Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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'Very welcome news,' cattlemen's association says on Japan lifting beef restriction
After 20 years, Canadian beef producers will have full access to the Japanese market. This will come as excellent news for Saskatchewan producers, according to Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association CEO...
Mar 30, 2023 Cattle at the Canadian Western Agribition. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Cameco wins battle with taxman, CRA to refund company millions
A Saskatchewan mining company is finally seeing their efforts to fight the taxman payoff. Cameco announced on Monday the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is refunding the uranium producer $300 million rela...
Mar 27, 2023
SARM satisfied with funding increase in budget, other groups not as pleased
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is pleased to see more money flowing to municipalities in the 2023-24 budget. The municipal revenue-sharing pool was increased from just ove...
Mar 23, 2023 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer and the 2023-24 provincial budget. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan gov't sees rail merger as opportunity
Saskatchewan's minister of agriculture is seeing opportunity in the recent approval of a move by Canadian Pacific Rail (CP Rail). The company's takeover of Kansas City Southern Railway has now been ap...
Mar 17, 2023 Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Dave Marit speaks to the media in the rotunda of the legislative building on March 5, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. sisters celebrating two years in business this International Women's Day
Saskatoon's funkiest car wash was created by two sisters who were raised by a dad with a concrete business and a mom that traveled the carnival circuit. Drivers can see the influence of both of Jamill...
Mar 08, 2023
Local bakeries continuing to struggle with inflation
If you've gone to the grocery store over the past year, you've noticed your grocery bill has gone up quite a bit. For those who own a bakery and deli like Barry Wilkie, it means his bill has skyrocket...
Mar 03, 2023 Some of the fare available at the 1205 Bakery and Deli in Regina. (Barry Wilkie/Facebook)
Northern Sask. flight company says demand overwhelming amid pilot shortage
Barry O'Brien spent last summer flying solo as the only full-time pilot at his own company. As the owner and operator of Voyage Air, O'Brien said he'd like to employ four full-time pilots in addition ...
Feb 23, 2023
Cameco to become sole supplier of Ukraine's nuclear power plants
Cameco has secured a major supply contract with Ukraine. The Saskatoon-based mining company announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Energoatom, Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy utilit...
Feb 09, 2023
Pilot shortage, charter closure could devastate Saskatchewan outfitters
Outfitters in Saskatchewan say a shortage of pilots has business owners worried about how they'll get supplies and customers to their lodges this season. New Canadian aviation regulations, which came ...
Feb 08, 2023
Mercury Cafe survives pandemic but not unscathed
One year ago, Regina's Mercury Cafe & Grill was in danger of shutting down. It put out a plea on Facebook outlining just how dire its situation was. What happened next completely changed the resta...
Jan 30, 2023 Chris Plumb, owner of Mercury Cafe & Grill. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
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April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...