Murray Wood: A fair to remember
The exhibitions are on in Saskatoon and Regina this week. Murray Wood thinks they're fun, but they're just not the kind ...
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Liquor stores in La Loche ordered to close
The government-run liquor store in La Loche is being closed for two weeks in an attempt to try and prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The community in the far north is battling an outbreak with c...
May 09, 2020
Trudeau says Canada will not pay full price for 8 million sub-standard masks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will not pay the full price for medical masks that do not live up to medical standards. "We have been working very, very hard from the very beginning...
May 09, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Saskatchewan Indigenous community ‘frustrated and angry’ as it battles outbreak
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Amanda Black feels lucky that her symptoms have remained mild since she tested positive last week for COVID-19. She and her six-year-old son, Malachi, have runny noses and can't tast...
May 09, 2020
Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87
By Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press NASHVILLE - Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered pop...
May 09, 2020 (Little Richard/Facebook)
No easy fix for long-term care home problems highlighted by COVID-19
By, Laura Osman, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - For years, those living and working in nursing and retirement homes across the country have struggled as overburdened caregivers tried to maintain a basic ...
May 09, 2020
Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75
LAS VEGAS - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died. He...
May 09, 2020
Bagpipes played in honour of 75th anniversary of VE Day
While it wasn't the original plan to honour veterans on VE Day, the Royal Canadian Legion found a way to do it despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Friday marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the day when...
May 08, 2020 Bagpipes were played outside of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 001 building on the 75th anniversary of VE-Day on May 8, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan RCMP has handled nearly 1,400 COVID-related calls since March
The RCMP in Saskatchewan said Friday officers have responded to 1,379 calls related to COVID-19 since March 1. In a media release, the Mounties said four charges have been laid so far during the pande...
May 08, 2020
Regina charity helping frontline workers deal with grief
A Regina-based charity is launching a new online program to help frontline workers and their families cope with grief and loss. Social and physical distancing measures in place due to the COVID-19 pan...
May 08, 2020 (Caring Hearts/Facebook)
Sask. gov't extends financial assistance program for businesses
With job numbers continuing to drop in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is extending its aid package to small- and medium-sized businesses. The government announced Friday it was extending the ...
May 08, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Everyone deserves a perfect summer
Whether it's cycling, climbing trees, hanging with friends or putting your head in a book, Sarah Mills says looking back...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, July 29
8:30 - A high-risk sex offender has been released into Regina, prompting a public safety alert from the Regina Police Se...