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
Cautious Canadians increasingly wearing masks, fear second wave of COVID: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And it suggests that fear of a se...
Jun 09, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Jamie Nye: Did Canada West jump the gun? The answer will be found in Quebec
We're going to find out what the waiting game looks like compared to making a firm decision in regards to dealing with the impacts of COVID-19. Canada West and its counterparts in Ontario and Atlantic...
Jun 09, 2020
Gov't says outdoor playgrounds, beaches to open Friday
Kids and parents in Saskatchewan are about to get some relief Friday. The provincial government announced Monday outdoor playgrounds, beaches and associated washrooms that were closed to prevent the p...
Jun 08, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. announces two more COVID-19-related deaths
Two more Saskatchewan residents have died due to complications from COVID-19. One individual was in their 60s and the other was in their 70s. Both were residents of the far north. That increases the n...
Jun 08, 2020 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Canada West cancels fall term sports for 2020, including football, due to pandemic
There are going to be a lot of empty fields in the U Sports circuits this upcoming season. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the Canada West season for football, men's and women's s...
Jun 08, 2020 The University of Regina Rams and University of Saskatchewan Huskies squared off at Mosaic Stadium on Sept. 13, 2019. (Ben Berger/University of Regina Athletics)
Merlis Belsher Place field hospital is ready in case of COVID-19 surge
The $51-million arena and home of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies is ready in case there's a surge of COVID-19 cases. It is all part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's "defensive" approach ...
Jun 08, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Feds say two Saskatoon flights carried COVID-19-positive passengers
Two recent flights into Saskatoon have been added to the Government of Canada's list of flights that carried people who have since tested positive for COVID-19. According to the government's website, ...
Jun 08, 2020
With recovery of last case, New Zealand has eradicated virus
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand appears to have completely eradicated the coronavirus - at least for now - after health officials said Monday the last known infected person had recovered. The an...
Jun 08, 2020
SGI attempting to grapple with “sizeable” driver exam backlog
Prospective drivers in Saskatchewan could be waiting a long time to get behind the wheel for the first time. SGI is currently working away at a backlog of driver exam appointments that had to be cance...
Jun 07, 2020
No new cases of COVID-19 in Sask., while 12 more recover
Saskatchewan did not report a single new case of COVID-19 on Sunday, keeping the provincial total at 650. Twelve more people recovered raising the total to 623. That leaves 16 active cases remaining i...
Jun 07, 2020
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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 - Tuesday, May 26
Evan discusses the consequences of Alberta's separatism talk, unearths a Saskatchewan gem to visit this summer and meets...