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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Government of Saskatchewan unveils relief for oil and gas sector
As Saskatchewan's oil and gas sector waits to hear what kind of help it will receive from Ottawa, the province is announcing some relief measures for the time being. Energy and Resources Minister Bron...
Apr 14, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Nine more recoveries, one new COVID-19 case in Saskatchewan
For the seventh straight day, the number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan was greater than the number of new cases Tuesday. In a media release, the provincial government announced nine more...
Apr 14, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Do as we say, not as we do? Trudeau, Scheer forced to defend family trips
OTTAWA - Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer fended off criticism Tuesday that they're asking Canadians to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than they're will...
Apr 14, 2020
SHA takes additional steps to increase supplies, limit spread of COVID-19
Despite low case numbers being reported in Saskatchewan, the provincial health authority isn't taking its foot off the gas in its fight against COVID-19. Scott Livingstone, CEO of the Sask. Health Aut...
Apr 14, 2020 Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Councillors question safety of Saskatoon Cycles proposed ideas of opening city streets
An open letter by Saskatoon Cycles Saturday encouraging the city to open up some city streets to cyclists and pedestrians during the pandemic is not sitting well with some on city council. The letter ...
Apr 14, 2020
Compared to U.S., Canada’s COVID-19 response a case study in political civility
WASHINGTON - In the time of the novel coronavirus, Canada and the United States seem to be playing to type: The friendly apologizers of the Great White North coming together against a common enemy, Am...
Apr 14, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rob Gurdebeke
Transition houses concerned about domestic violence during isolation
Domestic violence shelters across Saskatchewan are taking steps to help people who are not safe to stay isolated at home with their abusers. Jo-Anne Dusel is the executive director of the Provincial A...
Apr 14, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Singer Jon Bon Jovi asks kindergartners to ‘Do What You Can’
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - A Florida kindergarten teacher took his virtual classroom to new levels on Monday when rock icon Jon Bon Jovi popped in on a writing lesson about life in the coronavirus qua...
Apr 14, 2020 (Bon Jovi/Twitter)
Health authority finds refinery camp taking adequate COVID-19 steps
After being urged to inspect the refinery to see if COVID-19 could be a problem in the replacement workers camp, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has determined the steps the Co-op refinery is ...
Apr 13, 2020 The Co-op refinery in Regina. (980 CJME)
Cigar Lake uranium mine to remain closed for now: Cameco
A Cameco uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan is going to remain closed for an “indeterminate period” due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cigar Lake location was originally p...
Apr 13, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 22
On Friday's show, Evan speaks with a Saskatchewan runner who is planning to run the vertical length of Saskatchewan (abo...