Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Spending habits during pandemic range from stockpiling to motorcycling
It has been a year since the pandemic hit Saskatchewan and the implementation of measures that have made us all change how we go about our daily lives. It has also meant a change in our spending habit...
Mar 12, 2021
Latest COVID update March 12: Variants spread in Regina, prompting warning from gov't
Regina continues to be the hub for the spread of more contagious COVID-19 variants. In a news release Friday, the Ministry of Health reported there are another 77 presumptive positive variant c...
Mar 12, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
76+ age group in Sask. can book COVID vaccinations starting Saturday
Another age group will become eligible Saturday to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments. As of Saturday at 8 a.m., individuals 76 and older can book appointments through the Saskatchewan Health Auth...
Mar 12, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Coronach lifts water advisory
The Town of Coronach has lifted its advisory against using the water. A do-not-use notice was issued after a break-in was discovered this week at the town's water treatment plant. However, people are ...
Mar 12, 2021
NDP calls for plan to address pandemic job losses
The Saskatchewan NDP says the provincial government needs a better plan to get people back to work. Numbers from Statistics Canada on Friday show Saskatchewan is down 23,000 jobs compared to this time...
Mar 12, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
COVID cases reported at four Regina schools
Regina Public Schools reported Friday that COVID-19 cases had been detected at four elementary schools. There was one case each at MacNeill School, M.J. Coldwell School, McLurg School and Albert Commu...
Mar 12, 2021
Police warn of high-risk sex offender moving into Heritage area
The Regina Police Service has issued a public advisory about a convicted sex offender who is deemed to be a high risk to reoffend. Jason Paul Thorn, 43, is to move into a Heritage neighbourhood reside...
Mar 12, 2021 Regina police say that convicted sex offender Jason Thorne is a high risk to reoffend sexually. (Photo submitted by Regina Police Service)
Regina Food Bank CEO looks back on pandemic anniversary
This time last year, the Regina Food Bank still didn't know what was coming. On the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Friday, food bank CEO John Bailey reflected on the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 in S...
Mar 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Lauther returns to the Roughriders
Brett Lauther is going to kick back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The CFL team announced Friday it had re-signed the veteran kicker, who had opted out of his contract in 2020 to try and find a jo...
Mar 12, 2021 Kicker Brett Lauther, who kicked a game-winning field goal in the 2019 Labour Day Classic, is ready for another shot at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
UPDATE: Merriman says AstraZeneca clinics for eligible recipients set for Regina this weekend
Drive-through clinics are set to open this weekend in Regina for select people to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. As cases of COVID-19 and variants are concentrated in Regina, the province i...
Mar 12, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...