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City of Regina reserves could be further depleted by 2025 deficit
The City of Regina may have to drain a key reserve fund to less than half of its recommended minimum to make up a nearly $5 million deficit in 2025. The preliminary financial results were presented to...
Apr 24, 2026 The City of Regina ended the fiscal year with an operating deficit of just short of $5 million. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME file photo)
School bus costs surge 50 per cent since 2020, straining Sask. budgets
The cost of getting kids to school in Saskatchewan is climbing fast and school divisions are starting to feel the squeeze. From the price of new buses to the cost of fuel and repairs, the Saskatchewan...
Mar 26, 2026 School bus costs have risen by about 50 per cent in the last six years, putting transportation budgets under growing pressure. (980 CJME file photo)
Wildfire money in Saskatchewan budget isn't enough: Candle Lake fire chief
A fire chief who helped battle last year's devastating wildfires says he doesn't feel the funding in the Saskatchewan budget is enough to prepare communities for the upcoming fire season. Jim Arnold, ...
Mar 20, 2026 A team of firefighters from Nova Scotia walks toward the Shoe Fire, near Little Bear Lake in Saskatchewan. (Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources/Facebook)
Regina's mayor pleased with revenue sharing but wants more flexibility
"There's only one taxpayer" is a sentiment Regina's mayor says he understands. Chad Bachynski is reacting to the provincial budget, which pledges just over $61 million to the City of Regina in municip...
Mar 19, 2026 Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski is glad for the revenue sharing dollars coming to the City through this year's provincial budget. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Health spending focused on expanding nurse practitioner positions, funding to build facilities
Finance Minister Jim Reiter said the health budget will include money for the 50 action items within the Patients First Health Care Plan. "We could have not put as much funding into kind of key areas,...
Mar 18, 2026 Premier Scott Moe speaks on budget day in Saskatchewan on March 18, 2026. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Health care, revenue sharing, global challenges: Sask. government prepares for provincial budget
Details about Saskatchewan's provincial budget are under wraps until the document is tabled in the legislative assembly on Wednesday afternoon, but some information has already been made public. For w...
Mar 18, 2026 Premier Scott Moe said the budget was designed to protect Saskatchewan services. His government has already said there will be a deficit for 2026-27. March 17, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
LISTEN: Energy expert predicts oil shock after Iran strikes will drive prices higher
Crude prices jumped on Monday morning following the attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel, and it's expected that the war will significantly affect the production and movement of oil, pushin...
Mar 03, 2026 Gas prices are displayed at the Shell station on Parliament Avenue in Regina on Saturday, March 1, 2026. Energy analysts say gas prices could rise sharply following military strikes in the Middle East, with increases of up to 15 cents per litre possible this week. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
Budget, private members' bills, involuntary treatment in Sask. spring sitting
The Saskatchewan Assembly will be filled with men and women on either side of the aisle again on Monday. The spring sitting starts in the afternoon, though without Premier Scott Moe who will be away o...
Mar 02, 2026 The ten weeks of the spring legislative sitting will begin on Monday in Saskatchewan (980 CJME file photo)
Liberals survive confidence vote on omnibus budget bill
The federal Liberals' Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament. Read more: Libera...
Feb 26, 2026 Finance and National Revenue Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne greets committee members before his appearance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Premier Moe hints at 'challenges' in upcoming provincial budget
Premier Scott Moe didn't give any numbers, but did suggest his provincial government may table a 2026-27 budget in a couple of weeks that's in the red. Speaking to guest host Taylor McPherson on The E...
Feb 23, 2026 Speaking on The Evan Bray Show Monday, Premier Scott Moe hinted the upcoming provincial budget may run a deficit, saying he doesn’t think any provinces will have a balanced budget this year. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The World Cup has not opened with the beautiful game
Sarah Mills says the World Cup should be a showcase of the best of soccer and win over the skeptical north Americans, bu...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 15
**WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - There's been no shortage of major developments coming out of Washington, from tra...