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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NDP calling for Shahab's recommendations to be released
Saskatchewan's current situation in the COVID-19 pandemic is sad and frustrating and avoidable, according to the NDP. NDP MLA Vicki Mowat, the party's health critic, said the health system has collaps...
Oct 19, 2021 NDP MLA Vicki Mowat. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Oct. 19: 271 new cases, 3,434 active cases
Active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan dropped again Tuesday, but the province continues to lead the nation in active case rate. There were 495 recoveries, 271 new cases and eight deaths reported, l...
Oct 19, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
'Vigilant': Shahab outlines precautions around gatherings
It might sound like a time warp back to the summer of 2020, but Saskatchewan's top doctor is once again giving the people of Saskatchewan advice about the safety of gatherings and COVID-19. "While tod...
Oct 19, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. still searching for additional help as COVID ICU transfers begin
Premier Scott Moe says there wasn’t an internal trigger that forced Saskatchewan to send six ICU patients to Ontario this week. There just simply aren’t enough available beds in Saskatchew...
Oct 19, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 18: ICU admissions rise, active cases fall
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan intensive care units reached a record high for a third straight day, the number of active cases in the province fell to its lowest mark in more than a m...
Oct 18, 2021 (Dr. Susan Shaw/Twitter)
Saskatchewan to send six COVID ICU patients to Ontario
One Saskatchewan patient is Ontario-bound and five others are expected to be sent east as COVID-19 numbers continue to worsen in Saskatchewan. The news came Monday, when the Saskatchewan government al...
Oct 18, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Oct. 16: 411 new cases, 476 recoveries, three deaths
The latest COVID update was a bit of a mixed bag. In its daily update Saturday, the province reported that the active case total had dropped to 4,297. There were 411 new cases and 476 recoveries, alon...
Oct 16, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
COVID boosters coming for those 65+, rapid tests to be distributed next week
A third COVID-19 shot in the arm will soon be available for those 65 and older in Saskatchewan, according to chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. During a news conference Friday, Shahab expl...
Oct 15, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 15: 312 new cases, 339 in hospital
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped under 400 for the first time in a month Friday. According to data from the Ministry of Health, that figure now stands at 380. The la...
Oct 15, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
New tourism agreement aims to boost travel between southern Sask. and Montana
Nine rural municipalities in south-central Saskatchewan have taken steps to prepare for a future after the coal industry. Through an economic partnership called South Saskatchewan Ready (SSR), they ha...
Oct 15, 2021 Aug. 2 was the second straight day that Coronach set a new heat record. (Submitted/Town of Coronach/Facebook)
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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...