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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Betty White challenge leads to $15,000 in donations to local animal shelter
Donations in memory of Betty White have been pouring in for the Regina Humane Society. Monday marked what would have been the beloved actress' 100th birthday. She died on New Year's Eve following comp...
Jan 17, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Winter storms expected to rock Saskatchewan
Environment Canada is calling for heavy snow, freezing rain and vicious winds to rip across Saskatchewan Monday. What kind of winter storm you see will depend on where in the province you live. Terri ...
Jan 17, 2022
COVID survivor says Health Canada announcement on Paxlovid like "winning the lottery"
Matthew Cardinal hasn't been this happy in a long time. The 34-year-old Regina man cried tears of joy when he heard Health Canada approved Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment pill, called PAXLOVID. The approv...
Jan 17, 2022 Matthew Cardinal was put in a medically induced coma so he could be put on a ventilator after contracting the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant. He was hospitalized on March 22, 2021. (Submitted by Dianne Desjarlais -Cardinal)
Latest COVID update Jan. 17: 1,347 new cases, hospitalizations up to 167
The number of people with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan hospitals rose again Monday. The Ministry of Health's update said there were 1,412 new cases, continuing the recent trend of more than 1,000 cases a ...
Jan 17, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina Public Schools reports COVID cases in 40 schools
Regina Public Schools has updated its list of schools where COVID-19 has been reported after learning of positive cases over the weekend. Cases of COVID were reported at 40 schools between Friday and ...
Jan 17, 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)
Co-op to build canola crushing, renewable diesel plant in Regina
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) unveiled plans to develop an agriculture complex north of the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina Monday. The "integrated agriculture complex" will include a renewab...
Jan 17, 2022 (Federated Co-op Limited/Twitter)
Health Canada authorizes antiviral COVID-19 pill
Health Canada authorized a blend of two antiviral drugs Monday to treat adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms who are at high risk of progressing to serious disease. The government department...
Jan 17, 2022 A photo provided by Pfizer shows the company's antiviral pill used to treat COVID-19. (Pfizer Canada/Twitter)
SHA closely watching COVID outbreaks in long-term care
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is paying attention and watching closely what COVID-19 is doing in long-term and personal care homes in the province, according to the authority's interim COO, Derek ...
Jan 16, 2022 Parkside Extendicare long-term care home in Regina. Feb. 2, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
RCMP asking for help to find missing father, 7-year-old daughter
The Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating Michael Gordon Jackson and his seven-year-old daughter. Michael Gordon Jackson is described as a 52-year-old male, weighing app...
Jan 15, 2022
With land starved for moisture, farmers react to winter so far
For people living in the city, snow can be a major annoyance. Bad roads, having to shovel driveways and wet shoes are just some of the nuisances that snow brings. However, some farmers are praying for...
Jan 15, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
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
8:30 - Canada and the United States are now in a trade war - and energy could be one of Canada's biggest sources of both...