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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Large number of mail-in ballots expected in upcoming election
Elections Saskatchewan is preparing for an election like no other. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elections Saskatchewan is anticipating more people than ever will take advantage of the many different ...
Oct 02, 2020
NDP commits $150 million to education, addressing overstaffing and mental health supports
The Saskatchewan NDP has launched its first education promise of the 2020 campaign season. In front of Lawson Heights School in the Saskatoon Northwest riding Thursday, NDP candidate Gillian Strange t...
Oct 01, 2020
‘We have to keep them alive:’ Safe consumption site opens without provincial funding
There was no celebration, there was no grand opening, but there was plenty of relief as the doors of Saskatchewan's first safe consumption site opened Thursday in Saskatoon. "It's our first day. We di...
Oct 01, 2020
Sask. adds 14 new COVID cases, nine recoveries to totals
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is on the rise, but the province's top doctor isn't calling it a surge. Saskatchewan reported 14 new COVID-19 cases for a second straight day Thursd...
Oct 01, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Restoring people's faith in democracy': Sask. Green Party leader has big ambitions
It might be a small party, but it has big ambitions. The Saskatchewan Green Party is hitting the ground running for the Oct. 26 provincial election. In 2016, Green candidates got 7,967 votes, making u...
Oct 01, 2020 Saskatchewan Green Party Leader Naomi Hunter poses with an electoral map on Sept. 30, 2020. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan’s first safe consumption site set to open
Saskatchewan’s first safe consumption site is set to open at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The facility is operated by Prairie Harm Reduction, which is the new name of AIDS Saskatoon. The consumption sit...
Oct 01, 2020
14 new COVID cases reported in Sask., along with 13 recoveries
Saskatchewan went over the 1,900 mark in total COVID-19 cases Wednesday, when 14 new cases were reported. Eight of the new cases were in the Saskatoon area. There were two in each of the central-east ...
Sep 30, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
6 of 7 new COVID cases in Regina area; 18 more recoveries reported
The Regina region had six of the seven new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday by the Saskatchewan government. The Regina area has recorded 50 cases since Sept. 1; the region's total to date now stands at...
Sep 29, 2020 Signage reminding people of COVID-19 etiquette at Victoria Square Mall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
U of R prof offers insight into provincial election campaign
With the writ dropping Tuesday, the province has jumped into a political race that's to last the next four weeks. Jim Farney, an associate professor of politics and international studies at the Univer...
Sep 29, 2020
Writ drops; Saskatchewan election campaign underway
And they're off. After visiting Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty at Government House on Tuesday morning, Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe officially announced the Saskatchewan election campaign is underway. T...
Sep 29, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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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...