Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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New provincial record set for gas consumption
A new record has been set in Saskatchewan, beating a previous record that was set a little more than a year ago. In a release, SaskEnergy announced a new record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) was set Tuesday...
Feb 09, 2021
Saskatchewan unveils Phase 2 of vaccination plan
The Saskatchewan government laid out Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccination plan Tuesday, even though the end date for Phase 1 is unclear. "I've heard from a lot of people who want to know what's going o...
Feb 09, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Latest COVID update Feb. 9: Sask. sees lowest daily caseload in more than three months
Saskatchewan is reporting 80 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, the lowest daily increase in more than three months. The last time the province reported fewer than 81 cases in a single day was on Nov. 4, whe...
Feb 09, 2021 (Amy Dormuth/Twitter)
Regina police issue warning about online extortion
In two recent cases in Regina, Facebook friend requests have turned into a crime. The Regina Police Service said Tuesday it's investigating after two people were victims of online extortion. According...
Feb 09, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Feds, province announce funding for infrastructure projects in Sask.
Thirty infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan are getting financial building blocks from the federal and provincial governments. On Tuesday, the two levels of government announced more than $13.6 mil...
Feb 09, 2021
Police play nice with Super Bowl, cold weather
Police officers weren't super busy with the Super Bowl in Regina. "We actually didn't respond to any noisy party calls around the Super Bowl hours," Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray said during T...
Feb 09, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Premier stands by comments about lockdown advocates
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stood by comments he made at the Municipalities of Saskatchewan convention Monday, when he said those who advocate for lockdowns to control COVID-19 do so with the luxur...
Feb 09, 2021 Sask. party leader Scott Moe speaks at the party campaign kick off. Sept. 29, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Demand some CERB recipients repay scrapped by federal government
OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians told they’d have to repay federal emergency benefits are getting reprieves. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says those who applied for the Canada Emergency Response...
Feb 09, 2021
Saskatchewan set record in 2020 for agricultural exports
Saskatchewan farmers helped the province set a record in 2020. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan reached an all-time high with $16.9 billion in agricultural exports last year -- a 3...
Feb 09, 2021
Inmate dies at Regina correctional centre
An investigation is underway after an inmate died Monday at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre. The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety said Tuesday the 38-year-old man "was fou...
Feb 09, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
A referendum over whether Alberta should separate from Canada is looming closer, and Sarah Mills says there are similari...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 26
Evan discusses the consequences of Alberta's separatism talk, unearths a Saskatchewan gem to visit this summer and meets...