Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Sask. to review new NACI recommendation on AstraZeneca
The latest change to age eligibility for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in Canada may not make much of a difference to Saskatchewan's rollout right now. On Friday, the National Advisory Committee on I...
Apr 23, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update April 23: 245 new cases, 1 death, 52 patients in Saskatchewan ICUs
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan intensive care units reached an all-time high Friday. There are 52 patients with the coronavirus in ICUs, an increase of four from Thursday's report fro...
Apr 23, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon mayor asks people not to attend 'freedom' rally
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is asking families to stay away from Kiwanis Park on Saturday, when an anti-mask rally geared towards children is scheduled to take place. Posters for the event circulati...
Apr 23, 2021
Sask. health-care system strained as number of COVID-19 ICU patients rises
Saskatchewan's intensive care units continue to be stretched to the breaking point by COVID-19. During a conversation with Gormley on Friday, Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said t...
Apr 23, 2021 Regina General Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower on pace for bigger drop in GHG emissions by 2030 than expected
SaskPower is ahead of schedule when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. The Crown corporation's latest forecast says it will reduce GHG emissions by at least 50 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, be...
Apr 23, 2021
April 23 Show Segments
8:30 – Vaccine appointments are filling up fast in Saskatchewan, and the SHA is working to prepare pharmacies to deliver vaccines. Meanwhile, visitation restrictions at care homes are set to rel...
Apr 23, 2021
From speeding cars to supercars: Sask. RCMP tell traffic tales
Saskatchewan RCMP officers were quick to write a number of speeding tickets after a couple of recent traffic stops. In a media release Thursday, the Mounties said one incident happened April 8 on High...
Apr 22, 2021
Regina police search for bus shelter vandals
Regina police are trying to get to the bottom of a vandalism spree. In a news release Thursday, the Regina Police Service reported there have been 45 incidents of mischief at bus shelters throughout t...
Apr 22, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Conditions apply as Saskatchewan prepares to open care homes to more visitors
Saskatchewan is loosening visitation restrictions at long-term and personal care homes. On Thursday, the provincial government announced that, starting April 29, residents of those facilities will be ...
Apr 22, 2021
Latest COVID update April 22: 254 new cases, 1 death, 372,334 total vaccinations
The Saskatchewan government is reporting there were 254 new cases of COVID-19, 299 recoveries and one death. The person who died was in the 50 to 59 age group in the South Central zone. So far, 470 pe...
Apr 22, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...