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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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
Vigilance urged as active case counts fall in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is warning people to stay vigilant against COVID-19 as case counts decline. As of Thursday, Saskatchewan's active case count was down to 2,158, the lowest m...
May 07, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan draws up schedule for COVID vaccination eligibility
Saskatchewan has set target dates for various age groups to become eligible to get their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. If all goes according to plan, everyone in the province aged 12 and up will ...
May 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/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
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...