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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VIDO-Intervac to sterilize used N-95 masks for re-use, establishing emergency supply
As the world faces supply issues for N-95 medical-grade respirator masks in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and University of Saskatchewan are striking a deal to...
Apr 09, 2020
Saskatchewan businesses to get financial boost from province
On the heels of a harsh labour force survey released Thursday by Statistics Canada, the Saskatchewan government announced a financial aid package for some businesses in the province. The Saskatchewan ...
Apr 09, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Seven new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, but 12 more recoveries
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped by five Thursday. In a media release, the provincial government announced there were 160 active cases in Saskatchewan. Active cases are the ...
Apr 09, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab.
Two dead after highway crash near Aberdeen
Two men were killed when a semi and a truck collided Wednesday afternoon near Aberdeen. RCMP say a tractor-trailer travelling north on Highway 41 and a Ford F-550 truck travelling south collided, caus...
Apr 09, 2020
Theodore case going to Supreme Court of Canada
Public Schools of Saskatchewan said Thursday it plans to appeal the recent decision on funding for a school in Theodore to the Supreme Court of Canada. On March 25, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ru...
Apr 09, 2020 (St. Theodore School/Facebook)
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8:30 – On Wednesday the Sask. Health Authority released three models for how COVID-19 may look in Saskatchewan. While the models aren’t meant to be predictions, they do contain some scary ...
Apr 09, 2020
‘I can’t imagine being any worse’: Saskatoon hairstylist describes experience with ‘mild’ case of COVID-19
A hairstylist teacher in Saskatoon who tested positive for COVID-19 wants to warn everyone just how serious the virus is. Camey Hryhor said she was doing her best to isolate, only travelling from home...
Apr 08, 2020
Ferrets to be tested for immunity after receiving COVID-19 vaccine says VIDO-InterVac Director
Dozens of ferrets and hamsters at Saskatoon’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization- International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), will soon show scientists whether they have developed imm...
Apr 08, 2020
Moe, Shahab react to SHA's modelling for COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority's most dire model for COVID-19 in the province truly is a worst-case scenario for Premier Scott Moe. In that model, Saskatchewan could lose more than 8,000 residents ...
Apr 08, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Baseball Sask. “strategically planning” upcoming season with multiple models of shortened seasons
There’s still a lot up in the air in terms of baseball in Saskatchewan this summer. Baseball Saskatchewan, the governing body for the sport in the province, continues to update its website with ...
Apr 08, 2020
OPINION
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
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...