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Expert says rising Omicron case numbers can 'crush hospitals'
COVID-related hospitalizations in Saskatchewan are starting to creep up again as a huge number of people are getting sick with the Omicron variant. Dr. Alex Wong, an infectious disease physician in Re...
Jan 06, 2022
Extreme cold warnings in place for entire province
An extreme cold warning is in place for every region of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada splits Saskatchewan into 32 reporting regions and it issued warnings for all of them Thursday morning, saying w...
Jan 06, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
THE YEAR AHEAD: Focus on youth, community safety for Masters in 2022
Sandra Masters thinks there's a lot of work awaiting the City of Regina in 2022. The future remains unknown in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic. "If I'm worried about anything, it's about the people and...
Jan 06, 2022 (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 5: 537 new cases, hospitalizations up to 106
The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has again risen above 100. During a media conference last week, Premier Scott Moe said hospitalizations and intensive care admissions -- not new cases --...
Jan 05, 2022 The contents of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Jeff McIntosh
98 traffic safety initiatives get funding from provincial government
Some people who got caught speeding in Saskatchewan are helping to fund traffic safety initiatives in 92 communities in the province. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced 98 initiatives t...
Jan 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
THE YEAR AHEAD: Meili hopes COVID takes a back seat in the new year
The new year means a new start and a new chapter to write. NDP Leader Ryan Meili hopes that chapter includes a new NDP MLA in the Athabasca riding. "I'm excited to get up there. Northwest Saskatchewan...
Jan 05, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 4: 1,954 cases reported over New Year's weekend
Saskatchewan is reporting 1,954 new COVID-19 cases were accumulated over a four-day period between Friday and Monday. Single-day case counts were 623 on Friday, 607 on Saturday, 398 on Sunday and 326 ...
Jan 04, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Parents, school divisions react as students return to classrooms
Students, teachers and staff members in more schools throughout Saskatchewan were to make their return to the classroom on Tuesday. Saskatchewan is the only province in the country not pushing back it...
Jan 04, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
New mental health beds open in Saskatchewan
More than 70 new mental health beds are now operating in Saskatchewan communities. The beds were announced in the 2019-20 budget, with $6 million in funding over the past two years. Supportive residen...
Jan 04, 2022 Lighthouse Supported Living in Saskatoon. (980 CJME file photo)
THE YEAR AHEAD: Moe looks to economic opportunity in 2022
Where 2021 is now a known quantity, 2022 still has plenty of unknowns to be revealed as the months unfurl. What Premier Scott Moe seems to be hoping for most in those months is economic opportunity an...
Jan 04, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...