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Poilievre visits Sask. in Conservative leadership campaign stops
A man who wants to be Canada's next prime minister spent some time in Saskatchewan this week. Pierre Poilievre is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party. He's the only candidate to have ...
Mar 06, 2022 Pierre Poilievre (right) poses with Premier Scott Moe (middle) and Regina Qu'Appelle MP Andrew Scheer (left) in Regina. (Pierre Poilievre/Twitter)
Carla Beck officially begins run for NDP leadership
In and among the machinery of a manufacturing plant, Carla Beck made her first pitch to be the new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. Beck said she has been hearing from so many people that they want cha...
Mar 03, 2022 Carla Beck announced her run for the NDP leadership Thursday morning. Mar. 3, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Ryan Meili to step aside when new Saskatchewan NDP leader elected
Ryan Meili has only one regret after serving almost four years as leader of the Saskatchewan NDP: His party wasn't better able to urge the provincial government to do more about the COVID-19 pandemic....
Feb 18, 2022 Ryan Meili announcing his resignation to media on Feb. 18, 2022 at his Saskatoon constituency office. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Sask. Party breaks through with byelection win in northern Sask.
It appears that voters in northern Saskatchewan are sending former RCMP officer Jim Lemaigre to the provincial legislature. Preliminary results of Tuesday's byelection in the constituency of Athabasca...
Feb 16, 2022
Voters head to the polls in northern Saskatchewan byelection
Athabasca constituents are heading to the polls on Tuesday in a byelection to choose a new MLA. The byelection was triggered in August 2021 after long-time NDP MLA Buckley Belanger resigned to pursue ...
Feb 15, 2022
NDP leader calls on premier to release chief Sask. health officer recommendations
The province's official opposition wants to know what Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is recommending, and it wants to see them followed. On Friday, NDP leader Ryan Meili called for all cu...
Jan 21, 2022
Byelection in Athabasca riding to be held Feb. 15
A provincial byelection in the riding of Athabasca has been scheduled for Feb. 15. The seat has been vacant since August, when then-NDP MLA Buckley Belanger resigned to run for the Liberals in the fed...
Jan 18, 2022
‘Demoralizing:’ Nurses’ union frustrated with province’s COVID response
Nurses in the province are feeling disappointed and demoralized after Thursday's COVID-19 update. Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president and registered nurse Tracy Zambory said nurses are "very ...
Dec 31, 2021
YEAR IN REVIEW: Ryan Meili hopes 2021 was a turning point
The past year has been a tough one for Saskatchewan and, NDP Leader Ryan Meili said, for him as well. "I really care about what happens here," said Meili, "and in particular, as somebody who's a doc(t...
Dec 31, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina Police Service gets 2022 budget approved, plans to buy plane
After a vote of 7-4, the Regina Police Service (RPS) had its 2022 budget approved by city council Wednesday night -- giving the RPS the green light to buy a plane and develop the Aerial Support Unit. ...
Dec 16, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...