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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Regina Symphony Orchestra cancels shows in April as pandemic pains persist
The pandemic had a destructive impact on many businesses and groups, and the Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) still hasn't been able to fully bounce back. RSO music director Gordon Gerrard told the Gre...
Mar 10, 2023 (Regina Symphony Orchestra/Facebook)
Saskatchewan reports decrease in COVID-related deaths, hospitalizations
The number of COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations dropped in Saskatchewan over the past two weeks, while the total number of confirmed COVID cases remained relatively stable. According to the Co...
Mar 02, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Feds halt shipments of COVID rapid tests to provinces as expiry dates near
Provinces won't be receiving any more COVID-19 rapid antigen tests from the Canadian government. The feds stopped shipping the tests to the provinces at the end of January, as millions of tests in the...
Mar 02, 2023 The contents of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Jeff McIntosh
COVID 'incident' prompts Globe Theatre to cancel performances
The Globe Theatre has decided to cancel some performances due to what it's calling a COVID-19 "incident." According to a Facebook post, the theatre has cancelled performances of Sir John A: Acts of a ...
Feb 22, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan reports 18 COVID-related deaths over past two weeks
While the test positivity rate for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan has dropped since the first two weeks of January, the number of deaths due to the virus has remained consistent. According to the last Commu...
Feb 02, 2023 (The Canadian Press file photo)
P.A. clears thousands of pounds of flushed garbage in sewer system
By Jaryn Vecchio It seems many Prince Albert residents have found a new place to throw out their garbage: Their toilets. The city recently cleared out more than 100,000 kilograms of trash from the sew...
Feb 02, 2023
Sask. gov't reversed course, asked feds for help during fourth COVID wave: Report
The Canadian Press says Saskatchewan unexpectedly asked the federal government for help at the height of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The news service obtained documents under Freedom of ...
Feb 01, 2023 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Mercury Cafe survives pandemic but not unscathed
One year ago, Regina's Mercury Cafe & Grill was in danger of shutting down. It put out a plea on Facebook outlining just how dire its situation was. What happened next completely changed the resta...
Jan 30, 2023 Chris Plumb, owner of Mercury Cafe & Grill. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Flu numbers drop, COVID and RSV numbers stay relatively steady in Sask.
Influenza was on the wane in Saskatchewan over the first two weeks of 2023. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Thursday by the Ministry of Health, the nu...
Jan 19, 2023
Federal workers' forced return to workplace not sitting well with PSAC vice-president
As of Monday, federal government workers are supposed to start heading back to the workplace. It's the first day of a phased transitional period for federal workers that will see them being more visib...
Jan 16, 2023
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...