Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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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
Environment ministry on lookout for Chronic Wasting Disease
Hunters in Saskatchewan are being asked to help the Ministry of Environment get a handle on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The ministry is encouraging hunters to provide it with the heads of deer, moo...
Sep 13, 2021
A close call: Empty school bus collides with semi near Delisle
It could have been a very tragic morning in Saskatchewan. A collision between a school bus and a semi on Highway 7 near Delisle on Monday morning sent two people to hospital - the drivers of the vehic...
Sep 13, 2021
Sask. government amends legislation to assist victims of sexual violence
Saskatchewan residents fleeing sexual violence received more help Monday. Amendments to The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act and The Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations came into effect. Th...
Sep 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
'It's close': Political scientist looks at final week of election race
It's getting down to the wire. With one week to go until the Sept. 20 federal election, what the outcome could look like remains a mystery. Political scientist and former Regina University MLA Tina Be...
Sep 13, 2021 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
'Embarrassing,' 'infuriating': NDP frustrated over lack of public health mandates
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili didn't pull any punches Friday when reacting to the provincial government's announcement an hour before. "The premier of this province is choosing to allow Saskatche...
Sep 10, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Sept. 10: 432 new cases, 190 in hospital, 1 death
Saskatchewan announced 432 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-highest single-day total in the province since the pandemic started. The highest daily total remains 439 on Nov. 21. A resident o...
Sep 10, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Province approves more timber allocations for northern mills
The Government of Saskatchewan continued with a string of announcements regarding timber allocations this week. The latest allotment supports the proposed expansion of the Dunkley Lumber sawmill in Ca...
Sep 10, 2021
Sask. gov't announces some COVID measures, but masks not mandated
The Government of Saskatchewan is taking steps to address rising COVID-19 cases in the province - but those steps don't include new public health orders such as mandatory masking or vaccination incent...
Sep 10, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP calls for mandatory vaccinations for Crown, public service workers
As he painted the picture of a runaway public health crisis, there was a new wrinkle in NDP Leader Ryan Meili's familiar demands for measures to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic's fourth wave. On...
Sep 10, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...