Murray Wood: Alberta referendum rolls the dice on provincial economy
With a referendum vote planned, Alberta has never been closer to separating from Canada. But, Murray Wood wonders, could...
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Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban; PM not yet ready to consider future plan
WASHINGTON - Canada is not yet prepared to confront the challenges inherent in reopening the shared border with the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, stopping short of confi...
May 13, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Queen City Marathon to go virtual for 2020 due to COVID-19
The Queen City Marathon is going online for 2020. Run Regina -- the organization that puts on the annual race -- announced in a media release Wednesday the marathon will be a virtual race this year du...
May 13, 2020 (Queen City Marathon/Facebook)
New Zealand barber snips away at midnight as nation reopens
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The raggedy hairstyles and scruffy beards have been there for all to see on video calls, so barber Conrad Fitz-Gerald decided to reopen his shop at midnight Wednesday - ...
May 13, 2020 Conrad Fitz-Gerald cuts the hair of a customer just past midnight in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Saskatoon area pop-up drive-in gets go ahead from Saskatchewan Health Authority
When non-essential stores were ordered to close more than two months ago because of COVID-19, Saskatoon Audio Visual Technical Production Manager Chris Lawrie was temporarily out of work. Then he reme...
May 12, 2020
Delta Airlines halting Saskatoon-Minneapolis flights amid COVID-19 cuts
Delta Airlines is officially suspending its Minneapolis-Saskatoon flights, as the company attempts to reduce its service around the world in the face of COVID-19. The company said in a release on Frid...
May 12, 2020
Northern leaders in Sask. say security checkpoints restricting travel go too far
Leaders in northern Saskatchewan say security checkpoints restricting travel in and out of their communities have gone too far. The measure was brought in by the province last month to control the spr...
May 12, 2020
Regina remand centre being used to detain patients who won’t self-isolate
As of Monday night, the White Birch Remand Centre in Regina was housing three people its designers likely never considered -- COVID-19 patients. The provincial government is using the centre as an iso...
May 12, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
“Cheer Crates” delivered to hundreds of Saskatoon families in need
Volunteers put the finishing touches on more than 500 packages on Tuesday, marking their first “Cheer Crate” event in Saskatoon. Saskatoon Public School Foundation’s Executive Direct...
May 12, 2020
No active COVID-19 cases in southern Saskatchewan
For the first time since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan, there aren't any active cases in Regina. According to the release issued Tuesday by the provincial government, there a...
May 12, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
SHA unveils more of its strategies for controlling COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) revealed more of its strategy Tuesday for its ongoing battle against COVID-19. With Phase 1 of the authority's plan to resume services set to begin May 19, the ...
May 12, 2020 Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, May 25
8:30 - The Alberta separatism talks just got a lot more serious, and it could have negative implications on the oil and ...