Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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Saskatoon woman 'appalled' by quality of long-term care
A Saskatoon woman is drawing attention to poor conditions her father had to live through at a long-term care home, in hopes the government will increase funding to improve care. Brenda Cromwell, who w...
Nov 07, 2018 NDP seniors’ critic Danielle Chartier speaks to reporters with Brenda Cromwell, a Saskatoon woman speaking out about the poor conditions her father experienced in long-term care. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Flu shots now available through house calls by pharmacists
For the first time in Saskatchewan, pharmacists will be able to make house calls to administer publicly-funded flu shots. Chris Perentes, a pharmacist and owner of Lorne Drugs in Regina, said the chan...
Oct 22, 2018
Flu shots once again available for Sask. residents
While the weather is currently feeling more like spring than fall, it's that time of the year again where people are encouraged to get their flu shots. Free flu shots will be available beginning on Oc...
Oct 19, 2018
Medical Association to meet with Sask. doctors
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is meeting with doctors across the province to discuss how successful the recent amalgamation into the Saskatchewan Health Authority has been. The province m...
Sep 19, 2018
Smoke causing air quality issues in south central Sask.
The smoke from wildfires in B.C. is once again sparking air quality advisories for parts of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements covering the south-central portio...
Aug 24, 2018 (file photo)
'People are dying:' Regina man with muscle disease seeks action
A Regina man is hoping the Saskatchewan government will help cover an expensive drug he needs to potentially save his life. Thirty-one-year-old Cole Pringle lives with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a...
Jul 29, 2018 Cole Pringle, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, is fundraising for a life-saving treatment costing a minimum of $60,000 per injection; the drug Spinraza currently isn't covered by the provincial government's drug plan. (Cole Pringle/Facebook)
Mutated strains of HIV in Saskatchewan causing illness quicker: Study
AMSTERDAM - Mutated strains of HIV circulating in Saskatchewan are leading to faster-developing AIDS-related illnesses in the Indigenous population, new research has shown. The research from the BC Ce...
Jul 26, 2018 (Saskatchewan Ministry of Health)
Sask. health officials warn of Hantavirus
As spring cleaning season begins, Saskatchewan health officials are reminding people to be careful in buildings potentially infested with mice. Breathing dust contaminated with mouse droppings, urine ...
Apr 04, 2018 (Submitted)
Regina doctor fined for problems with circumcision
Problems with a circumcision on a baby boy in 2014 have led to an official reprimand and fines for a Regina doctor. The Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons found Dr. Zimran Chowdhary guilt...
Mar 21, 2018
‘Tiny but mighty:’ Z99 Radiothon helps save babies lives
Born premature at 26 weeks, weighing just 470 grams, Apple Tan's daughter Brienne was the tiniest baby to ever come through the Regina General Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Tan and h...
Mar 15, 2018 Baby Brienne weighed 470 grams when she was born premature. She's this year's poster child for the 31st Annual Z99 Radiothon in Regina, raising money for the NICU. (submitted by Apple Tan)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...