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Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Several Sask. communities considering Citizens on Patrol to help deter crime
By Jaryn Vecchio It's no secret that crime rates continue to trend upwards across Saskatchewan. It has got to the point that some communities have started discussing whether or not to set up a Citizen...
Jan 08, 2024 With rural crime rates rising, some Saskatchewan communities are considering Citizens on Patrol. (paNOW file photo)
Shahab: Flu and COVID cases falling, RSV cases increasing into 2024
While it might seem like a lot of people are battling a pre- or post-holiday bug, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer suggests things are getting better. "I think last year and this year, we'v...
Jan 08, 2024 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, says the numbers of COVID-19 and flu cases are dropping. But RSV hospitalizations have increased in recent weeks. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Provincial Traffic Safety Fund gives grants to 62 new initiatives
Pedestrian safety was the focus of many of the projects that received funding in the latest round of grants through the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund. Since 2019, proceeds from photo radar have been ...
Jan 08, 2024 Many of the projects that received grants were focused on pedestrian safety. (980 CJME file photo)
COVID, influenza each claim four more lives in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported four deaths due to each of COVID-19 and influenza in the final two weeks of December. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by ...
Jan 05, 2024
Sask. posts third-best unemployment rate in Canada in December
Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey shows Saskatchewan set more employment records in December. The data shows Saskatchewan's full-time employment was 494,200 and total employment reached 600,200....
Jan 05, 2024 Saskatchewan added more than 22,000 jobs between December of 2022 and this past December. (980 CJME file photo)
ATM stolen from business in Paradise Hill
There has been another ATM theft in Saskatchewan. The RCMP was called early Wednesday to a break-and-enter and theft of an ATM from a business in Paradise Hill, located 65 kilometres northeast of Lloy...
Jan 05, 2024 An ATM was stolen from a business in Paradise Hill on Jan 4. (RCMP)
Anglers reminded to check ice thickness during ice fishing season
Ice fishing shacks are appearing once again on bodies of water in Saskatchewan, so the Ministry of Environment is issuing its annual reminder to anglers to think first about safety. "Unseasonably warm...
Jan 04, 2024 Ice fishing season is underway in Saskatchewan. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Church in small Saskatchewan town broken into around Christmas
Someone with very little holiday spirit stole items from a church in the community of Moffat sometime between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. According to the RCMP, officers from the Indian Head deta...
Jan 03, 2024 The RCMP says this rug was among the items stolen from a church in Moffat sometime between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. (RCMP/Submitted)
Population growth, strong economy lead to strong home sales in Sask.
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Realtors Association says housing sales in Saskatchewan in 2023 were strong. "We've had six consecutive months of above-average sales," Chris Gurette told The Evan Bray Sho...
Jan 03, 2024
Saskatoon facility adding 14 more addictions treatment spaces
A Saskatoon facility is set to open 14 new addictions treatment spaces. Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan's minister for mental health and addictions, announced Wednesday the spaces for Possibilities Recovery ...
Jan 03, 2024
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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...