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City considers using reserves to buy former STC building
It appears to be a certainty that Regina police will officially acquire the former Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) bus depot building to be used as a new headquarters and the city seems cont...
Nov 16, 2017
Legislative colleagues remember Melfort MLA
Politics were put aside Tuesday as the provincial government and opposition came together to remember Kevin Phillips. Phillips, the Saskatchewan Party MLA for Melfort, died suddenly Monday at the age ...
Nov 14, 2017 A Saskatchewan flagged was draped over the seat of Kevin Phillips who died on Nov. 12, 2017. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Education minister reaffirms support for treaty education
Saskatchewan's education minister is apologizing after an uproar about her comments about Indigenous education Education Minister Bronwyn Eyre apologized for discussing her son's homework in a public ...
Nov 14, 2017 Saskatchewan Minister of Education Bronwyn Eyre. (Government of Saskatchewan)
TPP leaders’ meeting cancelled on APEC sidelines over concerns about deal
DANANG, Vietnam - Efforts to reach an agreement this weekend on a Pacific Rim trade pact appeared to collapse Friday when persistent concerns over the deal, including Canada's, forced the abrupt cance...
Nov 10, 2017
Expanded parental leave to come into effect by end of year, sources say
OTTAWA - New mothers and fathers who are poised to go on parental leave before the end of the year will be able to spread federal benefits over a longer period of more time starting next month. The fe...
Nov 09, 2017
Injured veterans having to wait longer for service, internal documents show
OTTAWA - While Canadians gear up for Remembrance Day, new documents show injured veterans are being forced to wait longer than in years past to find out whether they qualify for financial aid. The rev...
Nov 06, 2017
Philpott calls emergency meeting with provinces on Indigenous child welfare
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott is calling for an emergency meeting early next year on Aboriginal child welfare, likening the current state of affairs to Canada's residential schoo...
Nov 02, 2017
Regina Bypass opens between Hwy 1, Arcola Ave
After a long wait in a construction zone, drivers will see less orange signs east of Regina. The Ministry of Highways announced Monday the official completion of phase one of the Regina Bypass. This p...
Oct 30, 2017 The Balgonie overpass was the first to open. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Trump says any Manafort’s misdeeds occurred ‘years ago’
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump moved quickly Monday to distance himself and the White House from the indictment of his former campaign chairman and another aide, saying Paul Manafort's alleged mi...
Oct 30, 2017
Former premiers have advice for Wall in his final months
Brad Wall is entering his final few months as Premier of Saskatchewan. On Jan. 27, 2018 he will return to simply being Brad from Swift Current, and that transition may not be an easy one after holding...
Oct 30, 2017 Former premiers, Lorne Calvert and Roy Romanow, stand with Premier Brad Wall at an event in Regina on Oct. 24, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...