Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Sask. premier, Opposition leader reflect on fall session
Saskatchewan's provincial politicians are headed back to their constituencies after wrapping up the fall session at the legislature. Premier Scott Moe said he felt the fall session had shown voters a ...
Dec 07, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
First ministers meeting shaping up to be most acrimonious in years
OTTAWA - Wrangling over the agenda doesn't bode well for Friday's first ministers' meeting, which is shaping up as one of the most fractious gatherings of Canada's federal, provincial and territorial ...
Dec 06, 2018
Oil company in Sask. happy with no production cuts
At least one oil company in Saskatchewan agrees with the provincial government's decision to not make cuts to oil production. Premier Scott Moe announced on Monday that he would not be following the A...
Dec 05, 2018
Sask. won’t follow Alberta with cut to oil production
The Saskatchewan government will not be following Alberta's lead when it comes to cutting oil production in the face of plummeting prices. Oil from western Canada has been selling at a steep discount ...
Dec 03, 2018 Oil tanker rail cars in Regina sit on the city's central tracks on Nov. 19, 2018. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Alberta orders 8.7 per cent oil production cut to help deal with low prices
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley is ordering a mandatory cut to oil production to deal with a price crisis she says threatens to gut Alberta's bedrock industry. Notley announced the province will impo...
Dec 03, 2018
FSIN mulls legal challenge to proposed trespass law
As the provincial government moves to pass legislation governing how people can enter a rural property, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is skeptical about the legality of the pot...
Nov 30, 2018
Provincial financial update shows deficit down, expenses up
The deficit is down but expenses are up in the mid-year financial report released Thursday by the province. The Saskatchewan Government said the predicted deficit is $348.3 million, which is $17 milli...
Nov 29, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Minister repeats stance on unlicensed pot shop after meeting
The province's Justice Minister Don Morgan met with Chief Anthony Cappo from the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation on Monday morning to talk about a pot shop that has been operating without a licenc...
Nov 27, 2018 Deputy Premier and Justice Minister Don Morgan speaks to media on Nov. 21, 2017, about changes to Bill 40. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Senators to resume debate on postal legislation after taking a day to reflect
OTTAWA - Senators are to resume a special sitting today to examine a back-to-work bill that would force an end to rotating strikes at Canada Post as the walkouts enter their sixth week. Bill C-89 was ...
Nov 26, 2018
Ottawa’s fall update features $16B competitiveness response to U.S. tax reforms
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have come up with a $16-billion answer to Canada's competitiveness concerns. Ottawa's long-awaited plan to help Canada compete with the United States for investment dolla...
Nov 22, 2018
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...