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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Deal or no deal? No details yet on talks between province, Sask. teachers
As of Tuesday afternoon, it remained unclear as to whether or not Saskatchewan teachers and the province were close to reaching a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. A release from the prov...
Feb 13, 2024
Families, friends bring concerns about Regina Lutheran Home to Legislature
Things haven't seemed to change for people currently living at the Regina Lutheran Home after they were told the care home is closing and after they reached out for help. At the end of last month, it ...
Oct 18, 2023 Friends and family members stand in the Legislative Building's rotunda, there to ask the government to take over the Regina Lutheran Home, which is soon to close. Pictured are (L to R) Don Gunderson, Lorraine Simpson, Val Schalme, Vivian Trithart, Shelley Johnson and Joyce Hextall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. launches five-year plan for mental health and addictions
Saskatchewan's $49.4 million plan announced Friday will create 500 new treatment spaces and a central intake system, which allows patients to refer themselves for mental health and addictions services...
Oct 06, 2023
From left to right: Regina Mayor Sandra Masters, Health Minister Everett Hindley, Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod and Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark.
Interest rate hikes having less effect on Sask. government debt
While steadily rising interest rates are playing havoc with some people's mortgage and car payments, the Saskatchewan government isn't having as much of a problem. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada ann...
Sep 07, 2023 The Saskatchewan government says rising interest rates aren't having a huge impact on the overall debt in its budget. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
UR Pride taking legal action against Saskatchewan government
As students go back to school Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government's pronoun policy will be going to court. The UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity threatened a lawsuit against the gove...
Sep 01, 2023 UR Pride is taking the Saskatchewan government to court on Tuesday over its pronoun and name change policy announced in August. (980 CJME file photo)
Gov't standing its ground after allegedly breaching MLA's privacy
The Government of Saskatchewan is sticking to its guns after a report from the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner said it had breached the privacy of an Opposition MLA. Last fall, SLGA ...
Jul 05, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Broncos families concerned gov't may loosen requirements for truckers
The families of those hurt or killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash have sent a letter to the Saskatchewan government, raising concerns about potential changes to requirements for truck drivers. In...
Oct 28, 2022
'It's good news:' SSBA on $20M investment to handle rising costs
The president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association says Thursday’s funding announcement from the provincial government was welcome, but the money involved is nowhere near enough. "Anyti...
Jul 21, 2022
Province thanks teachers for work during school year
After a school year that saw teachers once again navigate a return to the classroom amidst COVID-19 uncertainties, the province is giving them its thanks. In a release, the Saskatchewan government sai...
Jun 27, 2022 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province provides $20M for research council’s rare earth processing facility
The Saskatchewan Research Council's Rare Earth Processing Facility project just got a big funding boost from the provincial government. The province announced $20 million in new funding for the Saskat...
Jun 23, 2022
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...