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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19 new COVID-19 cases, 17 more recoveries in Sask.; Lloydminster gets green light to reopen
The far north has overtaken Saskatoon as the provincial hotspot for COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the Government of Saskatchewan said there were 19 new cases in the province - 15 of them in t...
May 07, 2020 Minister of Health Jim Reiter, left, and Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer. (980 CJME file photo)
City announces revised 2020 Capital Construction Program
Upwards of 4,600 metres of water main installation is included in a revised 2020 Capital Construction Program, endorsed by Saskatoon city council. In a virtual press conference Thursday, general manag...
May 07, 2020
Sask. Ministry of Education says schools will stay closed for 2019-20
School's out in Saskatchewan - at least in person. In a statement Thursday, the Ministry of Education confirmed that schools will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-20 school year. Classrooms acro...
May 07, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Testing practices and staffing levels big concerns for SUN in northern Saskatchewan
Many nurses working in northern Saskatchewan are extremely concerned right now. With a large COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche -- and other outbreaks in hospitals in Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and...
May 07, 2020
French teens, Normandy vets swap stories of life in lockdown
CABOURG, France (AP) - French student Marion Nivard starting writing last year to a Second World War veteran in Britain, thanking him for taking part in the Normandy invasion that freed her country fr...
May 07, 2020 Marion Nivard, a student at Saint-Louis Middle School in Cabourg, France, shows a photo of Second World War veterans, including Bill Ridgewell, in Varaville, Normandy. (AP Photo/David Vincent)
Experts warn of increasing car use, loss of transit routes post-crisis
VANCOUVER - Getting around Stanley Park since the pandemic struck is a new experience for Tom Green. Roads that weave through the urban forest in Vancouver have been closed to traffic, making space fo...
May 07, 2020 Two people wearing personal protective equipment, including respirators and coverall suits, in-line skate on the seawall at Stanley Park in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police yet to issue any tickets after receiving more than 300 COVID-19-related complaints
Saskatoon police are continuing to take the path of education when it comes to COVID-19 complaints after receiving 317 calls about non-compliance for public health orders without issuing a single tick...
May 06, 2020
Saskatoon, Regina mayors weigh in on the provincial economic stimulus package
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is estimating the city will receive up to $34 million of the $7.5 billion the province announced Wednesday in its stimulate the economy package. Premier Scott Moe said $1...
May 06, 2020
As dental clinics reopen most are operating at 50 per cent capacity
Unless you have a throbbing toothache or other dental emergency, a routine trip to the dentist is something you may want to postpone a while longer. Dentists in Saskatchewan went back to work Monday a...
May 06, 2020
25 new COVID-19 cases in Sask.; SHA declares outbreak at Meadow Lake Hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Meadow Lake Hospital on Wednesday, shortly before the provincial government announced there were 25 new cases in Saskatchewan. In Mead...
May 06, 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 ...