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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'Hanging on by a thread': Local restaurant asks for customer support
There aren't as many burgers on the grill or milkshakes in the glasses at The Mercury Cafe & Grill these days. Business at the Cathedral-area diner is suffering nearly two years into the COVID-19 ...
Jan 19, 2022 The Mercury Cafe & Grill in Regina on Jan. 19, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Jan. 19: Hospitalizations continue to climb
The number of people with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's hospitals has more than doubled in the past two weeks. According to the Ministry of Health, there were 199 people with COVID in health-care facilit...
Jan 19, 2022 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Feds, province invest $5M in 28 agricultural research projects
A number of agricultural researchers in Saskatchewan are getting more than $5 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. On Wednesday, the governments jointly announced 28 project...
Jan 19, 2022
Airport, telecom provider discuss future of 5G in Saskatchewan
Some airline officials in the United States are worried about the impact 5G could have on aircraft technology as it starts getting rolled out throughout America. The fifth-generation technology for br...
Jan 19, 2022
SGI reports 87 deaths on Saskatchewan roads in 2021
The number of fatalities on Saskatchewan roads continued its long-term downward trend in 2021. According to preliminary data released by SGI on Wednesday, 87 people died on the province's roads last y...
Jan 19, 2022
Sask. expands program to support some sectors dealing with carbon tax
The Saskatchewan government again is taking aim at the federal government's carbon tax, this time by expanding the provincial Output-Based Performance Standards (OBPS) program. In a media release Wedn...
Jan 19, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Annual inflation rate hit 30-year high in December: Statistics Canada
Inflation in December rose at its highest rate since 1991, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The organization said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) last month was up 4.8 per cent compared to December 20...
Jan 19, 2022
University of Regina plans 'phased' approach for return to the classroom
The University of Regina is hoping to slowly have students return to the classroom starting on Feb. 7. The school is planning what it's calling "a cautious and phased return to in-person operations" f...
Jan 19, 2022
NDP calls for more business supports during Omicron wave
The Saskatchewan NDP feels businesses in the province are being left to fend for themselves by the government. "We are the only province without relief programs (for businesses)," Jobs Critic Aleana Y...
Jan 18, 2022 NDP Jobs Critic Aleana Young during a media availability on Jan. 18, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Shahab predicts Omicron peak still two to four weeks away
Saskatchewan is still weeks away from a peak in Omicron cases. Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medical health officer, told reporters during a conference call Tuesday the wave likely will hit i...
Jan 18, 2022 (The Canadian Press 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...