Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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SARCAN gearing up for a busy June as people can once again return their empties
SARCAN is preparing for a crush of customers eager to cash in their stockpile of empty recyclables. Director of collections Sean Collins said SARCAN is focused on gearing back up after receiving the g...
May 22, 2020 (SARCAN Recycling/Facebook)
La Loche RCMP lay charges in alleged bootlegging
La Loche RCMP has laid charges on three people for alleged bootlegging in the community, which stopped liquor sales on May 9, for two weeks, to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, members of t...
May 21, 2020
Watch the mailbox, health card renewal stickers on the way
Eligible Saskatchewan residents should receive a health card renewal sticker this summer. Between late May and the end of June, packages will be sent to more than 685,000 homes, the province said in a...
May 20, 2020
English Creek fire at 40,000 hectares, still uncontained
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has provided another update on the English Creek fire that started in the Fort la Corne Provincial Forest. As of Tuesday morning, the fire has grown to 40,...
May 20, 2020
Health Authority works to resume in-person visits at long-term care facilities
Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) CEO Scott Livingstone admits he’s been getting some heat when it comes to rural hospitals being repurposed and families who are frustrated over not being able...
May 20, 2020
Managed alcohol approach helping La Loche contain COVID-19 outbreak
A bold measure taken by leadership in La Loche to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 has seen positive results, according to a northern doctor. Northern medical health officer Dr. James Irvine said the m...
May 20, 2020
Province announces details of Municipal Economic Enhancement Program
In a media release Tuesday, Government Relations Minister Lori Carr announced specific funding allocations for all Saskatchewan communities under the new Municipal Economic Enhancement Program 2020 (M...
May 19, 2020
SPSA provides update on English Creek fire at Fort a la Corne, now at 37,500 hectares
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has provided an update on the English Creek fire burning in the Fort a la Corne forest. As of 10:45 a.m., on Monday, May 19, the fire was listed at 37,500 ...
May 19, 2020
Fort à la Corne fire nears 30,000 hectares
A wildfire burning in the Fort la Corne forest has nearly doubled in size in the past two days. The English Creek fire is now estimated at 28,800 hectares, according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety ...
May 19, 2020
Provinces announces 11 more recoveries, no new cases of COVID-19
There were no new reported cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Monday, keeping the provincial total at 592. 11 more people have recovered for a total of 455. There are 131 active cases. Five people a...
May 18, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
8:30 - We're broadcasting on location from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit in Regina, where Saskatchewan's r...