Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Latest COVID vaccine Oct. 21: 355 new cases, 2 deaths, 76 people in ICU
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 reached 800 on Thursday. The Ministry of Health reported two people between the ages of 60 and 79 had died as a result of the virus. One was from the nor...
Oct 21, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel recommends lower insurance rates
Drivers in Saskatchewan could be paying less for vehicle insurance next year. The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel is recommending that the provincial government approve an overall rate decrease of 1.3 ...
Oct 20, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Current public health measures not enough to stop COVID overload, modelling numbers say
Not only are COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU numbers across the province unsustainable right now, we can expect more surges in the coming months if nothing changes, chief medical health officer Dr. ...
Oct 20, 2021
Mismatched identity documents leaves fully vaccinated Regina woman unable to prove it
A fully vaccinated Regina woman is having trouble proving her vaccination status because eHealth does not recognize her chosen name after marriage. When Genna Rodriguez was married about a decade ago,...
Oct 20, 2021 Genna Rodriguez, a fully vaccinated Regina woman, speaks about not being able to prove her vaccination status because she cannot access her eHealth account. She was invited to the Saskatchewan Legislature by the NDP on Oct. 20, 2021 to share her story. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Six Sask. patients to be in Ontario by end of day, hospitals still strained
Three Saskatchewan residents have officially been transferred to Ontario to receive medical care. Another three patients were expected to be transferred by the end of the day Wednesday barring anythin...
Oct 20, 2021
Shahab breaks down while discussing COVID modelling
Many people are feeling the pressure of 20 months under a pandemic, particularly as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Saskatchewan and the health-care system reaches a breaking point. On Wednesday, D...
Oct 20, 2021 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Microbiologist encourages vaccinations for children as way out of pandemic
Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve its vaccine for use in children aged five to 11, but some parents are still not sure they’ll get their kids immunized. According to a recent survey by A...
Oct 20, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 20: 246 new cases, 5 deaths, 3,174 active cases
Five more Saskatchewan residents have died as a result of COVID-19, pushing the total for October over the 100 mark. As of Wednesday, 103 people have died due to COVID in the province this month. That...
Oct 20, 2021
More details needed on costs related to out-of-province ICU care, says COVID survivor
A Regina man who survived COVID-19 after spending time in an ICU earlier this year says critical patients need the best care possible, even if it means flying some of them out of province to Ontario. ...
Oct 20, 2021
Sask. mask, isolation mandate extended until the end of November
The Saskatchewan government has opted to extend public health measures requiring people to wear a mask at indoor public spaces and to continue isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. Masks were...
Oct 20, 2021
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...