Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Regina named bird-friendly city in time for spring migration
The snow is melting, there are plenty of sunny days and the pages on the calendar are turning. Here's another big sign that spring is here: Our feathered friends are flocking their way back into Saska...
Mar 28, 2022 (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Prairie Harm Reduction 'devastated' to be excluded from provincial budget
For the third year in a row, Saskatoon’s Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) has been passed over in the provincial budget. The safe consumption site is the first one in the province, located in Saskat...
Mar 25, 2022
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
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...