Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
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First-time election candidates adjust to life on the trail
Becoming a political candidate for the first time is a big step for anyone. While many candidates have years of experience, everyone has to start somewhere. A pair of new Regina candidates come from v...
Oct 13, 2020
Play Buzzword Bingo during the Sask. leaders' debate
Making its triumphant return, the 980 CJME Leaders' Debate Buzzword Bingo! Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Ryan Meili are to come face to face Wednesday night in the leaders' debate...
Oct 12, 2020
NDP promises phased-in $15 per hour minimum wage, support for small businesses
NDP leader Ryan Meili was busy Thanksgiving Sunday, committing- if elected- to a raised minimum wage for Saskatchewan residents. Meili was joined by small business owner Bryn Rawlyk and student Karley...
Oct 11, 2020
Big spending and promise of $15-an-hour minimum wage in Saskatchewan NDP platform
Saskatchewan's NDP released its full platform at an event in Saskatoon's River Landing area, just before the Thanksgiving weekend. Claiming the Saskatchewan Party is "stuck in neutral, acting like not...
Oct 09, 2020 (NDP/Submitted)
NDP promises to address mental health and addictions crisis; Sask. Party offers assistance to seniors
The Saskatchewan NDP's latest election promise involves tackling the mental health and addictions crisis in the province. The Saskatchewan Party, meanwhile, plans to offer more assistance to seniors. ...
Oct 08, 2020
Meili promises to cut surgical wait times with new $60M facility
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili stood in front of an empty field on Wednesday near Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Regina to show how he wants to spend $60 million. Meili said that field is where the S...
Oct 07, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks at a campaign announcement in Regina on Oct. 7, 2020. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
NDP promises home care funding if elected, responds to Saskatoon Eastview Sask. Party candidates
The Saskatchewan NDP has made another election commitment, this time in the home-care sector. In front of a Saskatoon home in the Brevoort Park neighbourhood on Arlington Avenue, NDP Leader Ryan Meili...
Oct 06, 2020
U of R professor discusses parties digging up dirt on social media
A political science professor believes digging up social media posts and past actions on candidates from your opponent's party is the modern version of classic attack ads. Recently, both the NDP and t...
Oct 05, 2020
NDP promises to spend more on health care, Sask. Party focuses on benefits for kids
As the election campaign continues, both major provincial political parties are making another set of promises. The NDP is promising to spend more on health care. If elected, the party would spend $10...
Oct 05, 2020
Greens slam other parties for refusing to show ‘leader’s courtesy’ to Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Former Green leader Elizabeth May slammed the New Democrats on Monday for refusing to withdraw their candidate in a coming byelection, arguing doing so would allow the first Black woman elect...
Oct 05, 2020 New Green Party Leader Annamie Paul celebrates after speaking at the leadership announcement in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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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...