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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Sask. NDP wants rate reduction in addition to SGI rebate
This spring, drivers across Saskatchewan will be getting a boost to their bank accounts with the forthcoming SGI rebate. But the NDP doesn't think that's enough. Last week, SGI announced a $100 rebate...
Mar 18, 2022 NDP MLA for Regina University Aleana Young. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Hunting, fishing licence fees going up as a part of several fee changes in Sask.
It's going to cost more to head out hunting and fishing in Saskatchewan this year. As a part of a number of fee changes announced Friday, the price of hunting, trapping and fishing licences will go up...
Mar 18, 2022
More locations offering take-home naloxone kits in Saskatchewan
More than 70 pharmacies in Saskatchewan have joined the battle against overdose deaths in the province. Free take-home naloxone kits now are available at 71 drugstores, meaning the potential lifesavin...
Mar 18, 2022 A take-home naloxone kit. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Moe speaks out against possible CP Rail labour disruption
Trains could soon be stopped in their tracks and Premier Scott Moe isn't happy about it. CP Rail has issued a lockout notice to its workers' union. Meanwhile, the union has issued a strike notice. If ...
Mar 18, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
First Cowessess students graduate from new potash mining course
Nine people from the Cowessess First Nation are ready to start jobs in the potash industry. The First Nation community teamed up with Mosaic and a professional development firm called Morris Interacti...
Mar 18, 2022 The class of students from Cowessess First Nation in the Digital Transformation in Potash Mining course. (morrisinteractive.ca)
Sask. gov't passes motion asking feds to make railways an essential service
The Saskatchewan government will be asking the federal government to deem rail service essential. The government passed a motion Thursday after an emergency debate on the potential of a strike at CP R...
Mar 17, 2022
Years to go in dealing with surgery backlog caused by COVID: Merriman
Saskatchewan's premier has said he hopes Saskatchewan is coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic now, but it seems the ripple effects in the health system are likely to continue for years to come. This we...
Mar 17, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Countdown to the 2022 Grey Cup begins in Regina
The countdown is on. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie was in Regina on Thursday to begin the countdown toward the 2022 Grey Cup Festival in the Queen City. https://twitter.com/L0ganStein/status/1504525...
Mar 17, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. reports 832 new COVID cases, 28 deaths, 299 hospitalizations
The number of COVID-related hospitalizations in Saskatchewan has fallen below 300 for the first time since late January. According to the weekly epidemiology report issued Thursday by the Ministry of ...
Mar 17, 2022
NDP, Regina physician call on province to do more to keep doctors
Dr. Tomi Mitchell has run a medical clinic in Regina for more than a decade, but she's shutting those doors. "What I see right now is beyond tragic. I took an oath over a decade ago to do my best as a...
Mar 16, 2022 The NDP's Ryan Meili (left) and Vicki Mowat (right) flank Dr. Tomi Mitchell during a media conference on March 16, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...