Murray Wood: The 'dumbest trade war in history' is back on
The Wall Street Journal writes that the trade war between Canada and the U.S. just got dumber. Murray Wood says the U.S....
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Latest COVID update Jan. 31: Hospitalizations hit record high
Saskatchewan has reported its highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the pandemic started. In its daily update Monday, the Ministry of Health said there were 363 people with COVID in the pr...
Jan 31, 2022 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
'We just need some answers:' Sask. trucker vows to stay in Ottawa
There aren't any plans to stop anytime soon. That's what Chris Barber, a truck driver from Swift Current, is saying about the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa. Barber is one of the o...
Jan 31, 2022 Trucks are parked on Metcalfe Street in downtown Ottawa during the freedom convoy. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Justin Tang
WorkSafe Saskatchewan again seeking to prevent firefighter cancer
WorkSafe Saskatchewan is looking to help firefighters better protect themselves against cancer. The organization -- a partnership between the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board and the Ministry ...
Jan 31, 2022
Saskatchewan gov't offering humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The government announced in a media release Monday it was making a $100,000 donation to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. That o...
Jan 31, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
'Addictions know no bounds:' Hindley on rising overdose deaths
Saskatchewan's overdose numbers are higher than they've ever been and Addictions and Mental Health Minister Everett Hindley is calling for a broad approach to fix the problem. An estimated 464 people ...
Jan 30, 2022 Naloxone kits are available for free to anyone who may be likely to witness a fatal opioid overdose. (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 30: Hospitalizations climb to 349
Saskatchewan reported Sunday its second-highest total of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the pandemic started. The Ministry of Health's daily update said there were 349 people with COVID in the provin...
Jan 30, 2022
Regina drug bust nets over 68 grams of fentanyl
Two people in Regina are facing an assortment of charges after an investigation by the Regina Police Service Street Gang Unit (SGU). On Saturday, the SGU issued a warrant for a home in the 600 block o...
Jan 30, 2022 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Special weather statement for southern and central Saskatchewan
Environment Canada is issuing a special weather statement covering all of central and southern Saskatchewan. Meteorologist Eric Dykes said Sunday an Alberta clipper is to bring a harsh mix of winter w...
Jan 30, 2022 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
P.A.'s Gord Broda buys Pegasus Project Mustang for $1 million
The Pegasus Project for STARS just got another $1 million to help support its Ambulance Foundation. Prince Albert's Gord Broda won the custom-made 1968 Ford Shelby Mustang 427 at the Barrett-Jackson A...
Jan 29, 2022 The Pegasus Project 1968 Mustang was sold for $1 million at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Arizona, and won by Prince Albert's Gord Broda. (Pegasus Project for STARS/Facebook)
RCMP investigating after man shot to death in Dubuc
A 47-year-old man is dead after a shooting early Saturday in Dubuc. In a media release Saturday, the RCMP said the shooting occurred around midnight in the town about 70 kilometres south of Yorkton. T...
Jan 29, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Technology is advancing faster than we can comprehend
Sarah Mills says an old journalism professor spoke of a multimedia world that was hard to imagine at the time. Not only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, August 24
On Monday's show, Evan looked at how U.S. tariffs will impact a number of sectors in Saskatchewan, including potash, dai...