Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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Epidemiologist looks at COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
As Saskatchewan continues to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, one epidemiologist is looking towards what the future could look like. "We want to build on that success with vaccinations and cont...
Jan 18, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
Weather conditions deteriorating on many Sask. highways
Highways around Saskatchewan were getting treacherous late Monday. The Highway Hotline put a "Travel Not Recommended" advisory on the Trans-Canada Highway, stretching from just east of Regina all the ...
Jan 18, 2021
Booze, cigarettes stolen in Fort Qu'Appelle break-in
A break-in Friday in Fort Qu'Appelle resulted in the theft of what the RCMP called "a large quantity of alcohol and cigarettes." In a media release, the Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP said officers received a r...
Jan 18, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
‘There were lives saved that day:’ RUH doctor honoured following carbon monoxide incident
Dr. Mark Wahba knew something wasn’t right when he had two patients seek help at Royal University Hospital last Thursday. The emergency medicine physician’s two patients were complaining o...
Jan 18, 2021
Victim of Regina's first murder of 2021 identified
The Regina Police Service said Monday a 38-year-old woman from Bienfait was the victim of the city's first murder of 2021. Amber Dawn Wood died after she was shot Saturday morning at a home in the 700...
Jan 18, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 18: 4 deaths, 290 new cases, 210 in hospital
Saskatchewan reported four more deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday as well as 290 new cases. Two people in their 70s died -- one in the Saskatoon zone and one in the far northwest. The other deaths were...
Jan 18, 2021 Signage reminding people of COVID-19 etiquette at Victoria Square Mall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Two men charged after drug bust in Regina
Two Calgary men are facing a lengthy list of charges after a drug bust by the Regina Police Service on Friday. In a media release Monday, police said officers from the drug unit executed seven search ...
Jan 18, 2021 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Early-morning fire destroys hotel in Redvers
Firefighters in Redvers rushed to the scene of a burning hotel Monday morning but were unable to save the building. Fire Chief Brad Hutton said crews got the call about the fire at the Western Star ho...
Jan 18, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
COVID cases confirmed at two Regina schools
Some students at Balfour Collegiate and Imperial Community School are to move to remote learning Tuesday after cases of COVID-19 were identified at the Regina schools. According to Regina Public Schoo...
Jan 18, 2021 Balfour Collegiate. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Workplace fatality leads to $35K fine for Regina company
A Regina company has been fined a total of $35,000 in connection with a workplace fatality that occurred nearly two years ago. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the i...
Jan 18, 2021
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...