Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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‘Right now, it’s really scary:’ Outreach worker, chief coroner reflect on 2020 overdose crisis
Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror, we’re learning more about the deadliest overdose year on record in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service provided an update Monday to the publi...
Jan 12, 2021
Saskatchewan extends existing COVID public health order to Jan. 29
Saskatchewan is maintaining the status quo with its COVID-19 measures. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced the public health order that took effect Dec. 17 will remain in place until Jan. ...
Jan 12, 2021
Latest COVID update Jan. 12: 5 deaths, 248 new cases
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 now stands at 204. In its daily COVID update Tuesday, the provincial government said five more residents who had tested positive for the virus had died. ...
Jan 12, 2021 Signage reminding people of COVID-19 etiquette at Victoria Square Mall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. independent schools get more funding due to COVID
Independent schools in Saskatchewan received another $2.5 million in COVID-related funding from the provincial government Tuesday. "This funding will provide additional support for independent schools...
Jan 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Water Security Agency warns of thin ice after recent stretch of warm weather
Even if the temperature dips below 0 C overnight, it could still be dangerous on a frozen lake or river across the province. That's the message coming from the provincial Water Security Agency. Spokes...
Jan 11, 2021 Lumsden's TRK Towing pulled four vehicles out of the ice on Last Mountain Lake during one stretch in 2018. (File photo from Tyler Temple TRK Towing/Facebook)
Email mistake leads to privacy investigation into Sask. hunting licence system
An investigation has been opened into thousands of emails sent to the wrong people through the province's Hunting, Angling and Trapping Licence (HAL) system. Last last week, the third-party company th...
Jan 11, 2021
Saskatchewan more than doubled overdose death record in 2020: Coroners service report
2020 was the deadliest year on record for drug overdoses in Saskatchewan. According to the latest report from the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, a total of 379 drug toxicity deaths were recorded over ...
Jan 11, 2021
Two men injured in Saturday plane crash near Archerwill
Two men suffered serious injuries after a plane crash Saturday near Archerwill. According to the RCMP, the Greenwater detachment received a report just before 10 a.m., that a plane had crashed about n...
Jan 11, 2021
Latest COVID update Jan. 11: 8 deaths, 412 new cases, 197 in hospital
After being unable to fully report its usual COVID-19 update on Sunday, the provincial government reported eight deaths Monday. In its daily update, the province reported new COVID-related fatalities,...
Jan 11, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Sask. home builder predicts drop in lumber prices this spring
A Saskatchewan home builder is predicting some relief from high lumber prices in time for the spring building season. “(By) late March, early April we expect a drop as much of 30 per cent in the...
Jan 11, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...