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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Convicted sex offender moves into North Central
The Regina Police Service issued a public advisory Thursday that a convicted sex offender has moved into the North Central neighbourhood, where he's to live under supervision. In a media release, poli...
Feb 04, 2021
Extreme cold warnings remain in place for areas of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan officially is in the deep freeze. Environment Canada has extended extreme cold warnings for the central and far north areas of the province. The warning currently includes areas around Sa...
Feb 04, 2021
St. Louis mayor not happy with SHA release about COVID exposure risk
By Caitlyn Lepp Marc Caron is taking issue with a media release issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). On Wednesday, the SHA said there was an increased risk of COVID-19 exposure in the vi...
Feb 04, 2021
Latest COVID update Feb. 4: 7 deaths, 250 new cases, 723 vaccinations
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 rose to 329 on Thursday, when the provincial government announced seven fatalities. Two residents of the Saskatoon area in the 80-and-over age gro...
Feb 04, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Another case of UK COVID variant found in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has its third case of a COVID-19 variant. In a media release Thursday, the Ministry of Health reported another case of the U.K. variant had been detected, this time in a resident of the S...
Feb 04, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Lost letter to be delivered after 54 years
Richelle Schill found something unexpected when she was renovating her kitchen in Balcarres last week. When she tore out her cupboards, Schill found an unopened letter sent more than 50 years ago. The...
Feb 04, 2021
Moe set to needle federal government over vaccines
Scott Moe is pushing for a larger and more timely injection of COVID-19 vaccines into Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan's premier issued a statement Thursday saying he planned to press for more "clarity and ...
Feb 04, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Robed Moose Jaw mayor makes waves with new ad
Moose Jaw's mayor is disrobing to promote Canada's Most Notorious City. On its Twitter account, the city tweeted out a new ad that features Fraser Tolmie poolside at Temple Gardens Hotel and Spa. http...
Feb 04, 2021 (City of Moose Jaw/Twitter)
Moe 'not aware' of Western Hockey League deal for Regina bubble
A tweet from a prominent sportscaster Wednesday night had Regina believed to be the locus of a pandemic-altered Western Hockey League season. Sportsnet hockey host Jeff Marek reported the league had b...
Feb 04, 2021
Saskatchewan staging free fishing weekend Feb. 13-15
The Family Day weekend will also be another free fishing weekend in Saskatchewan. The provincial government announced Thursday that from Feb. 13-15, residents and visitors to the province can fish wit...
Feb 04, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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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...