Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
Murray Wood says he saw plenty of empty seats at Mosaic Stadium during the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home opener against...
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Saskatchewan sees $1-billion surplus due to strong resource revenue
High resource prices have brought a boost to Saskatchewan's revenues, resulting in a surplus budget and allowing for reduction of the provincial debt as well as relief measures for residents strugglin...
Aug 23, 2022
Harpauer spent $8K on chartered flight to North Battleford: Report
Two days after the Saskatchewan government introduced a budget containing tax and fee hikes, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer took a private plane from Regina to North Battleford to attend a Chamber of...
Jul 18, 2022 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer discusses the 2022-23 budget on March 23, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
‘Back on track’: Provincial debt $1.14 billion lower than projected, Harpauer says
Saskatchewan's finances are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic faster than anticipated, according to Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. Harpauer released Volume 1 of Saskatchewan's Public Accounts 20...
Jun 30, 2022
NDP gives province failing grade for school support amid affordability crisis
In the midst of end-of-year school assessments, NDP Education Critic Matt Love has a grade for the province's education minister. "It's a big, whopping F," Love said Friday, speaking to reporters outs...
Jun 17, 2022
Minister considers more support for schools after lunch supervision fees added
A lot of parents are unhappy after some school divisions across the province introduced a fee for lunchtime supervision in an effort to keep up with inflation. Starting in the fall, parents in several...
Jun 14, 2022
Moe defends travel, talks school funding after trip to U.S.
After spending the last week in New York and Washington, D.C., Premier Scott Moe met reporters at the airport in Saskatoon on Friday afternoon. Moe said he'd had a busy week with 40 meetings, includin...
Jun 10, 2022 Premier Scott Moe met reporters at Saskatoon's airport Friday after returning from an international trade mission. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Love endorses Carla Beck for NDP leadership
Saskatoon MLA Matt Love is standing behind Carla Beck as she works to become the next leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. The pair announced Love's endorsement Friday at Market Mall in Saskatoon. Beck sai...
Jun 10, 2022
City of Regina survey seeking spending suggestions for '23-24 budget
The City of Regina is looking for input from the public in preparation for the 2023-24 budget. In a media release Thursday, the city said it was launching a pre-budget survey to determine where tax do...
Apr 28, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Federal budget: What does a $53-billion deficit mean for you?
The federal government announced it would be racking up another large deficit of $53 billion as a part of the 2022 budget last week. But what does that mean for you? Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland...
Apr 11, 2022
Prairie Harm Reduction 'devastated' to be excluded from provincial budget
For the third year in a row, Saskatoon’s Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) has been passed over in the provincial budget. The safe consumption site is the first one in the province, located in Saskat...
Mar 25, 2022
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Sarah Mills: Canadians are experiencing the World Cup like true soccer fans
Canada's first game at the World Cup had highs, lows, frustration, desperation and thrills. Sarah Mills says Canada may ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 15
Guest host, Tamara Cherry, discusses Ontario washrooms installing vape detectors, the continued pinch for shoppers at th...