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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)
Pro-oil protest convoy begins trek to Ottawa
Over 150 semi trucks have left Red Deer in a bid to make the federal government pay more attention to the struggles of Western Canada's oil and gas sector. The United We Roll for Canada convoy is maki...
Feb 14, 2019 The United We Roll for Canada convoy leaves Red Deer, Alta. on Feb. 14, 2019. (Troy Gillard/RedDeerNOW)
Sask. law professor explains carbon tax court case
With the province's carbon tax court challenge beginning Wednesday, a University of Saskatchewan law professor says it might be worth tuning in to a live stream that will be broadcast from the courtro...
Feb 13, 2019
Saskatchewan NDP calls for review of SNC-Lavalin dealings
Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili is calling on Premier Scott Moe and the provincial government to conduct a full review of its dealings with SNC-Lavalin in light of allegations against the engineeri...
Feb 11, 2019
Internal discussions on SNC-Lavalin prosecution included Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould was involved in extensive, internal government discussions last fall about whether SNC-Lavalin should be allowed to avoid criminal prosecution - a...
Feb 09, 2019
City eases requirements for reporting nuisance dogs
The City of Saskatoon is moving to make it easier for neighbours to report problem dog barking. City council's planning, development and community services committee voted Monday to reduce the number ...
Jan 15, 2019
Sask. Party MLA Nancy Heppner won't run in 2020
Longtime Saskatchewan Party MLA Nancy Heppner has announced she won't be running in the next provincial election. "To my constituents I want to say - thank you. Your support and generosity over the ye...
Jan 08, 2019 Nancy Heppner was first elected as MLA for Martensville-Warman in 2007. In January 2019, she announced she wouldn't run again in the 2020 provincial election. (Saskatchewan Party/Facebook)
Advocate says ‘60s Scoop apology 'historic' for province
One of the leading voices behind a call for the provincial government to formally apologize for the '60s Scoop says he's proud after learning Premier Scott Moe will be keeping a promise made by former...
Dec 19, 2018 Demonstrators march on to 20th Street during a '60s Scoop rally on March 16, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
