Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan; total now 253
Saskatchewan announced Monday its lowest single-day total of COVID-19 cases in more than two weeks. The provincial government revealed there were four new confirmed cases of the virus in the province....
Apr 06, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Snowfall warnings issued, prolonging Sask. winter
Spring remains on pause for much of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon and areas north of the city are included in snowfall warnings issued by Environment Canada on Monday morning. The weather agency is forecast...
Apr 06, 2020
Police, fire deal with explosion at Estevan business
Connor Barnstable's Facebook page may have been more popular than normal Monday. Barnstable works at Performance Machining in Estevan's east end, just south of Fourth Street and the bridge leading tow...
Apr 06, 2020 An Estevan fire truck races toward the scene of a major fire at a business in the southeast corner of the city. (Discover Estevan)
Early-morning fire in Regina leads to arson charge
A 30-year-old man from Edmonton has been charged with arson after a fire in south Regina early Monday. According to the Regina Police Service, officers and Regina firefighters responded at about 1:20 ...
Apr 06, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
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