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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Sask. distilleries mix up emergency sanitizer to fight COVID-19
With hand sanitizer in high demand over COVID-19, several Saskatchewan distilleries have shifted their businesses to help meet the demand for workers on the front lines of the pandemic. “We̵...
Mar 22, 2020
Rosthern doctor who tested positive for COVID-19 saw 15 patients
On Saturday, it was announced that the Rosthern Medical Clinic and the town’s hospital are being shut down due to one of their doctors contracting COVID-19. In a post on the medical clinic’...
Mar 22, 2020
Canadian scientists fight coronavirus pandemic on dozens of fronts
Public health officials across Canada and around the world are working flat out to test as many people as possible for the novel coronavirus. Srinivas Murthy is working to figure out how to help them ...
Mar 22, 2020
Saskatchewan sees eight new cases of COVID-19
Saskatchewan reported eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon. The total number cases in the province is now at 52, with 33 confirmed according to a provincial government news releas...
Mar 22, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter (l-r), Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab brief the media about the province's fight against COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
FSIN calls on province to close borders
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wants Saskatchewan to close its provincial borders. In a media release on Saturday, the FSIN announced they are calling on Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe...
Mar 21, 2020
Sask. NDP wants more financial support for small businesses, self-employed
The Saskatchewan NDP is expecting more from the province to help self-employed people and small businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, finance critic Trent Wotherspoon called on the p...
Mar 21, 2020
Sask. records 18 new cases of COVID-19, province’s biggest jump
The Saskatchewan government reported the biggest provincial spike in COVID-19 cases to date on Saturday with 18 new positive tests, bringing province-wide cases to a total of 44. In a release, the gov...
Mar 21, 2020
Rosthern doctor announces he has COVID-19, hospital and clinic shut down
In a Facebook post on Saturday afternoon the Rosthern Medical Clinic confirmed it was not able to provide in-person consultations, after an earlier post suggested one of their doctors had contracted C...
Mar 21, 2020
SARCAN Recycling closes indefinitely due to COVID-19 outbreak
SARCAN Recycling announced Saturday afternoon that it will close its network of facilities until further notice. In a news release, the company said it would be doing so to minimize damage caused by C...
Mar 21, 2020
Locals self isolating after second case of COVID-19 found in Southend
One week ago the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) held a press conference to call for more to be done to protect the province’s remote and vulnerable northern communities. At th...
Mar 21, 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 ...