Murray Wood: Are Saskatchewan Roughrider fans still the best in the CFL?
Murray Wood says attendance at Rider seems to be down, even though the team guards the numbers. But with a strong record...
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Council approves new mandate, changes for REAL
City council passed a resolution supporting six recommendations on the future of the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. Among them were recommendations from administration that the city continue to ru...
Jun 27, 2024 Roberta Engel, the acting president and CEO of REAL, said it's going to take some time to right the ship. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Resolutions on child welfare barred from AFN assembly as chiefs raise concerns
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is not allowing resolutions on child welfare at its coming annual general assembly, including one that called for it to publicly apologize for comments made in f...
Jun 27, 2024
Man charged with threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man charged with threatening the lives of presidential candidates last year has been found dead while a jury was deciding his verdict, according to court filings T...
Jun 27, 2024
Sask. reports $182 million operating surplus at end of fiscal year
Despite two previous updates in the red, Saskatchewan ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with an operating surplus of $182 million. The Ministry of Finance released the Public Accounts Volume 1 on Thursday...
Jun 27, 2024 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says higher than expected corporate income taxes helped move the province's books from red to black in 2023-24. June 27, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan ends fiscal year with $182M surplus, below original forecast
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government ended the last fiscal year with a $182-million surplus, lower than the original forecast but higher than other predictions. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said Th...
Jun 27, 2024
Higher share of foreign workers became permanent residents in recent years: StatCan
OTTAWA - Foreign workers have been making the transition to permanent residency at higher rates in recent years, Statistics Canada says. A new report from the federal agency shows that between 2016 an...
Jun 27, 2024
Change-of-command ceremony for new defence chief set for July 18
OTTAWA - A change-of-command ceremony for the country's top military commander is set for July 18, though the next chief of the defence staff has not yet been named publicly. Gen. Wayne Eyre announced...
Jun 27, 2024
Legal action coming to recover COVID benefit overpayments: CRA
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is ramping up efforts to recover overpayments of pandemic-related benefits. Starting in July, the agency said Thursday it will begin issuing legal warnings and could...
Jun 27, 2024
Musicians and magicians: Avril Lavigne, David Ben among Order of Canada appointees
When David Ben learned he would be appointed to the Order of Canada, his mind immediately went to the great magicians who received the honour before him. "It was quite an emotional moment for me becau...
Jun 27, 2024
Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz: A look at the newest Order of Canada appointments
OTTAWA - The Governor General's office has announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada. A look: Companions: -Monique Forget Leroux, C.C., O.Q., Outremont, Que., a promotion within the Order f...
Jun 27, 2024
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Evan chats with Shaun Haney on China's canola tariff, Brian Zinchuk with the latest oil and gas news, NHL alumni ahead o...