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16th Sask. resident dies after positive COVID-19 test; active cases reach all-time high
A 16th Saskatchewan resident has died following a positive test for COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said a person in their 60s from the north region had died. It's the...
Jul 23, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Some Sask. parents not prepared to send children back to class until plan finalized
A number of Saskatchewan parents are calling for a better return-to-school plan before they'll be willing to send their kids back to the classroom. When the province largely went into COVID-19 lockdow...
Jul 23, 2020
Tories, NDP call on ethics watchdog to launch new probe of Morneau over WE trips
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are asking the federal ethics watchdog to widen his probe of Bill Morneau regarding the WE organization as the finance minister continues to face calls for his resignation....
Jul 23, 2020 Finance Minister Bill Morneau. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Outdoor athletes share ways to beat the heat
While extreme heat can be annoying for some, outdoor athletes need to be particularly mindful of the weather. That's according to James Korpan, president of the Regina Cycle Club. He uses many differe...
Jul 23, 2020 James Korpan, president of the Regina Cycle Club, takes a short break from biking on July 22, 2020. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Crops advancing quickly due to recent heat wave
The current heat wave in Saskatchewan is helping crops across the province catch up to those of previous years. In its weekly crop report, Saskatchewan Agriculture said recent rains and warm weather h...
Jul 23, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
SHA issues apology to family of Samwel Uko
"Samwel did not get the care he needed." Those were the words of Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) CEO Scott Livingstone on Thursday during a public apology to the family of Samwel Uko. In a media r...
Jul 23, 2020 Samwel Uko. (Facebook)
Fox taking fans to the ballgame with a virtual crowd
LOS ANGELES - Fox will be taking viewers out to the ballgame by adding a virtual crowd in parks during its baseball telecasts this season. The network revealed on Thursday that it will include compute...
Jul 23, 2020
Western Development Museum locations to reopen in August
Saskatchewan's Western Development Museum locations are preparing to reopen. Closed in March due to COVID-19 restrictions, the four locations are scheduled to open their doors again in August. Museum ...
Jul 23, 2020
Firefighters deal with early-morning blaze on Fines Drive
Firefighters had to put out a fire in the basement of a duplex on Fines Drive on Thursday morning. The fire department said the 911 call came in at about 3:40 a.m., and crews were able to evacuate the...
Jul 23, 2020
Planners dealing with weddings on hold, postponed during pandemic
If it was any other wedding season, Amanda Delparte would be going full tilt making phone calls and putting brides at ease. The event designer for A Tymeless Event now is doing things in a much differ...
Jul 23, 2020 A backyard wedding planned by A Tymeless Event in Regina on July 20, 2019. (A Tymeless Event/Submitted)
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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
On Friday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks passenger rights during the WestJet strike, Marineland's beluga whales ...