Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Latest COVID update Oct. 10: 507 new cases, one death, 5,632 vaccinations
Saskatchewan continues to report high COVID numbers, but some key indicators were relatively low Sunday. In its daily update, the province reported 507 new cases and 601 recoveries, bumping the active...
Oct 10, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Riders fall to Stamps for second straight week, lose 22-19
It was a frustrating loss for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. "I felt like we should have won this game," defensive tackle Micah Johnson said following the Riders’ 22-19 loss to the Calgary Stampe...
Oct 09, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 9: 502 new cases, five new deaths
More than a quarter of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Saturday were in people aged 20 to 39 years old. There were 502 new cases announced Saturday, as well as five more deaths. Thr...
Oct 09, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Vaccination, masks required at major curling event in Swift Current
Organizers of a major curling tournament in Swift Current say COVID-19 precautions will be in full force this weekend. The city is the location of the IG Wealth Management Western Showdown, bringing s...
Oct 09, 2021
Sask. doctors advising to keep Thanksgiving gatherings small, outside
Doctors across the province have some advice to stay healthy and safe this Thanksgiving long weekend. At Thursday’s Saskatchewan Health Authority physicians’ town hall, medical health offi...
Oct 09, 2021
Northern Saskatchewan First Nations trying different tactics to raise COVID-19 vaccine rates
By Jaryn Vecchio, paNOW First Nations across northern Saskatchewan are trying different tactics to try and get their members vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Oct. 4, 34 per cent of eligible individu...
Oct 09, 2021
Classroom at Thomson Community School shifts to online learning
A Grade 1-2 classroom at Thomson Community School is set to move to remote learning due to a number of positive COVID-19 cases. In an email Friday afternoon, Regina Public Schools said students in tha...
Oct 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower unveils new solar power facility near Swift Current
SaskPower is hoping sunny days are ahead for Saskatchewan's first utility-scale solar facility. The 10-megawatt (MW) Highfield Solar Facility officially went online Friday. The facility, which is loca...
Oct 08, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 8: 576 new cases, including 147 kids under 12
More than a quarter of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Friday were children aged 11 and under. There were 576 new cases announced, including 147 kids under 12. That age group isn't ...
Oct 08, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Editorial cartoon depicting Broncos tragedy becomes Canada Post stamp
An editorial cartoon published in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been made into a stamp by Canada Post. Bruce MacKinnon, an editorial cartoonist at the Halifax Chronicle Herald, drew t...
Oct 08, 2021 (Canada Post)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...