Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Latest COVID update Nov. 20
A person from the Saskatoon area has become the 33rd resident of the province to die after testing positive for COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the Ministry of Health said the person was i...
Nov 20, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan in ‘dangerous territory,’ says chief medical health officer
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says the province is experiencing its first true wave of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March. Speaking on Gormley on Friday, Dr. Saqib Shahab said as...
Nov 20, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
CFL releases schedule for 2021 season
The CFL isn't yet sure if it will have a 2021 season, but its optimistic outlook was reflected Friday in the release of a schedule. The league issued what it's calling its "comeback" schedule, featuri...
Nov 20, 2020
Positive COVID case at Winston Knoll Collegiate
A number of students at Winston Knoll Collegiate will be learning remotely after an individual at the school tested positive for COVID-19. A media release Friday from Regina Public Schools didn't say ...
Nov 20, 2020
Salvation Army kettle campaign underway during COVID pandemic
While the Salvation Army will deal with some challenges during the 2020 kettle campaign, it's hoping people's giving spirit won't be dampened. The famous kettle campaign has begun but Capt. Kristen Gr...
Nov 20, 2020
Nine emergency shelters to get extra funding from gov't
Nine emergency shelters in Saskatchewan are to receive more financial support from the provincial government to assist them in their response to COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the government sai...
Nov 20, 2020
Police report 658 cases of distracted driving in October, SGI says
Saskatchewan Government Insurance focused on distracted driving during October's Traffic Safety Spotlight. Last month, police caught 658 people for the offence, with 538 ticketed for using a cellphone...
Nov 20, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
‘I left the store in tears’ : Prince Albert mother raises concerns with pandemic policy
By Nigel Maxwell By all accounts, Shannon Halpenny's trip to the grocery store Wednesday night with her seven-year-old son should have been routine, but she says the events that transpired left her sh...
Nov 20, 2020
COVID forces postponements of jury trials in Saskatchewan
Jury trials at Saskatchewan's Court of Queen's Bench that were scheduled to begin between now and the end of December have been postponed due to rising COVID-19 cases in the province. In a media relea...
Nov 19, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
COVID case confirmed at Campbell Collegiate
Regina Public Schools says an individual at Campbell Collegiate has tested positive for COVID-19. The school division didn't say in its media release if the person was a student or a staff member. Stu...
Nov 19, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...