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 Riot linebacker on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic
Adrienne Zuck is used to trying to break through offensive lines as a member of the Regina Riot. Now she finds herself on the frontlines in the COVID-19 pandemic. Zuck is a linebacker with the Western...
Apr 29, 2020 Adrienne Zuck (36) helps bring out a flag during a WWCFL Regina Riot game. (Regina Riot)
New Regina company offers free sanitizing to essential service sites
Sanitizing high-touch surfaces might not have been something everyone thought about three months ago, but in the age of COVID-19, it has become a new part of daily routines to stop the spread of the v...
Apr 29, 2020 PuroClean employees sanitized police vehicles in Weyburn on April 27, 2020. (Dianne Beauchamp/Submitted)
CFL asking federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance
TORONTO - The Canadian Football League is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie told The Canadian P...
Apr 28, 2020 (CFL)
SHA’s revised COVID-19 modelling shows progress in Sask.
While the numbers are looking good in Saskatchewan and health professionals say the province is flattening the curve, the provincial health authority is planning for a much darker day. A media release...
Apr 28, 2020 Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan announces one new COVID-19 case, three more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tuesday -- its lowest such number in more than a week. The last time Saskatchewan had just one case was April 20. The new case, which is in ...
Apr 28, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan announces one new COVID-19 case, three more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tuesday — its lowest such number in more than a week. The last time Saskatchewan had just one case was April 20. The new case, which i...
Apr 28, 2020
Planned power outages coming to Saskatoon in multiple neighbourhoods
A series of power outages are coming to Saskatoon this week. With many working from home, or using their power to connect internet services, SaskPower media relations consultant Scott McGregor joined ...
Apr 28, 2020
N.S. sets up help lines for citizens struggling amid mass shooting, pandemic
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has activated a roster of psychologists to help address the mental health challenges facing the province's weary population. In a release Tuesday, the Nova Scotia ...
Apr 28, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Brewers help raise money for struggling colleagues through beer sales
Saskatchewan's craft brewers are filling kegs to help fill the wallets of struggling brewers. The Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association has created a "Please Refrigerate This Beer For Charity" -- a s...
Apr 28, 2020 The Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association has created a beer to help raise money for struggling breweries across the province. (Pile O' Bones/Facebook)
Local restaurants feel squeezed by delivery apps’ commission fees
VANCOUVER - Restaurants struggling to survive during the COVID-19 crisis have turned to take-out and delivery, but the fees charged by food-delivery companies are eating away their bottom line, some o...
Apr 28, 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 ...