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...
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The legacy of COVID: The 'new normal' at school and work
This week marks the five-year anniversary of COVID-19 arriving in Saskatchewan. Public health measures starting being laid down, and within two weeks tens of thousands of people were working from home...
Mar 13, 2025 Nurse Leah Sawatsky receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
The legacy of COVID: What don't we know about the virus five years later
Five years ago, the first case of COVID was reported in Saskatchewan. Over the following months and years, medical experts and scientists became familiar figures, and regular people learned about new ...
Mar 12, 2025 Six years after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan, a VIDO scientist at the U of S reflects on the lessons learned. (CJME file photo)
The legacy of COVID: How long-haul COVID is lingering in Sask.
It's been five years since COVID-19 first arrived in Saskatchewan. The first case was publicly reported March 12, 2020 in a person who had arrived back in Saskatchewan from Egypt. What followed were t...
Mar 12, 2025 Pam Milos and her son are still dealing with the effects of long-COVID, five years after the virus first arrived in Saskatchewan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Premier Scott Moe has questions for new Liberal leader Mark Carney
On Sunday afternoon, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe took to social media to congratulate Mark Carney on his Liberal leadership win. The next day, he used the same platform to lay out some expectations...
Mar 10, 2025 Premier Scott Moe posted some questions and expectations for the new Liberal leader Mark Carney on social media Monday. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. not among provinces signed on to $10-a-day child care extension
Saskatchewan was out nearly on its own Thursday, when the federal government announced agreements to extend the Early Learning and Child Care program, which provides for $10-a-day daycare. Eleven of t...
Mar 06, 2025 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plays with children at a public library in Regina at a parental leave announcement in 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Tariff situation making provincial budgeting difficult
The back-and-forth threat of American tariffs and uncertainty around how much, where and when has made building the Government of Saskatchewan's budget "very difficult" according to provincial Finance...
Mar 06, 2025 Saskatchewan’s spring budget for 2025-26 is expected to be released March 19. (CJME file photo)
Sask. 'labour shortage possible' if SINP pause lasts too long
Saskatchewan has been on a path of growth for nearly the last decade and immigration has been a significant part of it. However, a new pause in the province's program could put a damper on that. As of...
Mar 05, 2025 The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has paused its application intake, the provincial government says, to make changes after the federal government cut its allocation for immigrants in half. (CJME file photo)
NDP calls for more local beer, less American liquor in response to tariffs
Standing on the brewery floor with pallets of aluminum cans behind him, Hayden McPherson said more people are coming to District Brewing Company in Regina to buy local as the tariff threats from the U...
Mar 03, 2025 The Sask. NDP is calling for the SLGA to pull American liquor and beer off their shelves if U.S. tariffs are put on Canadian goods. (CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP lays out plan to shore up Canadian economies
Standing at the edge of Regina, near the highway bypass and in front of a line of rail cars, Sask. NDP leader Carla Beck laid out her party's plan for the economies of both Saskatchewan and Canada. "T...
Feb 28, 2025 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck says the four-point plan would help the province and country build out an economic future in their control. Feb. 27, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP looks for 'effective' measures on drugs
Talking about drugs like methamphetamines and fentanyl, Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck agreed they don't belong in Saskatchewan communities. However, Beck said it remained to be seen whether the measures...
Feb 27, 2025 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck says she would need to see any legislation on drug measures before saying whether or not her party would support it. (CJME file photo)
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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...