Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Pump prices leap again, with no decline in sight
With the arrival of gas prices at the $1.88-per-litre mark, a Canadian gas analyst said Saskatchewan is heading for even higher gas prices. “We’ve seen these gas prices rise slowly but sur...
May 12, 2022
Fortunate farmers in eastern Sask. thinking of southwest farmers desperate for rain
Farmers on opposite sides of the province find themselves in two different situations throughout seeding season. Farmers in the eastern part of Saskatchewan have received almost too much rain to help....
May 12, 2022
'SIS is a nightmare': Single parents floundering with social assistance
Since even before the Saskatchewan Income Supplement (SIS) program became mandatory, people have been raising the alarm and pointing out what they feel are serious problems. On Thursday, two single pa...
May 12, 2022 Frank Francoeur is a single father on Saskatchewan Income Supplement and says problems with that program have him facing eviction with no help. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan reports 19 COVID-related deaths, 710 new cases
Saskatchewan has reported another 19 deaths due to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health's weekly epidemiology report said 16 of the deaths occurred between May 1 and Saturday. The other three occurred in ...
May 12, 2022
'It saved our lives': Cancer survivors reflect on fundraising achievements
For most couples, a date usually consists of going out to a restaurant, a movie or maybe a walk in the park. But for 66-year-old Chris and 59-year-old Tina Lees from Arcola, a date consisted of them g...
May 12, 2022 Chris (left) and Tina Lees (right) attending a Saskatchewan Roughriders game in 2021. (Facebook)
Stormy weather slowing seeding in Saskatchewan
Seeding in Saskatchewan is behind schedule, and the rainstorm expected to hit the province Thursday and Friday likely won't help matters. In the crop report issued Thursday, the Ministry of Agricultur...
May 12, 2022
Sask. patients wait longer for surgeries than all other Canadians, report says
Patients in Saskatchewan are still waiting longer than any other Canadians for hip and knee replacement surgeries. That's according to a report done by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (C...
May 11, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan pumping additional $2.5M into irrigation program
More money is flowing into irrigation in Saskatchewan. The provincial Ministry of Agriculture is putting another $2.5 million into the Irrigation Development Program, which helps farmers finance irrig...
May 11, 2022 For the last number of years, the council employed around eight agronomy specialists providing expert advice and support to canola growers and agronomists on different aspects of canola production. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
NDP, Sask. Party spar over education funding
Education funding was the main topic of discussion at Question Period on Tuesday at the Saskatchewan Legislature. Earlier in the day on the steps of the Legislature, the NDP and Canadian Union of Publ...
May 10, 2022 A rally was held at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building to address education funding on May 10, 2022. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Food banks seeing spike in usage amid inflation concerns
Canada's inflation rate is the highest it has been in more than 30 years, and there doesn't appear to be any relief coming in the near future. As a result, food banks around the province are feeling t...
May 10, 2022 (Regina Food Bank/Submitted)
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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 ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
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