Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Man charged with assault after confrontation near Victoria Park rally
Regina police arrested a 33-year-old man in late April after a confrontation with protesters near Victoria Park who oppose COVID-19 measures. In an email from police Sunday, they said the man was driv...
May 03, 2021 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Details still unclear on rapid testing in Regina schools
After several weeks of learning at home, students in Regina will be heading back to class Monday - but at last check, it still wasn't clear what kind of a role rapid tests will play. In March, the pro...
May 02, 2021 Education Minister Dustin Duncan (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Chambers pushing for rapid tests at Sask. businesses
Chambers of commerce in Saskatchewan are pushing to have COVID-19 rapid tests available at more businesses. The tests produce results in 15 minutes. Steve McLellan, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber...
May 02, 2021 Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan speaks to reporters about the Beyond 2020 report on Sept. 4, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
'It's just unheard of': Fire captain reacts to dry conditions
Fire crews in the province have been busier than ever this spring. Darren Kraft is the fire captain of the Asquith fire department, located about 40 km west of Saskatoon. He says the bone-dry conditio...
May 01, 2021 A grass fire burned east of Regina on April 8, 2021. (Cheryl Keir/Submitted)
Sask. bus company ordered to make changes after human rights complaint
After nearly three years, a Saskatchewan bus company has been ordered to make their buses wheelchair accessible. The Canadian Transportation Association (CTA) has ordered Rider Express to make the cha...
May 01, 2021 (Terri Sleeva/saskvoice.com)
Financial support program for small business extended by Saskatchewan government
Small businesses in Saskatchewan ordered to close or reduce their operations because of COVID-19 have an extra month to get financial support from a provincial government program. Applications to the ...
Apr 30, 2021 "That's why it's called the hospitality industry. We need those smiling faces in the right places," said Jim Bence, President and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Johnson & Johnson doses held up by Health Canada
Health Canada has put a hold on doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that came into the country this week. Saskatchewan was expecting a shipment of about 9,300 doses of the vaccine to a...
Apr 30, 2021
Outdoor relaxing on warm-weather days made better with cocktails
Saskatchewan is getting a taste of summer to kick off the weekend, as daily high temperatures hover around or above the 20 C mark. Many are taking advantage of the warm weather by grabbing a cold beve...
Apr 30, 2021
Demand for vaccines remains rampant in small communities in Sask.
Tiny communities around Saskatchewan have been busy places as people go on the road for COVID-19 vaccinations. One of the communities that has seen people come from all over the southern portion of th...
Apr 30, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 45, hurts dozens
JERUSALEM - A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 45 people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials s...
Apr 30, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Americans need to dial back talk of World Cup dominance
Being a World Cup host comes with bragging rights and automatic entry, but Sarah Mills says if you have watched France o...
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