Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Bear sightings on the rise in Saskatchewan
The recent break-and-enter in Stanley Mission by not your average bear didn't come as a surprise to Darrell Crabbe. "I've seen them do a lot of things," said Crabbe, the executive director of the Sask...
Jul 18, 2020
$100,000 LottoMax ticket sold in Regina
Someone in Regina woke up on Saturday with a $100,000 lottery windfall. A ticket sold in the Queen City matched the last six numbers of the extra prize in Friday's LottoMax draw. No one is claiming th...
Jul 18, 2020
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
By Calvin Woodward And Desiree Seals, The Associated Press ATLANTA - John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition ...
Jul 18, 2020
Liberals revise COVID-19 wage subsidy, ease eligibility in bid to boost takeup
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the Liberals are easing eligibility rules for the government's emergency wage subsidy and changing the amounts businesses can receive. The government had be...
Jul 17, 2020
Queen makes Capt. Tom a knight at 100, no kneeling required
LONDON - In the end, Sir Tom didn't need to rise. On a day infused with emotion, Queen Elizabeth II tapped the blade of a sword once owned by her father on the slender shoulders of 100-year-old Tom Mo...
Jul 17, 2020 Captain Sir Thomas Moore receives his knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth during a ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 17, 2020. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
Regina Beach resident celebrates centennial out on the links
Eva Eckert became a centenarian doing what she loves -- playing a round of golf, surrounded by those she loves. The 100-year-old first started golfing at the Regina Beach Golf Club when she was 72. "I...
Jul 17, 2020 Eva Eckert waves to family and friends after teeing off on the first hole on her 100th birthday at the Regina Beach Golf Club on July 16, 2020. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
E. coli found in water in Halbrite
The village of Halbrite is under an emergency boil water order that was issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The order is in effect until further notice. Halbrite is about 30 kilometres southe...
Jul 17, 2020 Village of Halbrite. (Discover Weyburn file photo)
India hits 1 million virus cases, nations battle flare-ups
MITO, Japan - A return of stringent coronavirus restrictions in Israel, another daily record of reported cases in Japan's capital and outbreaks in remote areas such as China's Xinjiang region undersco...
Jul 17, 2020 A health worker checks the body temperature of a boy at a medical camp to screen residents for COVID-19 symptoms in Mumbai, India on July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Liberals seek to recall House of Commons for new COVID-19 legislation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is seeking to recall the House of Commons to pass another round of measures to deal with COVID-19. Opposition parties were notified Thursday of the new legislation and ...
Jul 17, 2020
Wedding musicians seeing loss of income due to COVID-19
The non-traditional 2020 wedding season is taking a toll on more than brides and grooms. Local wedding planners, photographers and musicians are also struggling to adjust to a lack of work this summer...
Jul 16, 2020 (Pile of Bows String Quartet/Facebook)
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...