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Former Winnipeg broadcaster get prison time after admitting to bank holdups
REGINA - A former Winnipeg television sports anchor has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to a string of bank robberies in Saskatchewan. Stephen Vogelsang was senten...
Apr 05, 2019 A suspect photo of a man police believe to be Stephen Lane Vogelsang, 53, caught on surveillance video at a Medicine Hat bank on Oct. 19, 2017. (Medicine Hat Police Service)
GPS road trip app tells the stories of Saskatchewan
The creator of a new GPS driving tour app hopes users will learn something about Saskatchewan they may never have heard before. It's called Tripvia, created by Moose Jaw's Greg Donkers. When you drive...
Apr 05, 2019 Map of the Moose Jaw to Alberta route on the Tripvia app (Photo submitted/Greg Donkers)
Manitoba joins two other provinces challenging federal carbon tax in court
WINNIPEG - Manitoba has joined a list of conservative-led provinces challenging the federal government's backstop carbon tax in court. Premier Brian Pallister says his government will ask a federal co...
Apr 03, 2019 Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
For this low-wage earner, a raise opens up opportunities
Juggling two low-wage jobs doesn't leave Avianna Hudym with a lot of time on her hands. She is a server at one small restaurant and washes dishes at a second. Hudym is working a lot, but said she isn'...
Apr 01, 2019 Rally organizer Saima Desai has a visitor in Regina sign a petition calling on the province to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour on April 1. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Group rallies for $15 minimum wage
Saskatchewan having the second-lowest minimum wage in the country, one group is rallying in Regina on Monday, hoping to make some noise on the issue and raise the minimum amount workers earn each hour...
Apr 01, 2019
Doug Ford slams federal carbon tax that takes effect in four provinces today
TORONTO - Canada's most populous province and the federal government engaged in a pitched battle for public opinion over the carbon tax as it launched Monday, just six months ahead of the federal elec...
Apr 01, 2019
Darrell Davis: Brad Watson gets a well-deserved sendoff
Regina's Brad Watson is headed to the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame. He earned the honour even before his amazing 23-year career as an NHL referee ended last week. In a province that produces more ...
Apr 01, 2019
Saskatchewan to see federal carbon tax kick in
The federal government's carbon tax takes effect on Monday in Saskatchewan. People will notice an immediate impact at gas pumps, where gas prices will go up 4.4 cents per litre. "That means that every...
Apr 01, 2019
U of R economics prof. optimistic about Sask. carbon tax
Although Saskatchewan residents will pay more for fuel, natural gas and electricity starting Monday due to the carbon tax, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Regina (U of R) expe...
Apr 01, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams New Brunswick’s stance on federal carbon levy
ST. STEPHEN, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed New Brunswick on Thursday for its opposition to the federal carbon levy, saying Conservative governments across the country "don't think that ...
Mar 28, 2019 Prime Minster Justin Trudeau delivers remarks to supporters at a Liberal donor appreciation event in Toronto on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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