could be on the way at the gas pumps. Roger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst with En-Pro International, said Thursday that lower gas prices could be seen across ...
Mar 10, 2022
Some areas of Saskatchewan facing below-normal runoffs
Saskatchewan has had a lot of snow this winter, but some areas of the province are still facing below-normal runoffs this spring. The Water Security Agency (WSA) issued its spring runoff forecast for ...
Mar 10, 2022
Regina porch pirates steal T-shirts meant for Ukraine humanitarian fundraising effort
The owner of a Regina clothing shop is hoping someone knows where his stolen T-shirts are, and will return them. The shirts were going to be used to help raise money for humanitarian efforts in Ukrain...
Mar 10, 2022 Erin Vaughn (left) and Matt Thompson. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
RCMP offers drivers some keys to avoiding vehicle thefts
Leaving the keys inside led to nearly a third of the vehicle thefts reported to the Saskatchewan RCMP last year. The Mounties on Thursday said the 1,519 vehicle theft files they opened in 2021 include...
Mar 10, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
SGI announces rebate of $100 per registered vehicle
Gas, food and everything else continues to get more expensive, but people in Saskatchewan are getting a bit of relief. SGI announced a rebate Thursday. The Crown corporation is to pay $100 to customer...
Mar 10, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Students call for safe consumption site, needle exchange funding
A group of medical students from the University of Saskatchewan filled the gallery in the legislative assembly Wednesday afternoon, there to push on issues that have been described as "epidemics" and ...
Mar 10, 2022 Ryan Krochak speaks to media in the legislative building with other members of Students for Harm Reduction and Informed Policy from he University of Saskatchewan. Mar. 9, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Estevan to host 2023 Viterra Scotties, SaskTel Tankard
Estevan's curling community has scored a deuce. CurlSask announced Wednesday that both the 2023 Viterra Scotties provincial women's curling championship and SaskTel Tankard men's tournament are to be ...
Mar 09, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME 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...