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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Saskatchewan legislature to resume sitting on June 15
The Saskatchewan legislature is to resume sitting June 15, nearly three months after its spring session was adjourned due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. In a joint media release Tuesday, the...
May 26, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Upgrades coming to some provincial parks in Saskatchewan
A number of Saskatchewan's provincial parks are set to get new features. In a media release Tuesday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced it was investing $10.3 million in renewal projects in prov...
May 26, 2020
Show Segments
8:30 – The COVID-19 vaccine in development at the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre has cleared another major milestone and is...
May 26, 2020
‘Safety is key’ says Saskatoon pub owner and GM preparing to open in just two weeks
As Winston’s Pub and Grill’s general manager slides heavy bar stools across the floor two at at time, he explains how different his establishment is going to look and feel come June 8. Tha...
May 25, 2020
Councillor Hill looking for explanation, apology, promise from CP Rail on clear-cut land
A Saskatoon city councillor is looking for answers from CP Rail after an area of vegetation was clear-cut within City Park and North Park in March. Ward 1 councillor Darren Hill stood next to part of ...
May 25, 2020
Realtors' association gives go-ahead to stage open houses
Open houses are back, thanks to Re-Open Saskatchewan. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Realtors Association announced its members once again can stage open houses -- provided new health and...
May 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Two new COVID-19 cases, eight more recoveries; now 81 active cases in Sask.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan is at its lowest point in nearly a month. The provincial government reported Monday there were two new cases, increasing that total to date to 63...
May 25, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Sask. considers taking federal government to court over firearms ban
On May 1, the federal government announced a ban on a wide range of ‘military-grade’ firearms, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting. On Monday, ...
May 25, 2020
Professor analyzes Spanish Flu history, compares second wave to COVID-19
Discussion around a second wave of COVID-19 is largely factually incorrect, according to one historical epidemic expert. Dr. Mark Humphries, a professor of history at Wilfrid Laurier University and au...
May 25, 2020
54-year-old man identified as city's seventh murder victim of 2020
A 31-year-old Regina man is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the city's seventh murder of 2020. Joseph Delaney Oakes was charged after 54-year-old Jones Raymond Oakes died fol...
May 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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...