Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Outdoor pools begin to open in Regina
Starting today, outdoor pools are opening up in the Queen City. Regent Pool is open as of Thursday. On Saturday, Buffalo Meadows Pool will welcome swimmers, the brand new Maple Leaf Pool is set to ope...
Jun 10, 2021
Fear of the unknown, false information behind vaccine hesitancy: Pharmacists
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccines are being administered nearly every day in Saskatchewan. But according to provincial numbers, more than half of those eligible for their first vaccinations in the 12-to-...
Jun 09, 2021
Saskatchewan vaccine rollout 'hitting a wall': Epidemiologist
A Saskatchewan epidemiologist studying COVID-19 trends is calling Saskatchewan's slowing vaccination numbers unsurprising. With up to 25 per cent of the population representing people who are either h...
Jun 09, 2021
NDP joins call for provincial gov't to apologize for residential schools
The revelations from a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last week have the harm caused by residential schools fresh in many people's minds now, and some are taking the opportunity to call for an ...
Jun 09, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili on June 9, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Eligibility for second dose of COVID vaccine changing Thursday
More Saskatchewan residents will be eligible to get a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced Wednesday the age of eligibility will drop to 55 and ov...
Jun 09, 2021
Latest COVID update June 9: 57 new cases, active cases fall below 1,000
While the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to drop in Saskatchewan, the number of hospitalizations is increasing. The Ministry of Health's update Wednesday said there were 57 new cases, the lowe...
Jun 09, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Gord Bamford, The Sheepdogs, and others to perform in Regina KrugoFest
Live music is coming back to Regina in a big way this summer. Regina's KrugoFest is coming back this year and will have Gord Bamford on July 9, The Sheepdogs (for a second consecutive year) on July 10...
Jun 09, 2021 (KrugoFest website)
'Complacency': Shahab, Merriman pushing for vaccinations as first doses lag
The number of people getting their first COVID-19 shot is slowing in Saskatchewan. Over the past nine days, second COVID doses have outpaced first doses each day, often by many thousands. And where fi...
Jun 08, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
How to manage sudden wealth as $70M Lotto Max jackpot looms
A Canadian record of $117 million in total prize money is within reach for participants in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw, according to Saskatchewan Lotteries. The draw includes a $70-million jackpot and an...
Jun 08, 2021
Latest COVID update June 8: 90 new cases, 2 deaths, active cases fall again
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan fell Tuesday to a level not seen since early November. According to the Ministry of Health's daily update, there are 1,053 active COVID cases in ...
Jun 08, 2021 The drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Evraz Place. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...