Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Regina police searching for man who may have cut off monitoring device
The Regina Police Service is on the lookout for a man charged with manslaughter earlier this year who now may be unlawfully at large in the city. In a media release Friday, police said 28-year-old Jos...
Aug 07, 2020 (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Parents, grandparents, teachers, kids rally for more school guidelines
People across the province decided to go out Friday morning and make their voices heard in opposition to the Government of Saskatchewan's Safe Schools Plan. Protestors gathered in at least 15 differen...
Aug 07, 2020 About 70 people showed up for a rally against the province's back-to-school plans around COVID-19, calling them inadequate, on Aug. 7, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Unions speak out about shortfalls of Saskatchewan's pandemic plans
Unions are speaking out about those forgotten in the Government of Saskatchewan's pandemic planning. Custodians in Saskatchewan schools have a big job this fall, and seemingly no additional hands to d...
Aug 07, 2020 SEIU-West president Barbara Cape. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. reports 20th COVID-19 death; contact investigation started at Regina linen company
A 20th resident of Saskatchewan has died due to complications from COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the provincial government said a person in their 60s who lived in the southwest region had died....
Aug 07, 2020
Inmate found dead in cell at Regina correctional centre
The RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating the death of an inmate at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre. It's the second death at the jail in less than a month. In a media...
Aug 07, 2020
Gov't buys 6 million masks for schools, 'actively considering' mandatory mask use
The first level of the Government of Saskatchewan's back-to-school plan doesn't require students to wear masks when school resumes Sept. 1, but the province is preparing in case that becomes necessary...
Aug 07, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Moe stands behind province's back-to-school plan
Premier Scott Moe defended Saskatchewan's back-to-school plan in an interview with Gormley guest host Mike Couros on Friday. Opinions on the plan have been split, with it garnering both praise and cri...
Aug 07, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
COVID Alert app not yet fully functional in Saskatchewan
The federal government has launched a smartphone app to inform people when they've come in contact with someone who has tested positive with COVID-19 -- but the app isn't yet fully operational in Sask...
Aug 07, 2020
Kamsack-area man dies after SUV-pedestrian collision
A 29-year-old man from the Kamsack area has been charged with impaired driving causing death after a fatal SUV-pedestrian collision Thursday near the Keeseekoose First Nation. According to the RCMP, o...
Aug 07, 2020
Statistics Canada says country gained 419,000 jobs in July; Sask. up 13,000
OTTAWA - Canada's labour market gained 419,000 jobs last month as more parts of the economy were allowed to reopen, Statistics Canada reported Friday, moving past the halfway mark in recouping heavy l...
Aug 07, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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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
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