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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U of S students able to go home, exams to be done remotely
If you’re a University of Saskatchewan (U of S) student and wish to go home, the institution won’t be stopping you. The U of S made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, adding that exams ...
Mar 18, 2020
Kinsmen Club offers assistance to charities affected by COVID-19
Charities that have had to cancel events due to COVID-19 can find a helping hand in Saskatoon. The Kinsmen Club is offering financial aid to non-profits that couldn’t move forward with fundraise...
Mar 18, 2020
Meet Saskatoon’s toilet paper fairy
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Saskatoon man is spreading cheer one toilet paper roll at a time. Shane Dankoski has been buying up toilet paper around the province and giving it away to people in need ...
Mar 18, 2020
Students asked to vacate dorms over COVID-19
Students at several post-secondary institutions were asked or told Wednesday to move out of their dorms in response to COVID-19, forcing many to search for housing or move between cities at a time whe...
Mar 18, 2020 McGill University. (Facebook)
FSIN declares state of emergency
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is declaring a state of emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release sent Wednesday afternoon, FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron said, "...
Mar 18, 2020
Saskatoon group formed to help those in need gather supplies, get groceries
As Jordan Marcoux heads into a Saskatoon grocery store to gather the items for his very first delivery, he admits he might not know where everything is -- but he'll figure it out. He's one of the foun...
Mar 18, 2020 Volunteer Jordan Marcoux begins fulfilling his first delivery order for a Saskatoon group hoping to help those who can't get out to buy groceries and supplies. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. 'snowbirds' in Mexico booking flights home
While many people are already hunkered down at home, some Saskatchewan "snowbirds" who spend winters down south are scrambling to find flights to get back home. Former 980 CJME news anchor Alex Dockin...
Mar 18, 2020 Alex and Jill Docking. (Facebook)
COVID-19 the main topic as scaled-down budget released
COVID-19 was at the top of people's minds on Wednesday as the provincial government released pared-down numbers for the coming fiscal year. The government only released the spending estimates for the ...
Mar 18, 2020 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the estimated expenses for 2020-21 on March 18, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province declares state of emergency due to COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan took the rare step Wednesday of declaring a provincial state of emergency. It's so rare that Premier Scott Moe couldn't remember it happening before. He could recall com...
Mar 18, 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)
U.S., Canada to restrict travel but not trade
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Less than two years after their relationship had reached its lowest point in recent memory, Canada and the United States agreed Wednesday to close their shared border while allowin...
Mar 18, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
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...