Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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MacKenzie Art Gallery reopens to the public
The MacKenzie Art Gallery is once again open to the public. Like many other businesses, it temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It opened up to gallery members Aug. 7 and to the public on ...
Aug 13, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
27 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sask.; majority from communal living settings
The Government of Saskatchewan announced 27 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday - including 22 from communal living settings. Of the 166 active cases in the province, 95 are in communal living situation...
Aug 13, 2020
Carmichael Outreach scaling back on donations
A Regina charity that assists the homeless is cutting back on accepting donations as a response to a recent bump in COVID-19 cases in the area. Carmichael Outreach runs programs focused on housing sup...
Aug 13, 2020 (Carmichael Outreach/Facebook)
Fougere, councillors asking Regina residents to wear masks
Regina's mayor and city councillors are encouraging residents of the Queen City to wear face masks inside public places or public vehicles. During a media conference Thursday at the Cornwall Centre, M...
Aug 13, 2020 Mayor Michael Fougere (centre) and other city officials donned their masks during a media conference at the Cornwall Centre on Aug. 13, 2020. The City of Regina is encouraging residents to wear masks when indoors in public places or in public vehicles. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Sask. Party 'Kate' texts blanket province in pre-election campaign
In some parts of social media, "Kate from the Saskatchewan Party" is nearing meme status after people across the province have reported getting texts from the bot. The text reads: "Hi, it's Kate from ...
Aug 13, 2020 People around the province have been getting texts from "Kate from the Saskatchewan Party". (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Agriculture ministry says moisture conditions 'reduced' in some areas
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture says some rain would be welcomed by the province's farmers as they get set for harvest. According to the ministry's weekly crop report, moisture conditions were ...
Aug 13, 2020
RCMP seeking suspects in armed robbery in Esterhazy
It was a scary night Tuesday for employees at the Kaposvar One Stop Service in Esterhazy. Two masked individuals, a man and a woman, entered the gas station at around 7:40 p.m. Owner Baljinder Sohi sa...
Aug 13, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Kaposvar One Stop Esso)
Chicken, eggs both go first as feds roll out COVID-19 food surplus program
OTTAWA - More than 12 million eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Agricul...
Aug 13, 2020 CFIA Recalling eggs in Saskatchewan due to possible salmonella contamination.
(Canadian Press)
U of S professor floats the idea of ‘pool testing’ for back-to-school plan
A microbiologist at the University of Saskatchewan believes the province needs a different approach to COVID-19 testing in schools. Kyle Anderson, an assistant professor of biochemistry, microbiology ...
Aug 12, 2020
Regina organization's plan outlines calls to action for reconciliation
It was a positive scene at the mmawyatitn centre on Wednesday morning as Reconciliation Regina publicly launched its 2020-21 Community Action Plan. Drummers from the Lone Creek Singers laughed and cha...
Aug 12, 2020 Elder Lorna Standingready enjoys the closing drum circle with her granddaughter on Aug. 12, 2020. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Let's revive the one-fingered salute
The lonely trip down a never-ending highway needs a signal for "Hey, I see you." Sarah Mills says the only way...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 31
On Friday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks passenger rights during the WestJet strike, Marineland's beluga whales ...