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...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
NDP calls for investigation into Extendicare finances
Saskatchewan's NDP thinks the financials for the Extendicare company should be included in the promised investigation into the Parkside Extendicare COVID-19 outbreak. The outbreak at Parkside included...
Jan 22, 2021 Parkside Extendicare care home in Regina. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Judge rejects long-term offender designation in child porn case
A Saskatoon judge has declined to declare a man convicted of having child pornography a long-term offender because the circumstances around him and his crimes are too severe. Gabriel Curtis Roy recent...
Jan 21, 2021
Eyebrows raise across the province at Regina executive committee decision
It's not just some within Regina's city limits with strong opinions about a recent executive committee decision at City Hall. Many across the province have been left shaking their heads as well. On We...
Jan 21, 2021
Saskatchewan set to work with Biden administration: Moe
Premier Scott Moe says his government is ready to get down to business with Joe Biden's administration. Moe issued a statement Wednesday following Biden's inauguration in which the premier said he hop...
Jan 20, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Weyburn hospital closed to non-COVID patients
People who aren't feeling well in Weyburn are going to have to go somewhere other than the Weyburn General Hospital. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has decided to move the hospital to care only for...
Jan 20, 2021 (Weyburn and District Hospital Foundation Inc./Facebook)
Some seniors left out of COVID vaccine distribution at Regina care home
While the rest of the residents at the Qu'Appelle House Special Care Home in Regina got their COVID-19 shots on Monday, those in assisted living suites at the residence had to wait. The residents of t...
Jan 19, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatchewan gov't already working against Keystone cancellation
The Saskatchewan government is already working to stop the potential cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline approval in the United States, according to Premier Scott Moe. Over the weekend, it came o...
Jan 18, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
‘Not a question of if’: Sask. releases its mass fatality plan
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is releasing its first mass fatality plan, a plan created thanks to recommendations spurred by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. In 2018, Clive Weighill released his re...
Jan 18, 2021 Former Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill releases his report and makes 44 recommendations for the Office of the Chief Coroner. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Some health-care workers declining COVID vaccines
A select group of health-care workers in Saskatchewan are being offered the COVID-19 vaccines right now, but it seems some are declining the offer. Scott Livingstone, CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Au...
Jan 13, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Premier Moe confident vaccinations will speed up
Giving an update on the province's COVID-19 situation, Premier Scott Moe acknowledged the vaccine rollout has been slower than hoped, calling it "sluggish." But Moe also said he thinks it's going to p...
Jan 13, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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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
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...