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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Crown corporation executives have pay cut by Government of Saskatchewan
Pay cuts are in the works for those at the top of Saskatchewan's Crown corporations. Compensation for these executives was not in sync with public expectations, especially during "difficult economic t...
Apr 15, 2021 According to the latest Aging in Canada Survey, one in four Canadian adults has under $5,000 in retirement savings. Those with lower savings tend to be women, renters, and people in poor health. (CJME files)
Riders select four players in CFL global draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added some more international talent to their roster. The 2021 CFL global draft took place Thursday morning, with the Roughriders holding four picks. At fifth overall...
Apr 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
NAV Canada: No changes to air traffic control at YQR
Regina's airport is keeping its air traffic control service. In a post on its website Thursday, NAV Canada said it will maintain the service at airports in Regina, Fort McMurray, Alta., Prince George,...
Apr 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Drivers and cyclists face new rules for sharing the road after council vote
New rules are coming for those who share Regina's roads after city council approved changes to its traffic bylaw in a 6-5 vote on Wednesday night. Council considered seven amendments to the bylaw. Amo...
Apr 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
April 15 Show Segments
8:30 – There are currently a lot of concerns around two vaccines – Astra Zeneca and Johnson & Johnson – due to rare cases of blood clotting associated with the immunizations. But...
Apr 15, 2021
Age of eligibility at Regina drive-through vaccination clinic to drop to 47
The drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Regina's Evraz Place is set to lower its age of eligibility again Thursday. According to a post on the Saskatchewan Health Authority website, the clini...
Apr 14, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Shahab warning about COVID spread at work
As COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in Saskatchewan, the province's top doctor is reminding people to be careful at work. During the Tuesday COVID-19 update, Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chi...
Apr 14, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Don’t ditch the facemasks or social distancing after first vaccine dose, says Shahab
So you’ve had your first COVID-19 vaccine dose and that means you can ease up on the public health rules, right? Wrong, says Saskatchewan chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. That̵...
Apr 14, 2021
SHA warns of increase in variant cases in southwest Sask. due to large gatherings
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Wednesday large outdoor gatherings are to blame for an increase in cases of COVID-19 variants of concern in the southwest part of the province. In a media releas...
Apr 14, 2021 (Amy Dormuth/Twitter)
Latest COVID update April 14: 193 new cases, 222 recoveries, 1 death
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is reporting there were 193 new COVID-19 cases, 222 recoveries and one more death, this time in the southeast. A person in their 70s in the southeast zone is t...
Apr 14, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...