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...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Jamie Nye: Warmer days are ahead, I hope
February has been a long, cold month. Too many days in the -30s and far too many days with wind chill dipping below -40. A friend posted a picture on Facebook this week from a year ago when they were ...
Feb 27, 2019
Crop insurance coverage reaches record level
Saskatchewan farmers will have access to record crop insurance coverage in 2019. Speaking in Melville on Tuesday, Agriculture Minister David Marit announced that coverage levels for 2019 will increase...
Feb 26, 2019 Terry Youzwa's view from his tractor during harvest from a tweet he sent directed at the prime minister and finance minister about tax changes. (Terry Youzwa/Twitter)
Darrell Davis: Someday soon, Saskatchewan curlers
Another Saskatchewan team has gone down in flames, leaving this curling-crazy province wondering when it might again win a national championship. Despite a decent week of preliminary action at the Sco...
Feb 25, 2019
Darrell Davis: Bring fourth the Cup!
The best Grey Cup game was in Hamilton. The best city to visit is Montreal. But when you want a community that totally absorbs the Grey Cup, the CFL couldn’t have picked a better place than Regi...
Feb 22, 2019
Jamie Nye: Saskatchewan is a no-brainer for Canada's biggest party
There ain't no party like a Saskatchewan party. We've seen that for a long time. From Briers and Scotties to Memorial Cups, World Junior Hockey Championships and three Grey Cups. And, boy, have we com...
Feb 22, 2019
Regina gets the 2020 Grey Cup
The CFL has decided to stage another celebration in Rider Nation. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie announced Thursday that the 2020 Grey Cup game is to be played in Regina. The Saskatchewan Roughriders...
Feb 21, 2019 Rob Bagg (left) And Chris Getzlaf celebrate winning the 2013 Grey Cup. (Chris Getzlaf/Twitter)
Extreme cold warnings ended for Regina, south-central Sask.
By 9 a.m. Tuesday, Environment Canada ended the extreme cold warnings it had issued earlier in the day for parts of south and central Saskatchewan, including Regina and areas around Humboldt, Outlook ...
Feb 19, 2019 Regina's Wascana Park in early February 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Carbon tax supporters to argue cases Thursday in Regina
The Government of Canada will be the star of the courtroom Thursday morning at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Its lawyers will have their three hours to lay out their arguments defending the carbon...
Feb 14, 2019
Environmentalists, farmers stake sides in Saskatchewan’s carbon tax challenge
REGINA - Sixteen interveners from across Canada are getting a say this week in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of Ottawa's federal carbon tax. Here's a look at some of the groups and their arguments: I...
Feb 13, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Feds fund Regina landfill gas project on eve of carbon tax case
As Saskatchewan takes Ottawa to court over the carbon tax, Regina is getting a cheque to support climate change action. On Tuesday, Liberal MP Ralph Goodale, on behalf of Environment Minister Catherin...
Feb 13, 2019 Regina MP Ralph Goodale making a funding announcement at Regina City Hall on Feb.12, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...