Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Canadian Whisky Awards tip a glass to Lumsden distillery
A glass was raised to a Saskatchewan distillery on the national level. Last Mountain Distillery in Lumsden won the award for best wheat whisky at the Canadian Whisky Awards. It's the second year in a ...
Jan 21, 2022 Lumsden's Last Mountain Distillery picked up two Canadian Whiskey Awards. (Last Mountain Distillery/Facebook)
NDP calls for more business supports during Omicron wave
The Saskatchewan NDP feels businesses in the province are being left to fend for themselves by the government. "We are the only province without relief programs (for businesses)," Jobs Critic Aleana Y...
Jan 18, 2022 NDP Jobs Critic Aleana Young during a media availability on Jan. 18, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatoon PPE company sees rise in demand for locally made masks, respirators
Saskatoon’s Benchmark PPE is seeing an exponential rise in demand for not only its certified medical grade masks in recent weeks but also for its C-95 respirators. “It’s like 15 time...
Jan 07, 2022
'We have to do something': Prince Albert business owner stands up to vandals
Frustrated by ongoing vandalism and property damage, and what he calls a lack of response from city officials and the police service, a Prince Albert business owner is taking matters into his own hand...
Nov 16, 2021
Free rapid test kits snapped up quickly at Sask. chambers of commerce
As quickly as they arrived, they were gone. Chamber of commerce offices across Saskatchewan saw long lineups on Tuesday as families, students and business owners snapped up free rapid antigen self-tes...
Oct 27, 2021 (Forbes.com/Twitter)
Facebook outage throws Regina pop-up business off schedule
As Facebook was losing money during Monday's global outage, the owner of a Regina business was concerned he could end up losing some dough as well. Jimmy Schimmel owns HoBo Donuts, a pop-up business w...
Oct 06, 2021 Jimmy Schimmel, owner of HoBo Donuts, holds his creations. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. no longer lowest minimum wage in Canada
Minimum wage earners in Saskatchewan received a raise on Friday. The province's minimum wage bumps up to $11.81 per hour, an increase of 36 cents. At $11.75 per hour, New Brunswick now has the lowest ...
Oct 01, 2021
Afghanistan, Hurricane Ida coverage gripped TV viewers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan and fearsome Hurricane Ida drew viewers to cable channels that focused on the unfolding events. Fox News Channel had the lion's share of the mos...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. warning about travel to Canada mainly for benefit of unvaccinated, CDC head says
WASHINGTON - The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. told Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada mainly for the benefit of those not yet vaccinated against COVID-1...
Aug 31, 2021
Universal Studios sets opening for first theme park in China
BEIJING (AP) - Universal Studios announced Monday that its first theme park in China will open in the country's capital in September. The company set the opening date for Sept. 20, according to a stat...
Aug 30, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...