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...
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Sask. reports record amount of testing, 11 new COVID-19 cases
Provincial health officials are reporting 11 new positive COVID-19 cases on Saturday. A record number of COVID-19 tests were performed a day earlier. On Friday, 2,873 COVID-19 tests were performed in ...
Sep 19, 2020
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan president tests positive for COVID-19
The president of Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post on Friday, the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan page confirmed president Glen McCallum tested positive for the co...
Sep 19, 2020
Herd of elk spotted near Craven
It was quite the interesting sight for one Regina area woman. Hazel Cruz saw a massive herd of elk in a field just north of Craven. "It was so cool. There were at least 50 of them. Amazing," she said ...
Sep 19, 2020 Dozens of elk spotted near Craven in Sept. 2020 (Hazel Cruz/Facebook)
Smoke from U.S. wildfires arrives in Saskatchewan
Environment Canada says smoke from wildfires burning in the U.S. pacific northwest region is arriving in the prairies this weekend. The hazy conditions started Saturday morning. “The weather pat...
Sep 19, 2020 Special air quality statements due to wildfire smoke remained in place in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Canada opposition party head tests positive for coronavirus
By Rob Gillies, the Canadian Press TORONTO – The new leader of Canada’s main opposition party has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Conservative party announced late Friday that lea...
Sep 19, 2020
SHA announces possible COVID exposure on Regina Transit, at Golden Mile Superstore
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the following business in Regina and rode Regina Transit on the following routes w...
Sep 18, 2020
Man killed in truck-train crash near Rouleau
One man is dead after a train and semi-trailer unit collided Friday on Highway 39 near Rouleau. In a media release, the Milestone RCMP said officers were at the scene of the crash, which occurred abou...
Sep 18, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. reports 19 new COVID cases, including 12 in Saskatoon
The Saskatoon region has recorded another cluster of COVID-19 cases. The Saskatchewan government reported Friday that the area -- which already has seen multiple cases from a private gathering -- now ...
Sep 18, 2020
Helicopter helps rescue injured Saskatoon man in northern Sask.
A Saskatoon man and his dog are safe after an ordeal in northern Saskatchewan. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the Black Lake detachment got a call Wednesday at about 4 p.m., reporting a GPS devic...
Sep 18, 2020
COVID Alert app now operational in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents now can use the Canadian government's COVID Alert app. On Sept. 2, Premier Scott Moe said the provincial government was moving ahead with its plan to use the app. That plan came...
Sep 18, 2020 This is the first school year with a province-wide cell phone ban in classrooms the provincial government announced in the summer. (980 CJME files)
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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...