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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Landmark Cinemas CEO pleased to see Sask. take reopening lead
The top executive of a Canadian cinema chain is hoping other provinces follow Saskatchewan’s lead when it comes to reopening plans this summer. Landmark Cinemas CEO Bill Walker was as surprised ...
May 05, 2021
The 'Re-Opening Roadmap' needs more: NDP
Both criticism and praise have been coming for the province's "Re-Opening Roadmap" since it was announced Tuesday, and even the Opposition NDP can find something good to say about it. On Wednesday, ND...
May 05, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Plan for teen vaccinations, second doses to be released Thursday
Teenagers in Canada can now roll up their sleeves for one of the COVID-19 vaccines, and Saskatchewan's government is expecting to give details Thursday around how that will roll out. "Saskatchewan peo...
May 05, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Bingo operator celebrates provincial reopening roadmap
Gordy Ouellette got the good news Tuesday he has been waiting months to hear. The general manager of Saskatoon’s City Centre Bingo heard the Saskatchewan government was going to unveil its plans...
May 05, 2021
35+ is next age group to become eligible for COVID vaccinations in Sask.
The age of eligibility to get a COVID-19 vaccination in Saskatchewan is to fall again Thursday. Starting at 8 a.m., those aged 35 and over will be able to make an appointment online or by phone (1-833...
May 05, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatchewan's re-opening plan elicits positive reactions in Regina
The Saskatchewan government's plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions was met with mostly praise from infectious disease physician Dr. Alex Wong. "I think it's inherently good for the government to try to ...
May 05, 2021 The drive-through vaccination clinic at Evraz Place. (980 CJME file photo)
'Light at the end of the tunnel': Regina restaurants react to province's re-opening plan
Restaurant owners have a mix of emotions after seeing the provincial government's re-opening plan. By July, it could start feeling like a somewhat normal Saskatchewan summer and that can't come soon e...
May 05, 2021
Second COVID-19 vaccine doses to get underway by early June
If Saskatchewan receives all of the COVID-19 vaccine doses it's expecting this month, second doses could be administered beginning in late May or early June. During Tuesday's provincial news conferenc...
May 05, 2021
Sask. gov't releases Re-Opening Roadmap for easing COVID measures through vaccination targets
Summer is right around the corner and -- if the Saskatchewan government's Re-Opening Roadmap goes to plan -- it could come with few public health measures and a high percentage of adults vaccinated ag...
May 04, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'Lumber is now apparently made with gold': Businesses react as prices soar
The price of lumber continues to reach new heights, having positive and negative impacts on local businesses in the process. In the span of one year, the price has risen roughly 380 per cent and it do...
May 04, 2021 (Fries Tallman Lumber/Facebook)
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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 ...