Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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NDP calls for emergency debate on planned changes to public health measures
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for the legislature to be recalled for emergency debate on the planned loosening of public health measures in the province. On Thursday, the province announced a plan f...
Feb 04, 2022
Lower Canadian dollar results in skyrocketing gas prices
Saskatchewan residents should get used to paying more when they need to fill up their gas tanks. Gas prices shot up by 10 cents per litre around the province Friday to $1.48 per litre in both Saskatoo...
Feb 04, 2022
Latest COVID update Feb. 4: Hospitalizations, active cases drop
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan dropped below 10,000 for the first time in three weeks Friday. The Ministry of Health said there were 9,981 active cases, the fewest ...
Feb 04, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Clinical microbiologist thinks new Sask. COVID policy makes sense
The Saskatchewan government will no longer offer PCR tests for the general public and it won't be reporting daily COVID-19 numbers anymore. While those moves have drawn criticism from the government's...
Feb 04, 2022 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Employment in Saskatchewan rose in January: Statistics Canada
Saskatchewan added 3,900 jobs in January, according to data released Friday by Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate in the province was 5.5 per cent, the same as it was in December. The only provi...
Feb 04, 2022
'I was afraid I was going to die': Pense woman rescued by stranger during blizzard
In Shannon St.Onge's moment of need, a man from a farm near Pense was there. St.Onge found herself stuck in a terrifying situation Monday night as blizzard conditions with winds around 90 kilometres p...
Feb 03, 2022 A still shot from a video taken by Shannon St. Onge as 80-year-old Andre Bouvier leads her vehicle through a blizzard. (Shannon St. Onge/Facebook)
Barker, Carey fall short of playoffs at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Saskatchewan won't have a team in the playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Moose Jaw's Penny Barker, who's wearing the province's colours at the Canadian women's curling championship in Thun...
Feb 03, 2022 Saskatchewan skip Penny Barker. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Latest COVID update Feb. 3: 837 new cases, four more deaths
The death toll due to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan has reached quadruple figures. The Ministry of Health on Thursday reported four more deaths as a result of the virus, pushing the province's total to dat...
Feb 03, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan changing PCR test eligibility, COVID reporting practices
Saskatchewan is changing the way it's managing COVID-19. While public health measures such as mandatory masking, self-isolation and proof of vaccination will remain in place for the time being, the pr...
Feb 03, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'He just kept swinging': police investigate assault at Prince Albert retail store
By Nigel Maxwell Prince Albert police are investigating an incident involving a woman being assaulted by a stranger, who allegedly took offence to her not following what he believed were the proper CO...
Feb 03, 2022
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...