Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Three new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 14 more recoveries
Saskatchewan recorded three new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with two in Saskatoon and the third in the Far North. The total number of cases in the province rose to 630. Fourteen more people have re...
May 23, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab.
More details of Phase 3 provided; Sask. reports five new COVID-19 cases
Saskatchewan restaurants got a glimpse at their future Friday. The provincial government's Re-Open Saskatchewan plan was updated to include the guidelines for restaurants, cafeterias and licensed esta...
May 22, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Business owners remain cautious as Phase 2 continues and Phase 3 reopening plans announced
Many Saskatchewan businesses are worried about their cash flow, taking on more debt and long-term financial consequences. Phase 2 of the province's reopening plan took effect on Tuesday. Phase 3 plan ...
May 22, 2020
Sask. reports two new COVID-19 cases, sets June 8 target date for Phase 3 of reopening plan
If all goes according to plan, Saskatchewan residents can return to their favourite restaurants or bars on June 8. The provincial government has set that day as its targeted start date for Phase 3 of ...
May 21, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan highway construction projects set to get underway
It's construction season on Saskatchewan highways, so drivers should expect delays. The provincial government said Thursday that projects have started on highways 5 and 39. In a release, the province ...
May 21, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Weather helps farmers catch up to five-year average in seeding
Decent weather in Saskatchewan last week allowed farmers to make significant progress in terms of seeding. As of Thursday, 51 per cent of the crop had been planted, up from 18 per cent the previous we...
May 21, 2020
Saskatchewan exports in first quarter of 2020 up 4% over 2019
Saskatchewan's exports were up in the first quarter of 2020 despite the impact of COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced exports from the province in the first...
May 21, 2020
SaskTel breaks all-time wireless internet usage record on Victoria Day
Victoria Day was not only a holiday for many, but it also was the holiday when SaskTel customers broke an all-time wireless Internet data usage record. On Monday, customers used more than 170 terabyte...
May 21, 2020
Watch the mailbox, health card renewal stickers on the way
Eligible Saskatchewan residents should receive a health card renewal sticker this summer. Between late May and the end of June, packages will be sent to more than 685,000 homes, the province said in a...
May 20, 2020
Saskatchewan reports seventh death due to COVID-19
For the first time in nearly a month, Saskatchewan has recorded another death connected to COVID-19. On Wednesday, the province reported a seventh Saskatchewan resident who had tested positive for the...
May 20, 2020 (File photo by Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...