Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Saskatchewan NDP accuses gov't of hiding problems in health care
By Teena Monteleone The Saskatchewan Party's Ministry of Health is responding to a leaked memo to the NDP showing that the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has been closed fo...
Jul 27, 2023
Over 3,000 Saskatchewan Housing Corporation units vacant in the province
Standing in front of a vacant, boarded-up unit in Regina, NDP Leader Carla Beck said the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation vacancy rate had shot up 474 per cent in Regina. "It's a government that looks...
Jul 25, 2023 NDP Leader Carla Beck and MLA Meara Conway speak in front of a boarded-up housing unit. More than 3,000 vacant units with provincial social housing are vacant. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
NDP vows to keep Saskatchewan workers and products at home
The Saskatchewan NDP believes tax dollars spent in the province should stay in its communities, so that's the goal of the party's new "Hire Saskatchewan" commitment. The party said Tuesday an NDP prov...
Jul 18, 2023 NDP Leader Carla Beck announces details of the party's "Hire Saskatchewan" commitment on July 18, 2023. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Three Saskatchewan byelections set for Aug. 10
Voters in three Saskatchewan constituencies are to pick their new MLAs on Aug. 10. On Thursday, the provincial government announced the date for byelections in the Regina Coronation Park, Regina Walsh...
Jul 13, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
'We all know someone:' Sask. knee and hip replacement wait times worst in Canada
It's likely that you know someone waiting for a surgery in Saskatchewan. They might have to keep waiting, as the province has the worst surgical wait times in the country. According to the Canadian In...
Jul 06, 2023 NDP Leader Carla Beck and Health Critic Matt Love respond to surgical wait times. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
NDP and family call on province to find new pediatric gastroenterologist
The Saskatchewan NDP and a Saskatoon family are calling on the provincial government to bring a pediatric gastroenterologist to the province. The province currently has no pediatric gastroenterologigi...
Jun 27, 2023
Saskatchewan NDP calling for byelections soon
The Saskatchewan NDP wants the provincial government to hurry up and call the upcoming byelections. "Under this government life has gotten more expensive and families are falling behind. Utility bills...
Jun 23, 2023 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP announces Saskatoon University MLA won’t seek re-election in 2024
A second NDP MLA has decided not to run in the 2024 Saskatchewan election. Jennifer Bowes, the MLA for Saskatoon University, joins Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette as two NDP incumbents who aren’t ...
Jun 05, 2023
Brad Wall says Smith's victory in Alberta is good for Sask. interests
Following Danielle Smith's victory in Alberta, former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall said the United Conservative Party's (UCP) win is good for both Saskatchewan and Western Canada. "I think what you'...
May 30, 2023
Singh returns to Sask. to speak on Indigenous issues
The federal NDP leader visited Saskatchewan for the second time in just over a month to discuss issues of importance to Indigenous communities and leaders. On Wednesday, the Federation of Sovereign In...
May 24, 2023
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...