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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La Loche, Lloydminster won’t begin reopening with rest of Saskatchewan amid COVID-19 outbreaks
With the majority of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan appearing in La Loche and Lloydminster, the two communities will not be allowed to begin Phase 1 of the provincial reopening plan on May 4. La L...
Apr 29, 2020
SHA identifies cluster of COVID-19 cases at Lloydminster Hospital
A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been identified in Lloydminster. 13 positive cases of COVID-19 have been found in the city, including five health workers and eight patients, according to a Wednesday p...
Apr 29, 2020
Northern general store employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority have issued a precautionary health advisory linked to the Beauval General Store. In a media release, the SHA confirme...
Apr 29, 2020
Saskatchewan announces sixth COVID-19 death, 17 new cases
A sixth resident of Saskatchewan has died due to complications related to COVID-19. In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government said a resident in their 80s from the far north had died. It...
Apr 29, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Provinces, regions weigh different COVID-19 factors on reopening: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says individual provinces may go at different speeds when it comes to reopening their economies, but all will follow the guidelines their premiers and the federa...
Apr 29, 2020 Canadian Members of Parliament are shown on a monitor during a virtual session of the House of Commons on April 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Hair salons face operational changes amid plans to reopen in May
Phase 2 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan kicks off on May 19 and hair salons are one type of business that will be allowed to open. However, it won't be business as usual. There will be many operation...
Apr 29, 2020
Asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan unlikely
Random or asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 likely won’t be coming to Saskatchewan anytime soon. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab joined Gormley on Wednesday to discuss the province...
Apr 29, 2020
COVID-19 response means no garage or yard sales in Regina
Regina residents looking for bargains at garage and yard sales won't find any for a while. The City of Regina issued a reminder Wednesday that such events can't be held due to public health orders put...
Apr 29, 2020
Layoffs coming to some employees at U of S as early as May 4
An undetermined number of layoffs will be coming to some employees at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S). Gord Hunchak, the U of S chief communications officer, told 650 CKOM that the total numbe...
Apr 29, 2020
More than half of Canadian companies seeing sales drop at least 20%: StatsCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reports nearly one-third of Canadian businesses who responded in a newly released survey have seen their revenues plummet by 40 per cent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Apr 29, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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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 ...