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
Testing wastewater could give early warning of second wave of COVID-19
OTTAWA - As Canada continues to struggle to keep up with the level of COVID-19 tests needed to fend off a potential second wave of the viral disease, researchers say the best early warning system for ...
May 22, 2020 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP)
Regina restaurant Avenue planning to wait before reopening
For the past two months, the tables and booths at Avenue in downtown Regina have been sitting empty thanks to pandemic public health orders. As of June 8, restaurants across the province will be able ...
May 22, 2020 Christopher Cho says his restaurant, Avenue, won't be opening on June 8 -- the first day of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan's third phase. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
La Loche RCMP lay charges in alleged bootlegging
La Loche RCMP has laid charges on three people for alleged bootlegging in the community, which stopped liquor sales on May 9, for two weeks, to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, members of t...
May 21, 2020
June UFC Fight Night in Saskatoon cancelled
The UFC will not be coming to Saskatoon in June. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon on UFC’s social media platforms. UFC Fight Night was originally scheduled for June 20 at the SaskTel...
May 21, 2020
Social distancing in schools not realistic, expert says
When classes resume and students return to school, one education expert says it's not practical or realistic to expect strong social distancing measures due to COVID-19. School in Saskatchewan will no...
May 21, 2020
Sask. reports two new COVID-19 cases, sets June 8 target date for Phase 3 of reopening plan
If all goes according to plan, Saskatchewan residents can return to their favourite restaurants or bars on June 8. The provincial government has set that day as its targeted start date for Phase 3 of ...
May 21, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Deferring Grey Cup to cost Regina $100 million of economic activity, chamber says
The Regina and District Chamber of Commerce estimates that not hosting the Grey Cup in 2020 will cost the city about $100 million in lost economic activity, with hotels and the hospitality sector to b...
May 21, 2020
SaskTel breaks all-time wireless internet usage record on Victoria Day
Victoria Day was not only a holiday for many, but it also was the holiday when SaskTel customers broke an all-time wireless Internet data usage record. On Monday, customers used more than 170 terabyte...
May 21, 2020
Temporary layoffs at Regina libraries as plans continue for reopening
As the second phase of the province's reopen plan gets going and many people head back to work, about 100 people at the Regina Public Library are out of a job. The library issued temporary layoff noti...
May 21, 2020
Sask. woman questions hospital visiting ban after husband's accident
Births and deaths are the main exemptions that allow one healthy family member to be with a loved one in a Saskatchewan hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. But one Saskatchewan woman is questioning...
May 21, 2020 Chelsey Mandel with her husband Brian Mandel and their children last year. (Submitted)
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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
8:30 - Canada and the province of Alberta are at a bit of a crossroads. While talks of separatism remain just talks, doe...