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Sask. drug task force sets out priorities aimed at reducing overdoses
With drug overdose deaths reaching record highs, the Saskatchewan Drug Task Force continues to search for answers. The task force recently sought input from communities and their leaders, and ended up...
Mar 03, 2022
Saskatchewan reports another 44 COVID-related deaths
The month of February was one of the deadliest in Saskatchewan for COVID-19. According to the weekly epidemiological report from the Ministry of Health, 44 people died of COVID between Feb. 20 and thi...
Mar 03, 2022 The contents of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Jeff McIntosh
Saskatchewan set to do its part to help Ukrainian people
The Saskatchewan government estimates that around 15 per cent of the province's population can trace its roots back to Ukraine. That number skyrocketed Thursday. "Everybody is Ukrainian today in Saska...
Mar 03, 2022 (Premier Scott Moe/Twitter)
War in Ukraine hitting home for Saskatchewan people
There are people living in Saskatchewan who know what it is like to fight against the Russians. Andrii Gnatiuk served as a tank commander in the Ukrainian army before moving to Watson. He told the Raw...
Mar 03, 2022 Andrey Goncharuk, 68, a member of the territorial defence stands in the backyard of a house damaged by a Russian airstrike in Gorenka on March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Stepping up: Canadians sending aid to Ukraine
Help is on the way for the people of Ukraine. The Canada-Ukraine Foundation has partnered with an international aid agency in Ukraine. That's where Danylo Puderak of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress sa...
Mar 03, 2022 Displaced persons fleeing from Ukraine crowd a platform at the train station in Przemysl, Poland on March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
RCMP gives update on raids in Waseca, Lloydminster
The RCMP provided more details Wednesday into the raids Saturday that led to a shootout in Waseca in which a suspect was killed and a Mountie was wounded. According to a media release, the Saskatoon P...
Mar 02, 2022
Saskatchewan preparing to accept refugees from Ukraine
Saskatchewan is putting out the welcome mat for refugees fleeing Ukraine in the wake of Russia's attack on the country. "I spoke with my federal counterpart yesterday to advise that Saskatchewan will ...
Mar 02, 2022 The flag of Ukraine is flying at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME file photo)
'R' designation removed from Saskatchewan health cards
Saskatchewan health cards will no longer carry an "R" to denote the card holder has self-declared as a Registered Indian. The government said the change was effective immediately. Prior to Tuesday, an...
Mar 02, 2022 (eHealth/Twitter)
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 0.5 per cent
The Bank of Canada has increased its key interest rate for the first time since 2018. The national bank raised its rate to 0.5 per cent on Wednesday, up from 0.25 per cent. It had been at that level s...
Mar 02, 2022
Keeping it REAL: Evraz Place now known as the REAL District
The property previously known as Evraz Place is now the REAL District. Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) announced the name change Wednesday, saying the new handle was selected "after month...
Mar 02, 2022 REAL president-CEO Tim Reid unveils the new name and logo for the REAL District on March 2, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
8:30 - Farming season is a short and precious one here in Saskatchewan, and cold spring storms can cause harmful delays ...