Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Feds' Prairie adviser says oil and gas sector to remain part of the future
The federal government's special adviser to the Prairies is responding to criticism that this week's throne speech offered little to Western Canada. Speaking to Gormley guest host Mike Couros on Frida...
Sep 25, 2020 (Jim Carr/Facebook)
'A lot of soul-searching going on:' U of S professor says NDP facing uphill battle
A Saskatoon political expert thinks the Saskatchewan NDP is facing an uphill battle in the upcoming provincial election. Dr. Joe Garcea, a political studies professor at the University of Saskatchewan...
Sep 25, 2020 (Saskatchewan New Democratic Party/Facebook)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at US Capitol
WASHINGTON - The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life. ...
Sep 25, 2020 A joint services military team places the flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lies in state at National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 25, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Sask. business fined $10,000 for COVID violation
A Saskatchewan business has been fined $10,000 for breaking COVID-19 regulations. The province's Ministry of Health didn't share Thursday which business had been fined, in which community it's located...
Sep 24, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Sask. harvest remains ahead of five-year average
Harvest is progressing well in Saskatchewan, but especially in southern areas of the province. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said farmers have combined 96 per cent of the crop...
Sep 24, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Nutrien fined for 2018 workplace injury at Rocanville mine
A Saskatchewan-based mining company has been fined $150,000 for a workplace injury that occurred two years ago. According to a media release from the provincial government, Nutrien Ltd., pleaded guilt...
Sep 24, 2020
Moe preparing for first election as Sask. Party leader
Premier Scott Moe already has a few elections under his belt, but the upcoming contest will be his first leading the Saskatchewan Party. Moe said it feels somewhat different this time, explaining he's...
Sep 24, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Four people facing charges after traffic stop reveals weapons, drugs and alcohol
Four people are facing charges after a traffic stop in the Mount Royal neighbourhood Tuesday night. In a release, Saskatoon police say just before midnight, patrol officers did a traffic stop on a whi...
Sep 23, 2020
SaskTel to add new cell towers to improve rural connectivity
Cell and internet service in rural Saskatchewan is getting a $72-million bump from SaskTel. The Crown corporation announced Wednesday it plans to build 74 new macro cell towers in underserved rural an...
Sep 23, 2020 SaskTel workers install a cell tower. (SaskTel/Submitted)
Libs unveil sweeping plan for current and future challenges
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government has unveiled what it calls an "ambitious plan for an unprecedented reality" that pledges to create over one million jobs and massively expand or introduce bene...
Sep 23, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...