Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Saskatchewan reports its first two deaths due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan's name was added Monday to the list of provinces that have reported deaths due to COVID-19. The Saskatchewan government announced two people in their 70s had died Sunday of complications ...
Mar 30, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina man charged in connection with break-in, shooting
A 27-year-old Regina man is facing 14 charges after a number of incidents in the city, including a home invasion in which a man was shot in the foot. That incident occurred March 13 in the 1900 block ...
Mar 30, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Show Segments
8:30 – On Friday Trudeau announced that Canada would increase its wage subsidy program from 10% to 75%, a huge boost for businesses struggling in the face of COVID-19. While details on the progr...
Mar 30, 2020
Crop insurance deadline extended by two weeks in Sask.
Saskatchewan producers interested in crop insurance coverage for 2020 have been given an extension to decide if they want to participate in the program. In a media release Monday, federal Agriculture ...
Mar 30, 2020 (Jake Leguee/Submitted)
Regina company able to stay in business thanks to 'sneeze guards'
COVID-19 has been tough on Regina's Lonnie Maier and Davey Plastics, just as it has been on other businesses. Maier was on the verge of laying off workers due to the economic slowdown that has resulte...
Mar 30, 2020 (Davey Plastics/Facebook)
Seven deaths linked to overdoses in Regina so far in 2020
The Regina Police Service said Monday that seven people in the city have died due to drug overdoses since Jan. 1 and five other deaths are still under investigation. In a media release, the police ser...
Mar 30, 2020
Crews dealing with sinkhole on McCarthy Boulevard
City of Regina crews continued work Monday to repair a sinkhole that opened up on McCarthy Boulevard between Brunskill Place and Fourth Avenue on Friday night. As a result, the city has closed southbo...
Mar 30, 2020
Regina police arrest Thorne for being unlawfully at large
Regina police arrested Jason Paul Thorne on Sunday afternoon, two days after the convicted sex offender deemed a high risk to reoffend was reported unlawfully at large. Police said Thorne, 43, left th...
Mar 30, 2020 Regina police say that convicted sex offender Jason Thorne is a high risk to reoffend sexually. (Photo submitted by Regina Police Service)
Officer, civilian in hospital after riverbank rescue Sunday
Saskatoon emergency crews battled icy riverbank conditions to pull a man suffering from hypothermia and an injured officer to safety. Just after 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the ea...
Mar 29, 2020
Blades GM Priestner begins busy off-season from his basement
Colin Priestner is finding new ways to prepare his team for another Western Hockey League (WHL) off-season. The Saskatoon Blades general manager was in San Francisco earlier this month when COVID-19 w...
Mar 29, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...