Sarah Mills: The president is playing a game of Risk with real lives
Sarah Mills says when you make a threat like "a whole civilization will die tonight" about Iran, the only choi...
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Brief cold snap hits Saskatchewan, temperatures to improve mid-week
It’s uncharted territory in 2020- a winter cold snap on the prairies. With the mild winter welcomed by many, it seems as though Saskatchewan is settling in to a brief, short shot of cold air for...
Dec 13, 2020
Daily COVID update Dec. 13: Three deaths, 222 new cases, 128 recoveries
Another three people have died while infected with COVID. In a news release Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported the three deaths. Of those deaths, two people were 80 or older, both from Saskatoon....
Dec 13, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Santas Anonymous Drive Thru Collection Day collects hundreds of toys
980 CJME's 51st annual Santas Anonymous was able to adapt to the pandemic to spread Christmas cheer. COVID meant that it wouldn't be safe to hold the traditional Wrap Day, where volunteers would gathe...
Dec 13, 2020 980 CJME's Greg Morgan collects toys at the Santas Anonymous dropoff day on Dec. 12, 2020. (980 CJME file photo)
COVID cases at Regina, Saskatoon schools
New COVID cases have been discovered at multiple schools in Saskatoon and Regina. In Saskatoon, one person has tested positive at both St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School and Father Robinson School....
Dec 13, 2020
SGI adapts road tests to comply with COVID pandemic restrictions
People who need to go for their road test to get their driver’s licence are going to face months-long waits in some parts of the province. "In cities like Saskatoon and Regina, the waits are lon...
Dec 13, 2020
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nat...
Dec 13, 2020
Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star, dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) - Charley Pride, country music's first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of ...
Dec 12, 2020 (The Associated Press)
Daily COVID update Dec. 12: 11 deaths, 274 new cases, 713 recoveries
A record number of new COVID-related deaths were announced Saturday. In the daily news release, the Ministry of Health reported 11 deaths in the province. This is the largest single day death total si...
Dec 12, 2020
Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China
BEIJING - A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests. Blue Sky Rescue, a volunteer group that conducts search and ...
Dec 12, 2020
The Broadway Theatre starts temporary COVID closure
The Broadway Theatre started a temporary closure on Friday in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatoon. "We want to have a strong future but in order to have that, we need to do the right...
Dec 12, 2020
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Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 8
On today's show, Evan gets the latest on global tensions with Iran and the U.S., discusses Riversdale safety concerns an...