Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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'The scariest night': Survivor remembers 10 years in Sask. residential school
Just off Highway 15 on the Muskowekwan First Nation, hidden from the road by trees, stands a relic of pain and hurt for many in the community. It's the last fully intact residential school building in...
Jun 03, 2021 The Muskowekwan Indian Residential School was one of the last in the country to close its doors and is the only intact residential school building still standing in Saskatchewan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
U of S professor hopes to help find unmarked graves at Sask. residential schools
Note: Some of the details in this story may be disturbing for some readers A University of Saskatchewan archaeology assistant professor was shocked to learn about a mass grave with the remains of 215 ...
Jun 02, 2021
Latest COVID update June 2: Hospitalizations fall to November levels
The number of people in Saskatchewan hospitals with COVID-19 has fallen to its lowest level in more than six months. In its daily update Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 103 COVID pat...
Jun 02, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
No wrong choice for second dose of COVID vaccine: Regina doctor
Saskatchewan residents now have a choice on which vaccine to get for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The province announced Tuesday that it will be following the latest guidelines on mixing...
Jun 02, 2021 (Supplied)
Brandt to hire more than 1,000 people, including hundreds in Sask.
The Regina-based Brandt Group of Companies has announced plans to hire more than 1,000 new employees this year, including hundreds in Regina and Saskatoon. The new positions will span the company's 10...
Jun 02, 2021
First in Canada, $350-million wheat straw mill planned for Regina
It's the first of it's kind in Canada. That is what Red Leaf Pulp Ltd., is saying about building a $350-million facility in Regina to process wheat straw before converting it into pulp for paper produ...
Jun 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan gov't says mask measure could be lifted by July 11
Saskatchewan residents could be unmasked by July 11. On Tuesday, the provincial government set out vaccination targets required to prompt the removal of public health measures such as mandatory maskin...
Jun 01, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update June 1: Active cases fall below 1,300
Saskatchewan reported its lowest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in more than three months Tuesday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said there were 86 new cases, the fewest in a day sinc...
Jun 01, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Caretakers pay respects at former Regina residential school site, cemetery
The discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., hits close to home for some in Saskatchewan. Just off Pinkie Road on the outskirts of Regina stands a sma...
Jun 01, 2021 The Indian Industrial Cemetery on Pinkie Road in Regina on May 31, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Regina police use taser to stop man from harming himself
A member of the Regina Police Service (RPS) used his stun gun to prevent someone from committing suicide. That's according to a statement by the RPS, saying officers responded to a home in the 1000 bl...
Jun 01, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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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...