Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
Tag Archives: COVID-19
Questions continue around back-to-school plans
Last month, the provincial government released its guidelines for reopening Saskatchewan schools in the fall, but some teachers and parents still have their hands raised with questions. Emails 980 CJM...
Jul 07, 2020
Jamie Nye: Six games is better than nothing, or at least that's what I thought
Six games or no games. I thought the answer would be pretty simple when it comes to how badly CFL fans want to see football this season. Surprisingly, there are more than a few who want zero rather th...
Jul 07, 2020
Moose Jaw youth centre keeping teens engaged during COVID-19 lockdown
While splash parks and playgrounds are exciting for kids, teens have been left waiting for more age-appropriate entertainment options to reopen. In the excitement of the slow reopening of Saskatchewan...
Jul 06, 2020 Moose Jaw youths enjoy a socially distanced outdoor kayak trip, organized by Joe's Place Youth Centre during COVID-19. (Joe's Place Youth Centre/Submitted)
Nine new COVID-19 cases in Sask. since Friday; total to date now 805
Saskatchewan has surpassed the 800 mark of COVID-19 cases. The provincial government announced nine new cases had been reported since Friday, including two on Saturday, four on Sunday and three on Mon...
Jul 06, 2020
Saskatchewan enters final stage of Phase 4 reopening plan
Restaurants, bars, indoor rinks, pools, and leisure centers. These are just some of the venues being impacted as Saskatchewan enters the final stage of the Phase 4 reopening plan. The province gave th...
Jul 06, 2020
Eviction applications for non-payment of rent available to landlords starting Aug. 4
If you haven't paid your rent lately, it may be time to break open that piggy bank. On Monday, the province announced that the Office of Residential Tenancies (ORT) will start to accept eviction appli...
Jul 06, 2020
Bank of Canada survey says business hiring plans remain muted due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Companies that have laid off workers are telling the Bank of Canada they plan to refill some positions over the next year, but many hiring plans remain muted over COVID-19-related uncertainty...
Jul 06, 2020
Jamie Nye: CFL needs a CFLesque last-minute miracle
Well, now we can start the timer on the CFL for 2020. The league wants a decision by July 23 to go ahead with its own bubble plan to resume play. Having only 17 days to get the players and the league ...
Jul 06, 2020
Blackstrap has a new option to beat the summer heat in Saskatchewan
With summer in full swing, people are itching to get outdoors and have some fun. A neat new business has popped up in the province that might be right up their alley. It’s called Saskatchewan Aq...
Jul 04, 2020
Leaders look back at end of spring sitting
In the heat of a July Friday, the Saskatchewan legislative assembly finished its spring sitting, about three months after it started. This sitting was a continuation of the sitting that had to be cut ...
Jul 03, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
A referendum over whether Alberta should separate from Canada is looming closer, and Sarah Mills says there are similari...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 27
8:30 - As the province sits under a heat wave, cities are now grappling with the worsening homelessness and overdose cri...