Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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City of Regina begins work to spruce up Albert Street downtown
Drivers who take Albert Street in downtown Regina will find traffic reduced to a single lane in both directions from Victoria Avenue to Saskatchewan Drive until early August. The city started a renewa...
May 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Construction set to begin downtown on stretch of Albert Street
A major construction project is to begin Thursday on Albert Street between Victoria Avenue and Saskatchewan Drive, and could affect traffic on one of Regina's busiest streets until August. According t...
May 12, 2021
'It is a gold mine:' Builders warned of rising lumber thefts across Canada
The skyrocketing cost of lumber is fuelling a trend that has authorities across the country warning builders to keep their guard up. Canadian authorities have been warning about the rise in lumber the...
May 12, 2021
Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating
WASHINGTON - Political "brinksmanship" in Michigan risks allowing Enbridge Inc. to abandon plans for a $500-million tunnel that would protect an ecologically sensitive Great Lakes waterway from the co...
May 12, 2021
Residential construction boosting pandemic economic recovery
Growing home building permits in the Saskatoon area are just one sign of the province’s attempts at economic recovery. According to figures released by Statistics Canada on Friday, the country&#...
May 07, 2021
Cabinet's ability to award Buy American exemptions 'strenuously limited,' Biden says
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden set some Canadian pulses racing again Wednesday with more tough Buy American talk, telling Congress he has "strenuously limited" cabinet members from granting exemptio...
Apr 29, 2021
Federal infrastructure bank can't meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO says
OTTAWA - A federal infrastructure financing agency might not meet its near-term plan to fund projects more quickly to foster economic recovery, says a new report by the parliamentary budget officer.As...
Apr 28, 2021
Under construction: City of Regina announces $112M in projects for 2021
On the same day crews were starting significant work on McCarthy Boulevard, the City of Regina announced its plans for the 2021 construction season. During a media conference Monday at City Hall, offi...
Apr 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
$18B Indigenous spending in Budget 2021 meant for short-term gaps: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the 2021 federal budget marks a historic level of investment in Indigenous communities, but he acknowledges much of this spending addresses syste...
Apr 23, 2021
Driving change: $85M in highway projects on spring tender schedule in Sask.
More than $85 million worth of work is to be done on Saskatchewan's highways under the provincial government's spring tender schedule. Among the projects up for tender are: Highway 3 twinning west of ...
Apr 22, 2021 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...