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 3: Seven-day average dropping, 207 new cases, three deaths
The seven-day average of daily new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan is dropping. The seven-day average of daily new cases now sits at 230 or 18.8 new cases per 100,000. That's the lowest it ha...
May 03, 2021
Saskatchewan sending ventilators to help COVID relief in India
Saskatchewan is pitching in to help India deal with COVID-19. On Monday, the provincial government announced it's sending 100 ventilators to India, which has the world's highest active COVID caseload....
May 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Age of eligibility for COVID vaccinations falling to 37 and over
The age of eligibility to book a COVID-19 vaccination in Saskatchewan is to take another dip Tuesday. Starting at 8 a.m., those 37 and over will be able to book an appointment. The age limit was 40 an...
May 03, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Advisory panel recommends J&J vaccine be given only to those 30 and over
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) said Monday the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should only be given to people over the age of 30 who don't want to wait for doses of the ...
May 03, 2021
Students to remain in classroom for rest of school year, Duncan says
Students in most Regina schools returned to in-person learning on Monday and that is where they will finish the school year, says Education Minister Dustin Duncan. "That's the plan. Certainly, school ...
May 03, 2021
A cold glass of Saskatchewan: It's craft beer week
It may be as close to taking a swig of Saskatchewan as it gets. May 3-8 is Saskatchewan Craft Beer Week. Local companies put their suds together each year and come up with a special beer in the spirit...
May 03, 2021 (Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association/Facebook)
Theft from SLGA only loss of public money in fourth quarter
The Saskatchewan government has announced just one loss of public money for the fourth quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal year. In a media release Monday, the government said a Saskatchewan Liquor and Gami...
May 03, 2021
RCMP officer nabs pair racing on highway near Bienfait
Somebody was in a hurry. On Saturday, an Estevan RCMP officer conducting a regular patrol on Highway 18 saw two cars travelling side by side on the divided highway near Bienfait. One car was clocked a...
May 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Ceylon man found dead after rollover near Pangman
A 29-year-old Ceylon man was found dead Saturday morning after his vehicle rolled near Pangman. Weyburn RCMP were contacted around 5:30 a.m., about the rollover about 11 kilometres east of Pangman alo...
May 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Drive-through, walk-in vaccination clinics continue this week in Sask.
The drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Regina's Evraz Place was up and running again Monday. The clinic, which closed April 16 after exhausting its supply of vaccine, reopened Sunday. On Mon...
May 03, 2021 The drive-through vaccination clinic at Evraz Place. (980 CJME file photo)
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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
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...