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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NDP questions deal with Calgary clinic to provide mammograms
The Saskatchewan government's deal with a private clinic in Calgary to provide mammograms isn't sitting well with the Opposition NDP. The province is to pay Clearpoint Health Network $2 million to pro...
Dec 05, 2023 NDP MLA Meara Conway. (980 CJME file photo)
New coal initiative saving jobs and communities: Coronach mayor
The Saskatchewan government is taking a step towards what it says is clean coal. On Tuesday, it announced $550,000 towards a research project, operated by Videre Energy, to find the best method of cle...
Dec 05, 2023 "When I first moved there, I got tired of hearing, 'It will be what it will be.' It will be what we let it be," said Coronach Mayor Cal Martin. He's looking forward to his town's partnership with Videre Energy. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Sask. students in health-care fields getting more options
The Saskatchewan government is offering students a chance to study outside the province in hopes they'll come back to fill health-care gaps. It's an existing program through which the province pays fo...
Dec 05, 2023 Advanced Education Minister Gordon Wyant (right) and other speakers at a government announcement about Saskatchewan securing training seats in other provinces for students in health-care fields. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Sask. sets record for surgeries between April and September
The Saskatchewan government says the province's surgical system is working at a record pace. In a media release Tuesday, the government said 47,748 procedures were done between April 1 and Sept. 30, t...
Dec 05, 2023 THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Chris Young
Group celebrates new accessibility legislation in Saskatchewan
A rally at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Monday celebrated the announcement of the provincial government's disability accessibility legislation. The Accessible Saskatchewan Act will help to...
Dec 04, 2023 A group was at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Monday to celebrate the passing of The Accessible Saskatchewan Act. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Grasshopper survey shows southwest was worst-hit area in Sask.
By Alex Kozroski The Saskatchewan government released a map last week after extensive surveying in Saskatchewan revealed the places most ravaged by grasshoppers over the spring and summer. The map sho...
Dec 04, 2023
Wintery weather slides through parts of central and south Sask.
Another shot of snowy weather hit the province early on Monday morning, but Environment Canada forecaster Brad Vrolijk said it might not stay on the ground for long. "Even if it sticks around for toda...
Dec 04, 2023 Environment Canada says a few centimeters of snow is expected for areas in south and central Sask. (File Photo)
'Terrible:' Regina hospital at risk for bypass
Health-care workers are yet again sounding the alarm and asking for help from the Saskatchewan government. Radiological technologists were joined by NDP Rural and Remote Health Critic Matt Love to ann...
Dec 03, 2023 CUPE president Bashir Jalloh wants more for Saskatchewan health-care workers. "We want the government to provide more seats in education for those people to be trained so they can stay in this province," he said. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
NDP not impressed with guest list for Sask. pavilion in Dubai
The roster of guests for the Saskatchewan pavilion at the Dubai climate conference is out, and the Saskatchewan NDP isn't happy with all those who made the cut. Nearly 60 different organizations will ...
Dec 01, 2023 Aleana Young and the Saskatchewan NDP aren't impressed with those using the $765,000 Saskatchewan pavilion in Dubai. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
'Sky's the limit:' Saskatchewan business expands to Dubai
A small Saskatchewan business is aiming for the big time. Black Fox Farm and Distillery, located just outside of Saskatoon, has launched its sustainable whisky and gin in Dubai, just in time for the U...
Dec 01, 2023 John Cote and Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote are proud of their sustainable farm and distillery. (Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote/Submitted)
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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...