Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Latest COVID update May 5: Deaths top 500, new cases under 200, vaccination percentage climbs
More than 500 people have now died of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, but the number of new cases is again below 200 and the percentage of Saskatchewan people over the age of 40 who have a first vaccine dos...
May 05, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
35+ is next age group to become eligible for COVID vaccinations in Sask.
The age of eligibility to get a COVID-19 vaccination in Saskatchewan is to fall again Thursday. Starting at 8 a.m., those aged 35 and over will be able to make an appointment online or by phone (1-833...
May 05, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Recreation facilities, community centres to reopen in Regina
Recreation facilities and community centres in Regina will reopen on Monday after being closed in late March because of the spread of COVID-19 variants in the city. The City of Regina consulted provin...
May 05, 2021 The Lawson Aquatic Centre. (980 CJME file photo)
City's executive committee to see report on bylaw enforcement
Regina's executive committee will be presented with a report in the third quarter of this year on how the city can take more responsibility for bylaw enforcement. On Wednesday morning, the committee v...
May 05, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Woman charged with arson after string of Regina fires
A woman has been charged with arson after a number of fires in the Al Ritchie neighbourhood at the end of April. The 24-year-old is accused of setting fires that caused property damage, but no injurie...
May 05, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
SHA allowing 'limited outdoor visitation' at care homes in Regina and area
Residents of some long-term care homes in the Regina area can have outdoor visits with family members effective immediately. In a media release Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said "limit...
May 05, 2021
Saskatchewan's re-opening plan elicits positive reactions in Regina
The Saskatchewan government's plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions was met with mostly praise from infectious disease physician Dr. Alex Wong. "I think it's inherently good for the government to try to ...
May 05, 2021 The drive-through vaccination clinic at Evraz Place. (980 CJME file photo)
Four arrested after break-in and assault on Cote First Nation
Four people have been charged in connection with a violent home invasion on the Cote First Nation on Sunday. The Kamsack RCMP says officers responded shortly before 1 a.m., to a home on the First Nati...
May 05, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Pfizer vaccine OK'ed in Canada for 12- to 15-year-olds
Health Canada has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for use on children aged 12 to 15. The authorization -- the first in Canada for that age group -- was granted Wednesday. The vaccine previ...
May 05, 2021
SHA drive-through and walk-in clinics continuing this week
Drive-through and walk-in COVID-19 immunization clinics are to operate in communities across Saskatchewan on Wednesday and throughout the week. The clinics are open to everyone 37 and over or frontlin...
May 04, 2021 (Joseph Ho/980 CJME file photo)
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...