Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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SUN, SHA differ on availability of personal protective equipment
The head of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) claims that personal protective equipment, or PPE, is being rationed and that access to information nurses need is also in short supply. PPE is in hu...
Apr 06, 2020
‘Quite a shock:’ COVID-19 patient recounts experience at Christopher Lake snowmobile rally
Marg Clair never imagined helping out at a local snowmobile rally would lead to a close encounter with a global pandemic. Clair, 70, was one of the volunteers working the Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wild...
Apr 05, 2020
18 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, total at 249
As of Sunday, Saskatchewan has 18 new cases of COVID-19. According to a press release sent by the province, the 18 new cases Sunday brings the provincial total to 249, with four people in hospital in ...
Apr 05, 2020
Meili encouraging citizens to wear masks to mitigate spread of COVID-19
Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili is encouraging people to wear a mask in public to help slow the spread of COVID-19, as long as the face coverings are not those that would be needed by health care w...
Apr 05, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili on March 18, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Class action lawsuit filed against insurers refusing to pay business interruption insurance
A Regina business owner is at the centre of a national class action lawsuit filed Friday against indemnity insurers refusing to cover losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Siarkos, owner of Memo...
Apr 04, 2020
11 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, total at 231
There are 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. That brings the total to 231. According to a news release from the Government of Saskatchewan, four individuals in the province are hospit...
Apr 04, 2020
Regina City Hall to light up in blue for health-care workers
Regina City Hall is joining in on the Hearts of YQR trend and it will be lit up in blue to honour health-care workers. Mayor Michael Fougere said displaying hearts in the building's ground-floor windo...
Apr 04, 2020
Local business making face shields for health care workers using 3D printers
Upon walking into Wave of the Future 3D Printing Cafe in Saskatoon, there are a few things that one will notice. Obviously, the first thing is the awesome, seven-foot-tall, 3D-printed Baby Groot statu...
Apr 03, 2020
‘Always new expenses:’ Lawsuits filed as anniversary of Broncos bus crash nears
It’s been almost two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and with the solemn anniversary comes a closing legal window that has seen several lawsuits filed in court....
Apr 03, 2020
Moe not impressed with Trump's decision on masks
Scott Moe didn't mask his feelings Friday. While discussing Saskatchewan's latest COVID-19 numbers with reporters, the premier referred to a conference call he had had Thursday with Canada's other pre...
Apr 03, 2020 Sask. Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...