Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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WestJet now offering COVID-19 insurance for Saskatchewan air travellers
If you fly with WestJet out of Saskatchewan, you now qualify for free COVID-19 insurance. Earlier this week, both WestJet and Air Canada announced they would offer the insurance across the country ...
Sep 17, 2020
Organizer of Saskatoon event linked to COVID outbreak fined $2,000
The Saskatchewan government has levied a $2,000 fine against the organizer of a social gathering in Saskatoon that so far has been associated with 21 cases of COVID-19. In its daily update Thursday, t...
Sep 17, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Gov't upgrading roads into some provincial parks
Campers are going to find it easier to get to some of Saskatchewan's provincial parks in 2021. The Saskatchewan government announced Thursday it's planning to pave more than 100 kilometres of roads th...
Sep 17, 2020
Meili, NDP commit to increasing geothermal energy presence in Sask.
Ryan Meili and the Saskatchewan NDP want to make geothermal energy a focal point in the province's future. In an emailed new release, Meili and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon said an NDP government ...
Sep 17, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina's executive committee backs regulations for short-term rentals
Regina's executive committee endorsed regulations for short-term rentals like AirBnB during its meeting Wednesday. The changes came after much consultation with stakeholders including Airbnb, Mayor Mi...
Sep 17, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. farmers making 'significant' progress on 2020 harvest
Farmers harvesting crops across the province made big gains thanks to warm and dry weather. The provincial crop report said 62 per cent of crops in Saskatchewan have been combined, up from 43 per cent...
Sep 17, 2020
Ottawa to fund 164 school projects in Sask. with carbon tax money
The federal government has said where it will spend the first $12 million of carbon tax money meant for universities, schools, municipalities and hospitals in Saskatchewan. In a news release Wednesday...
Sep 17, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Wooldridge pledges salary cut if elected mayor
A man who announced his intention to become Regina's mayor in May is saying more about what he wants to do if elected. In an email, George Wooldridge states he plans to cut his own salary as mayor by ...
Sep 17, 2020 (George Wooldridge/Facebook)
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8:30 – It’s been more than a week since school resumed in Saskatchewan, and while things have gone smoothly so far, cases of COVID-19 have been reported at five schools in Saskatoon. Meanw...
Sep 17, 2020
MN-S takes legal action against the province of Saskatchewan
Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) has turned to the courts to address the provincial government's use and reliance on the 2010 First Nation and Mtis Consultation Policy Framework also referred to as t...
Sep 17, 2020
OPINION
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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