Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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22 new cases of COVID-19 bring Saskatchewan's total to 156
Saskatchewan has added 22 new confirmed cases to its COVID-19 total. As of Sunday, 156 cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the province. However, four more people have recovered in Saskatch...
Mar 29, 2020 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Woman charged with drunk driving after vehicle smashes through building
An 18-year-old woman has been charged with drunk driving after somebody drove into a building on Dewdney Avenue near Pasqua Street early Sunday morning. According to Regina police, the incident was re...
Mar 29, 2020 Regina police charged a woman with drunk driving after she allegedly smashed into the Come and Learn Regina Aboriginal Head Start Centre early on March 29, 2020. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Police searching for man at high risk to re-offend sexually
A Saskatchewan-wide warrant has been issued for Jason Paul Thorne, a convicted sex offender who police say is at high-risk to reoffend. Police say the 43-year-old man left his home just before midnigh...
Mar 29, 2020 Regina police say that convicted sex offender Jason Thorne is a high risk to reoffend sexually. (Photo submitted by Regina Police Service)
Great Western offers pay increase for on-site employees
Great Western Brewing Company in Saskatoon is increasing wages for on-site employees until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. In a media release on Friday, the Saskatchewan brewer announced a $3 an hour p...
Mar 28, 2020
18 COVID-19 cases at snowmobile rally part of Saskatchewan's new total of 134
A snowmobile rally in mid-March is at the heart of Saskatchewan's largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases. The Government of Saskatchewan announced Saturday that there were 30 new cases in the p...
Mar 28, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Federal doctor says COVID-19 battle will last ‘months, many months’ as cases soar
TORONTO - Canada’s deputy chief public health officer has delivered a sobering assessment of the country’s struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Howard Njoo says the fight is far from o...
Mar 28, 2020
Charges for man in Moose Jaw break-in, attempted murder
A break-in, assault and shooting at a Moose Jaw home resulted in charges for one man and serious injuries for another. Police responded to a residence on 9th Avenue NE around 3 a.m. Friday. Officers f...
Mar 28, 2020
Public wastes little time to swoop up locally produced hand sanitizer
A collaboration between Stumbletown Distilling and Lucky Bastard Distillers had people lining up around the block Friday in Saskatoon. However, no one was lining up for some of their notable batches o...
Mar 27, 2020
‘No reason’ for province not to name towns, cities with COVID-19 community transmission: Meili
NDP Leader Ryan Meili wants the provincial government to be more transparent about where some COVID-19 cases are being diagnosed. As of Friday, Saskatchewan is reporting 104 cases of COVID-19 — ...
Mar 27, 2020
Sask. records nine new cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 104
Saskatchewan has surpassed the triple-digit mark in COVID-19 cases. The provincial government announced Friday that it had recorded nine new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total in Saskatchewa...
Mar 27, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...