Sarah Mills: Snowbirds' grounding is a chance for Liberal government to stand behind its words
We are told the Snowbirds will return. We are told that the plan is to get new planes quickly. Sarah Mills says now, the...
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MLAs say autonomy meetings aren’t about western separation
MLA Lyle Stewart says "unprecedented, unilateral action" on the part of the federal government is hurting Saskatchewan's economy, and he wants to know what the people of the province want to do about ...
Jun 30, 2022
Pinball and politics: Walters talks shop during patio event
Jeff Walters spent part of his Saturday afternoon taking on all challengers at Pokey's Pinball Cafe in Saskatoon. It's a lot like his role as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal party. Walters knows th...
Jun 27, 2022 Jeff Walters plays the Dracula pinball game at Pokey's Pinball Cafe. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Scott Moe's approval rating at 51% in latest Angus Reid poll
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has a 51 per cent approval rating, according to the latest premier approval poll by the Angus Reid Institute, a right-leaning think tank. Moe's rating was the second-hig...
Jun 14, 2022
Moe defends travel, talks school funding after trip to U.S.
After spending the last week in New York and Washington, D.C., Premier Scott Moe met reporters at the airport in Saskatoon on Friday afternoon. Moe said he'd had a busy week with 40 meetings, includin...
Jun 10, 2022
Love endorses Carla Beck for NDP leadership
Saskatoon MLA Matt Love is standing behind Carla Beck as she works to become the next leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. The pair announced Love's endorsement Friday at Market Mall in Saskatoon. Beck sai...
Jun 10, 2022 NDP MLA Carla Beck speaks to reporters at Market Mall on June 10, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Kenney's resignation leaves opening for NDP, prof says
Jason Kenney's resignation leaves a potential pathway to power for the New Democrats in Alberta, according to a Calgary political scientist. On Wednesday, Kenney announced he would step down as leader...
May 19, 2022 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (l) and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Frustrations run high in dwindling days of the legislative session
Proceedings in the Legislative Assembly were short two MLAs by the end of the day on Wednesday after they were kicked out during the proceedings. Emotions were running high as things moved into Questi...
May 19, 2022
Mental health, nurses, body cameras: SUMA passes all 2022 resolutions
The resolutions up for discussion at this year's Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention ran the gamut from pushing for the federal government to pay for the RCMP's retroactive...
Apr 05, 2022
Electric vehicle advocates hope new federal plan will make vehicles more widely available
Electric vehicles could be getting a boost from Ottawa's newest plan to tackle emissions. The Canadian government announced a new Emissions Reduction Plan, which aims to cut carbon emissions by 2030. ...
Mar 30, 2022
'We have no limits:' Sask. ready to welcome as many Ukrainian refugees as possible
According to Premier Scott Moe, Saskatchewan is ready to welcome more Ukrainian refugees into the province. Speaking to Gormley on Monday morning, Moe said the government is ready to accommodate as ma...
Mar 28, 2022
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Murray Wood: Is this the end of the Snowbirds, or just this era?
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 20
8:30 - The Snowbirds, as Canada has known them, are coming to an end. The federal government is calling this a moderniza...
