Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Saskatchewan to raise minimum wage to $13 in October, $15 in 2024
People who work for minimum wage in Saskatchewan are getting a raise. The provincial government announced Tuesday that on Oct. 1, the minimum wage will increase from $11.81 per hour to $13 per hour. T...
May 03, 2022
Roughriders select three in CFL's global draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders added some international flavour to their roster Tuesday. The Roughriders took three players in the CFL's 2022 global draft: Swedish linebacker Jordan Genmark Heath (first...
May 03, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Swift Current company fined $37K after worker hurt near Cadillac
A Swift Current company has been fined in connection with a workplace injury in August of 2020. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Rock Solid Trucking Ltd. pleaded gui...
May 03, 2022 Swift Current Provincial Court. (Google Maps)
Be prepared: SaskAlert system test set for Wednesday
Cellphones across Saskatchewan will be squealing Wednesday afternoon. At about 1:55 p.m., the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) will be conducting a test of its SaskAlert system. "Regular testi...
May 03, 2022
May 3 Show Segments
8:30 – According to numbers from SGI, last year police issued 523 administrative license suspensions to drivers who failed a roadside test due to drug impairment. That's a huge increase from the...
May 03, 2022
Riders no longer require proof of vax; single-game tickets on sale Tuesday
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have dropped their COVID-19 vaccination requirement for fans for the 2022 CFL season. In a media release Monday about ticket sales, the Roughriders revealed fans won't nee...
May 02, 2022
Six new ICU beds in operation in Saskatchewan hospitals
Six new intensive care unit beds have opened in Saskatchewan, with five more to be added before the year is out. The provincial government said in its March budget it would be spending $12.5 million t...
May 02, 2022 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Archbishop nearly ripped up apology, wanted to speak 'more directly from the heart'
A lot of hurt was shared this weekend as the head of the Anglican Church met with residential school survivors in Saskatchewan. Andrew Hoskin is the archdeacon and Anglican diocesan administrator in S...
May 02, 2022 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby (centre), stands among James Smith Cree Nation dignitaries during a hymn at the beginning of Saturday's event. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Thousands celebrate end of Ramadan at Prairieland Park
Thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered at Prairieland Park on Monday morning to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Eid-al-Fitr, otherwise known as the “festival of breaking the fast,” is a ce...
May 02, 2022
Regina's Mayfair Crescent claims title as Saskatchewan's worst road
Regina's Mayfair Crescent is the big winner (?). The street in south Regina was voted No. 1 in Saskatchewan in CAA's annual Worst Roads campaign. A stretch of Highway 4 near the village of Dorintosh w...
May 02, 2022 A stretch of Mayfair Crescent, voted the worst road in Saskatchewan in a CAA poll. (980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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