Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Saskatoon couple hopes someone returns Bo the boxer’s wheelchair
Last weekend, was Bo the Boxer's 10th birthday. David and Danielle Sherin took her out for a special birthday walk, and came back to their home in Saskatoon's Varsity View neighborhood. Bo (short for ...
Jan 23, 2021
Latest COVID update Jan. 23: 3 deaths, 306 recoveries, 274 new cases
Three more COVID-related deaths were reported in the province, bringing the provincial total to 250 Saskatchewan residents who have died after testing positive for the coronavirus. One death reported ...
Jan 23, 2021
Pandemic shifting learning environments at Sask. universities
Post-secondary institutions in Saskatchewan are positioning themselves for change that will last long after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted in the province. University of Regina interim provost david...
Jan 23, 2021
Extendicare responds to NDP allegations over COVID handling
The Saskatchewan NDP wants the ombudsman to look at Extendicare's financial records. An investigation is promised into the company's handling of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Regina's Parkside care ho...
Jan 23, 2021 Parkside Extendicare care home in Regina. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Regina high school winter sports cancelled until at least April
There won't be any interschool high school sports competitions in Regina until after the Easter break at the earliest. In a release from the Regina High Schools Athletic Association, the city's school...
Jan 22, 2021 (Regina High Schools Athletic Association/Facebook)
More small businesses in Canada considering calling it quits
By Caitlyn Lepp As more and more small businesses consider closing their doors due to financial pressures related to COVID-19, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says more than 89,000 job...
Jan 22, 2021
South Dakota driver sentenced for crash that killed Warman man
A 28-year-old South Dakota man is going to prison for negligent homicide in connection with a motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a Warman man in September of 2019. Randy Moore, 55, was travelli...
Jan 22, 2021
Two Saskatchewan friends go viral with ice fishing video
Two longtime friends from Grenfell are celebrating their new claim to fame. Rylon Parrott and Koltyn Piller decided to record and post their ice fishing adventures to the popular video-sharing platfor...
Jan 22, 2021
Latest COVID update Jan. 22: 8 deaths, 312 new cases, 3,196 active cases
Six people from the Regina area were among the eight COVID-related deaths reported by the Saskatchewan government Friday. The Regina region reported two deaths in each of the 60-to-69 and 80-and-over ...
Jan 22, 2021
Regina police deal with COVID-positive man who wouldn't self-isolate
A man who refused to self-isolate after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis was taken into custody by Regina police officers Thursday night and then shipped off to a closed-custody medical facility. On Frid...
Jan 22, 2021 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...