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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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 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Event planner offers “virtual gala” as new option for organizations to consider
When group gatherings of 10 or more people were banned in Saskatchewan because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Katelyn Cochlan and her partner Barbi Peterson saw nearly every wedding, corporate event, confe...
May 06, 2020
SaskPower urging caution in light of new phone scam
SaskPower is warning customers about a phone scam that's making the rounds. According to the Crown corporation, someone has been calling customers and telling them their bills are overdue, which could...
May 06, 2020
‘Some days I get very depressed:’ Seniors discuss isolation during the pandemic
Jackie Potter cannot stop thinking about her five dead children. The 60-year-old lives alone in Hamilton with nothing to do during the pandemic. So she thinks. St. Matthew's House, the seniors centre ...
May 06, 2020 Jackie Potter is photographed at her home in Hamilton, Ont., on April 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
The second virus wave: How bad will it be as lockdowns ease?
ROME (AP) - From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn't whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and death...
May 06, 2020 A serviceman of the Belarus Ministry of Defence, left, and medical workers wearing protective gear are seen at a local hospital in Minsk, Belarus on May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Online intermission: Saskatchewan performers go online to sing
For once, the show really must not go on. But as curtains closed on stages across the world for an indefinite intermission due to COVID-19, performers of all ages and abilities have turned their creat...
May 06, 2020 The last cast photo taken of the Do It With Class Young People’s theatre production of Matilda the Musical before the COVID-19 pandemic began in Saskatchewan. Now the same young people are performing separately in a Homebound Concert Series. (DIWC/Submitted)
Farm groups say federal agriculture package falls short
The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) says the $252 million the federal government announced for the agriculture sector Tuesday is nowhere close to the total f...
May 05, 2020
Saputo confirms COVID-19 case at Wakooma Street dairy facility in Saskatoon
A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Saputo’s Saskatoon dairy plant on Tuesday by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) after a single employee tested positive for the virus. Saputo spokesperso...
May 05, 2020
Business booming for Osler meat processor as residents search for locally sourced food products
Pine View Farms co-owner Melanie Boldt says she can hardly remember what life was like before March 10. In the last eight weeks, it has changed dramatically. Prior to that day, the Osler-based farm-to...
May 05, 2020
'The SJHL has gone all out with this:' Melfort broadcaster gets unique, virtual opportunity
A push by the Melfort Mustangs' fan base propelled their play-by-play broadcaster to something he never imagined possible: Calling virtual SJHL games. Mat Barrett, now in his third year of calling rea...
May 05, 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 ...