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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Saskatchewan reports more than 295K flu shots done so far
The provincial government says more than 295,000 Saskatchewan residents have received their flu shots so far this year. Since the campaign started in October, about 295,165 flu shots have been adminis...
Dec 08, 2021
Police arrest man after he allegedly fought officers
A Regina man is facing charges after he allegedly fought with police officers on Monday. Police responded to an apartment building in the 5300 block of Cambridge Avenue around 5:10 a.m., after getting...
Dec 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Moose Jaw's proposed city budget includes 4.86 per cent tax increase
The City of Moose Jaw's proposed budget includes a 4.86 per cent property tax increase. The proposed increase breaks down to 3.25 per cent for municipal operations and 1.61 per cent for the Moose Jaw ...
Dec 08, 2021 (Discover Moose Jaw)
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)
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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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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 ...