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...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
New COVID Delta variant subtypes are dominant strains in Saskatchewan
Two new Delta variant subtypes have become the dominant strains of COVID-19 throughout Western Canada and health officials are closely watching how they progress. Called AY.25 and AY.27, according to ...
Nov 12, 2021
Travel not recommended on some Saskatchewan roads
Drivers on some Saskatchewan highways were still dealing Friday with the impact of a snowstorm that hit the province Wednesday night. Early Friday, travel wasn't recommended on the Trans-Canada Highwa...
Nov 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Lest we forget: Veterans reflect on Remembrance Day
Wet, snowy conditions weren't enough to deter hundreds of people from gathering outside and paying their respects at Regina's Cenotaph in Victoria Park on Thursday. One of those people in attendance w...
Nov 11, 2021 The Regina Cenotaph in Victoria Park. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Weather wreaking havoc on roads in northeast Saskatchewan
Drivers on Highway 41 were facing delays of up to three hours after a collision Wednesday afternoon. There wasn’t a detour in place, but police were recommending drivers look for alternate route...
Nov 10, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 10: 121 new cases, 47 in 11-and-under age group
Nearly 40 per cent of the COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Wednesday were kids under the age of 11. In its daily COVID update, the Ministry of Health said there were 47 cases in that age gro...
Nov 10, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatchewan doctor voices concern over vaccination fraud
Saskatoon family doctor Carla Holinaty believes more needs to be done to prevent vaccination fraud in Saskatchewan. Holinaty told the Greg Morgan Morning Show she and other doctors have been hearing c...
Nov 10, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/980 CJME file photo)
Province creates safe access zones for health-care workers, patients
Aggressive protests around Saskatchewan hospitals could soon be a thing of past, for a while anyway. On Wednesday, the government introduced The Public Health (Safe Access to Hospitals) Amendment Act,...
Nov 10, 2021
Saskatchewan to get tougher on stunting, racing, excessive speeding
Saskatchewan police soon will be getting the green light to assess stiffer penalties against drivers who are stunting, racing or speeding excessively on the province's roads. The provincial government...
Nov 10, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Two new policing initiatives launched in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan government is giving police in the province more tools to deal with high-risk offenders. As was laid out in the Throne Speech, the government is launching two new policing initiatives...
Nov 10, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Snowfall warnings issued as winter returns to parts of Sask.
Some parts of Saskatchewan are getting acquainted with winter and dicey driving conditions again. Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings early Wednesday for central areas of the province includin...
Nov 10, 2021
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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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 ...