Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Pinehouse teen a whiz at solving Rubik’s Cube
By Nigel Maxwell, paNOW The Rubik's Cube has baffled and frustrated people for over 40 years, but a 13-year-old boy from the northern village of Pinehouse has mastered it. A recent video submitted for...
May 02, 2020
COVID-19 won’t impact a summer staple: The drive-in movie theatre
It has been a Saskatchewan summer staple since 1954 and it doesn't look like even COVID-19 can stop the screen from lighting up. Twilite Drive-In in Wolseley has permission to open up in time for Phas...
May 02, 2020 (Twilite Drive-in/Facebook)
‘Invasion of privacy’: Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER - Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, New...
May 02, 2020
Interpreter keeping the deaf and hard of hearing in Sask. informed during COVID-19 pandemic
For those tuning in to the provincial government's daily COVID-19 new conferences, Karen Nurkowski is becoming a familiar face. Nurkowski has been interpreting the briefings into American Sign Languag...
May 02, 2020 Karen Nurkowski has been interpreting the Saskatchewan COVID-19 news conferences into American Sign Language for the deaf and hard of hearing in the province. (Karen Nurkowski/Facebook)
Man tasered in Argyle overpass incident that snarled traffic
Regina police tasered a man Friday evening following an incident on the North Argyle Street overpass over Ring Road. Officers responded to the area at 2:35 p.m. and found a man high on drugs threateni...
May 02, 2020 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
COVID-19 outbreak declared in Beauval
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority have declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in the northern community of Beauval. The official notice came around 9 p.m. Fr...
May 02, 2020
One man in custody, traffic flowing after north end incident
Regina police have one man in custody following an incident Friday afternoon. Police blocked off traffic in the north end of as they negotiated with a man they believed to be threatening self-harm. He...
May 01, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
COVID-19 outbreaks in 23 First Nations prompting concerns
OTTAWA - Federal officials say the next two weeks will be crucial in trying to determine the scope and severity of the spread of COVID-19 in First Nations communities. Cases of the virus have begun to...
May 01, 2020
Sask. reports 26 new COVID-19 cases, outbreak declared at P.A. hospital
Saskatchewan announced Friday it had recorded its second-highest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases. The provincial government revealed there were 26 new cases in Saskatchewan – the highest ...
May 01, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
U of S partners with Ministry of Health for online tick reporting
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan is switching to a new method of tick surveillance-eTick. “The way the program works is if you go out and you or your ...
May 01, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...