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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Premier wants answers on AstraZeneca, clarifies comments on vaccine queue
Saskatchewan's premier wants a decision on the AstraZeneca age range sooner than later. Scott Moe was on the First Ministers' call Wednesday, speaking with other premiers, the prime minister and Canad...
Apr 08, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Fire bans pop up in Sask. due to dry, windy conditions
It’s fire ban season in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, the municipalities of Corman Park and Vanscoy implemented a ban on open flames due to dry conditions. The ban includes fire pits, burning barr...
Apr 08, 2021
Shahab says all adults could have access to COVID vaccines in four to six weeks
It appears an ambitious goal to get vaccines in the arms of all adults in Saskatchewan has become even more ambitious. During a provincial COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, chief medical health officer Dr....
Apr 07, 2021
Medical association calls for Sask. essential workers to be immediately vaccinated
Change the provincial COVID-19 plan and get essential workers vaccinated against COVID-19 now: That’s the plea from the president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. Dr. Barb Konstantynowic...
Apr 07, 2021
Saskatchewan's public health measures extended until April 26
Saskatchewan's current COVID-19 public health measures will be in place for two additional weeks. The provincial government announced Wednesday that chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab had o...
Apr 07, 2021 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update April 7: 246 recoveries, 189 new cases, 2 deaths
The Regina region has recorded its lowest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in nearly two weeks. The area had 74 of Saskatchewan's 189 new cases announced Wednesday. That's the lowest daily total...
Apr 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Changes to Saskatchewan vaccine priority unlikely
Frontline workers in Saskatchewan who cannot do their jobs from home should not expect to get bumped up the queue for a COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe was asked by reporters whether t...
Apr 07, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Why COVID hospitalizations are trending younger
One doctor in Saskatchewan believes COVID-19 variants of concern aren't exclusively attaching themselves to young people. "It's not that they particularly attack younger people over older people, it's...
Apr 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
EV owner says province heading wrong way with vehicle tax
In the view of one electric vehicle owner, the government's decision to slap an annual fee onto EVs puts the province in reverse. Effective Oct. 1, owners of electric vehicles in the province will pay...
Apr 07, 2021 (Joseph Ho/980 CJME file photo)
Report from REAL planning committee recommends replacing Brandt Centre
The Brandt Centre's days could be numbered. The city's executive committee discussed the future of the 43-year-old multi-use event centre Wednesday, debating whether to renovate the current building o...
Apr 07, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...