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Case of bird flu prompts order from Saskatchewan's chief veterinarian
Saskatchewan's chief veterinary officer has issued an animal health control area order in hopes of preventing the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the province. A government media...
Apr 14, 2022
Mounties find gun, drugs after stopping speeding car
A traffic stop on the Trans-Canada Highway turned into much more Tuesday. According to the RCMP, at about 2:30 p.m., an officer from the Morse detachment pulled over a car doing 159 kilometres per hou...
Apr 14, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
241 guns, 14,000 rounds of ammo turned in during firearm amnesty
More than 240 unwanted guns were turned in during the provincewide 2022 Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police gun amnesty. The amnesty, which ran from March 21 through Sunday, collected 241 unw...
Apr 13, 2022 Firearms collected during a gun amnesty on display at the Regina police headquarters on May 8, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Minister says COVID measures in schools 'not going to happen'
Saskatchewan's teachers' union wants COVID-19 precautions reinstated in schools after a big jump in COVID was found in some cities' wastewater, but the education minister isn't going to bite. In a new...
Apr 13, 2022 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
$70M Lotto Max jackpot won by Saskatchewan resident
The biggest lottery jackpot won in Western Canada has been won by someone in Saskatchewan. The $70-million Lotto Max jackpot is the largest one won in the lottery region and is the biggest in Saskatch...
Apr 13, 2022
Pats fans get to see more hockey as WHL shuffles schedule amid spring storm
The blizzard sweeping through Saskatchewan and Manitoba is affecting the final week of the Western Hockey League regular season. On Wednesday morning, the league announced the rescheduling of two game...
Apr 13, 2022
STF calls on government to reinstate public health measures in schools
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation wants the provincial government to learn a lesson from the latest wastewater data. One day after the University of Saskatchewan's latest data showed a 742 per cen...
Apr 12, 2022 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze. (980 CJME file photo)
Volunteer firefighters getting help from Saskatchewan government
Volunteer firefighters often are among the first to respond to crashes on Saskatchewan's roads. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced a program -- the first of its kind in Canada, according ...
Apr 12, 2022
Saskatchewan makes COVID booster shots available to more people
Saskatchewan has expanded its eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines. As of Monday, all people 70 and over and all residents of First Nations communities and the Northern Service Administra...
Apr 11, 2022 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
One more week: Campsite reservations opening April 18
Campers have just one more week to wait before they can start booking sites in Saskatchewan parks. Reservations are to open April 18 for seasonal campsites and April 19-26 for nightly, Camp-Easy and g...
Apr 11, 2022 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 10
8:30 - It's been a challenging summer for many across the province dealing with significant flooding and wildfires. At t...