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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Gormley, Monday, May 3, 2021 8:30 – Students will be back in classrooms today, but the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is continuing to call for online learning and increased COVID-19 me...
May 03, 2021
Man charged with assault after confrontation near Victoria Park rally
Regina police arrested a 33-year-old man in late April after a confrontation with protesters near Victoria Park who oppose COVID-19 measures. In an email from police Sunday, they said the man was driv...
May 03, 2021 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update May 2: Active cases dip slightly, one death, 8,527 vaccines
Active COVID cases in Saskatchewan fell slightly Sunday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health reported 238 new cases, 253 recoveries and one new death. The active total now sits at 2,437...
May 02, 2021 (The Canadian Press file photo)
Two men fined in another Victoria Park anti-mask rally
Fines don't seem to be stopping anti-mask protestors from gathering together and breaking public health rules. Regina police have handed out two tickets to a pair of men after another protest in Victo...
May 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update May 1: 262 new cases, 3 deaths, 233 recoveries
The province continues to see new COVID case totals in the triple digits as three people died from COVID-19. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health reported that two of the deaths were in the Reg...
May 01, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatoon’s vaccine drive-thru re-opens to massive line-ups
There’s more options to get a COVID-19 shot in Saskatchewan with the re-opening of drive-thru clinics across the province. Drive-thru clinics opened Friday in Prince Albert, Lloydminster and Nor...
May 01, 2021
Regina man faces charges after two bear spray incidents
A Regina man is facing charges after a pair of alleged attacks using bear spray. According to police, officers were called to the intersection of Elphinstone Street and Saskatchewan Drive around 6:30 ...
May 01, 2021 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Financial support program for small business extended by Saskatchewan government
Small businesses in Saskatchewan ordered to close or reduce their operations because of COVID-19 have an extra month to get financial support from a provincial government program. Applications to the ...
Apr 30, 2021 "That's why it's called the hospitality industry. We need those smiling faces in the right places," said Jim Bence, President and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Johnson & Johnson doses held up by Health Canada
Health Canada has put a hold on doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that came into the country this week. Saskatchewan was expecting a shipment of about 9,300 doses of the vaccine to a...
Apr 30, 2021
Latest COVID update April 30: 264 new cases, four deaths, 173 total hospitalizations
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan hospitals has fallen to its lowest mark in April. According to the Ministry of Health, 173 people are in hospitals around the province due to the virus....
Apr 30, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM 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
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...