Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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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
Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Liberal government’s carbon tax
OTTAWA -- Supreme Court justices pushed lawyers from Saskatchewan and Ontario hard Tuesday, demanding to know how Canada can help stop climate change if any single province chooses not to help. But se...
Sep 22, 2020
Anxiety, excitement outline return to school at 2-week mark: STF
Tuesday marks two weeks since the return to school in Saskatchewan. So, how have things gone? Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) President Patrick Maze told 650 CKOM that it has come with a...
Sep 22, 2020
10 new COVID cases, 9 more recoveries reported in Sask.
The Saskatchewan government reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. That means, in the past week, there have been nearly 100 new cases reported in the province. But the government's chief medical h...
Sep 22, 2020 Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
More ambiguous loss counsellors needed in Saskatchewan
A family member going missing just isn't quite the same as a family member dying, according to Dwayne Yasinowski. He's the director of education with Caring Hearts Saskatchewan, which is one of the re...
Sep 21, 2020 A billboard featuring long-term missing people in Saskatchewan has been erected on Saskatchewan Drive in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Farmers pitch in to help Sorensen family with harvest
Craig Sorensen experienced the power of community on the weekend. The 55-year-old Sorensen farms just north of Ogema, but he wasn't able to participate in harvest this year after the lower part of his...
Sep 21, 2020 (Craig Sorensen/Submitted)
Sask. set to put forward case on carbon tax in front of Supreme Court
Saskatchewan is preparing to argue the carbon tax before the Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) on Tuesday. The SCOC is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon tax i...
Sep 21, 2020
Urgent care centres announced for Regina and Saskatoon
Many of the details still have to be worked out, but Health Minister Jim Reiter stood in front of Regina's Pasqua Hospital on Monday morning to announce $30 million for two urgent care centres to be b...
Sep 21, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter announces funding for a new urgent care centre in Regina on Sept. 21, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. reports 7 new COVID cases, including 3 more from Brandt outbreak
Saskatchewan reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, including three that have been connected to the outbreak at Brandt Industries in Saskatoon. So far, 17 cases have been linked to that workp...
Sep 21, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP leader promises $10 million for student mental health
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili has promised $10 million to support student mental health should he become premier this fall. Half of that money would be used to hire 50 mental health nurses for sc...
Sep 21, 2020 NDP candidate for Regina-University Aleana Young speaking at an announcement where leader Ryan Meili (right) pledged $10 million to support student mental health. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...