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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Health-care union sounding the alarm about understaffing
The provincial government isn't working hard enough to put more health-care workers on the front lines in Saskatchewan -- that's the claim from the head of SEIU-West. Barbara Cape, the president of SE...
Nov 20, 2019 Barbara Cape, president of SEIU-West. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
RCMP recovers hundreds of stolen ID cards, cheques
A police search in Blaine Lake turned up hundreds of stolen cheques and identification cards on Sunday. The RCMP acted on a tip about fraudulent activity and subsequently executed a search warrant on ...
Nov 20, 2019
Ticket availability, prices revealed for Juno Awards in Saskatoon
The 2020 Juno Awards are coming to Saskatoon in March, and we now know more about ticket availability and price. Tickets for the 49th annual awards show will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., starting at ...
Nov 19, 2019
Saskatchewan toughens penalties for distracted driving
Those who use their phones behind the wheel in Saskatchewan should prepare for their wallets to get a lot lighter -- the provincial government is beefing up its distracted driving laws. On Tuesday, th...
Nov 19, 2019 (Government of Saskatchewan handout)
CN union members' strike will reduce farmers' market access
From trade disputes with China to bad harvest weather to shrinking market access, this year's farming season keeps getting worse for agricultural producers. That was the case again Tuesday, as about 3...
Nov 19, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
At least 1.2M acres of crop still on the field in Sask.
It may be just past the middle of November -- a little more than a month until Christmas -- but some farmers in Saskatchewan are still out in the fields, trying to get their crops off. Shawn Jaques, p...
Nov 19, 2019 (Andrea De Roo/Twitter)
Saskatchewan government considers funding first supervised consumption site
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's health minister says the government will consider whether to help fund what would be the province's first supervised drug consumption site. Health Minister Jim Reiter says m...
Nov 18, 2019
Water Security Agency predicts above-average spring runoff
A wet fall could mean a higher-than-normal spring runoff in southern Saskatchewan. The Water Security Agency (WSA) issued its 2019 Conditions at Freeze-up Report on Monday. In it, the agency said prec...
Nov 18, 2019
Regina to see mild, seasonal temperatures throughout the week: Environment Canada
Regina drivers got a wet start to their Monday morning, with showers falling on the city and the temperature above freezing at 3 C. Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Luzny said it's part of a wee...
Nov 18, 2019
White-tailed deer hunting season starts in Saskatchewan
Hunters can get their rifles out today: White-tailed deer hunting season is officially underway across the province and is set to last until Dec. 2. The 2 1/2-week time frame is a bit longer than in t...
Nov 15, 2019 A photo of a male White-tailed deer. (Wikipedia)
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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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...