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Quarantinis and covidiots: How language has changed during the pandemic
There's no social distancing from the fact COVID-19 has changed the way we speak and communicate. University of Saskatchewan linguistics professor Veronika Makarova said new terms and phrases have mad...
Jul 14, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan gearing up for fall election in face of COVID-19
Saskatchewan is set to break new ground in October. Barring a snap election call elsewhere in Canada between now and Oct. 26, Saskatchewan will be the first major jurisdiction in the country to hold a...
Jul 14, 2020
Scott Police Academy: A law enforcement-based approach to high school education
Students in Regina are getting a new option to start them down the path of becoming a police officer. It's called the Scott Police Academy. Hosted at Scott Collegiate, the academy is open for applicat...
Jul 14, 2020 The Scott Police Academy logo. (Scott Police Academy/Twitter)
Sask. announces five new COVID-19 cases, 19 more recoveries
Saskatchewan has reported five new cases of COVID-19 as well as 19 more recoveries. The new cases reported Tuesday -- three in the central region, one in the Saskatoon area and one in the Regina area ...
Jul 14, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Swift Current 57's president reflects on name change
The pressure on some professional sports teams to change their names continues to mount. In Saskatchewan, it has been about three years since the Swift Current Indians retired their name. Now, the Wes...
Jul 14, 2020 The Swift Current 57's uniform. (Swift Current 57's/Twitter)
Revealing specific locations of COVID-19 cases will be up to Shahab, Moe says
When the Government of Saskatchewan gave its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, it disclosed the specific rural municipalities where new cases were found. Premier Scott Moe said that wa...
Jul 14, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regent Outdoor Pool set to open Friday
After its opening for the season was delayed due to COVID-19, Regina's Regent Outdoor Pool is to open to the public on Friday. "City council heard from residents that our outdoor pools are an importan...
Jul 14, 2020
Search for father of girls found dead in Quebec enters sixth day
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - The search continued Tuesday for the father of two girls whose bodies were found Saturday in a small town southwest of Quebec City. Provincial police spokeswoman Sgt. Ann Mathie...
Jul 14, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Sources say Canada, U.S. likely to extend mutual travel ban into late August
WASHINGTON - Sources say Canada and the United States are likely to agree to extend their mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries for another 30 days. The Canada-U.S. border has b...
Jul 14, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rob Gurdebeke
Regina police use Taser on man armed with machete
A call about a domestic disturbance Monday night ended with a Regina Police Service officer using a Taser on a 35-year-old Regina man. According to a police media release, officers were sent to a home...
Jul 14, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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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 ...