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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Moe, Merriman decline ICU invitation again
Saskatchewan's premier and health minister are brushing off another invitation, extended through the opposition leader, to tour the intensive care unit at the Regina General Hospital. In Question Peri...
Apr 26, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Some Sask. pharmacies prepared for vaccination pilot project
Pharmacies are gearing up to deliver Saskatchewan residents their COVID-19 vaccines. The province has said 63 pharmacies in 14 communities will be a part of the vaccination pilot project to help get m...
Apr 26, 2021 (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan health minister says large rallies 'have to stop'
In the wake of at least three so-called "freedom rallies" this past weekend, Saskatchewan's health minister isn't holding back his distaste. "These gatherings are ridiculous. They have to stop. I unde...
Apr 26, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (File photo/Submitted)
Latest COVID update April 26: 245 new cases, 221 recoveries, 1 death
The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan since the pandemic started went over the 40,000 mark Monday. The Ministry of Health said there were 245 new cases around the province, pushing the...
Apr 26, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
STC planning to vaccinate teachers Friday at SaskTel Centre clinic
First it was frontline police officers. Now it’s the teachers’ turn. The Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) has been making use of its SaskTel Centre vaccine clinic, with Tribal Chief Mark Arc...
Apr 26, 2021
Applications open Saturday for big game draw in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's big game draw for 2021 is set to open Saturday. Hunters will have until 11:59 p.m. on May 25 to apply online. After receiving almost 115,000 applications in 2020, the Ministry of Enviro...
Apr 26, 2021 (Ministry of Environment/Submitted)
New rules coming to keep vapes out of kids' hands
Following in the footsteps of tobacco rules, the provincial government is trying to make it harder for kids to get their hands on vaping products. This week, the government introduced The Tobacco and ...
Apr 26, 2021
Saskatchewan Blue Cross investigating cybersecurity “incident”
Saskatchewan Blue Cross has confirmed the company experienced a cybersecurity "incident" last week. President and CEO Shelley Vandenberg said she's unable to determine if the company fell victim to a ...
Apr 25, 2021
Latest COVID update April 24: 286 new cases, 2 deaths, 392,294 total vaccinations
The Saskatchewan government is reporting 286 new cases of COVID-19, 194 recoveries and two deaths in the province. The people who died were in the 70 to 79 age group from the Regina zone. To date, 473...
Apr 24, 2021
Doctor reacts as anti-mask protests sweep through Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning people about attending rallies against COVID restrictions as a convoy of people parade through the prairies. Chris Saccoccia, who identifies himself ...
Apr 24, 2021 (Chris Saccoccia/Twitch TV)
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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
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