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
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate drops in September
Saskatchewan recorded the largest month-to-month drop in unemployment rate in Canada in September. According to job numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada, the province's unemployment rate went ...
Oct 08, 2021
Prairie Spirit School Division facing bus driver shortage
The wheels on the bus do not go round and round for one school division in Saskatchewan. The Prairie Spirit School Division said it is facing a “critical issue” when it comes to staffing b...
Oct 08, 2021
Saskatchewan not asking for COVID-19 help, yet
Saskatchewan hospitals are full of COVID patients and on Thursday there were 78 people reported in ICU, which is one off the number of ICU beds the province has on a normal day. But at a news conferen...
Oct 08, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Gov't denies Meili claim that COVID ICU patients being moved out of province
Has Saskatchewan already started moving COVID-19 patients outside of the province? NDP Leader Ryan Meili believes it is. During a Thursday press conference responding to Premier Scott Moe’s Thur...
Oct 07, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 7: 241 missing cases added, daily total at 650
The Saskatchewan government has added 241 previously missing cases of COVID-19 to the province's total. As a result, the Ministry of Health reported 650 new cases Thursday, which would be the highest ...
Oct 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina doctor says more vaccine mandates required
The federal government needs to put even more vaccine mandates in place, according to a doctor in Saskatchewan. This comes after the Canadian government unveiled its mandatory vaccine policy Wednesday...
Oct 07, 2021 A woman being tested for COVID-19 in her vehicle at the drive-through testing facility in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Farmers reporting below-average yields as harvest wraps up
Harvest is nearly complete in Saskatchewan, but farmers are reporting below-average yields. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said 99 per cent of the crop is in the bin in nearly ...
Oct 07, 2021 Saskatchewan producers harvest at sunset. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Sask. workers face abuse with proof of vaccination
Workers are getting an extra hard time for just doing their jobs, to the point where it's being called abuse. Over the weekend, an incident involving what turned out to be a pellet gun raised concerns...
Oct 07, 2021
Saskatchewan schools quickly running out of COVID-19 rapid tests
Elementary schools across Saskatchewan are quickly running out of at-home rapid tests. In Saskatoon, tests are leaving with families about as fast as they're arriving. Last week, the province announce...
Oct 06, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 6: ICU, hospitalization records broken again
For the fourth straight day, Saskatchewan has set a record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. In Wednesday's update, the Ministry of Health said there were 356 COVID patients in Saskatchewan health-care f...
Oct 06, 2021 (980 CJME 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 ...