Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Sunshine and warmer weather are here: SUN urges people to continue following physical distancing rules
It’s 15 degrees Celsius Wednesday afternoon in the Stonebridge area of Saskatoon, and traffic is steady at both the Preston and Clarence Avenue shopping centres and at at least one local park. E...
Apr 22, 2020
Premier hints at plan to reopen in provincial address
Saskatchewan will soon have a roadmap out of COVID-19. In an address Wednesday that was broadcast across the province, Premier Scott Moe detailed what residents can begin to expect in the coming weeks...
Apr 22, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SHA facilities to allow visitors for compassionate care
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced temporary changes to its visitor policies on Wednesday. In a media release, the SHA said compassionate care visitors would be allowed, with some restr...
Apr 22, 2020
Province, teachers reach tentative agreement
The Government of Saskatchewan and the province's teachers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Wednesday. The four-year deal between the Government Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) and ...
Apr 22, 2020
Country Thunder organizers taking wait-and-see approach
Gerry Krochak would like to be able to predict the future for Country Thunder Saskatchewan, but he admitted Wednesday his crystal ball "is a bit fuzzy right now." Krochak, the director of marketing an...
Apr 22, 2020
‘The virus doesn’t move, people move the virus:’ La Loche mayor says area dealing with 12 cases
The northern community of La Loche has grappled with positive cases of COVID-19, but is working to contain the area outbreak. In an interview Wednesday with Saskatchewan Afternoon’s David Kirton...
Apr 22, 2020
Saskatchewan reports six new COVID-19 cases and nine more recoveries
Saskatchewan announced Wednesday it had six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine more recoveries. The total number of cases to date in the province is 326, while 261 people are said to have recove...
Apr 22, 2020
Saskatchewan reports six new COVID-19 cases and nine more recoveries
Saskatchewan announced Wednesday it had six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine more recoveries. The total number of cases to date in the province is 326, while 261 people are said to have recove...
Apr 22, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
City keeping an eye on COVID-19 crisis while planning for upcoming election
Although there is no timeline set for restrictions ending with the COVID-19 crisis, the city is still expecting to hold its municipal elections in November. At the governance and priorities committee ...
Apr 22, 2020
22-year-old man killed in two-vehicle crash east of Chaplin
A 22-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision Tuesday on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Chaplin. According to the Morse RCMP, officers responded at 6 p.m., to the scene of a crash about 17...
Apr 22, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
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