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
Sask. company develops bio-decontamination unit using ozone to help battle COVID-19
Once the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many businesses had to shut down or find new ways use their products. That was no different for Ground Effects Environmental. The Regina-based business uses ozone to ki...
May 28, 2020
Two new COVID-19 cases, nine more recoveries; Sask. extends state of emergency
Despite another day with a low number of new COVID-19 cases, the Government of Saskatchewan on Thursday extended the provincial state of emergency for another two weeks. "While new case numbers remain...
May 28, 2020 Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Cash Exodus: COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate shift to cashless, experts say
Some businesses reopening with pandemic protocols in place have said they won't accept cash for the time being, potentially accelerating what the Bank of Canada describes as a decade-long shift away f...
May 28, 2020
Western Canadian Baseball League cancels 2020 season
As sports leagues across North America look for ways to return to action, the Western Canadian Baseball League has decided to cancel the 2020 season due to COVID-19. The league announced in a media re...
May 28, 2020 (Western Canadian Baseball League/Facebook)
Shoppers slowly returning to Regina malls
After two months of empty stores and closed doors, Regina's malls are open again, but it appears customers aren't rushing to make up for lost shopping time. Cohen didn't seem concerned, saying that re...
May 28, 2020 People physically distance as they line up to get into Fabricland at the Northgate Mall. May 27, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Jamie Nye: MLB owners risking more than just 2020 season with bad offer
Major League Baseball is an interesting case study in the give and take between owners and players to get back to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The owners claim they'll take significant losses and ...
May 28, 2020
City to bring back transit fares effective June 8
Saskatoon transit riders will have to start paying to ride again, effective June 8. The decision was made in a unanimous vote by city councillors during a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The deci...
May 27, 2020
Saskatoon’s Open Door Society approaches goal of sewing 10,000 masks
It was an ambitious goal by Saskatoon’s Open Door Society set in early April: to recruit enough talented sewers and volunteers to make 10,000 masks for vulnerable populations throughout the city...
May 27, 2020
SHA declares COVID-19 outbreak after family gatherings in Saskatoon
A contact tracing investigation involving more than 60 people has led to the declaration of a community outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatoon. Dr. Johnmark Opondo, a medical health officer with the Saskat...
May 27, 2020
Saskatchewan reports two more deaths due to COVID-19; total now at 10
For the first time in nearly two months, Saskatchewan has reported two COVID-19-related deaths on the same day. The provincial government announced Wednesday two people from the far north — a pe...
May 27, 2020
OPINION
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...