Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Canada, U.S. confirm plan to extend border restrictions by another 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21. Despite mounting pressure from bu...
Jun 16, 2020
$500-a-week COVID-19 benefit to be extended eight weeks: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government’s signature benefit for people whose jobs have vanished amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by eight weeks. The Canada Emergenc...
Jun 16, 2020
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8:30 – The Saskatchewan Government tabled its budget Monday, but COVID means things look very different this year. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer joins Gormley to go over all the details. LIVE:...
Jun 16, 2020
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)
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Sarah Mills: Doggy daycares and other viral stories are a joy that we need right now
Sarah Mills says the tale of the Regina husky Missy escaping her vet to head to her favourite doggy daycare is the heart...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 22
On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...