Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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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
COVID-19 advisory warning issued for Moose Jaw business
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is notifying the public that an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 was at a local business when they were likely infectious. The SHA is issuing an advi...
Sep 07, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Frost advisory announced for majority of Saskatchewan
Wide-spread frost is expected across Saskatchewan Monday night as a ridge of high pressure builds throughout the province. Cool temperatures will continue on Tuesday, before a warming trend through th...
Sep 07, 2020
Sask. reports 11 more COVID-19 cases, one more recovery
Saskatchewan health officials reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, as well as one recovery. The new cases are spread out throughout the province. There are two in the far northwest region, two...
Sep 07, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
‘They have a right to survival:’ Advocate for children responds to child welfare death spike
Saskatchewan’s advocate for children and youth is concerned that deaths among youth involved in care will surpass its highest level in half-a-decade. Lisa Broda told 650 CKOM Friday that trends ...
Sep 07, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...