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. working to bring Hutterite COVID-19 case rates down
The provincial government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority continue to have a focus on COVID-19 cases on Hutterite colonies, and the premier says it's because colony infection rates are so high. ...
Jul 31, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
More workers needed to deal with high COVID-19 test volumes at provincial lab
COVID-19 case numbers have taken a leap in Saskatchewan the last couple of weeks, and with that comes a big jump in testing, but that seems to be putting a strain on the Roy Romanow Provincial Lab. Pr...
Jul 31, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Business relief fund, plastic bag ban among approvals at Regina City Council
Regina's City Council pushed through a lot of approvals at Wednesday's meeting including help for businesses, cannabis zoning bylaws, and for money to bring more events to Regina. Among the issues get...
Jul 29, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Homeschooling during the pandemic? Here's what you need to know
With the school year fast approaching, some parents are still nervous about sending their kids back into classrooms in the pandemic, so they're looking for other options. Some have floated home-school...
Jul 29, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Hutterian Safety Council says co-operation is improving
Saskatchewan saw a big jump in cases over the weekend and into Monday, many on Hutterite colonies in southwest and west-central parts of the province. The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. ...
Jul 15, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Shahab explains why northern outbreak and current southwest cases treated differently
After the recent jump in cases in the southwest and some of them being attributed to Hutterite colonies, some had been asking why no restrictions were being implemented similar to those that were put ...
Jul 14, 2020
Regina school divisions in midst of pandemic planning for back to school
School divisions in Saskatchewan have a lot of homework to get through before the students come back to class in the fall. The subject is figuring out the details of the pandemic back-to-school plan. ...
Jul 13, 2020
Regina electrical company claims it’s owed thousands by homebuilder
Regina's Vance Shordee said his electrical company has filed multiple liens valued at $106,000 on properties owned by Harmony Builders for work he says wasn't paid for. "Terms were extended from 30 da...
Jul 12, 2020
SGI anticipating small impacts from COVID, no rate increases
SGI is one of the few big Crown corporations in Saskatchewan not expecting to see a big impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on its bottom line. The company tabled its annual report Thursday for the fisc...
Jul 09, 2020
SEIU-West concerned about communication on new visitation rules
This week, more people can go see their loved ones at more Saskatchewan health-care facilities, but the visiting changes have one of the province’s largest health-care unions concerned. Barbara ...
Jul 08, 2020
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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 ...