Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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‘An abundance of caution’: McVeety School closed for two weeks over COVID-19 case
Students from Marion McVeety School in Regina's Hillsdale area will be heading to their computers on Thursday instead of the classroom -- the school has been closed for two weeks due to a staff member...
Oct 07, 2020 Marion McVeety School. (Google Maps)
Campaigning for two: Aleana Young door-knocking while eight months pregnant
Door-knocking can be one of the most gruelling parts of a political campaign -- walking several kilometres a day, talking to people on the issues and trying to bring them to your side. But those tasks...
Oct 05, 2020 Aleana Young, NDP candidate for Regina University. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
No major surprises to come in election results: political scientist
The writ has been dropped and for the next four weeks or so the governing will stop and the campaigning will kick into high gear. On election night, Joe Garcea doesn't think there will be any major su...
Oct 04, 2020
Sask. Party promises SaskPower rebate
Standing at a podium in the middle of the large empty space serving as Gary Grewal's campaign office, Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe on Thursday promised savings for SaskPower customers if his pa...
Oct 01, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
U of R prof offers insight into provincial election campaign
With the writ dropping Tuesday, the province has jumped into a political race that's to last the next four weeks. Jim Farney, an associate professor of politics and international studies at the Univer...
Sep 29, 2020
Former NDP candidate Morin running as independent in Regina Walsh Acres
Saskatchewan's NDP wouldn't let Sandra Morin run as one of its candidates, so now the former cabinet minister will be running against that party in Regina Walsh Acres. On Friday morning, Morin announc...
Sep 25, 2020 Sandra Morin announced on Sept. 25, 2020 she'll be running as an independent candidate in Regina Walsh Acres in the upcoming provincial election. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Municipal polling stations to be in schools despite strict school bubbles
Part of the plan to keep schools as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic is to keep the people at a school to a minimum. That means no visitors -- and even parents are being asked to leave th...
Sep 24, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Schools investigating clothing stains from disinfectant
The first couple of weeks of school seem to have gone well in Saskatchewan, except these days, some kids in Regina are coming home with stains on their clothes. It's believed to be from the Vital Oxid...
Sep 24, 2020 (Natasha Boughen/Twitter)
Moe preparing for first election as Sask. Party leader
Premier Scott Moe already has a few elections under his belt, but the upcoming contest will be his first leading the Saskatchewan Party. Moe said it feels somewhat different this time, explaining he's...
Sep 24, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP fires riding association president in Regina Walsh Acres
About a month after the Saskatchewan NDP removed a candidate for the Regina Walsh Acres riding, the party has removed the president of the riding association as well. Barb Dedi said she got an email f...
Sep 23, 2020 (Barb Dedi/Facebook)
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April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...