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Extra snow costing City of Regina time and money
The late snow this spring and the big dumps of snow all winter are costing the City of Regina time moving on with seasonal programs and money trying to get all the snow off the roads. The city has had...
Apr 20, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina to unveil first Transit Master Plan
For the first time ever, the City of Regina could soon have a Transit Master Plan that would guide and expand the city's public transit system for the next 25 years. City administration was directed t...
Apr 19, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Mid-April snow pushing back seeding for many southeast farmers
On Saturday, Lee Stanley had his yard all plowed and cleaned out from the three-day blizzard last week. Then that night, a whole new storm moved in and lasted to the next afternoon. "It's starting to ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Lee Stanley/Submitted)
Sask. psychiatrist worried as province looks to change medications for kids in care
A number of kids in provincial care could be stuck with less effective mental health medication after a review by the Saskatchewan government. Dr. Tamara Hinz, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in S...
Apr 08, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Shahab less concerned about sixth wave of COVID in Saskatchewan
Other provinces are moving swiftly into a sixth wave of COVID-19, and while Saskatchewan's top doctor is watching developments here closely, he doesn't have the same concerns about this wave as he has...
Apr 07, 2022 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, spoke with reporters on April 7, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Lanigan mayor pushing for answers about shuttered local emergency services
It has been about two years since people in Lanigan were able to get stitches or even a tetanus shot in the hospital in their town -- and the mayor is still looking for answers. Early in the pandemic,...
Apr 06, 2022 Lanigan Mayor Tony Mycock speaks to media at the Legislative Building flanked by NDP members on April 6, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. nurses short-staffed and frustrated as pandemic drags on
A new survey from the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is quantifying the frustration felt by nurses in the province and notes many have considered quitting. In a news release, the union said more t...
Apr 06, 2022 A message written on the sidewalk outside Ellis Hall, next to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
Saskatchewan to make its own decision on fourth COVID dose
It could be another week or so before the Government of Saskatchewan decides whether or not to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines more widely. On Tuesday, the National Advisory Committee on Immun...
Apr 05, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Mental health, nurses, body cameras: SUMA passes all 2022 resolutions
The resolutions up for discussion at this year's Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention ran the gamut from pushing for the federal government to pay for the RCMP's retroactive...
Apr 05, 2022 Premier Scott Moe addresses the SUMA convention, in person, for the first time in two years. Apr. 4, 2022 (980 CJME)
Sask. takes next step on small modular nuclear reactors
Another step has been taken toward Saskatchewan possibly adding small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to its power grid. On Monday, Saskatchewan joined the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick and Albe...
Mar 28, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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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 Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 8
On today's show, Evan gets the latest on global tensions with Iran and the U.S., discusses Riversdale safety concerns an...