Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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U of S prof predicts wild pigs will show up in Sask. cities
The death of a woman who was killed by wild pigs in Texas should be a warning for Saskatchewan residents. That’s the word from University of Saskatchewan researcher Ryan Brook, who spent a decad...
Nov 28, 2019
Saskatchewan chief disappointed at lack of long-term help to stop suicides
REGINA - The chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation says he is disappointed at the lack of long-term help from the provincial and federal governments to deal with what he says is a suicide cris...
Nov 28, 2019 Chief Ron Mitsuing of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation voices his concerns about a suicide crisis in his community at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
Sexual assault education program being created for Sask. judges, lawyers
Judges, lawyers and other members of the justice system in Saskatchewan soon will be offered education on handling sexual violence complainants. The province's Ministry of Justice and Attorney General...
Nov 27, 2019
Moe clarifies remarks, says separation won't ever be in Saskatchewan's best interests
On Tuesday evening, Premier Scott Moe clarified remarks he made in the morning which had implied separation could in the future become a good idea for Saskatchewan. While answering a question at Agrib...
Nov 27, 2019 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province unveils educational priorities for next decade
The Saskatchewan government Wednesday released its plan for education in the province for the next decade. "After a year-long engagement process that involved contributions from thousands of Saskatche...
Nov 27, 2019
Stabbed, headbutted, feces thrown: CUPE reports violence in Sask. schools
Schools are a place to learn and grow, but they can also be violent for education support workers in Saskatchewan. CUPE did a confidential survey involving more than 1,000 education support workers, h...
Nov 27, 2019
FSIN vice-chief calls for criminalization of coerced sterilization
A vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) wants to see more action taken to support Indigenous women who allege doctors and nurses pressured them to consent to being steril...
Nov 26, 2019 A woman who alleges she was sterilized against her will speaks during a rally in front of the Saskatchewan legislative building on Nov. 26, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Nutrien to keep Rocanville site closed despite end of CN Rail strike
As CN Rail and the Teamsters union announced a tentative deal to end an eight-day labour strike, potash company Nutrien said it still plans to proceed with a two-week shutdown of its Rocanville potash...
Nov 26, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan premier, Regina mayor have meetings with deputy prime minister
REGINA - Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is to meet with the Saskatchewan premier and mayor of Regina today. Freeland's office says she is to first speak with Mayor Michae...
Nov 26, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Sask. CN Rail workers ask for provincial support
As Saskatchewan's politicians carried on with their business at the legislature, on Monday they were watched by more than 100 members of the local union representing CN Rail workers who were there to ...
Nov 26, 2019 A CN train crosses Broad Street in Regina, Sask. on March 27, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...