Sarah Mills: Figuring out what went wrong for NDP isn't a difficult task
Sarah Mills says it shouldn't be too hard for the federal NDP to figure out why it did so poorly in the spring election....
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Darrell Davis: Politics, like sports, are about winning and losing
The biggest game of the year is coming up. On Oct. 21, Canada is staging its federal election. And for everyone who tells sports reporters to “Stick to sports!” it may drive you crazy that...
Sep 12, 2019
Wray Morrison: The great escape
There are many great things about sports. They test resilience, keep those who participate in great shape, and at elite levels sports create jobs and tourism revenue. Like most forms of entertainment,...
Sep 12, 2019
Wray Morrison: Getting away from it all
The generation before mine said it, the next generation will say it, and we are saying it now. "The world is getting complicated." That's what I used to love, and still love, about watching or being a...
Aug 12, 2019
Sask. Party MLA Nadine Wilson charged with assault
Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with "common assault" and has stepped down as provincial secretary, according to a statement released by Premier Scott Moe on Friday. In the stat...
Jul 26, 2019 Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson stepped down as provincial secretary in August following an assault charge. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Fishing for answers after new financial disclosure on Harpauer trip to Pinehouse
More questionable expenses have come to light regarding two personal trips Finance Minister Donna Harpauer and her partner made to the Northern Village of Pinehouse in 2016 and 2018. The latest allega...
Jul 18, 2019 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers 2019-20 budget to reporters on March 20, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Romanow reflects on 75th anniversary of first CCF government
One of Saskatchewan's most celebrated leaders recorded a massive victory for him and his political party 75 years ago today. On June 15, 1944, Tommy Douglas led the Co-operative Commonwealth Federatio...
Jun 15, 2019 Former premiers, Lorne Calvert and Roy Romanow, stand with Premier Brad Wall at an event in Regina on Oct. 24, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Federal government announces $54 million for projects in northern Sask.
By Charlene Tebbutt The federal government is putting $54 million into various projects around the northern Saskatchewan region, including crime prevention, forest fire prevention and flood mitigation...
Apr 24, 2019 An undated photo of federal Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale. (Ralph Goodale/Facebook)
Saskatchewan brewery calls for feds to stop raising taxes
The head of Great Western Brewery says he is tired of being tapped for more taxes. Great Western president and CEO Michael Brennan spoke out Thursday against Ottawa's policy of automatically raising t...
Mar 14, 2019 Great Western President and CEO Michael Brennan gives a demonstration on the cost of rising federal excise tax on beer in Saskatoon on March 14, 2019. (Davis Remenda/650 CKOM)
SARM President expects 'lively discussion' at convention
Delegates attending this week's Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention in Saskatoon are hoping for more details on some big issues affecting the province. SARM president Ra...
Mar 12, 2019 SARM President Ray Orb speaks in Regina on Dec. 4, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Transportation committee votes for $4.6M bike lane plan
Saskatoon's downtown cycling lanes are one step closer to becoming a permanent fixture in the city's core. City council's transportation committee voted 5-1 Monday to endorse a plan for the expansion ...
Mar 05, 2019 The protected bike lane on 4th Avenue on Nov. 7, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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