Murray Wood: Remember when?
Old photos remind us our downtowns used to be places people went to more often. Murray Wood says a lot has changed, incl...
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SaskTel reports net income of $131M in 2020-21 fiscal year
Increased Internet usage during the COVID-19 pandemic helped SaskTel post a net income of $130.8 million during the 2020-21 fiscal year -- $49 million more than its target for the year. In its annual ...
Jul 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Crops suffering in Saskatchewan due to heat, lack of rain
Crops in Saskatchewan are feeling the heat. According to the Ministry of Agriculture crop report released Thursday, the hot temperatures experienced in the province last week combined with a lack of m...
Jul 08, 2021 (Wikimedia Commons)
Inquiry to look into 'workplace concerns' at Estevan Police Service
The Saskatchewan Police Commission has launched an inquiry into the Estevan Police Service. In a media release Thursday, the Ministry of Justice said the inquiry will look into what it called "workpla...
Jul 08, 2021
Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency
TOKYO - Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday. The ban c...
Jul 08, 2021 International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach waves from the vehicle to media upon his arrival in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
Rebellion Brewing ready for no restrictions come Sunday
Rebellion Brewing is getting ready to welcome back a room full of customers -- masked or not. "We've had a couple of meetings over the last couple weeks to see how everyone feels about things and I th...
Jul 08, 2021 The Rebellion Brewing company in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
Hidden Crisis: The front lines of the fight
A needle, a vial of naloxone and someone who knows how to use them -- for drug users who take too much, these may be the only things that stand between them and joining the list of those who've died b...
Jul 08, 2021 Prairie Harm Reduction executive director Jason Mercredi stands in front of the safe consumption site. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Restrictions are ending but COVID is not: Premier
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Scott Moe said he looked forward to the day he could shake Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab's hand, and on Wednesday he did just that - with the...
Jul 07, 2021 Premier Scott Moe shakes Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab's hand after nearly 16 months of pandemic restrictions. Jul. 7, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Step by step: Saskatchewan prepares for final phase of reopening
Saskatchewan is set to take its next step. The final phase of the provincial government's Re-Opening Roadmap comes into effect Sunday with the removal of all public health orders. That includes mandat...
Jul 07, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update July 7: 53 new cases, 1 death reported
Saskatchewan reported its highest daily total of COVID-19 cases in the past 10 days Wednesday. The Ministry of Health said there were 53 new infections, the most since 61 were announced June 26. There...
Jul 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina breaks June record for mosquito counts
It's safe to say that mosquitoes have been particularly bad as of late -- so much so that the City of Regina says the pest problem has been historic. According to data released by the city, the month ...
Jul 07, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Turns out an empty house is a lonely one
Sarah Mills says having two kids away at camp was an opportunity to revel in peace and quiet. Instead, she says it is se...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 18
On Tuesday's show, guest host Brent Loucks gets an update on tariffs, fire hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries...