Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Ombudsman identifies series of problems before, after woman's death in long-term care
It was just over a week between when Rose Botting's mother, Frances Sander, was admitted to a long-term care home in Rosetown and when she died in hospital. According to a report from the provincial o...
Dec 07, 2021 Rose Botting spoke at the Legislative Building on Tuesday about her mother, Frances Sander, and her death from a fall in long-term care. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
More services resume as redeployed ICU, acute-care staff return to positions
More hospital employees in Saskatchewan are heading back to their normal jobs after spending months redeployed because of COVID-19 pressures. On Tuesday, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) chief of e...
Dec 07, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 7: No Omicron cases yet in Sask.
Saskatchewan has yet to see a case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. During a media conference Tuesday, Dr. Saqib Shahab -- the province's chief medical health officer -- said the province had been tol...
Dec 07, 2021 (The Canadian Press file photo)
'The silver lining': Non-profit talks of 'incredible' support after robbery
Carmichael Outreach has received "incredible" support since it was broken into in mid-November, according to the organization's development co-ordinator. "The silver lining is seeing the community com...
Dec 07, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan changes eligibility for COVID booster shots
Saskatchewan is making COVID-19 booster shots available to more people in the province. During a media conference Tuesday, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency president Marlo Pritchard announced changes...
Dec 07, 2021 (Supplied)
Family with complex needs asking school divisions to accommodate daughter’s learning
Sheri Zwack never heard the word “mom” from her daughter Olivia until the girl was 11. Now, thanks in large part to the help of a non-profit organization known as Ability in Me (AIM), 12-y...
Dec 07, 2021
Composter happy about new project from city
Maple Wood Crescent in northwest Regina is one of the few dozen areas of the city where green bins are present at every house. The crescent was part of the pilot project for the City of Regina's curbs...
Dec 07, 2021 (980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Dec. 6: 48 new cases, active cases fall again
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan hit a four-month low Monday. The Ministry of Health's daily update said there were 634 active cases in the province, the fewest since there were 634...
Dec 06, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Child-care centres in 20 Sask. communities to split 601 new spaces
The federal and Saskatchewan governments announced Monday the allocation of 601 new regulated child-care spaces to centres in 20 communities in the province. In a media release, the governments said t...
Dec 06, 2021
For third straight season, Riders and Bombers meet in fierce playoff showdown
A heated rivalry will take centre stage in the CFL West Division final. The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are going to meet in the playoffs for a third straight season Sunday. Kic...
Dec 05, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders running back William Powell rushes against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL's West final on Nov. 17, 2019. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...