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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Locking up Lauther: Riders sign kicker to extension
Brett Lauther will be kicking back in Saskatchewan for at least two more CFL seasons. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Saturday they had signed the Nova Scotia-born kicker to a two-year contract...
Jan 29, 2022 Kicker Brett Lauther. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Latest COVID update Jan. 29: 1,083 new cases, two deaths
A Saskatchewan resident under the age of 19 was one of two people whose deaths were reported in Saturday's COVID-19 update from the provincial government. No other details were provided about the indi...
Jan 29, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Convoy rolls into Regina in support of vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa
South Regina was brought close to a standstill Saturday as a convoy of truckers and supporters moved through the city in solidarity with the protest in Ottawa. https://twitter.com/DomLucyk/status/1487...
Jan 29, 2022 A rally was held at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in support of truckers protesting cross-border vaccine mandates on Jan. 29, 2022. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Looking far ahead, Sask. leaders finding some optimism on COVID
As COVID cases continue to grow by leaps and bounds in Saskatchewan and some worry over the government's response - or what some feel is a lack thereof - news around the pandemic can be quite grim. Bu...
Jan 29, 2022 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'Underwater,' 'overwhelmed': Doctors presentation paints dire picture of Sask. health care
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan government announced a loosening of the isolation rules around COVID-19 while talking about learning to live with the virus. Just a few hours later, doctors in the provin...
Jan 28, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Water main break causing issues on Broad Street
City of Regina crews will be dealing with a water main break on Broad Street until Saturday. The city said in a media release Friday the break was at the intersection of Broad Street and 11th Avenue. ...
Jan 28, 2022 (Jeff Gross/Submitted)
Regina police preparing for another convoy's arrival Saturday
Another convoy of trucks is to be in Regina on Saturday, when a gathering is planned at the Legislative Building. The first group of trucks arrived in the city Monday as part of a protest of COVID-19 ...
Jan 28, 2022 (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Latest COVID update Jan. 28: Hospital cases climb to three-month high
The number of people with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan hospitals reached its highest level in more than three months Friday. In its daily update, the provincial government said there were 342 patients wit...
Jan 28, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Health authority starting process of moving patients in city hospitals to rural areas
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is working through its plans to manage the increased demands on hospitals due to Omicron, and part of that is moving patients around. Derek Miller, interim chie...
Jan 28, 2022
Sask. School Boards Association president discusses new isolation rules
COVID-19 contact tracing won't be as much of a workload for Saskatchewan teachers and school staff now that new rules around isolation have kicked in. The province announced Thursday that a few new ch...
Jan 28, 2022 Two organizations are threatening legal action if the Saskatchewan government doesn't alter its new policies surrounding students' chosen pronouns in schools. (Lisa Schick/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...