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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
Sergeant-at-arms resigns amid changes to legislature security
A change is coming to an important role at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building, but there are questions over the timing. Terry Quinn has resigned as the sergeant-at-arms, a position he has held sinc...
Feb 02, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Hospitals of Regina Foundation unveils $1.4M grand prize showhome for spring lottery
The Hospitals of Regina Foundation (HRF) is showcasing its new spring home lottery featuring a $1.4-million grand prize showhome located in The Creeks. HRF president and CEO Dino Sophocleous joined th...
Feb 02, 2022 (HRF Home Lottery website)
Saskatchewan MPs hopeful to unite Conservative party under new leadership
Two Conservative members of Parliament from Saskatoon agree that nobody wanted a situation like what played out Wednesday for now-former party leader Erin O'Toole. A leadership vote resulted in a 73-4...
Feb 02, 2022 Former Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Sean Kilpatrick
Riders' O'Day addresses where team sits as free agency approaches
There could be some significant changes to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' roster after CFL free agency starts Tuesday. For starters, it doesn't look like Ed Gainey -- who spent the past five seasons wi...
Feb 02, 2022 Jeremy O'Day. (Canadian Press file photo)
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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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 ...