Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Spring runoff outlook released for Saskatchewan
It could be another dry year for some farmers in southern Saskatchewan. On Tuesday, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released its spring runoff outlook for 2022. The report shows most of southern Saska...
Feb 08, 2022 (Water Security Agency/Submitted)
Sask. to lift COVID measures by end of February; proof of vax to end Monday
Saskatchewan is set to remove its COVID-related public health measures in the coming days, with proof of vaccination or a negative test going first. Other public health measures - including masking in...
Feb 08, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (980 CJME file photo)
Weather finally co-operates for visits to Sask. provincial parks
Temperatures conducive to outdoor winter events have been few and far between this winter season. With a warm week in the forecast for Saskatchewan, friends and families may look to make up for some o...
Feb 07, 2022
U of S students, staff prepare to return to in-person learning
The return to full-time learning will begin on Monday at the University of Saskatchewan and there are some mixed reactions coming from all directions. On one side, students are excited to carry on the...
Feb 06, 2022
‘They’re kind of the perfect predator’: Great horned owl survey launches in Sask.
The University of Regina and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum have partnered to learn more about the great horned owl. Dr. Ryan Fisher, the curator of vertebrate zoology at the museum, told John Gormley ...
Feb 05, 2022
Latest COVID update Feb. 5: Hospitalizations drop again, 978 new cases
Hospitalizations dropped again on Saturday by 18 patients according to the provincial COVID-19 update. A total of 978 new cases were reported. Active cases are now at 9,785 in Saskatchewan. One more p...
Feb 05, 2022
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)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...