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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COVID shot eligibility drops to 40, priority groups also eligible
As of 8 o'clock Friday morning, thousands more people in Saskatchewan will be able to get a COVID-19 shot as eligibility expands once again. The eligibility will move to people 40 years of age and old...
Apr 30, 2021 (Joseph Ho/980 CJME file photo)
COVID vaccines start to roll out at some Saskatchewan pharmacies
It's another big step in the fight against COVID-19: Some Saskatchewan pharmacies started giving out vaccines Thursday. As of Friday, anyone 40 or older is eligible to book their shot at any of the ph...
Apr 29, 2021 Allana Reaume prepares a COVID vaccine on April 29, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Complaints to Sask. ombudsman illustrate differing perspectives on COVID precautions
COVID-19 precautions went too far for some and not far enough for others who complained about long-term care homes and correctional facilities to Saskatchewan's ombudsman last year. Saskatchewan's omb...
Apr 29, 2021
Health authority alerts 3 communities about COVID-19 variants
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is alerting the public of an increased risk of COVID-19 variants of concern in Rosthern, Osler and Hague. The SHA said increased spread of COVID-19 and its variants r...
Apr 29, 2021
Facing calls for paid sick leave, Sask. government defers to feds
While members of the public is being told to stay home if they feel sick, some can't afford to miss the hours at work. However, the provincial government is pushing calls for paid sick leave over to t...
Apr 29, 2021 Minister Don Morgan (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP releases report citing worker harassment at Parkside Extendicare
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Parkside Extendicare long-term care home in Regina was one of the worst in the province, and the NDP now has a document that raises more questions about what happened ther...
Apr 28, 2021 Parkside Extendicare care home in Regina. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
PHR overwhelmed by community donations
When Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) was down, the community of Saskatoon stood up. Just over three weeks following the news of the harm reduction organization’s rejection of provincial funding, mo...
Apr 28, 2021
Sask. Trucking Association all for drivers getting jabs at North Dakota border
The executive director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association says the opportunity for truckers in the province to get COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States will be good for business. “I ...
Apr 28, 2021
Regina care homes still facing limitations on visitation
Some long-term and personal care homes in the Regina area won't be relaxing visitation restrictions Thursday when others around the province will be welcoming visitors. In a media release Wednesday, t...
Apr 28, 2021
Latest COVID update April 28: 284 recoveries, 213 new cases, 4 deaths
Saskatchewan's vaccination rollout hit a milestone Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Health, 80 per cent of Saskatchewan residents aged 60 and over have received their first doses of COVID-19 va...
Apr 28, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
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Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...