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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Sask. woman loses heat in the middle of extreme cold
As rolling fields around dropped into an even deeper freeze overnight into Tuesday, Morgan Ferraton's house started to do the same. Her fianc Lance and she woke up at their place near Assiniboia aroun...
Feb 18, 2025 Morgan Ferraton and her fiance woke up to the cold of eight degrees Celsius in their home Tuesday morning, while the temperature hit -39 C outside. (CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan to shell out nearly $30 million for more relocatable classrooms
Crowded classrooms have been a complaint for several years in Saskatchewan's schools, and this week the provincial government announced a chunk of cash to help deal with it. The government said it wil...
Feb 17, 2025 The Saskatchewan government said $29.5 million will go to 76 additional relocatable classrooms, also known as portables, for schools across the province. (CJME file photo)
Todd Lewis, former APAS president, named to Canadian Senate
The Canadian Senate will gain a new member this spring with a little soil on his boots. Todd Lewis was recently announced as one of three new appointments to the upper house. He's a well-known figure ...
Feb 13, 2025 Todd Lewis says he’ll be the only ones in the Senate with his kind of farming and agriculture background. (CJME file photo)
Water Security Agency sees improvement, runoff report still mixed
Southern Saskatchewan reservoirs appear to be in a good position, but the runoff forecast for this spring varies widely across the province in the Water Security Agency's preliminary report. The repor...
Feb 13, 2025 The preliminary report out on Thursday says winter precipitation has been variable across the province – better in some areas, worse in others. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Sad and disappointed': Communities mourn with Carry the Kettle
It's not just the community on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation mourning after the quadruple murder last week, nearby communities are sharing in their grief. On Tuesday last week, four people were f...
Feb 12, 2025 The mayor of Sintaluta said community members are mourning the loss on Carry the Kettle First Nation. (Google Maps/screenshot)
Staffing at Wolseley care home 'grim,' union president says no improvement
A recent labour relations decision has shed light on the staffing conditions in Saskatchewan facilities, how it affects staff and patients and what it takes for the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA)...
Feb 07, 2025 A recent labour decision found the Sask. Health Authority violated the CUPE contract by hiring contract workers at the Wolseley Memorial Integrated Care Centre without providing the appropriate costing information. (Photo courtesy Google Maps)
Sask. stores emphasizing local products as tariff threat lingers
Tariffs from the U.S. and counter-tariffs in Canada may have been postponed, but the threat is still there, and it's got some shoppers looking for local products. Kevin Jensen, manager of the Co-op Fo...
Feb 05, 2025 Kevin Jensen, manager of the Harbour Landing Co-op food store in Regina, says the store will be working to make Canadian products and labelling more obvious for customers. Feb. 4, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Advocate glad to see focus on prevention in domestic violence report
Much of what Jo-Anne Dusel saw in the province's new report on intimate partner violence-related deaths wasn't new to her. Dusel is the executive director of PATHS, Provincial Association of Transitio...
Jan 31, 2025 Jo-Anne Dusel, executive director of PATHS, says reactive support is important but she says a shift toward prevention is positive. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)
Doctor who prescribed Ivermectin in danger of suspended license
A Regina doctor who was reprimanded last year for prescribing Ivermectin for COVID-19 is now in danger of his license to practice being suspended. According to a unanimous decision of the competency h...
Jan 30, 2025 A competency hearing found Dr. Tshipita Kabongo didn’t have the skill and knowledge in medicine to practice. (CJME file photo)
Moe looks for changes to equalization as Sask. seeks intervenor status
The Government of Saskatchewan has long had problems with the equalization formula in Canada, and this week it announced it would again be taking this problem to court. On Wednesday, the provincial go...
Jan 30, 2025 The Sask. Government announced Wednesday it’s applying for intervenor status in a Newfoundland court case against over the equalization program. (CJME file photo)
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