Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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SHA issues a COVID-19 advisory for the RMs of Cut Knife and Hillsdale
In a release, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said it is issuing an advisory about an increase in community transmission of COVID-19 in the Rural Municipalities of Cut Knife and Hillsdale with...
Jul 23, 2020
Flair Airlines to make its debut in Saskatchewan
Discount carrier Flair Airlines will soon have flights going into and out of Saskatoon and Regina. In a release Thursday, the airline said it will begin service at the Regina airport on Aug. 24 and at...
Jul 23, 2020
RCMP seek missing 17-year-old believed to be in Saskatoon area
La Ronge RCMP needs assistance to locate Aidan McKenzie. No one has seen the 17-year-old since he left La Ronge on Tuesday, mounties said in a news release. RCMP believe McKenzie is in the Saskatoon a...
Jul 23, 2020
SHA working towards reducing COVID-19 test wait times
A physician executive with the Saskatchewan Health Authority doesn't dispute that some seeking a COVID-19 test have to wait. But Dr. Paul Babyn tells Gormley that stories about people waiting a week t...
Jul 23, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Regina man facing drunk driving charge after woman killed in rollover
A 54-year-old Regina man is facing a charge of impaired driving causing death in connection with a fatal crash on the Lumsden Beach access road on July 12. According to a media release from the RCMP o...
Jul 23, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan couple charged with trafficking stolen cattle
A five-month-long investigation has resulted in charges of theft and trafficking stolen cattle against two ranchers from the rural municipality of Prairie Rose. The Lanigan RCMP said Thursday a 59-yea...
Jul 23, 2020 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
16th Sask. resident dies after positive COVID-19 test; active cases reach all-time high
A 16th Saskatchewan resident has died following a positive test for COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said a person in their 60s from the north region had died. It's the...
Jul 23, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Work set to begin on Highway 11 intersection at Davidson
The Saskatchewan government says a project will get underway this summer to improve safety at the south end of Davidson on Highway 11. In a release, the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure says co...
Jul 23, 2020
Crops advancing quickly due to recent heat wave
The current heat wave in Saskatchewan is helping crops across the province catch up to those of previous years. In its weekly crop report, Saskatchewan Agriculture said recent rains and warm weather h...
Jul 23, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Western Development Museum locations to reopen in August
Saskatchewan's Western Development Museum locations are preparing to reopen. Closed in March due to COVID-19 restrictions, the four locations are scheduled to open their doors again in August. Museum ...
Jul 23, 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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