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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Saskatchewan confirms second presumptive case of COVID-19
Saskatchewan has its second presumptive case of COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the province said the individual is a resident in their 60s who travelled from Oregon. The test was done in Saskato...
Mar 13, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina facilities to stay open for now amid COVID-19 concerns
Regina's mayor, city manager and fire chief are confident in their planning for COVID-19. However, as of a briefing on Friday morning, many decisions had yet to be made. Mayor Michael Fougere said it ...
Mar 13, 2020 Regina City Manager Chris Holden (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Bank of Canada cuts rate target to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is cutting its overnight rate target by half a percentage point to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19. The central bank said Friday the unscheduled rate decision was due...
Mar 13, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Saskatoon stood to gain millions of dollars from Junos: Tourism CEO
The cancellations of the 2020 Juno Awards along with a number of other events have come as a blow to the tourism industry in Saskatchewan, especially in Saskatoon where the annual Junos music awards s...
Mar 13, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Researchers, health workers further vaccine development, drive-thru testing
Canadian researchers are making multiple breakthroughs in the fight against COVID-19, as a biotech firm take the firsts steps towards a vaccine and a hospital in Ottawa opened a drive-thru screening c...
Mar 13, 2020
Prime minister’s wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, tests positive for COVID-19; PMO
OTTAWA – The Prime Minister’s Office says Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has tested positive for the novel corona virus. Following medical advice, the prime minister’s wife is remaining in ...
Mar 12, 2020
Hockey Canada cancels all activities ‘until further notice’ amid COVID-19 pandemic beginning Friday
The hockey world in Canada, and Saskatchewan, will be halted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release by Hockey Canada, the decision has been made to "cancel all Hockey Canad...
Mar 12, 2020
Province’s HealthLine 811 overwhelmed by calls
Saskatchewan’s 24-hour telephone access to health, mental health, and addictions support appears to have been completely overwhelmed by calls from the public. After the provincial government ann...
Mar 12, 2020
The City of Saskatoon follows SHA’s lead on coronavirus
Following the first case of coronavirus in Saskatchewan, the City of Saskatoon is working closely with the Emergency Management Organization. The Emergency Operations Centre has raised its status to l...
Mar 12, 2020
Coronavirus: Advice and information from the province, Government of Canada and the WHO
Saskatchewan has recorded its first presumptive case of coronavirus, a 60-year-old who had recently travelled to Egypt. After contact with a patient who is being tested for coronavirus, some members o...
Mar 12, 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...