Murray Wood: Dishonouring Mr. Hockey
The second Gordie Howe Bridge is now open between Detroit and Windsor, but Murray Wood says it was delayed by a greedy s...
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Nations, U.S. states each chart their own path on reopening
LONDON (AP) - A thinner-looking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work Monday after a bout with the coronavirus and warned strongly against easing the country's lockdown, even as other ...
Apr 27, 2020 An employee walks past vehicles in production with a face mask in the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany on April 27, 2020. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP)
Moose Jaw firefighters, police put out two large grass fires
The Moose Jaw Fire Department and Police Service had a busy Sunday dealing with two large grass fires within and on the edge of Moose Jaw. During an especially windy Sunday, the first fire, which star...
Apr 27, 2020 A grassfire in Moose Jaw's rail yards on April 26, 2020. (Discover Moose Jaw)
La Loche mayor says community elder with COVID-19 has died
The mayor of La Loche says a member of his community has passed away due to COVID-19. On Sunday afternoon, Robert St. Pierre told 650 CKOM that the death was an elder in the community. According to St...
Apr 26, 2020
Agribition will be held, open letter says
Organizers of Canadian Western Agribition say this year's show will go ahead. In an open letter posted on Twitter on Saturday, they say the show has weathered recessions, droughts and other various ch...
Apr 26, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Physical distancing a challenge for the blind in Saskatchewan
Keeping a proper social distance of two metres is not so simple for people who are blind or partially sighted. Ashley Nemeth is a Saskatchewan advocate for the blind community and for the Canadian Nat...
Apr 26, 2020 Ashley Nemeth and her guide dog. (Ashley Nemeth/Submitted)
Regina reducing mosquito control program to save money
While social distancing restrictions prohibit crowds of people from gathering outside, swarms of mosquitoes may become unwelcome guests in backyards this summer as the City of Regina scales back on it...
Apr 26, 2020 The many mosquito traps the province has around Saskatchewan can catch more than 100 mosquitoes in a night. Lisa Schick/980 CJME
Four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, recoveries still at 288
Saskatchewan reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number to 353. Of those, three were found in the north and the other in Regina. The number of recoveries stayed the sam...
Apr 26, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter (l-r), Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab brief the media about the province's fight against COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
With gatherings restricted, musician says COVID-19 results in loss of pay and passion
J.J. Hunter is used to spending summers working on the farm and performing for thousands of country music fans but COVID-19 is throwing at least one of those into limbo. Hunter and his four brothers -...
Apr 26, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina's shop preparing to re-open as Saskatchewan to start lifting COVID-19 restrictions
Some businesses in Saskatchewan are getting ready to open their doors to customers once again. After weeks of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Government of Saskatchewan has an...
Apr 26, 2020
Frozen North gone forever: Study of Arctic Ocean shows top of the world changing
The top of the world is turning upside down, says the first overall assessment of Canada's Arctic Ocean. The work of dozens of federal scientists and Inuit observers, it describes a vast ecosystem in ...
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Sarah Mills: School supply lists should be eradicated
Between 18 school divisions and the Ministry of Education, Sarah Mills says there must be a better way to procure pencil...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 28
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about making it easier to find a family doctor, a surge in highway fatalities, Saskatchew...