Murray Wood: Remember when?
Old photos remind us our downtowns used to be places people went to more often. Murray Wood says a lot has changed, incl...
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‘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
Manitoba man dies in vehicle fire near Estevan
A 35-year-old man from Manitoba is dead after a vehicle fire Wednesday night near Estevan. In a media release, the Estevan RCMP said officers responded just before 11:30 p.m., to a report of a vehicle...
Nov 19, 2020
Star Blanket First Nation man gets 6-year sentence for manslaughter
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in a federal penitentiary for killing a 17-year-old man on the Star Blanket First Nation in January. Shauntay Keewatin initially was charged with seco...
Nov 19, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
University of Regina sending stolen statue home to India
It sounds like something out of an Indiana Jones movie. A statue from the University of Regina's collection housed at the MacKenzie Art Gallery is being returned to India, where it was stolen more tha...
Nov 19, 2020 Figure of Annapoorna (Benares, India, 18th century), artist unknown. (Photo courtesy of Don Hall)
Latest COVID update Nov. 19
The modelling provided by the Saskatchewan government shows two different outcomes depending on how many people follow current COVID-19 restrictions. In an update Thursday, Dr. Saqib Shahab, th...
Nov 19, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Conexus Arts Centre acting as temporary courtroom during pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic upstaging live entertainment, the Conexus Arts Centre has turned to courtroom drama to get by. Neil Donnelly, the performing arts centre's CEO, said the facility was picked ...
Nov 19, 2020 (Conexus Arts Centre/Facebook)
Masks, flu comparisons and age: Dr. Blondeau talks COVID-19 myths
Clinical microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau says the evidence on mask usage has evolved over the course of the pandemic and increasingly shows face coverings work to slow the spread of COVID-19. Recen...
Nov 19, 2020
New COVID restrictions now in effect in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents woke up Thursday to new measures the provincial government hopes will limit the spread of COVID-19. As of 12:01 a.m., masks became mandatory in all indoor public places in the p...
Nov 19, 2020 (Amy Dormuth/Twitter)
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Sarah Mills: Turns out an empty house is a lonely one
Sarah Mills says having two kids away at camp was an opportunity to revel in peace and quiet. Instead, she says it is se...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 18
On Tuesday's show, guest host Brent Loucks gets an update on tariffs, fire hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries...