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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Provincial budget slaps tax on vaping products
In just a few months, all vaping liquids, devices and products will be subject to a 20 per cent retail tax. The new tax will replace the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) but will be on top of the Goods and ...
Apr 06, 2021
'It stings:' PHR's safe consumption site denied funding for second straight budget cycle
For the second straight year, it was a no from the Saskatchewan government. That's the reality that now faces Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), the lone safe consumption site in Saskatchewan. The organiza...
Apr 06, 2021 Jason Mercredi outside Saskatoon's safe consumption site. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
NDP Leader Ryan Meili says budget misses opportunities
The Saskatchewan NDP described the provincial government's budget as one that fails to meet the multiple challenges facing the province, calling it "uninspiring" and "ordinary." "Saskatchewan people h...
Apr 06, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
AstraZeneca vaccination clinics set to open in Moose Jaw, Weyburn and Kindersley
Three more AstraZeneca vaccination clinics for people aged 55 and over are to open Wednesday in Saskatchewan. According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, a walk-in clinic is to open on Moose Jaw's...
Apr 06, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. budget ticks the boxes for some in the province
The Saskatchewan government will spend its way out of the pandemic on big items like highways and construction. That creates jobs and will lead to economic recovery, according to the Saskatchewan Heav...
Apr 06, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
How the 2021-22 Saskatchewan budget affects you
Here are some of the ways the Saskatchewan budget, released Tuesday, could affect people in the province. Money goes out ... The government is changing Education Property Tax mill rates for the first ...
Apr 06, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
COVID helps push Saskatchewan forecast deficit to $2.6 billion
COVID-19 has left Saskatchewan in a bigger hole than originally expected. Before delivering the 2021-22 budget at the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said it was d...
Apr 06, 2021 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer answers questions on the 2021-22 provincial budget on April 6, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update April 6: 217 new cases, 221 recoveries, 3 deaths
Regina's intensive care unit has a record number of patients with COVID-19 as more than 200 people in the province are now hospitalized fighting the virus. There are 202 people in Saskatchewan hospita...
Apr 06, 2021 Regina General Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
Deficit expected in 2021-22 provincial budget
When the provincial government unveils the 2021-22 budget Tuesday afternoon, it's expected there will be a lot more red than black on the page. There is expected to be a large deficit on the books for...
Apr 06, 2021 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update April 5: 219 new cases, 212 recoveries, 1 death
The Milden Hotel and Bar is the latest Saskatchewan establishment to be fined for violating COVID-19 measures. In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Health said the hotel and bar had been fined $...
Apr 05, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM 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
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...