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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Sask. reports 19 new COVID cases, including 12 in Saskatoon
The Saskatoon region has recorded another cluster of COVID-19 cases. The Saskatchewan government reported Friday that the area -- which already has seen multiple cases from a private gathering -- now ...
Sep 18, 2020
Helicopter helps rescue injured Saskatoon man in northern Sask.
A Saskatoon man and his dog are safe after an ordeal in northern Saskatchewan. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the Black Lake detachment got a call Wednesday at about 4 p.m., reporting a GPS devic...
Sep 18, 2020
COVID Alert app now operational in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents now can use the Canadian government's COVID Alert app. On Sept. 2, Premier Scott Moe said the provincial government was moving ahead with its plan to use the app. That plan came...
Sep 18, 2020 This is the first school year with a province-wide cell phone ban in classrooms the provincial government announced in the summer. (980 CJME files)
School board association president pleased with return to school
Despite cases of COVID-19 at a few schools in Saskatoon, the president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association isn't worried. "There's no issue with their plan. None whatsoever. All of the cases...
Sep 18, 2020 Students returned to school on Sept. 8 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Saskatchewan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Students, teachers adjusting well to changes at Moose Jaw school
After a couple of weeks at school, students and teachers are adjusting well at one Moose Jaw school. Chantie Champigny-Lucyk, the vice-principal of Palliser Heights School, is happy with how everyone ...
Sep 18, 2020 Ecole Palliser Heights School in Moose Jaw. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon man receives typewriter from actor Tom Hanks’ collection
Earlier this summer Thom Cholowski wrote a letter to fellow typewriter enthusiast Tom Hanks, now he’s adding a new piece to his private collection courtesy of the award-winning actor. “It ...
Sep 18, 2020
Show Segments
8:30 – It’s been a week since classes resumed for most students in Saskatchewan, and so far things have been going quite smoothly, with only a few scattered cases reported at schools in Sa...
Sep 18, 2020
Regina teacher who lost father reflects on six-month mark of COVID
Six months ago, the province declared a state of emergency as COVID-19 started to take hold. Shortly after, tragedy struck for Regina teacher Paul Gullacher and his family. His father Noble - better k...
Sep 18, 2020 (Paul Gullacher/Facebook)
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)
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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 - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...