Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Inquest to be held into death of man after 'incident' at General Hospital
Dates have been set for a public inquest into the death of a man who died after what was termed "an incident" at Regina's General Hospital in 2021. The inquest into the death of George Meldrum is to b...
Feb 16, 2024 George Meldrum died in September of 2021 after what the Ministry of Justice called 'an incident' at the General Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
Almost one-third of small businesses in Sask. did not pay back CEBA loan
Almost one-third of small Saskatchewan businesses were not able to repay the $60,000 Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan by the Jan. 18 deadline. Brianna Solberg, the director of the Prairie...
Feb 15, 2024 Many Saskatchewan businesses could be forced to close their doors after failing to repay their Canada Emergency Business Account loans. (980 CJME file photo)
'Til debt do us part: Valentine's Day bills lay heavy on wallets
The love between you and your partner may not extend towards your wallet. Valentine's Day can come with big expectations and big expenses that dig into people's budgets. Cassidy Fedoruk, a post-second...
Feb 14, 2024 Whether it's a scam or a first date, Valentine's Day will leave your wallet a little lighter this year. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Province investing $32 million to add 45 new portable classrooms
The Saskatchewan government is adding more classroom space around the province in an effort to address concerns raised by teachers. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Education announced an additional $32 ...
Feb 14, 2024 The Saskatchewan government is adding 45 new portable classrooms to schools around the province. The move comes as the province refuses to make class size and complexity part of negotiations with teachers. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan teachers headed back to picket lines after talks break down
Saskatchewan teachers are going back on strike. In a media release Tuesday evening, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation announced that talks with the province's Government-Trustee Bargaining Committ...
Feb 13, 2024
17 Sask. municipal projects to split $800K in government funding
More than $800,000 has been earmarked for 17 new municipal projects under the Saskatchewan government's Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative. In a release, the government said the initiative "give...
Feb 13, 2024 The Saskatchewan government is putting up more than $800,000 for the projects. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME file photo)
Sask., Alberta NDP putting distance between themselves and federal big oil bill
The NDP in Saskatchewan and Alberta have joined together to announce they do not support a recent private member's bill from a federal NDP Member of Parliament on restricting advertising from big oil ...
Feb 12, 2024 Saskatchewan NDP Energy Critic Aleana Young (left) has joined her Alberta NDP counterpart to say they don’t support a federal NDP private member’s bill which proposes to limit oil company advertising. (980 CJME file photo)
New poll shows NDP leading among decided Sask. voters
According to the results of a new poll, decided Saskatchewan voters would elect a provincial New Democratic Party government if they went to the polls today. A new independent poll released on Friday ...
Feb 10, 2024
Non-emergent stretcher service aims to alleviate EMS call volumes in Sask.
The demand for ambulances and high call volumes for EMS services in Saskatchewan has left some patients waiting hours for transportation. The owner of a private non-emergency stretcher service is hopi...
Feb 09, 2024
CUPE health-care workers say salaries aren't keeping up with inflation
Public health workers are struggling to get by, according to a report by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. That's why the union is calling for higher wages and better working conditions. On Wedn...
Feb 09, 2024 CUPE said that from March 2013 to March 2023, the Consumer Price Index in Saskatchewan rose by 27 per cent -- nearly double the 14 per cent compound increase that workers received over the same time span. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...