Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Saskatchewan's temporary closure of 12 rural ERs over COVID-19 draws concern
REGINA -- A Saskatchewan mayor says he was left shocked after his community was given less than 48 hours notice that its emergency room would be temporarily closing as part of response planning for th...
May 15, 2020
Unifor says disrupting farmers’ fuel supply ‘only option’
The union representing workers locked out of the Co-op refinery in Regina has a message for farmers. In an open letter on its website, Unifor Local 594 says workers are "in the fight of our lives and ...
May 15, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Burgers, ice cream, doughnuts and plants: Queues forming for non-essential items
Long lines of people waiting to get into big-box and grocery stores were an early phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another type of queue has emerged and it's not for toilet paper. Cars lined up fo...
May 15, 2020 People line up to get food from Peters’ Drive-In in Edmonton on May 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Federal COVID-19 wage subsidy to last through summer, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. The subsidy was set to expire in the fir...
May 15, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Labour ministry explains workers' rights in Sask. during a pandemic
Saskatchewan's economy will creak open a little more on Tuesday, putting hundreds of people back on the job when the second phase of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan starts. However, there will still be ...
May 15, 2020 (File photo/980 CJME)
Regina man waits for surgery that was cancelled over pandemic plan
Jeff DeDekker's plans were set. He was heading up to Saskatoon for surgery a day early, his wife would come to help drive back, and then the pain that had been in his left shoulder for the last year w...
May 15, 2020 Jeff DeDekker was supposed to have surgery to fix his left shoulder in March but it was cancelled just hours ahead of time due to the health authority's COVID-19 response plan. (Jeff DeDekker/Submitted)
'More exciting to stay home:' Cottage communities expecting uneventful May long weekend
Each May long weekend, lake communities around the province celebrate the unofficial start to summer by welcoming seasonal neighbours that return to the cabin. While Victoria Day is getting closer, le...
May 14, 2020
Fougere open to discussions about Regina being hub city for 2020 CFL season
Regina's mayor is open to the idea of having a discussion about the Queen City being a CFL hub city if the 2020 season gets the green light. While league commissioner Randy Ambrosie has said the most-...
May 14, 2020 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Changes coming to COVID-19 testing in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is set to ramp up its testing regimen for COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said it will soon start proactively testing at-risk populations, as well as any ...
May 14, 2020
Dark stain: Minister says Indigenous ceremonies to continue despite COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's Indigenous services minister says banning sacred ceremonies is a "dark stain" on the country's history and they will be allowed to continue despite restrictions put in place due to C...
May 14, 2020 Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller (right). THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the desig...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
8:30 - The Saskatchewan NDP says the Sask Party government is using profits from gaming and lotteries to help cover loss...