Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Canora, Sask. woman dead after 3-vehicle crash near Yorkton
An 82-year-old woman is dead after the minivan she was driving was involved in a three-vehicle crash north of Yorkton on Saturday afternoon. RCMP from the Yorkton detachment said the woman, who's from...
Jun 10, 2019 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
Average carbon-tax rebates are lagging federal estimates, data suggests
OTTAWA - The federal government has returned $1.75 billion in carbon-tax rebates to more than eight million Canadian families, the Canada Revenue Agency says. As of June 3, 8,022,780 families had clai...
Jun 07, 2019
Sask. minimum wage to increase to $11.32 per hour
Saskatchewan's minimum wage will get a 26-cent-per-hour bump on Oct. 1; it's going up to $11.32 per hour. It's currently $11.06 per hour, one of the lowest-such figures in Canada. A media release Frid...
Jun 07, 2019
Jamie Nye: Bad offence could hit Riders in the pocket book
Winning is everything, right? Not in the entertainment business. The Saskatchewan Roughriders' 2018 season is proof you can't give fans a dry, boring, inept offence and think they'll be coming in drov...
Jun 05, 2019
‘Opioid epidemic:’ Pharmacists call for stricter access to low-dose codeine
REGINA - Pharmacists say it's time for Canada to restrict access to over-the-counter codeine as the country grapples with an opioid crisis. There have been renewed calls to limit access of low-dose co...
Jun 03, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Sask. files carbon tax notice of appeal with Supreme Court
Saskatchewan is officially taking its case against the carbon tax to the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said Friday in Saskatoon that the notice of appeal ha...
May 31, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan gets poor grade in education efficiency
The cost of education continues to rise in Canada, but the authors of a new study say Saskatchewan is not getting good bang for its public investment. A study by the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of...
May 29, 2019
Sask. eliminates provincial cross-border alcohol limits
Bringing back a few extra bottles of wine from B.C. or another case of beer from Alberta will no longer have people risking a fine in Saskatchewan -- the province has scrapped its limits on bringing b...
May 28, 2019
Little rain despite thunderstorms: Environment Canada
Environment Canada says thunderstorms in Saskatchewan did not make much of a splash on Saturday. Severe thunderstorm watches were issued for the southwest part of the province, potentially with heavy ...
May 26, 2019 Pea-sized hail covered the streets of east Regina after a brief thunderstorm on May 25, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
More changes coming to border crossing hours
Austin Arvay, DiscoverWeyburn.com The United States Customs and Border Protection is announcing changes once again to a number of border crossings between Saskatchewan and Montana. Just over a month a...
May 24, 2019 A Canada-U.S. border crossing station between Saskatchewan and Montana. (DiscoverWeyburn.com)
OPINION
Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...