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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Calling all bargain hunters: Garage sales are a go this spring
Old games, picture frames, furniture, tools and exercise equipment are back up for grabs. The Saskatchewan government says outdoor garage sales are a go this spring. Single-family garage sales are all...
May 11, 2021
Saskatchewan considering mixing and matching vaccines for second doses
Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday the province is leaning towards offering Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine as second doses for those who received AstraZeneca as their first shot. In an interview with Gormley, ...
May 11, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Churches look forward to welcoming more when capacity limits rise
After more than a year of online services and mostly empty pews due to COVID-19 health measures, a significant number of people soon will be allowed back to church. The first step of Saskatchewan's Re...
May 10, 2021 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, with the pews replaced by chairs for distancing. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Health minister points to appointments as more are eligible for COVID vaccines
As thousands more people in Saskatchewan become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine every three days, their best bet for a shot in the arm could be making an appointment. As of Monday afternoon, there wer...
May 10, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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)
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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
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...