Murray Wood: Why is the name of a man shot and killed by police not released?
It happened two years ago. The Serious Incident Response Team investigated. Murray Wood says the police were rightly cle...
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Saskatchewan ICE Unit helps catch Australian online predator
A recent investigation by Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit led to 117 charges against an Australian man. In a media release Tuesday, the ICE Unit said the man "was grooming and lu...
Sep 08, 2020
Sask. reports 7 new COVID cases, 7 more recoveries; active cases stay at 58
The number of active COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan remained static at 58 on Tuesday. There were seven new cases reported, with three in the Regina area, two in the north-central region and o...
Sep 08, 2020
SGI refreshes drivers on school zone driving
School zones will be a much busier place now that the school year is underway. SGI is reminding drivers to slow down to help keep the kids safe, and also that school zone speeds will now be enforced. ...
Sep 08, 2020
Sask. provides $51M in funding to school divisions for COVID expenses
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing more than $50 million in funding to school divisions for one-time expenses tied to a return to school during COVID-19. On Tuesday, the government announced ...
Sep 08, 2020 Education Minister Gord Wyant. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province looks to make Naloxone more available as overdoses rise
As overdose calls and deaths continue to rise, the provincial government is looking to make the life-saving drug Naloxone more available. Premier Scott Moe said last week the high numbers are disturbi...
Sep 08, 2020 Naloxone kits are available for free to anyone who may be likely to witness a fatal opioid overdose. (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP sending eagle feathers to Sask. detachments
Saskatchewan's RCMP is taking another step toward reconciliation, sending eagle feathers to be used at detachments in the province. Sgt. Karen Pelletier said that for many Indigenous cultures, one of ...
Sep 08, 2020
A look at back-to-school administration during the pandemic
Managing more than 700 students returning to school during COVID-19 isn't an easy job. That's exactly what Chantie Champigny-Lucyk, the vice-principal of Ecole Palliser Heights School in Moose Jaw, ha...
Sep 08, 2020 Ecole Palliser Heights School in Moose Jaw. (980 CJME file photo)
Teachers excited to have kids back in the classroom
After six months of wondering, waiting, planning and re-planning, teachers are back in the classroom with students. All of the teachers 980 CJME heard from ahead of the first day of school were excite...
Sep 08, 2020 Students returned to school on Sept. 8 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Saskatchewan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
COVID-19 advisory warning issued for Moose Jaw business
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is notifying the public that an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 was at a local business when they were likely infectious. The SHA is issuing an advi...
Sep 07, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Sask. reports 11 more COVID-19 cases, one more recovery
Saskatchewan health officials reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, as well as one recovery. The new cases are spread out throughout the province. There are two in the far northwest region, two...
Sep 07, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
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Murray Wood: With just a bit more attention to detail, Kinsmen Park could be pretty perfect
There were people in Kinsmen Park paid to be working the other morning, so Murray Wood wonders why the litter wasn't pic...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 28
8:30 - Premier Scott Moe joins Evan following the Western Premiers' meeting, as conversations around Alberta separation ...