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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Non-profits glad to see bingo halls reopening after COVID-19
Local charities will be thrilled to hear the sounds of "Bingo" once again throughout Saskatchewan. Under Phase 4.2 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, casinos and bingo halls were allowed to reopen Thur...
Jul 09, 2020 (Cornwall Bingo Center/Facebook)
U.S. policy triggers Harvard lawsuit, could expel thousands of Canadian students
TORONTO - Questions over whether thousands of international students could be deported from the U.S. under a new Trump administration policy are causing consternation among school officials and anxiet...
Jul 09, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
SGI anticipating small impacts from COVID, no rate increases
SGI is one of the few big Crown corporations in Saskatchewan not expecting to see a big impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on its bottom line. The company tabled its annual report Thursday for the fisc...
Jul 09, 2020
Parades, close-ups with Mickey out as Disney World reopens
ORLANDO, Fla. - Forget about up-close "meet-and-greet" sessions with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck when Walt Disney World parks reopen. There will be no firework shows or parades - those would draw too ...
Jul 09, 2020 Cars drive under a sign greeting visitors near the entrance to Walt Disney World on July 2, 2020. AP Photo/John Raoux
Feds promise recovery will focus on people hurt most by COVID-19 economic crisis
OTTAWA - Fixing the social and economic gaps that left women, young people and racialized Canadians to suffer the biggest economic blows from the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority in the recovery ef...
Jul 09, 2020 Minister of Finance Bill Morneau. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Lights, COVID, action: Theatres reopen over weekend to cautious crowds in Regina
Movie lovers may be excited to return to theatres, but it seems they may still be wary of coronavirus concerns. Cineplex reopened two locations in Saskatchewan on Friday, when it resumed operations at...
Jul 08, 2020
SaskTel takes hit from pandemic in 2019-20 annual report
SaskTel is still calling the last year a strong one, despite bites taken out of its bottom line by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company made about $130.3 million in net income, but the pandemic took abo...
Jul 08, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Windstorm rips through Hazenmore, downs trees and power lines
As a storm photographer, Beth Allan has seen damage in Saskatchewan towns before. She admits what she saw in the village of Hazenmore on Tuesday shocked even her. "The first thing we noticed was tree ...
Jul 08, 2020
P.A. man charged with possession of child pornography
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged a 32-year-old Prince Albert man with possession of child pornography. According to a media release, the investigation began on March...
Jul 08, 2020
Man who lost father to COVID-19 urges public to honour ‘social contract’
As parts of Canada grapple with whether masks should be made mandatory, a Regina man who lost his father to COVID-19 in April says people have an obligation to protect each other. Paul Gullacher's fat...
Jul 08, 2020 (Paul Gullacher/Facebook)
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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 ...