Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Prairie Valley School Division adds to COVID protocols
The Prairie Valley School Division has expanded its mask requirements and postponed extracurricular activities due to COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the division said all students at Prairie Val...
Nov 20, 2020
Health-care workers reach tentative collective agreement with province
The union representing 11,500 health-care workers in Saskatchewan has reached a tentative agreement with the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO). In a release Friday, the provincia...
Nov 20, 2020
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
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Doggy daycares and other viral stories are a joy that we need right now
Sarah Mills says the tale of the Regina husky Missy escaping her vet to head to her favourite doggy daycare is the heart...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 22
On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...