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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Free psychological services for frontline health care workers
More than 200 psychologists, including 11 from Saskatchewan, are providing free mental health assistance to those working on the health care frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m v...
Apr 30, 2020
NDP leader calls on the province to do more for homeless and vulnerable people during pandemic
NDP leader Ryan Meili says what the provincial government is doing for the homeless and most vulnerable in Saskatchewan is not enough. On Wednesday he called for a $3 million aid package from the gove...
Apr 29, 2020
Asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan unlikely
Random or asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 likely won’t be coming to Saskatchewan anytime soon. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab joined Gormley on Wednesday to discuss the province...
Apr 29, 2020
Loon Lake boy among winners in RCMP ‘Name the Puppy’ contest
The RCMP has announced the winners of the 2020 Name the Puppy contest. In a release, the Mounties said the winning names will be given to the first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Services Training ...
Apr 29, 2020
Suspicious package leaking yellow liquid turns out to be broken water sample: Saskatoon Fire
A broken water sample meant for Saskatchewan's Centre for Disease Control caused a brief scare outside a Canada Post depot in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Saskatoon Fire's Hazmat unit responded to the 51st...
Apr 29, 2020 Saskatoon Fire's Hazmat unit cleans up after responding to a suspicious package call on April 29, 2020. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Deer caught on video floating down North Saskatchewan River during ice breakup
By Michael Joel-Hansen Some people watching the ice break up on the North Saskatchewan River saw quite the sight this past weekend. A single deer was seen riding on an ice floe as the river broke. Sin...
Apr 28, 2020
Local restaurants feel squeezed by delivery apps’ commission fees
VANCOUVER - Restaurants struggling to survive during the COVID-19 crisis have turned to take-out and delivery, but the fees charged by food-delivery companies are eating away their bottom line, some o...
Apr 28, 2020
English River FN makes ‘urgent call for support’ from province to help control COVID-19 spread
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in the Far North region of Saskatchewan, the English River First Nation "is making an urgent call for support to help control and eradicate the current spr...
Apr 26, 2020
Projects like sorting through old family photos on the rise during pandemic
While safe at home during the pandemic, many people have been passing the time by sorting through old photo albums. Angela Turner is a professional organizer who runs Saskatoon Organizing Systems. She...
Apr 26, 2020
Nunavut police looking for possible active shooter in community
CAPE DORSET, Nunavut - Police say they are dealing with a possible active shooter in Nunavut. Cape Dorset RCMP say they have received reports of a possible gun shot believed to be from an adult male. ...
Apr 25, 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 - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...