Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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STF president disappointed no extra money in Sask. budget for COVID-19 related school safety measures
As the provincial government announced its full 2020-21 budget, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze said he was not only surprised, but disappointed it didn't specifically contain...
Jun 16, 2020 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
After weeks of zero cases, Clearwater River Dene Nation dealing with second COVID-19 spike
The chief of the Clearwater River Dene Nation says testing is ramping up in the small northern community after over a dozen new COVID-19 cases were detected over the weekend. After an extended lockdow...
Jun 15, 2020
No plans for another lockdown in Sask. due to COVID-19, but curve must stay flat: Chief medical health officer
Saskatchewan reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 Monday and Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, says this is a reminder that the virus is still here and we shouldn’...
Jun 15, 2020
NDP says Sask. budget lacks a recovery plan
The Saskatchewan NDP says the budget is nothing more than a 'pre-election placeholder' that does nothing to show how the government intends to get the province back on track from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jun 15, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili is critical of the province's updated 2020-2021 budget, saying it doesn't invest where it should. Jun. 15, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Pandemic puts a $2.4 billion wound in the Saskatchewan budget
The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant hole in the Saskatchewan budget that will take more than a vaccine to cure. The reduction in provincial revenues and additional costs related to ...
Jun 15, 2020
UPDATED: Mild May, windy June so far, says Environment Canada
UPDATE: Environment Canada’s Terry Lang says wind events, warnings and speeds have now been compiled for the first two weeks of June, and show that indeed there have been a spike in above averag...
Jun 15, 2020
Sask. reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 13 in Far North
There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, according to a release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Thirteen of the new cases are in the Far North. Most are connected to a wake on June ...
Jun 15, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 13 in far north
There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, according to a release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Thirteen of the new cases are in the far north. Most are connected to a wake on June ...
Jun 15, 2020
Man faces more than 30 charges after weekend incidents
A man is facing 35 charges after multiple incidents in Regina over the weekend. The first occurred around 2:50 a.m. Saturday when police were dispatched to a business on the 4100 block of Fifth Avenue...
Jun 15, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
‘People are happy to be out again:’ Restaurants reopening in Saskatchewan
Restaurant owners are excited about reopening. Many restaurants have already begun opening their doors to the public, seating up to 50 per cent of their normal capacity. Saskatchewan's $2.4 billion do...
Jun 15, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...