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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Latest COVID update March 27: 224 new cases, no new deaths, variants rising in Moose Jaw
The province continues to see high COVID totals as Saskatchewan reported 224 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, 11 more cases than on Friday. Saturday's numbers are the highest daily total since February 13...
Mar 27, 2021
SHA Chief Medical Officer warns of ‘pandemic inside a pandemic’ as younger people are hospitalized with COVID-19
One of Saskatchewan’s top medical officers is warning about new trends in COVID-19 transmission suggesting variants of concern are becoming the dominant strains across the province. Saskatchewan...
Mar 27, 2021
Prairie ticket holder wins $15 million Lotto Max jackpot
A ticket holder in Edmonton won Friday night’s $15 million Lotto Max jackpot. According to Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC), a ticket sold in Saskatoon had six matching numbers and the ...
Mar 27, 2021
MOU signed to send COVID vaccines to Sask. First Nations communities
A new Memorandum of Understanding will help deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses to Saskatchewan First Nations. The MOU was signed by the Saskatchewan government and Indigenous Service Canada (ISC) this wee...
Mar 26, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Greg Fertuck murder trial pushed back to September over COVID concerns
The high-profile trial of a Saskatchewan man accused of killing his estranged wife has been delayed due to COVID-19 concerns, just days before it was to begin in Saskatoon. In a document released Frid...
Mar 26, 2021
Latest COVID update March 26: 8 deaths, 213 new cases, 1,680 active cases
Saskatchewan is reporting its highest single-day death toll due to COVID-19 in nearly two months. In its daily COVID update Friday, the Ministry of Health said another eight people had died from the v...
Mar 26, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP says wanted man may be in Regina
The Punnichy RCMP says a man wanted in connection with a serious assault on Monday may be in Regina. The RCMP said officers received a report of an altercation in a home on the Muskowekwan First Natio...
Mar 26, 2021 (RCMP/Submitted)
WestJet offers new direct flights from Regina to Kelowna
By the end of June, wine-tasting in the Okanagan will only be a flight away for residents in Regina. WestJet announced Friday that starting June 24, the airline will offer direct flights twice a week ...
Mar 26, 2021
Regina parking meter enforcement temporarily suspended
It will be free to park at a meter in downtown Regina for a little while. The City of Regina tweeted it was suspending the enforcement of expired meters as of Wednesday. https://twitter.com/CityofRegi...
Mar 26, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Moderna delay putting some vaccination bookings in Saskatchewan on hold
A delay in the next delivery of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to Saskatchewan is going to delay some vaccination appointments in the province. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Friday a shipment of ...
Mar 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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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...