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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Regina mayor reiterates mask use, council not bringing in mandatory mask policy
Regina doesn't appear to be heading towards its own mandatory mask policy, at least for the time being. Mayor Michael Fougere said Tuesday council unanimously voted against bringing in its own policy....
Sep 22, 2020 Former Regina mayor Michael Fougere. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
10 new COVID cases, 9 more recoveries reported in Sask.
The Saskatchewan government reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. That means, in the past week, there have been nearly 100 new cases reported in the province. But the government's chief medical h...
Sep 22, 2020 Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina's Laser Quest closes its doors
After 27 years in business, Laser Quest is saying goodbye and thanks for the memories. It's permanently closing a number a locations across North America, including the one in Regina. "As much as we w...
Sep 22, 2020 (Laser Quest/Facebook)
RCMP investigating after far-right groups disrupt anti-racism rally in Alberta
RED DEER, Alta. - RCMP are investigating after far-right protesters disrupted what was to be a peaceful anti-racism rally in central Alberta last weekend, but local advocacy groups say officers should...
Sep 22, 2020
‘Unfathomable’: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world's richest nation with its sparkling laboratories, top-f...
Sep 22, 2020 (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Saskatchewan purchasing more influenza vaccine
With flu season fast approaching, the Saskatchewan government has increased its order of influenza vaccine. In a media release Tuesday, the government announced it had purchased 36.5 per cent more vac...
Sep 22, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
SHA warns of possible COVID exposures in and around Regina
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued a public advisory about potential COVID-19 exposures at two Regina businesses and a golf course just north of the city. The locations were visited by diffe...
Sep 22, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Majority of Canadians support wearing masks during COVID-19, oppose protests: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases across Canada comes with a similar increase in support for the mandatory wearing of masks in public places. The online survey by Le...
Sep 22, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Moose Jaw police track down, euthanize cougar
A cougar that was captured on a doorbell camera in Moose Jaw on Monday was tracked down by police and euthanized early Tuesday. Bruce Reid, a compliance manager for the southwest part of the province ...
Sep 22, 2020 A cougar spotted in Moose Jaw on Sept. 21.
More ambiguous loss counsellors needed in Saskatchewan
A family member going missing just isn't quite the same as a family member dying, according to Dwayne Yasinowski. He's the director of education with Caring Hearts Saskatchewan, which is one of the re...
Sep 21, 2020 A billboard featuring long-term missing people in Saskatchewan has been erected on Saskatchewan Drive in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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...