Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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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
More than 200 drug overdoses so far in 2020: Regina police
The Regina Police Service said Friday there have been 11 deaths due to drug overdoses since the start of the year and nine other deaths may yet be connected to the use of illicit drugs. In a media rel...
May 01, 2020
Reservation system for campgrounds to open Monday
Campgrounds in Saskatchewan's provincial parks are to start accepting reservations Monday -- but only from Saskatchewan residents. The provincial government's reservation system opens Monday at 7 a.m....
May 01, 2020
Regina chamber's campaign gets $1M from Sask. government
The Government of Saskatchewan is putting up $1 million to remind people to shop local during the COVID-19 health crisis. In a media release Friday, the provincial government said it was providing the...
May 01, 2020 Jeremy Harrison. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...