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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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)
The 'Re-Opening Roadmap' needs more: NDP
Both criticism and praise have been coming for the province's "Re-Opening Roadmap" since it was announced Tuesday, and even the Opposition NDP can find something good to say about it. On Wednesday, ND...
May 05, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Plan for teen vaccinations, second doses to be released Thursday
Teenagers in Canada can now roll up their sleeves for one of the COVID-19 vaccines, and Saskatchewan's government is expecting to give details Thursday around how that will roll out. "Saskatchewan peo...
May 05, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Government dismisses NDP call for higher fines for violations of health orders
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to send a message to anti-mask protesters, but the provincial government is dismissing the attempt. On the weekend, NDP Justice Critic Nicole Sarauer tried to amend The Emer...
May 04, 2021 NDP MLA for Regina Douglas Park, Nicole Sarauer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Details still unclear on rapid testing in Regina schools
After several weeks of learning at home, students in Regina will be heading back to class Monday - but at last check, it still wasn't clear what kind of a role rapid tests will play. In March, the pro...
May 02, 2021 Education Minister Dustin Duncan (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Suicide prevention strategy bill passes on third attempt
NDP MLA Doyle Vermette was overwhelmed and emotional Friday afternoon, just minutes after the Legislative Assembly unanimously passed The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act after the thi...
Apr 30, 2021 NDP MLA Doyle Vermette speaking at the Walking with our Angels protest camp in Wascana Park on Aug. 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina woman mourns husband, lost to COVID-19
After days of fear and uncertainty, Roshelle Montgomery held her husband's hand while he died last Thursday. Warren Montgomery, 42, had COVID-19 and had been in the hospital for a week, but it all sta...
Apr 30, 2021 Warren Montgomery, ran The Big Easy Kitchen in Regina. He died from COVID-19 on April 22, 2021. (The Big Easy Kitchen/Facebook)
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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
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...