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...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
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)
Sask. gov’t launches new growth plan, targets population, jobs and exports
Premier Scott Moe has a blueprint for the province over the next decade. On Thursday, his government released Saskatchewan's Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth 2020. "Our province has seen unprece...
Nov 14, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Nominations for Saskatchewan Music Awards announced
A couple of months after returning home from a tour of Australia, Saskatchewan country music artist Amy Nelson performed at the Artesian in Regina as the nominations were announced for the 2019 Saskat...
Nov 13, 2019 (saskmusic.org)
WCB expands 'presumptive coverage' list for Sask. firefighters
Saskatchewan firefighters are about to get access to coverage for more illnesses through the Workers' Compensation Board. Starting Friday, six additional cancers -- prostate, skin, breast, cervical, o...
Nov 12, 2019
Sask. archives move to new building months behind schedule
It's taking the Saskatchewan Archives a bit longer to get into its new building. In February, the province announced it had bought the CBC building in Regina to use some of the space for the new Sask....
Nov 08, 2019
Supreme Court case to cost province about $500,000
The Saskatchewan government is set to shell out about half a million dollars for its case against the carbon tax, set to be heard in front of the Supreme Court of Canada. Speaking on Thursday, Justice...
Nov 07, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SLGA to auction off retail liquor store permits
Online auctions for retail liquor store permits are set to begin in Saskatchewan on Nov. 27. Bids are to close Dec. 6 in the first round of auctions, which is to include the communities of Estevan, Ma...
Nov 07, 2019
OPINION
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 ...