Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Hockey Saskatchewan looking into alleged racial slurs at weekend game
A formal complaint has been made to Hockey Saskatchewan after racist slurs were allegedly made towards Indigenous players from northern communities. The incident allegedly occurred Saturday at a hocke...
Jan 25, 2022
Hundreds turn out in Saskatoon to support truckers opposed to cross-border vaccine mandate
Hundreds of people turned out at a Flying J truck stop in Saskatoon on Monday afternoon to support local truckers, and to oppose a cross-border vaccine mandate requiring all truckers to be vaccinated ...
Jan 24, 2022
Saskatchewan, Alberta partner to battle chronic wasting disease
The Alberta Conservation Association and the governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta are injecting nearly $1.3 million into the research and development of a vaccine for chronic wasting disease (CWD) ...
Jan 24, 2022
Mental health struggles rising over pandemic
The last two years have been challenging in their own aspect for everyone involved in the pandemic. Even with fewer restrictions in place, depression cases are rising overall for people of all ages. L...
Jan 20, 2022
Regina mother needs help after child goes missing with anti-vax father
It's a parent's worst nightmare -- not knowing where your child is, and not being able to see them, hug them or hear their voice. That's what a Regina mother has been going through for the last two mo...
Jan 19, 2022
Provincial campsite bookings begin on April 18
Saskatchewan’s provincial parks will begin accepting reservations for the 2022 camping season on April 18. Seasonal campsites can be booked on April 18 while nightly, Camp-Easy and group campsit...
Jan 19, 2022
School divisions best suited to make decisions: Ministry of Education
With COVID-19 case numbers growing in Saskatchewan schools, the province said school divisions will be tasked with adjusting to Omicron. The latest COVID-19 variant is everywhere in Saskatchewan, acco...
Jan 18, 2022
Saskatchewan to expand COVID treatments to include Paxlovid
The Government of Saskatchewan is ready and willing to use the recently approved antiviral COVID-19 pill once a supply lands in the province. A news release from the province Tuesday said a shipment o...
Jan 18, 2022
Byelection in Athabasca riding to be held Feb. 15
A provincial byelection in the riding of Athabasca has been scheduled for Feb. 15. The seat has been vacant since August, when then-NDP MLA Buckley Belanger resigned to run for the Liberals in the fed...
Jan 18, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 15: More than 1,000 new cases, 19 new hospitalizations
There are 19 more people in hospital because of COVID-19 as of Saturday. The daily update from the province reported 1,114 new cases in Saskatchewan and no new deaths. There are 150 people now in hosp...
Jan 15, 2022
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...