Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Masks to stay on in Saskatchewan for at least 8 weeks
It will still be a while yet before Saskatchewan people aren't required to wear a face mask in public anymore. On Thursday, the Centres for Disease Control in the U.S. announced that people who'd been...
May 14, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Rhetoric at legislature gets heated as session nears its end
As the six weeks of the spring sitting have gone on, the barbs traded back and forth in the Legislative Assembly have been getting sharper. In the past week, the speaker has had to stand several times...
May 14, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP calling on provincial government to 'save our summer'
With warmer weather on the way and the possibility of more things to do, Saskatchewan's NDP is calling on the provincial government to do more to get people out -- safely -- this summer. The Oppositio...
May 13, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili on May 13, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
AstraZeneca shipment expected in Saskatchewan next week
Saskatchewan people who got a first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could end up getting their second dose sooner than they thought. Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Wednesday ...
May 13, 2021
Rapid testing to start at Regina Catholic high schools
With a little over six weeks left in the school year, Regina's Catholic school division is rolling out rapid testing for COVID-19 in its four high schools. In a letter sent to parents, the division an...
May 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. minister concerned about dispute over Enbridge's Line 5
Keeping in mind all the Saskatchewan product that runs through it, Minister of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre is watching the dispute over Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline with concern. Michigan Gov. Gre...
May 12, 2021 (AP file photo/John Flesher)
Second doses for AstraZeneca recipients in Sask. will likely be Pfizer
The province is putting a bit more behind a plan to give the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as a second dose to people who got AstraZeneca as their first. If there are AstraZeneca doses available, they'll be...
May 11, 2021
Health minister points to appointments as more are eligible for COVID vaccines
As thousands more people in Saskatchewan become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine every three days, their best bet for a shot in the arm could be making an appointment. As of Monday afternoon, there wer...
May 10, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Canadian-born baby denied health card in Saskatchewan
Her son was born in Regina and has a passport and a Social Insurance Number, but he's being denied a Saskatchewan health number because of her immigration status. Pereira, who asked her first name not...
May 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan NDP/Submitted)
Regina teachers with concerns about COVID seek safe work advice, vaccinations
Going back into schools this week had some Regina teachers concerned, but only a few have taken the step to refuse work. When contacted earlier this week, neither Regina's public nor Catholic division...
May 06, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...