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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NDP leader cool to idea of third shots for travel
While the province has mused about giving third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to facilitate travel, NDP leader Ryan Meili says the government's priorities should be elsewhere. Speaking to reporters on Thu...
Jul 29, 2021 NDP leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP’s Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon call on province, feds to help farmers
After little to no rainfall during the late spring and so far this summer farmers, producers and ranchers are suffering, and the devastation across the province has to be seen to be believed. That, fr...
Jul 22, 2021
NDP calling for Crown bill deferral program to be extended
Case numbers may be going down but NDP MLA Aleana Young said people are still struggling because of the pandemic. She said she spoke to a man while door-knocking and he told her he has a good job but ...
Jul 20, 2021 NDP MLA Aleana Young. Mar. 17, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP joins call for provincial gov't to apologize for residential schools
The revelations from a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last week have the harm caused by residential schools fresh in many people's minds now, and some are taking the opportunity to call for an ...
Jun 09, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili on June 9, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP's 'Last Mile' strategy includes $25,000 incentive, direct calls for unvaccinated
Need a little incentive with getting your COVID-19 vaccine? How does $25,000 sound? That was just part of the NDP's announcement Monday afternoon, with Leader Ryan Meili and Health Critic Vicki Mowat ...
Jun 07, 2021
Gov't forcing school divisions to make tough budget decisions: Sask. NDP
The Saskatchewan NDP gave the provincial government a failing grade Thursday for its education funding. In a media release, the Opposition said school divisions around the province likely are going to...
May 20, 2021 Two organizations are threatening legal action if the Saskatchewan government doesn't alter its new policies surrounding students' chosen pronouns in schools. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP tables bill to ban pro-life protests near abortion clinics
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to ban pro-life protests near abortion clinics. Its Women's Status Critic, Jennifer Bowes introduced a bill that would limit anti-abortion protests inside a "bubble" of 150 ...
May 16, 2021 (Saskatchewan New Democrats/Twitter)
Sask. MLA beats COVID-19 for a second time
Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger considers himself lucky to be alive after contracting COVID-19 twice. The 61-year-old NDP veteran from Ile-a-la-Crosse returned to Regina for the final week of the sprin...
May 14, 2021
Sask. NDP calling on provincial government to 'save our summer'
With warmer weather on the way and the possibility of more things to do, Saskatchewan's NDP is calling on the provincial government to do more to get people out -- safely -- this summer. The Oppositio...
May 13, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili on May 13, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
The 'Re-Opening Roadmap' needs more: NDP
Both criticism and praise have been coming for the province's "Re-Opening Roadmap" since it was announced Tuesday, and even the Opposition NDP can find something good to say about it. On Wednesday, ND...
May 05, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (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...