Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Suspect wanted after woman assaulted during home invasion
Regina police are searching for a man who allegedly forced his way into a home in the Normandy Heights neighbourhood and assaulted the person inside. According to a news release, the man showed up to ...
Oct 12, 2021 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
‘I cannot even explain how I feel:’ Afghan woman escapes Taliban, arrives in Saskatoon
Zahrah Shirdel and Farkhonda Tahery's lives changed when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in late August, after the departure of American soldiers who'd been stationed in the country for the past two...
Oct 12, 2021
Province encouraging immunization to keep influenza at bay
With COVID-19 still running rampant in Saskatchewan, the government is once again stressing residents roll up their sleeves to get immunized against influenza. Starting Tuesday, people in the province...
Oct 12, 2021
Saskatchewan sees first snowfall of the season
It may have not stuck around for long, but snow did hit the ground in Saskatchewan’s northwest Sunday. According to Environment Canada’s Chris Stammers, one or two centimetres hit the grou...
Oct 11, 2021
Riders fall to Stamps for second straight week, lose 22-19
It was a frustrating loss for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. "I felt like we should have won this game," defensive tackle Micah Johnson said following the Riders' 22-19 loss to the Calgary Stampeders a...
Oct 09, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end A.C. Leonard (6). (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Vaccination, masks required at major curling event in Swift Current
Organizers of a major curling tournament in Swift Current say COVID-19 precautions will be in full force this weekend. The city is the location of the IG Wealth Management Western Showdown, bringing s...
Oct 09, 2021
Health ministry, SHA to launch 'COVID Enforcement Team' in coming weeks
There could soon be an additional tool to help enforce public health orders in Saskatchewan: A COVID Enforcement Team (CET). During a Saskatchewan Health Authority physician town hall meeting Thursday...
Oct 08, 2021
Physician town hall paints grim pictures of Sask. COVID-19 situation
During Thursday night's virtual meeting with health-care professionals across the province, the top doctors in the Saskatchewan Health Authority painted a picture of dwindling hospital beds, patients ...
Oct 08, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 8: 576 new cases, including 147 kids under 12
More than a quarter of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Friday were children aged 11 and under. There were 576 new cases announced, including 147 kids under 12. That age group isn't ...
Oct 08, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
SUN worried about new provincial command for COVID
The head of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses isn't sure a "provincial command centre" is what the government should be worried about right now. On Thursday morning, Premier Scott Moe announced that pr...
Oct 08, 2021 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. (650 CKOM file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...