Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Affordability cheque rollout has Saskatchewan NDP on edge
The Saskatchewan NDP wants kids to have $500 affordability cheques in their pockets, just like the province's adults. NDP Affordability Critic Trent Wotherspoon said the rollout of cheques does not he...
Nov 12, 2022 NDP Affordability Critic Trent Wotherspoon. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Thunder and Huskies tackle playoff games in the cold
The cold weather isn't going to stop playoff football in Saskatchewan. The Regina Thunder looks to claim its second national title in franchise history when they take on the Okanagan Sun in the CJFL C...
Nov 11, 2022 Regina Thunder tailback Ryland Leichert had 390 yards rushing against the Winnipeg Rifles on Oct. 23, 2022. (Wanda Harron Photography)
Respiratory season worse than normal in Saskatchewan
It seems like everyone's kids are sick these days and in Saskatchewan, numbers certainly are up. Dr. Athena McConnell, a pediatric and infectious diseases physician and interim provincial department h...
Nov 10, 2022
Flu cases increase, COVID cases decrease in Saskatchewan
COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped over the past week, but influenza cases went the other way. In the biweekly epidemiological report released Thursday by the Ministry of Health, flu cases in the ...
Nov 10, 2022
Policies to be reviewed at Legislature after T-shirt bearing abortion slogan disallowed
Policies are being reviewed at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building after a woman was told Wednesday she couldn't wear a shirt with the word "abortion" on it into the legislative assembly. On Wednesd...
Nov 10, 2022 Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell. (980 CJME)
Fourth flight of displaced Ukrainians to land in Saskatchewan on Nov. 23
A fourth flight of displaced Ukrainians is to arrive in Saskatchewan this month, but this time it's bound for Saskatoon. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government announced that registrat...
Nov 10, 2022 Displaced Ukrainians step from a plane that brought them from Warsaw, Poland to Regina on July 4, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Missing man found dead in Kenaston area
The search for Jack Crouch ended in tragedy after his body was found Wednesday afternoon on a back road in the Kenaston area. At approximately 1:58 p.m., a Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CAS...
Nov 10, 2022
NDP says emergency shelter funding was needed in Saskatchewan before snow flew
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling the provincial government's announcement of $1.7 million in additional funding for emergency shelters "too little, too late." The Tuesday funding announcement comes aft...
Nov 09, 2022
'A true Saskatchewan hero:' Hildebrand honoured during Remembrance Day ceremony
The most recent Saskatchewan resident to die in a war was top of mind during a Remembrance Day service Wednesday at the Legislative Building. Premier Scott Moe paid tribute during the ceremony to Jose...
Nov 09, 2022 Dignitaries attend the annual Service of Remembrance for the Public Service at the Legislative Building on Nov. 9, 2022. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
'A sleek new package:' Highway Hotline receives updated look
It has come in handy not only in the past few weeks but over almost 50 years. Now the Highway Hotline has a new look online and on your phone. The Saskatchewan government unveiled the new look Wednesd...
Nov 09, 2022
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...