Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Latest COVID update June 28: 17 new cases, 468 active cases
Saskatchewan reported just 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, its lowest daily total since early October. The last time reported cases were that low in the province was Oct. 7, when the number was 10...
Jun 28, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
108 Sask. communities get funding for traffic safety projects
Photo radar fines are funding another 112 traffic safety initiatives in Saskatchewan. On Monday, the Saskatchewan government said 112 projects in 108 communities are to receive money through the Provi...
Jun 28, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Star City-area man hit with $15K fine for wildlife offences
A 67-year-old man from the Star City area has been fined $15,000 after a number of deer were shot and killed near that town. According to the Ministry of Environment, conservation officers in Melfort ...
Jun 28, 2021 (Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment/Submitted)
Regina police respond to gunshots in Glenelm
A man is facing an array of charges after allegedly firing gunshots near some kids in the Glenelm neighbourhood. On Saturday night, four kids in the area reported they saw a man in the neighbourhood w...
Jun 28, 2021 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Heat wave shatters records, smothers Saskatchewan in warnings
Heat warnings are expected to blanket most of Saskatchewan for the next week according to Environment Canada. The prolonged heat wave started in northern and west-central Saskatchewan over the weekend...
Jun 28, 2021
VIDO vaccine to be put to test this summer in Saskatoon
The vaccine developed by the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is coming to Saskatoon for its clinical trial testing. The trial testing is expected ...
Jun 27, 2021
Latest COVID update June 26: Active caseload falls under 600
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan fell under 600 on Saturday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health reported 61 new cases, 71 recoveries and one death. That left...
Jun 26, 2021 The drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Evraz Place. (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update June 25: 56 new cases, 609 active cases
The number of cases of the Delta variant of concern of COVID-19 is continuing to climb in Saskatchewan. In its daily update Friday, the Ministry of Health said 178 cases of that variant had been ident...
Jun 25, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Religious group says it will release residential school records
The Catholic religious community that operated residential schools in Saskatchewan and British Columbia where hundreds of unmarked graves have been found says it will disclose all historical documents...
Jun 25, 2021 A ground-penetrating radar is used to record hits of what are believed to be 751 unmarked graves near the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School on the Cowessess First Nation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, FSIN
SaskTel increases investment in fibre optic broadband technology
SaskTel is doubling its efforts to put fibre optic broadband technology into rural Saskatchewan. The Crown corporation announced Friday it was putting $50 million into its Rural Fibre Initiative, incr...
Jun 25, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...