Murray Wood: Big companies seem to be allergic to answering questions
Murray Wood says it's surprising that during a SaskTel outage last week, it was very difficult to get the Saskatchewan t...
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Sask. to make change to minimum wage on Oct. 1
Saskatchewan's minimum wage is set to increase on Oct. 1. It's to go up by 26 cents per hour to $11.32 per hour. The change -- the 11th in the province since 2007 -- was announced in June. "Our govern...
Sep 23, 2019
Indigenous knowledge program expands at Royal Sask. Museum
Indigenous programming at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum is expanding to include cultural workshops on topics such as storytelling, plant use and traditional art. They will be additions to the museum's...
Sep 20, 2019 A visitor at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum looks through the First Nations Gallery in Regina on Sept. 20. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Sask. health ministry looks to monitor vaping-related illnesses
Health professionals in Saskatchewan intensive care units are now required to report cases of severe respiratory illnesses possibly linked to vaping. "I am concerned with the recent incidents of vapin...
Sep 20, 2019
Jamie Nye: Bring on the WHL season and another long spring!
The WHL season drops the puck tonight. What a great couple of seasons it has been in Saskatchewan fan bases. In 2017, the Regina Pats got all the way to the final. In 2018, the Memorial Cup was in Reg...
Sep 20, 2019
Harvest continues to move slowly
The harvest in Saskatchewan continues to move slowly. Just 23 per cent of the crop is in the bin compared to the five-year-average of 50 per cent for this time of year. According to the most recent cr...
Sep 19, 2019
Solar energy company critical of SaskPower suspending net metering program
The president of a solar company in Saskatchewan said SaskPower's decision to suspend its net metering program kneecaps its ability to meet demands for renewable energy. "We've got thousands of custom...
Sep 19, 2019
Broadview ER to stay closed indefinitely: Sask. Health Authority
People in the Broadview area having a medical emergency will have to travel elsewhere, because the emergency department at the town's hospital is staying closed indefinitely. The Saskatchewan Health A...
Sep 18, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Canada at a crossroads entering federal election: Premier Moe
Heading into the federal election, Premier Scott Moe is asking what kind of Canada its citizens want. While speaking at a Regina and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, Moe said Canada i...
Sep 18, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaking at the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Sept 17, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Freedom of expression or personal attack? Nurse appeals fine for Facebook post
REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court is to decide what's next for a registered nurse who was fined $26,000 for criticizing her grandfather's care on Facebook. Carolyn Strom from Prince Albert was fou...
Sep 17, 2019 Carolyn Strom, left, arrives at the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan in Regina on Sept. 17, 2019. Strom was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association in 2016 and handed the financial penalty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
Sask. gov't outlines offer to province's teachers
The Government Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) has offered a three-year contract to the province's teachers. In a media release Tuesday, the committee - which comprises representatives from the Go...
Sep 17, 2019 Education Minister Gordon Wyant. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 26
Evan talks with historian Bill Waiser about Saskatchewan's 120 birthday, university associate professor Ian Lee about Ca...