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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Farmer with large online following, discusses life during pandemic
A farmer with a large online following joined Gormley to share his thoughts on life during the COVID-19 pandemic, but with a positive spin. Quick Dick McDick, who has more than 30-thousand subscribers...
Mar 24, 2020
City, school divisions close playgrounds due to threat of COVID-19
Taking your kids to the playground or your dog to the dog park or sending teenagers out to play basketball are no longer options as the city and school boards have moved to close outdoor facilities. I...
Mar 24, 2020
SHA concerned that COVID-19 will overwhelm the health-care system
A Saskatchewan Health Authority internal document warns COVID-19 could overwhelm the health-care system. But the authority's CEO, Scott Livingstone, stressed during a media conference Tuesday at the S...
Mar 24, 2020 Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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8:30 – Canada now has more than 2,000 cases of COVID-19, and governments are stepping up efforts to minimize the spread of the disease. Dr. Timothy Sly, who helped manage the SARS pandemic in To...
Mar 24, 2020
SaskTel using COVID-19 protocols for Internet installations; demand for services up
Don't be surprised if you're a SaskTel customer and you get a call from the company to send a technician over to your home or business. The Crown corporation says it's still doing Internet installatio...
Mar 24, 2020
Six more COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan bring total to 72
Saskatchewan has 72 confirmed cases of COVID-19 after six new cases were announced Tuesday. Two of the 72 cases are under the age of 19, 11 are 65 or older and 59 are between the ages of 20 and 64. Th...
Mar 24, 2020 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
CHL cancels playoffs, Memorial Cup over COVID-19
For the first time in 102 years there will be no Memorial Cup champion, as the Canadian Hockey League decided in partnership with Canada's three major-junior hockey leagues to cancel their respective ...
Mar 24, 2020 Game 4 of the Memorial Cup Presented by Kia between the Guelph Storm and the Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday, May 21th, 2019 in Halifax, Nova scotia, Canada. (Photo by Vincent Ethier/LHJMQ/CHL)
Snowfall warnings lifted for east-central Sask.
Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for Saskatoon just before 10 p.m. Monday night. By noon Tuesday all warnings had been dropped The weather agency said it was tracking a low pressure system...
Mar 23, 2020
City Hospital night staff find ‘thank you’ message in the snow
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads and healthcare workers prepare for worst case scenarios in hospitals across Saskatchewan, messages of gratitude are spreading online. However, it was an anonymous phys...
Mar 23, 2020
City updates COVID-19 measures in meeting, emergency leaders answer questions
Updates of what the city is doing with the COVID-19 crisis, along with clarifications on past changes highlighted Saskatoon’s regular council meeting Monday. The meeting was held in council cham...
Mar 23, 2020
OPINION
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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8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...