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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Carbon Capture and Storage facility reaches 4M tonnes of CO2 captured: SaskPower
SaskPower's Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility in Estevan has reached a milestone. According to a release Wednesday, the facility located at Boundary Dam Power Station hit a plateau Tuesday wit...
Mar 31, 2021
STF wants all schools to move to online learning after Easter break
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) wants students to stay home after the Easter break. In a news release Wednesday afternoon, the STF asked the province to move all schools in Saskatche...
Mar 31, 2021
Regina Catholic School Division planning for normal year in '21-22
On Wednesday, the Regina Catholic School Division released its calendar for the 2021-22 school year. As it's currently set, it looks like a normal school year without a more-segmented schedule as has ...
Mar 31, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update March 31: 191 new cases, 176 recoveries, 2 deaths
Nearly 8,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said 8,491 shots were given, increasing the total number of vaccination...
Mar 31, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Feds, province investing $53M in new projects in Saskatchewan
Projects ranging from a spray park in Turtleford to solar projects near Regina and Weyburn are receiving funding from the federal and provincial governments. More than $53 million is being injected in...
Mar 31, 2021
Shahab urges 'hunkering down' in communities with high COVID case numbers
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer urged residents to lay low as weeks remain before adults at highest risk to COVID-19 are vaccinated. "We have about eight weeks to go before everyone 50-plu...
Mar 31, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab.
Saskatchewan RCMP now participating in Clare's Law
The Saskatchewan RCMP has joined the ranks of police forces that are participating in Clare's Law. The Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol came into effect in June, but the Saskatchewan RCMP sa...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID cases confirmed at nine Regina schools
Eleven more cases of COVID-19 have been reported at Regina schools. Regina Public Schools said two cases were identified at Ethel Milliken School, with single cases reported at W.H. Ford School, Ecole...
Mar 31, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina's drive-through COVID testing site now open longer
The drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Regina's Evraz Place has extended its hours. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Wednesday the site now will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven da...
Mar 31, 2021 (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Infectious disease doctor questions lack of additional COVID-19 measures
While cases of COVID-19 and variants of concern rise, an infectious disease physician is wondering what the next steps are, and what it will take before they're implemented. "Obviously here in Regina,...
Mar 31, 2021 (The Canadian Press 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...