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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Regina Farmers’ Market looking forward to return outdoors
It's only a matter of when the Regina Farmers' Market will be able to sate people's appetite for locally produced food, after changes to the province's plan to ease pandemic restrictions. The latest u...
May 12, 2020
Restaurants concerned about being able to reopen, says industry group
There still isn't a timeline for when restaurants will be able to resume dining room service in Saskatchewan, but a spokesperson for Restaurants Canada says many establishments are worried about reope...
May 12, 2020
U of S, U of R planning for primarily online learning this fall
Saskatchewan's two universities are planning to do primarily online instruction this fall. In an update on its webpage Tuesday, the University of Saskatchewan says the September delivery model will co...
May 12, 2020
Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the possibility of extending emergency federal aid programs to ease the economic burden from COVID-19 as his government announced one-time payments for se...
May 12, 2020
Canadian singer Bryan Adams faces backlash over COVID-19 social media posts
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams apologized Tuesday for a social media post on the novel coronavirus that some critics called racist. In a post Monday night on Twitter and Instagram, Adams blamed the globa...
May 12, 2020
Moose Jaw city council drops mill rate increase
Moose Jaw city council decided to drop the mill rate increase for the remainder of 2020 in an effort to help citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Council recognized the measures will leave challenge...
May 12, 2020 Moose Jaw City Council chambers. (City of Moose Jaw)
Hockey parents unsure about the future of minor hockey with COVID-19
MONTREAL - There are two black hockey bags sitting in the office of Mike Baumgartner's home, and he wonders if they will be used again. Minor hockey associations across Canada have had to cut their se...
May 12, 2020
Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ if US reopens too soon
WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will result in "needless ...
May 12, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Being out in public is stressful in pandemic era, new survey suggests
OTTAWA - As restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 persist, a new survey suggests more than half of Canadians find it stressful to venture out in public. In a web survey conducted by polling f...
May 12, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Premier says work is ongoing for some sort of ‘legislative oversight’
Saskatchewan's NDP is calling for "oversight and accountability" and for the legislature to resume sitting. NDP Leader Ryan Meili sent a letter to the Premier on Monday, saying the legislature needs t...
May 11, 2020
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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 ...