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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'Worst is over,' doctor says but adds health-care system still struggling
According to infectious disease physician Dr. Alex Wong, it appears that the fourth wave of COVID-19 -- the deadliest wave of the pandemic yet -- is waning. "All of the leading indicators like test po...
Nov 03, 2021 (The Canadian Press file photo)
Weyburn salon changing the subject from COVID to positivity
Every day, Tessa Dupuis walks into work through a door under a sign with the words "beauty and wellness." But throughout the pandemic, the owner of Tessa's Beauty and Wellness in Weyburn has hated goi...
Nov 03, 2021 (Tessa's Beauty and Wellness/Facebook)
Wage increases planned for child-care workers in Saskatchewan
Early childhood educators in Saskatchewan are getting a raise. The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced Wednesday they're giving qualified child-care workers a wage increase of up to $3 pe...
Nov 03, 2021 While the $10-a-day program reduced costs for families, centres were left trying to absorb rising expenses without corresponding increases in operational funding. Inflation touched everything from wages to utilities to groceries, and many centres built their budgets in 2020, before those costs surged. (980 CJME file photo)
Large, 10-day winter festival planned for Regina in February
Several community organizations have merged together to plan a large winter festival they hope will snap Regina residents out of their winter doldrums. The festival is expected to take place from Feb....
Nov 03, 2021 People who attended Waskimo Festival on Feb. 19, 2018, could try out snow cricket on Wascana Lake. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
Nov. 3 Show Segments
8:30 – At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making some big commitments, including placing a cap on Canada’s oil and gas emissions, workin...
Nov 03, 2021
Pfizer's COVID vaccine approved for kids aged 5 to 11 in U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 14...
Nov 02, 2021 (Supplied)
CAPP responds to Canada’s proposed cap on emissions
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has a different view than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when it comes to the future of emissions from oil and gas companies. During the COP26 Summit in ...
Nov 02, 2021
Flag-raising debate continues leading up to Remembrance Day
The Royal Canadian Legion is recommending local branches stick to protocol on Remembrance Day when it comes to Canadian flags. Ceremonies typically begin with the flags raised before they’re low...
Nov 02, 2021
Saskatchewan getting 2,500 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
One day after Saskatchewan's health minister said he hoped the province soon would get some doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the province said Tuesday that 2,500 doses are on the way. The M...
Nov 02, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 2: 107 new cases, 5 deaths
Nearly one-third of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Tuesday were people who were fully vaccinated. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said 35 of the 107 new cases had recei...
Nov 02, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...