Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Pharmacies deal with appointment shuffling as COVID vaccines roll out
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is going full steam ahead, and pharmacies are a major part of that. But what happens when appointments at pharmacies are cancelled? Dawn Martin, the CEO of the ...
May 10, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
RMs receive funding to rehabilitate rural roads in Sask.
More of Saskatchewan's rural roads are to get upgrades this year. The provincial government announced Monday that 69 rural municipalities are to receive $25.7 million under Phase 3 of the Rural Integr...
May 10, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Southeast Sask. farmer desperate for rain in early stages of seeding season
Many farmers across Saskatchewan need rain. In the latest crop report, the province reported that 58 per cent of farmers don't have enough moisture in the early days of seeding season. Winston van Sta...
May 10, 2021 Winston van Staveren at his family farm near Creelman on May 7, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update May 9: Target date for first phase of Re-Opening Roadmap set for May 30, single-day vaccination record, active cases drop
A major threshold towards the first step of Saskatchewan's Re-Opening Roadmap has been fulfilled. The province reported Sunday that 71 per cent of people over the age of 40 have received their first v...
May 09, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
COVID vaccination clinics operating around Saskatchewan
Everyone 32 and older in Saskatchewan is eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The provincial government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority dropped the age of eligibility to 32 on Saturday. The a...
May 08, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update May 8: 269 new cases, total vaccinations surpass 500,000
Saskatchewan is inching closer to the level of vaccinations required to start the clock on Step One of the Re-Opening Roadmap. There were 13,042 COVID-19 vaccinations done in the province in the lates...
May 08, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Canadian-born baby denied health card in Saskatchewan
Her son was born in Regina and has a passport and a Social Insurance Number, but he's being denied a Saskatchewan health number because of her immigration status. Pereira, who asked her first name not...
May 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan NDP/Submitted)
Residential construction boosting pandemic economic recovery
Growing home building permits in the Saskatoon area are just one sign of the province’s attempts at economic recovery. According to figures released by Statistics Canada on Friday, the country&#...
May 07, 2021
Latest COVID update May 7: 295 new cases, 1 death, 491,440 total vaccinations
Saskatchewan is closing in on half a million COVID-19 vaccinations. In its daily COVID-19 update Friday, the Ministry of Health said 10,530 doses of vaccine had been administered in the latest reporti...
May 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan adds 58,700 jobs year over year, with 9,500 in April alone
It's a good time for those looking for work in Saskatchewan -- particularly those in wholesale and retail trade, health care and social assistance, or construction -- according to Statistics Canada. A...
May 07, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
On Wednesday's show, Evan finds out who Saskatchewan's Smartest Radio Listener is, talks with some NHL legends and conti...