Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Power failure in Regina forces postponement of vaccine media conference
A power failure in Regina on Tuesday afternoon forced the Saskatchewan government to postpone the unveiling of its COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan. The media conference featuring Health Minister Paul M...
Dec 08, 2020
Daily COVID update Dec. 8: 6 deaths, 279 recoveries, 183 new cases
Saskatchewan is reporting its highest single-day number of COVID-19-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. In its latest daily update, the province confirms six residents have died...
Dec 08, 2020
Three Regina schools report positive COVID-19 case
As Regina Public Schools prepares to move all its students to online learning, three elementary schools have reported one new case each of COVID-19 within their walls. In media releases Tuesday, RPS i...
Dec 08, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Applications to open Monday for rink improvement grants
Some hockey and curling rinks in Saskatchewan are about to get a few upgrades. The provincial government announced Tuesday the Community Rink Affordability Grant (CRAG) program is to start taking appl...
Dec 08, 2020
Saskatchewan’s active COVID case count may not be accurate: U of S asst. professor
Saskatchewan’s active COVID-19 caseload may be deceiving when looking at where Saskatchewan is with the pandemic. A thread posted to Twitter on Monday outlined some of the issues in Saskatchewan...
Dec 08, 2020
Health-care workers under significant strain, says SHA official
The COVID-19 finish line cannot come soon enough for Saskatchewan's frontline health-care workers, many of whom are just trying to keep up with rising case numbers and hospitalizations. As of Tuesday ...
Dec 08, 2020 A trauma room at the Regina General Hospital's emergency department. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina Catholic School Division moves all students to online learning
The Regina Catholic School Division is sending students home until January. On Monday, Regina Public Schools announced it was closing school facilities and moving students to online learning. Now the ...
Dec 08, 2020 The Regina Catholic School Division is still examining the Government of Saskatchewan's policy changes on pronouns and sexual education. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina man charged with child pornography offences
A Regina man is facing child pornography charges after a two-week investigation. According to a media release issued Tuesday morning, the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) began inve...
Dec 08, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Crime Watch Advisory Network adds more police services
Saskatchewan's Crime Watch Advisory Network is growing. Launched by the RCMP in the southern part of the province in March of last year, the network has expanded to include other police forces around ...
Dec 08, 2020
Saskatchewan's COVID vaccine delivery plan, 4 p.m.
A power failure at the Saskatchewan legislative building is delaying a media conference featuring Health Minister Paul Merriman and Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. They'...
Dec 08, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...