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Latest COVID update Sept. 15: Number of total cases passes 60,000
Saskatchewan went over the 60,000 mark in total COVID-19 cases Wednesday. The provincial government reported 475 new cases and the addition of two cases that tested positive outside the province, movi...
Sep 15, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
RCMP investigating alleged abduction in Meadow Lake
The RCMP is on the lookout for two women and two cars after an alleged abduction early Wednesday in Meadow Lake. According to the RCMP, officers from the Meadow Lake and Loon Lake detachments responde...
Sep 15, 2021
NDP demands measures to protect health-care workers from harassment, intimidation
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to bar protests outside health-care facilities including hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. At a news conference outside the Regina General...
Sep 14, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili flanked by Labour Critic Carla Beck and Justice Critic Nicole Sarauer. At a news conference outside the Regina General Hospital on Sept. 14, the party called for protests to be outlawed outside health-care facilities to protect workers from harassment and intimidation. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Sept. 14: 506 new cases sets record for second straight day
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020, Saskatchewan has reported more than 500 new cases in a day. The Ministry of Health said there were 506 new cases Tuesday, breakin...
Sep 14, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
'A very sad and depressed life right now': Surgery backlogs and the impact they have
Surgery backlogs in Saskatchewan aren't anything new, but the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in the province is stretching out long wait times to even longer lengths. According to the most recent numb...
Sep 14, 2021
City of Regina delaying start date for proving vaccination
After announcing in August that the city would require people to provide proof of vaccination to enter its facilities starting on Sept. 20, it's looking like that date will be pushed back. A report in...
Sep 14, 2021
Taking their shots: Sask. gov't reveals vaccination rates
The Regina region has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Saskatchewan, while regions in the far north have the lowest. In a chart published Monday, the provincial government revealed vaccinatio...
Sep 13, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
'Peeking through that blue wall:' A look at Sask.'s battleground federal ridings
In 2019, Saskatchewan was a sea of blue in the federal election. This time around, in 2021, trends continue to swing to the Conservative Party, but anything can happen come election night on Sept. 20....
Sep 13, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 13: Highest single-day total of new cases reported
Saskatchewan has set a record for most new COVID-19 cases in a day. According to the Government of Saskatchewan's COVID dashboard, there were 449 new cases in the province as of Monday. The previous s...
Sep 13, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Moe defends measures to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19
Premier Scott Moe is defending his government’s response to COVID-19 as the fourth wave sweeps into the province. The weekend saw 761 new cases across the province, along with the number of peop...
Sep 13, 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...