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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Sask. NDP leadership declines to endorse Regina candidate
A campaign that has been going for 15 months in Regina Walsh Acres is in limbo after a call from the New Democratic Party. Barb Dedi, president of the NDP's constituency association in that riding, sa...
Sep 02, 2020 (Sandra Morin NDP/Facebook)
Evraz steelworkers worried about possible layoffs
The union representing Regina-based Evraz steelworkers is worried about the possibility of around 500 layoffs in the near future. Mike Day, the president of United Steelworkers Local 5890, is concerne...
Aug 28, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks at a media conference with workers at the Evraz steel mill on Aug. 28, 2020 (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
NDP warns of second economic shutdown if school reopening plan goes wrong
The NDP continues to hammer away at the Saskatchewan Party’s back-to-school plan. On Friday morning, NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon held a news conference warning that if the school reopen...
Aug 14, 2020
Sask. Party 'Kate' texts blanket province in pre-election campaign
In some parts of social media, "Kate from the Saskatchewan Party" is nearing meme status after people across the province have reported getting texts from the bot. The text reads: "Hi, it's Kate from ...
Aug 13, 2020 People around the province have been getting texts from "Kate from the Saskatchewan Party". (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe criticized for appearing to ignore social distance
Premier Scott Moe is facing criticism after a photo was posted online showing him and his wife standing close to three women outside of an ice cream shop. Many on social media are calling him out for ...
Aug 11, 2020 (Lil Bean Ice Cream/Facebook)
‘Worst plan in Canada’: Sask. NDP reacts to Saskatchewan back-to-school plan
The Saskatchewan NDP is giving the province's back-to-school plan an F. "(It's) a plan that took two months for the (Minister of Education Gord Wyant) to come up with, a plan that was the last detaile...
Aug 04, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
NDP recommends more testing, lower class sizes when reopening schools
The provincial opposition party is laying out a seven-point plan on how it believes the government should bring schools back in the fall. The NDP recommendations include increasing testing and contact...
Jul 29, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP calls on province to push back rental eviction moratorium expiration
The Saskatchewan NDP want the provincial government to extend a pandemic moratorium on rental evictions. The province announced that hearings for non-urgent eviction matters will begin again on Aug.4....
Jul 28, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Group for the immune-compromised calls for back-to-school plan
The Saskatchewan Immune Compromised Families group has penned a letter to the provincial government asking for clarity on its back-to-school plan. In June the SaskParty government announced that schoo...
Jul 24, 2020
Sask. NDP asking questions about provincial WE charity deal
Saskatchewan's NDP says a new contract between the provincial government and the WE charity is bringing up more questions than answers. The contract to provide mental health services in Saskatchewan c...
Jul 14, 2020 Sask. NDP Education Critic Carla Beck (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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