Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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SHA warns of potential COVID exposures in four towns
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising the public of potential COVID-19 exposures at businesses in Pilot Butte, Watrous, Waskesiu and Wakaw after two individuals tested positive. According to t...
Sep 08, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Saskatchewan ICE Unit helps catch Australian online predator
A recent investigation by Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit led to 117 charges against an Australian man. In a media release Tuesday, the ICE Unit said the man "was grooming and lu...
Sep 08, 2020
Sask. reports 7 new COVID cases, 7 more recoveries; active cases stay at 58
The number of active COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan remained static at 58 on Tuesday. There were seven new cases reported, with three in the Regina area, two in the north-central region and o...
Sep 08, 2020
Spike belt ends police search for stolen vehicle
Two people are facing charges after an incident involving a stolen vehicle turned into something of a standoff. In a media release, the Regina Police Service said officers just after midnight Saturday...
Sep 08, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
SGI refreshes drivers on school zone driving
School zones will be a much busier place now that the school year is underway. SGI is reminding drivers to slow down to help keep the kids safe, and also that school zone speeds will now be enforced. ...
Sep 08, 2020
Saskatoon parents hoping for the best as they send kids back to school
Just like last year, the speed limit signs were out in the middle of the street in front of Hugh Cairns Elementary School in Saskatoon this morning. Just like last year, the cones cordoning off areas ...
Sep 08, 2020
Regina's CartSmart team to return to action
The City of Regina's CartSmart team is set to expand its efforts this fall. In a media release Tuesday, the city said crews will be out again this fall to check on recycling carts to make sure people ...
Sep 08, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. provides $51M in funding to school divisions for COVID expenses
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing more than $50 million in funding to school divisions for one-time expenses tied to a return to school during COVID-19. On Tuesday, the government announced ...
Sep 08, 2020 Education Minister Gord Wyant. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
A look at back-to-school administration during the pandemic
Managing more than 700 students returning to school during COVID-19 isn't an easy job. That's exactly what Chantie Champigny-Lucyk, the vice-principal of Ecole Palliser Heights School in Moose Jaw, ha...
Sep 08, 2020 Ecole Palliser Heights School in Moose Jaw. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan sees record-breaking frost
Frost-covered lawns and windshields greeted people across the province Tuesday as temperatures dipped below the freezing mark. Environment Canada says 20 communities set cold temperature records overn...
Sep 08, 2020
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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