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'Leave more money in their pockets': Scheer takes aim at federal child-care plan
Not everyone is excited about Saskatchewan's new child-care deal with the federal government. The province signed on to a deal Friday morning that aims to provide $10-a-day child care by 2025-26. But ...
Aug 13, 2021
Federal, provincial gov'ts invest in drinking water, wastewater projects
Funding is set to flow from the federal and provincial governments to improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in three provincial parks and nine communities in Saskatchewan. The federal g...
Aug 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Aug. 13 -- Active cases rise to 893
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan crept closer to 900 on Friday. The Ministry of Health reported 125 new cases and 22 recoveries, moving the active caseload to 893. That's the hig...
Aug 13, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Four charged after rocks thrown at Regina bar patrons
Four people -- including three youths -- have been charged after patrons at a Regina bar allegedly were pelted with rocks from the roof above. According to the Regina Police Service, officers responde...
Aug 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Alberta keeping COVID-19 measures for another six weeks as cases spike
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is walking back its decision to eliminate isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 after weeks of pressure from local leaders, physicians and ...
Aug 13, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers
Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, marking a shift in the federal government's position on vaccine ...
Aug 13, 2021
Inmate dies at Regina Correctional Centre
The RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating the death of an inmate at the Regina Correctional Centre. The 32-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell Thursday. Staff at the...
Aug 13, 2021
Feds, province sign agreement for $10-a-day child care
Saskatchewan has signed on to a deal that will give families in the province access to $10-a-day child-care spaces by the end of 2025-26. Families with children under the age of six will be eligible f...
Aug 13, 2021 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland (middle), Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen (right) and Saskatchewan Education Minister Dustin Duncan (far right) take a moment to visit with some kids in Regina. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Liberals leaning on weak competition, aiming for majority in snap election request
With rumours of a federal election taking place next month, many Canadians are asking one simple question. Why? A recent survey from Nanos Research, commissioned by CTV News, showed only 26 per cent o...
Aug 13, 2021
Meng Wanzhou's defence team to begin arguments in her formal extradition case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are expected to present their defence in a Vancouver court today, explaining why the Huawei executive should not be extradited to the United States to face fraud c...
Aug 13, 2021
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Sarah Mills: A green thumb pays off
It may not be a big bounty - just a handful of carrots, beets, onions and lettuce - but Sarah Mills says her efforts at ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, August 19
On Wednesday's show, guest host Brent Loucks talks about the tariff delay, learns about the role of planes in fighting w...