Murray Wood: What rights do we have to defend our property in Canada?
Murray Wood says self defence in the spotlight again with a case in Manitoba of a landowner charged for firing a shot wh...
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NDP calls for mandatory vaccinations for Crown, public service workers
As he painted the picture of a runaway public health crisis, there was a new wrinkle in NDP Leader Ryan Meili's familiar demands for measures to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic's fourth wave. On...
Sep 10, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Protest voices frustrations over lack of Sask. COVID-19 measures
The road in front of the Saskatchewan legislative building was shut down Thursday afternoon for a protest taking to task some of those working in the large marble building. About 130 people showed up ...
Sep 09, 2021 About 130 people attended a protest Thursday afternoon in front of the legislative building to show their frustration over a lack of public health measures to address COVID-19. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Sept. 9: 286 new cases, 184 in hospital, 1 death
Nearly 86 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Thursday were unvaccinated people. According to the Ministry of Health, 245 of the 286 new cases weren't vaccinated. There were...
Sep 09, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Regina woman shares story of loss to discourage impaired driving
It was an unforgettable Labour Day weekend five years ago for Regina's Amy Kaufmann. However, it was for the wrong reasons. The family was in Weyburn for a wedding and, for a while, it was a joyous oc...
Sep 09, 2021 Amy Kaufmann lost her brother Tanner to a collision caused by an impaired driver. She shared that story at the University of Regina during an event put on by SGI on Sept. 9, 2021. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
COVID-19 surge in Saskatchewan 'very troubling': SHA
A Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) manager says the health-care system is in a “fragile position” at the moment with the tide of new COVID-19 cases showing no sign of slowing down. R...
Sep 09, 2021
SHA mandates masks in common areas of long-term care homes
Masks will be mandatory in common areas of Saskatchewan long-term care homes starting Friday. On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority announced it would require family members of residents and ...
Sep 09, 2021 (Amy Dormuth/Twitter)
Harvest ahead of average, but many crops badly damaged
While harvest in Saskatchewan progresses at an above-average rate, some crops in the province are beyond help due to weather issues this summer. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry o...
Sep 09, 2021
Collect less information, destroy it promptly, privacy commissioner recommends for vaccine passports
As requiring proof of vaccination as a condition to participate in certain activities becomes more commonplace, Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner would prefer a minimalist approach to verifying a pe...
Sep 09, 2021
'Test, trace and isolate:' Concerned citizens gather at Merriman's Saskatoon office
Chants about the province’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic - geared at Health Minister Paul Merriman and Premier Scott Moe’s golf game - rained down just off Eighth Street in Saskatoon ...
Sep 08, 2021
Regina Symphony Orchestra latest organization to require proof of vaccination
The Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) will require those 12 years of age and older attending its concerts to be fully vaccinated. An announcement was posted to the RSO's website on Tuesday ahead of its ...
Sep 08, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: What does offence really mean?
Sarah Mills says we live in a world where everyone seems offended by something. But who gets decide what is and isn't of...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 20
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - The Canada-U.S. trade relationship has been doing a lot of back-and-forth this week,...