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 government votes down bill for paid sick leave
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Party government voted down an NDP bill that would have provided 10 days of paid sick leave for workers in the province. The NDP had invited workers to the Legislative ga...
May 12, 2022 Minister Don Morgan has decided not to seek re-election in 2024. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP, Sask. Party spar over education funding
Education funding was the main topic of discussion at Question Period on Tuesday at the Saskatchewan Legislature. Earlier in the day on the steps of the Legislature, the NDP and Canadian Union of Publ...
May 10, 2022 A rally was held at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building to address education funding on May 10, 2022. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Premier, NDP spar over abortion access in Saskatchewan
With the possibility of big changes to the reproductive rights landscape in the United States, some people in Saskatchewan are taking a look at the accessibility of abortion services here. When asked ...
May 06, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan NDP says $15 not enough for minimum wage
While Saskatchewan's NDP is glad to see a $15 minimum wage on the way for the province, the party's labour critic said the increase is too little and coming too late. "It's important that we're seeing...
May 04, 2022 Minister Don Morgan. May 3, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP asks province to address overcapacity issues at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the provincial government to do something to address recent overcapacity issues at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon. A letter - dated Wednesday, mark...
Apr 07, 2022
Harpauer defends PST expansion; NDP decries 'no-help budget'
Saskatchewan's finance minister sees the expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax and the projected reduction of the surgical wait list as a tradeoff. "(The expanded PST) will generate annually a little ...
Mar 23, 2022
Saskatoon MPs unsupportive of 'backroom' deal between NDP, Liberals
One Saskatchewan Member of Parliament said he was "shellshocked" at the announcement Tuesday morning that the NDP and Liberal parties had made a deal to keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power. Co...
Mar 22, 2022
Business analyst reacts to CP Rail agreement, NDP-Liberal pact
A couple of deals will have impacts on Canadians, according to one business analyst. Paul Martin pointed to CP Rail's agreement to enter binding arbitration with its employees as good news for the Can...
Mar 22, 2022
NDP, Regina physician call on province to do more to keep doctors
Dr. Tomi Mitchell has run a medical clinic in Regina for more than a decade, but she's shutting those doors. "What I see right now is beyond tragic. I took an oath over a decade ago to do my best as a...
Mar 16, 2022 The NDP's Ryan Meili (left) and Vicki Mowat (right) flank Dr. Tomi Mitchell during a media conference on March 16, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan NDP calling for return of daily COVID data
It has been several weeks since the Saskatchewan government decided to do away with daily reporting of things like new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, and instead switched to a weekly epi...
Mar 08, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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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...