Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Former NDP candidate Morin running as independent in Regina Walsh Acres
Saskatchewan's NDP wouldn't let Sandra Morin run as one of its candidates, so now the former cabinet minister will be running against that party in Regina Walsh Acres. On Friday morning, Morin announc...
Sep 25, 2020 Sandra Morin announced on Sept. 25, 2020 she'll be running as an independent candidate in Regina Walsh Acres in the upcoming provincial election. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
18 recoveries, 11 new COVID cases reported in Sask.
Recoveries outnumbered new cases for a third straight day when the Saskatchewan government released its COVID-19 update Friday. In a media release, the province reported 18 more recoveries and 11 new ...
Sep 25, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Trick or treat: Sask. gov't issues guidelines for Halloween
Trick-or-treaters have been given the green light by Saskatchewan's health officials, but they may have to wait a few days after Halloween to eat their goodies. In its COVID-19 update Friday, the prov...
Sep 25, 2020 Regina Police Service encourages parents to go with kids while trick-or-treating this year. (The Canadian Press)
'A lot of soul-searching going on:' U of S professor says NDP facing uphill battle
A Saskatoon political expert thinks the Saskatchewan NDP is facing an uphill battle in the upcoming provincial election. Dr. Joe Garcea, a political studies professor at the University of Saskatchewan...
Sep 25, 2020 (Saskatchewan New Democratic Party/Facebook)
NDP candidate named for Regina Walsh Acres
Kelly Hardy has been named the Saskatchewan NDP's candidate in Regina Walsh Acres for the upcoming provincial election. The NDP broke the news in an email sent Thursday night. In a news release, the p...
Sep 25, 2020 NDP leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. business fined $10,000 for COVID violation
A Saskatchewan business has been fined $10,000 for breaking COVID-19 regulations. The province's Ministry of Health didn't share Thursday which business had been fined, in which community it's located...
Sep 24, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Sask. reports 5 new COVID cases, 8 more recoveries; another fine levied
Another Saskatchewan resident has been fined for violating Saskatchewan's COVID-19 public health orders. In its update Thursday, the provincial government said an individual had been fined $2,000 afte...
Sep 24, 2020
Sask. reports six new COVID cases, 19 more recoveries
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped by 13 on Wednesday. The provincial government reported six new cases and 19 recoveries, lowering the active caseload to 133. The new cases -...
Sep 23, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
NDP promises to take corporate, out-of-province money out of Sask. politics
NDP Leader Ryan Meili says Saskatchewan has the worst campaign finance laws in the country, and he's pledging to fix them if his party forms government this fall. "We need to level the playing field a...
Sep 23, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili announcing his party's intention to ban corporate and out-of-province political donations on Sept. 23, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Canada’s carbon tax conundrum continues as Supreme Court reserves judgment in cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment on the national carbon tax Wednesday. After two days of hearings and presentations from more than two dozen interested parties, the court adjourn...
Sep 23, 2020
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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