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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Latest COVID update May 4: 189 new cases push Sask. total to 42,006
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan since the start of the pandemic went over the 42,000 mark Tuesday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said there were 189 new cases -- the l...
May 04, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Hospitalizations 'stabilize' but ICUs still under strain, says SHA's emergency chief
The chief of emergency operations for the Saskatchewan Health Authority says hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have steadied in Regina. "We are seeing the numbers stabilize in Regina and they have come...
May 04, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan sending ventilators to help COVID relief in India
Saskatchewan is pitching in to help India deal with COVID-19. On Monday, the provincial government announced it's sending 100 ventilators to India, which has the world's highest active COVID caseload....
May 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Age of eligibility for COVID vaccinations falling to 37 and over
The age of eligibility to book a COVID-19 vaccination in Saskatchewan is to take another dip Tuesday. Starting at 8 a.m., those 37 and over will be able to book an appointment. The age limit was 40 an...
May 03, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
A cold glass of Saskatchewan: It's craft beer week
It may be as close to taking a swig of Saskatchewan as it gets. May 3-8 is Saskatchewan Craft Beer Week. Local companies put their suds together each year and come up with a special beer in the spirit...
May 03, 2021 (Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association/Facebook)
Theft from SLGA only loss of public money in fourth quarter
The Saskatchewan government has announced just one loss of public money for the fourth quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal year. In a media release Monday, the government said a Saskatchewan Liquor and Gami...
May 03, 2021
Details still unclear on rapid testing in Regina schools
After several weeks of learning at home, students in Regina will be heading back to class Monday - but at last check, it still wasn't clear what kind of a role rapid tests will play. In March, the pro...
May 02, 2021 Education Minister Dustin Duncan (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'It's just unheard of': Fire captain reacts to dry conditions
Fire crews in the province have been busier than ever this spring. Darren Kraft is the fire captain of the Asquith fire department, located about 40 km west of Saskatoon. He says the bone-dry conditio...
May 01, 2021 A grass fire burned east of Regina on April 8, 2021. (Cheryl Keir/Submitted)
Latest COVID update May 1: 262 new cases, 3 deaths, 233 recoveries
The province continues to see new COVID case totals in the triple digits as three people died from COVID-19. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health reported that two of the deaths were in the Reg...
May 01, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Sask. bus company ordered to make changes after human rights complaint
After nearly three years, a Saskatchewan bus company has been ordered to make their buses wheelchair accessible. The Canadian Transportation Association (CTA) has ordered Rider Express to make the cha...
May 01, 2021 (Terri Sleeva/saskvoice.com)
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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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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 ...