Murray Wood: Of politics and principles
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'We don't mind it at all:' Restaurant owner fine with vaccine passport
The owner of a Regina restaurant calls Saskatchewan's vaccine passport system the right thing to do. Starting Oct. 1, proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be required to enter several...
Sep 17, 2021 Thomas Siarkos is the owner of Memories Dining and Bar. (Dom Lucyk/980 CJME file photo)
'Too little, too late': NDP Leader Ryan Meili on new measures in Sask.
NDP Leader Ryan Meili is describing Saskatchewan's new COVID-19 measures as "too little, too late." The leader of the opposition released a statement in response to the new measures announced by Premi...
Sep 17, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Shahab decries 'misinformation' among unvaccinated in Sask.
As he has done in numerous media conferences over the past 18 months, Dr. Saqib Shahab on Thursday urged Saskatchewan residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But Saskatchewan's chief medical hea...
Sep 16, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'We will be tested as an organization,' health authority CEO says
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority said Thursday the province's health-care system is in critical condition. Scott Livingstone reaffirmed the authority will do what it can to handle the risi...
Sep 16, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
STF president calls for more contact tracing, change to isolation rules
While new COVID measures were announced in Saskatchewan on Thursday, there are still some issues the head of the teachers' union would like to see addressed. Patrick Maze, the president of the Saskatc...
Sep 16, 2021 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze. (980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders fans can skip proof-of-vaccination line by pre-screening
From now on, Saskatchewan Roughriders fans will have to deal with a second lineup at Mosaic Stadium. The CFL team will start demanding proof of either two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine or a negative tes...
Sep 16, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders fans show off their proof-of-vaccine wristbands on Sept. 16, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Mandatory masking, vaccine passports coming to Saskatchewan
Just over two months after dropping all COVID-19 public health measures -- and with new and active cases increasing at a high rate -- Saskatchewan is bringing back one measure and instituting another....
Sep 16, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Facebook Live)
Sask. conservation officers stop boat contaminated with zebra mussels
Saskatchewan conservation officers recently intercepted a boat contaminated with an aquatic invasive species (AIS) near Moosomin. The Ministry of Environment said the examination of a boat at a waterc...
Sep 16, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatchewan's harvest nearly three-quarters complete
Saskatchewan farmers remain well ahead of the average pace for harvest. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's weekly crop report, 74 per cent of the crop has been combined -- far above the five-y...
Sep 16, 2021
SHA to use automated messages to send out COVID test results
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is preparing to use automated messages to give Saskatchewan residents the results of their COVID-19 tests. The SHA announced Wednesday it was going to use an automate...
Sep 15, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
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Sarah Mills: FIFA seems to be incapable of integrity
After FIFA lifted a red-card suspension for an American player at the World Cup, Sarah Mills says fans are left with que...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 7
Evan discusses the pipeline project being proposed by Alberta and Ontario, paperwork concerns taking up the time of Sask...