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...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
‘Help Wanted’: Family says short-staffing in long-term care leaves residents waiting
Watching her mother in long-term care was one of the hardest things Dianne Morgan has ever had to deal with. Among other incidents, toward the end of her life, Morgan's mother developed extensive bed ...
Jun 22, 2020
Sask. reports 20 new cases of COVID-19, most located in South region
Twenty new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan on Sunday, bringing the total to 746. The majority of the new cases - 18 of them - were in the South region, while two were in the Far North....
Jun 21, 2020
Sask. reports 20 new cases of COVID-19, most located in South region
Twenty new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan on Sunday, bringing the total to 746. The majority of the new cases - 18 of them - were in the South region, while two were in the Far North....
Jun 21, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Summer overnight camps transitioning to day camps for 2020 season
Kids can look forward to campfires and canoeing on the lake once again with the reopening of summer camps. Under Phase 4.1 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, day camps may reopen in the province beginn...
Jun 21, 2020 (Photo credit/Kedleston Gospel Camp)
More than 17 million empties already processed by SARCAN in the five days since reopening
After a nearly three month long closure, people are sure eager to get their empties back to SARCAN. So much so, that Communications Manager Sean Homenick says more than 17 million cans, bottles and ca...
Jun 19, 2020
Landlords risk losing properties as delinquent rent soars to $30M during pandemic
A Saskatchewan group that advocates for landlords says some owners are considering foreclosure and bankruptcy due to tenants withholding rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Officer for the Sa...
Jun 19, 2020
New online tick reporting tool seeing plenty of activity
A new online tick reporting tool has seen plenty of activity during its first season of availability in Saskatchewan. eTick - an online tick reporting website and app created by researchers at Bishop'...
Jun 18, 2020
Saskatchewan impaired driving deaths and injuries at record low in 2019
The number of deaths and injuries from impaired driving is trending in the right direction in Saskatchewan. 2019 was a record-breaking year for lows in terms of both deaths and injuries. Back in 2018,...
Jun 17, 2020 Joe Hargrave, Minister responsible for SGI, with Lou and Linda Van de Vorst, who lost four of their family members to a drunk driver.
(Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
44% of closed businesses in Saskatchewan might never open
Saskatchewan is above the national average of 32 per cent when it comes to business owners being uncertain about whether they will be able to reopen or not. According to the Saskatoon Chamber of Comme...
Jun 16, 2020
STF president disappointed no extra money in Sask. budget for COVID-19 related school safety measures
As the provincial government announced its full 2020-21 budget, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze said he was not only surprised, but disappointed it didn't specifically contain...
Jun 16, 2020 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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...