Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Heritage-area apartment building up in smoke for second time this year
A fire near downtown Regina brought a sense of dj vu Friday morning. The blaze was at an apartment building on the corner of Halifax Street and 12th Avenue. The same building was devastated by a fire ...
Mar 25, 2022 Firefighters battle a blaze at an apartment building on Halifax Street and 12th Avenue on March 25, 2022. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Filmmaker calls budget good first step to recovery for film industry
It won't fix the damage done years ago, but Layton Burton thinks Wednesday's budget is a good first step. The Saskatchewan filmmaker called the news of an $8-million increase to the Creative Saskatche...
Mar 25, 2022 The Saskatchewan Sound Stage. (Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association/Twitter)
Sask. runner has tricks for the trails to get runners out after spring thaw
Running is heralded as the most accessible sport - all that's needed is a pair of running shoes. That's true, said Brian Michasiw, although having the right fit in those shoes and tools to be a smarte...
Mar 25, 2022
'We're disappointed': REAL shows frustration over expanded PST
Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is joining a growing list of organizations upset with the government's decision to expand the Provincial Sales Tax (PST). Starting Oct. 1, the six per cent...
Mar 24, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Numbers of new COVID cases, deaths, hospitalizations all rise in Sask.
The key indicators for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan all rose during the latest reporting period. In the weekly epidemiological report issued Thursday by the Ministry of Health, the number of new cases inc...
Mar 24, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'A sad day for our students': Teachers' federation, school boards react to Sask. budget
Higher-ups in Saskatchewan's education system are not happy with the provincial budget. The province announced $3.8 billion for schools on Wednesday, an increase of 1.3 per cent from the previous year...
Mar 24, 2022
Survey says more than half of physicians have experienced burnout
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is reporting that more than half of the physicians in the country have experienced high levels of burnout. According to the results of the survey, conducted last...
Mar 24, 2022
Astronomer says large meteor behind Tuesday's bright flash in the sky
What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a meteor! Lucky Saskatchewan residents who were outside Tuesday night got to see a bolide light up the night sky. Lorna Janeczko saw it on...
Mar 24, 2022
Harpauer defends PST expansion; NDP decries 'no-help budget'
Saskatchewan's finance minister sees the expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax and the projected reduction of the surgical wait list as a tradeoff. "(The expanded PST) will generate annually a little ...
Mar 23, 2022
How the 2022-23 Saskatchewan budget affects you
Here's how the Saskatchewan budget, released Wednesday, is going to impact you. Psst! Get ready for an expanded PST The province is expanding the Provincial Sales Tax for the third time since 2...
Mar 23, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...