Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Latest COVID update May 13: 5 deaths, 232 recoveries, 223 new cases
The eligibility age drops again on Friday morning to 23 or older as the percentage of those 30-plus who have a first vaccine dose climbs to 62 per cent. Vaccines continue to be administered, with 8,14...
May 13, 2021 Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. For the last four months, Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and who they may have given it to. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
SHA tweaks COVID vaccination appointment system
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has made a technical tweak to make it easier for people to book appointments to get a COVID-19 vaccine. On Thursday, the SHA said it had changed its Vaccine Patient B...
May 13, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Ethics commissioner clears Trudeau of WE charity conflict of interest, but not Morneau
Justin Trudeau has been cleared by the ethics commissioner who was asked to review whether Canada's prime minister had been in a conflict of interest because of his involvement in funding of the WE ch...
May 13, 2021 Former federal finance minister Bill Morneau and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Seeding ahead of schedule in Saskatchewan, but rain required
Seeding in Saskatchewan is well ahead of the five-year average, but a lack of moisture could affect the crops that already are in the ground. In the weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture sai...
May 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina begins work to spruce up Albert Street downtown
Drivers who take Albert Street in downtown Regina will find traffic reduced to a single lane in both directions from Victoria Avenue to Saskatchewan Drive until early August. The city started a renewa...
May 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Show Segments
8:30 – The legal fight over Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline continues after the deadline set by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer for the pipeline’s shutdown passed Wednesday. We heard f...
May 13, 2021
Woman injured in single-vehicle crash in east Regina
A 23-year-old woman was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries after a single-car crash in east Regina on Wednesday morning. In a media release Wednesday afternoon, the Regina Police Service said...
May 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Drive-through, walk-in COVID vaccination clinics open for business
The drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Saskatchewan's two largest cities are gearing up to accept patients again. Everyone aged 26 and over can attend the clinics. The age of eligibility is...
May 12, 2021 The drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Regina's Evraz Place.
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Saskatchewan ventilators on their way to help India
Saskatchewan is reaching out to take care of India, sending ventilators to the COVID-ravaged country on Wednesday. India is facing a bad situation, with record COVID case numbers and a health-care sys...
May 12, 2021 Saskatchewan sent ventilators to India as part of a COVID-19 relief package on May 12, 2021. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update May 12: 238 recoveries, 183 new cases, 2 deaths
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has fallen to its lowest level in more than a month. According to an update Wednesday from the Ministry of Health, 2,016 cases are considered active...
May 12, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...