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 ...
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Saskatoon mayor considering vaccine passports, other measures to combat rising cases in city
Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark is only interested in the facts. On Tuesday, Clark took to Facebook to share a post with information on the status of COVID-19 in Saskatoon. The post came after the city ...
Aug 26, 2021
Vaccine passports inevitable for Riders games, says Regina mayor
Regina Mayor Sandra Masters largely tiptoed around the thorny issue of vaccine passports in her weekly appearance on the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Thursday. But she believes that on the question of ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
How a carbon monoxide alarm can save your life: fire marshal
It's called the silent killer for a reason, and by the time you realize its there, it may be too late. Fire marshal for Regina Fire and Protective Services Randy Ryba explained that carbon monoxide is...
Aug 26, 2021
Latest COVID update Aug. 26 -- province reports ninth-straight day of new cases over 100
Another 158 new cases were reported by the province Thursday, the ninth-straight day of daily case numbers over 100. Almost two-fifths of new cases are between the ages of 20 and 39. The province topp...
Aug 26, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Man found dead after house fire near Kindersley
One person is dead after a house fire in the village of Madison Wednesday. Police said responding officers, along with the Kindersley and Eston Fire Departments, responded to a home in the community o...
Aug 26, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Premier Moe addresses current state of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, attacks Liberal party
Premier Scott Moe has doubled down, saying there are no plans to reinstate COVID measures from the past, as well as there being no plans to make vaccines mandatory. Moe joined Gormley on Thursday morn...
Aug 26, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Agriculture support for drought increases provincial deficit by $126.5 million: first quarter report
Agricultural support has reportedly increased Saskatchewan’s deficit, as the government reports working to address drought conditions across the province. The deficit increase reported in the fi...
Aug 26, 2021
Crop report shows 29 per cent harvest complete, delays and damage from weather
The long-awaited rainy, cool weather this week had a negative effect on harvesting progress in the province. Saskatchewan producers saw delays in combining this week, with harvest progressing to 29 pe...
Aug 26, 2021
Sask. Cancer Agency first in Canada to implement new brain tumour treatment
A new tool to treat metastatic brain cancer is being implemented by the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA) - its first use in Canada. This month, the first Canadian cancer patient was treated with the H...
Aug 26, 2021
Health minister speaks on fourth wave, vaccines, public health measures
The Saskatchewan health minister wants to emphasize one major point: people in the province need to get vaccinated. "I can't emphasize this enough. We have over 500,000 vaccines in our province right ...
Aug 25, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...