Murray Wood: Alberta referendum rolls the dice on provincial economy
With a referendum vote planned, Alberta has never been closer to separating from Canada. But, Murray Wood wonders, could...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Sask. family denied health-care funding for son's lifesaving treatment
Over the past year, the Finns have gone through a lot -- their four-year-old son diagnosed with a debilitating and potentially fatal disease, the race to get him treated, and now the Saskatchewan gove...
May 28, 2021 Conner Finn, whose parents are calling on the provincial government to reverse its decision not to help pay for his treatment for Adrenoleukodrystrophy (ALD). (Submitted)
Sask. has some AstraZeneca doses, is waiting to give out second shots
Premier Scott Moe is telling people not to worry if they got a first COVID-19 shot of AstraZeneca. The province currently has about 20,000 doses of those shots on hand now, and it's just waiting for a...
May 25, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Recent rain restores optimism for Saskatchewan farmers
Farmers across Saskatchewan were happy to see the rain start to fall over the last few days -- Mark Yaroshko among them. He farms near Biggar and said the moisture in his soil had been non-existent. H...
May 25, 2021 (SaskOrganics/Twitter)
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
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Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, May 25
8:30 - The Alberta separatism talks just got a lot more serious, and it could have negative implications on the oil and ...