Discussion Paper: A Call for a New Saskatchewan Heritage Fund?

Editor’s note: In 2012, there was renewed discussion in the public discourse regarding the idea of reviving a sovereign wealth fund for Saskatchewan. It didn’t get very far, but the whole issue has just leapt to the fore in Alberta. On Feb. 21, Alberta...

Danielle Smith goes all-in on revitalized sovereign wealth fund

The evening of Feb. 21, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith released a video warning that the upcoming budget will have to deal with lower oil prices. As a result of seeking to get off the resource roller coaster, Smith says Alberta is going all-in on revitalizing its...

Evan Bray visits the Estevan coal mine, and much learning ensues

CJME/CKOM’s Evan Bray spent part of the Family Day long weekend on the road, visiting a coal mine near Estevan. You read that right. Because that’s just the type of guy he is. And he brought his wife along, too. Bray was invited by Estevan’s tireless...

Family Day, that’s nice. We’ll get to that during breakup

To be clear, these photos were taken three weeks ago. But the idea is the same: While others take their kids tobogganing or fishing on family day, there are others out there bringing home the bacon. As Corb Lund sang in “Roughest Neck Around:” It’s...