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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'Incredibly challenging': Regina airport seeing minuscule number of customers
Regina International Airport is nearly at a standstill due to COVID-19. While CEO James Bogusz told the Greg Morgan Morning Show the most important part is that everyone has stayed healthy at the airp...
May 04, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina optometrist ready to reopen with precautions
Patients at OKO Eyecare in Regina can expect to see a lot more cleaning and masks and fewer people when the doors open again. The optometry office has been closed for about five weeks, but will reopen...
May 04, 2020 Dr. Brendan Hebert owns OKO Eyecare in Regina and says it's ready to open for the first phase of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Provinces must give emotional support to returning students: education advocates
VANCOUVER - Bored and isolated students are spending too many hours online and some have started using more substances, but all students will need extra emotional support when classes resume, says a p...
May 04, 2020
Monday marks start of Phase 1 of Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan
Phase 1 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan begins on Monday. Part of Phase 1 includes a return of some medical services like physical therapy, chiropractic care, optometry and dentistry. Returning to th...
May 04, 2020
Province sees 12 new cases of COVID-19, with three more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total up to 433. Four new cases were reported in each of the North, Far North and Saskatoon regions. Several presumptiv...
May 03, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
London Drugs stores offering shelf space to struggling small businesses shut down by COVID-19
Local small businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply to sell their products at London Drugs stores. The pharmacy was deemed essential and wanted to do something to help struggling small ...
May 03, 2020
Saskatchewan reports six new cases of COVID-19, five more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday afternoon, bringing the province's total to 421. Of the new cases, four were found in the North region, with two each in the Lloyd...
May 02, 2020
Saskatchewan reports six new cases of COVID-19, five more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday afternoon, bringing the province's total to 421. Of the new cases, four were found in the North region, with two each in the Lloyd...
May 02, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter (l-r), Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab brief the media about the province's fight against COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
COVID-19 won’t impact a summer staple: The drive-in movie theatre
It has been a Saskatchewan summer staple since 1954 and it doesn't look like even COVID-19 can stop the screen from lighting up. Twilite Drive-In in Wolseley has permission to open up in time for Phas...
May 02, 2020 (Twilite Drive-in/Facebook)
Interpreter keeping the deaf and hard of hearing in Sask. informed during COVID-19 pandemic
For those tuning in to the provincial government's daily COVID-19 new conferences, Karen Nurkowski is becoming a familiar face. Nurkowski has been interpreting the briefings into American Sign Languag...
May 02, 2020 Karen Nurkowski has been interpreting the Saskatchewan COVID-19 news conferences into American Sign Language for the deaf and hard of hearing in the province. (Karen Nurkowski/Facebook)
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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 ...