Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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Moe preparing for first election as Sask. Party leader
Premier Scott Moe already has a few elections under his belt, but the upcoming contest will be his first leading the Saskatchewan Party. Moe said it feels somewhat different this time, explaining he's...
Sep 24, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Health authority warns of COVID-19 exposure at two Regina locations
People who later tested positive for COVID-19 were likely infectious when they visited two Regina locations last week. That's according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, which put out an advisory ...
Sep 23, 2020
Scheer, Moe speak out against throne speech
Two prominent Saskatchewan politicians are speaking out against the federal Liberal government's throne speech. In a speech read Wednesday by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and...
Sep 23, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
"Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor" became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and sports stars while protesters filled the streets demanding police accounta...
Sep 23, 2020
NDP fires riding association president in Regina Walsh Acres
About a month after the Saskatchewan NDP removed a candidate for the Regina Walsh Acres riding, the party has removed the president of the riding association as well. Barb Dedi said she got an email f...
Sep 23, 2020 (Barb Dedi/Facebook)
SaskTel to add new cell towers to improve rural connectivity
Cell and internet service in rural Saskatchewan is getting a $72-million bump from SaskTel. The Crown corporation announced Wednesday it plans to build 74 new macro cell towers in underserved rural an...
Sep 23, 2020 SaskTel workers install a cell tower. (SaskTel/Submitted)
Fire department doesn't expect long lines at testing site to cause problems
The long lines at the Saskatchewan Health Authority's COVID-19 drive-through testing site at Evraz Place are an inconvenience to drivers, but Regina's fire department says they won't disrupt its servi...
Sep 23, 2020
Libs unveil sweeping plan for current and future challenges
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government has unveiled what it calls an "ambitious plan for an unprecedented reality" that pledges to create over one million jobs and massively expand or introduce bene...
Sep 23, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Sask. reports six new COVID cases, 19 more recoveries
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped by 13 on Wednesday. The provincial government reported six new cases and 19 recoveries, lowering the active caseload to 133. The new cases -...
Sep 23, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Provincial gov't investing $16.5M in roads in 55 RMs
Drivers on some of Saskatchewan's roads will start seeing and feeling improvements. The provincial government announced Wednesday it's investing $16.5 million to improve roads in 55 rural municipaliti...
Sep 23, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Online reviews aren't always helpful
Sarah Mills says giving a business a chance to rectify something a client or customer is upset or disappointed by is a f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 4
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about the end of the WestJet strike, an irrigation project around Lake Diefenbaker, conce...