Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Regina man charged with forcible confinement, assault after domestic dispute
A domestic dispute has resulted in several charges against a 29-year-old Regina man, including forcible confinement and assault with a weapon. According to the Regina Police Service, officers were cal...
Apr 06, 2021 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Cocaine, cash seized during Regina drug busts
The Regina Police Service seized more than 3.1 kilograms of cocaine and more than $80,000 in cash during a drug bust in the city Friday. The drug unit executed five search warrants -- three on vehicle...
Apr 06, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
How the 2021-22 Saskatchewan budget affects you
Here are some of the ways the Saskatchewan budget, released Tuesday, could affect people in the province. Money goes out ... The government is changing Education Property Tax mill rates for the first ...
Apr 06, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
COVID helps push Saskatchewan forecast deficit to $2.6 billion
COVID-19 has left Saskatchewan in a bigger hole than originally expected. Before delivering the 2021-22 budget at the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said it was d...
Apr 06, 2021 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer answers questions on the 2021-22 provincial budget on April 6, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update April 6: 217 new cases, 221 recoveries, 3 deaths
Regina's intensive care unit has a record number of patients with COVID-19 as more than 200 people in the province are now hospitalized fighting the virus. There are 202 people in Saskatchewan hospita...
Apr 06, 2021 Regina General Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
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8:30 – Today marks the three-year anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash that killed 16, injured 13 others and devastated the province. At the time of the tragedy, Becky Zimmer was...
Apr 06, 2021
Latest COVID update April 5: 219 new cases, 212 recoveries, 1 death
The Milden Hotel and Bar is the latest Saskatchewan establishment to be fined for violating COVID-19 measures. In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Health said the hotel and bar had been fined $...
Apr 05, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
VIDO-InterVac vaccine tweaked to tackle variants
The COVID-19 vaccine developed in the lab at Saskatoon’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan is now better equipped to fend off emerging variants...
Apr 05, 2021
Organizer behind Lumsden's Hockeyville bid hoping for big voter turnout
Lumsden's Jamie Lees is hoping supporters of her town's Kraft Hockeyville bid will vote in droves this weekend. Voting for the contest begins Friday at 7 a.m., and is to close the next day at 3 p.m. A...
Apr 05, 2021 (File photo)
Latest COVID update April 4: Vaccine numbers delayed, Moderna shipment arrives, active cases rise
There was no new data on COVID vaccinations in Saskatchewan this Easter Sunday. The Ministry of Health reported in its daily update that it will launch a new web page with data on vaccines by age rang...
Apr 04, 2021
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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...