Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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SHA employee vaccine program to start this month
This month, all Saskatchewan Health Authority employees will have to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to a testing program on their own dime. In mid-October, employees had to decl...
Nov 05, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Health authority looking to resume many health-care services in November
The Saskatchewan government has set a 50-75-90 goal for workers who were moved to help with the COVID-19 fourth wave surge to go back to their original jobs, and for some services to resume over the n...
Nov 04, 2021
Family brings frustrations over health slowdowns to legislature
Nearly one-year-old Helen briefly pulled at her mother's mask while Laura Weins and Graham Dickson spoke to media, explaining why they're so angry with the provincial government. The couple knew early...
Nov 04, 2021 Laura Weins and Graham Dickson are frustrated with the provincial government, saying it opened too early and the fourth wave has pushed back their daughter's much-needed therapies. Nov. 3, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Realize the sacrifices': Remembrance for surviving service members, families
It has been nearly 30 years since Col. Gwen Bourque, currently 38th Canadian Brigade Group Commander, joined the military. She spoke at the ceremony on Wednesday in the rotunda at the Legislative Buil...
Nov 03, 2021 The Service of Remembrance for the Public Service was held in the rotunda of the Legislative Building on Nov. 3, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moose Jaw voters head to the polls in byelection
For the second time in just under a year, voters in Moose Jaw will head to the polls Wednesday to decide who will next sit in the mayor's seat. Fraser Tolmie won the job during the municipal election ...
Nov 03, 2021 (Discover Moose Jaw)
At least 26,000 surgeries delayed in Sask. due to pandemic
It's not just people who are getting COVID-19 and having to go to the hospital who are being affected by the pandemic, it's also people who haven't been able to get surgery because a specialist isn't ...
Nov 03, 2021
Shahab urges everyone to 'stay vigilant' during winter months
Daily COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan are continuing a slow decline, with Tuesday's total of 107 confirmed cases the lowest number in nearly three months. However, that doesn't mean this is a ti...
Nov 02, 2021 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Health minister believes municipalities should stick to their jurisdictions
It appears the Saskatchewan government wouldn't allow any municipality to take health orders into its own hands. On Friday, Saskatoon's city council voted down a proposed bylaw that would have impleme...
Nov 02, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (File photo/Submitted)
Health minister hoping Sask. gets Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Those who still haven't got a COVID-19 shot could have another option in the coming weeks to join the ranks of the fully vaccinated. Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Monday he has made ...
Nov 01, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
COVID-19 and recommendations focus of first QP of new session
True to his word earlier this week, NDP Leader Ryan Meili didn't let up on Premier Scott Moe in the first Question Period of the new legislative session. On Thursday, all of the NDP's questions came f...
Oct 28, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaking in Question Period on Oct. 28, 2021. (Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly video)
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
On Wednesday, Evan reviews Tuesday's federal spring fiscal update, takes the temperature of the new CFL changes coming i...