Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Epidemiologist believes Canadian schools can reopen
Countries around the world have taken different approaches when it comes to closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jay Kaufman says all of the different scenarios have shown the same thing:...
Apr 30, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Saskatchewan announces sixth COVID-19 death, 17 new cases
A sixth resident of Saskatchewan has died due to complications related to COVID-19. In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government said a resident in their 80s from the far north had died. It...
Apr 29, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Ombudsman says inmates being denied fair process
The inmate discipline system at Saskatchewan correctional centres was among the key highlights of the provincial ombudsman's 2019 report. Under legislation, inmates are entitled to a full and fair hea...
Apr 29, 2020 Of the total 579 corrections-related complaints received by the provincial ombudsman last year, 51 were regarding the Pine Grove Correctional Centre. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Fire bans issued southwest of Saskatoon
With temperatures rising and fields drying up, fire bans are coming into effect west and southwest of Saskatoon. The rural municipalities of Vanscoy and Montrose issued fire bans Tuesday afternoon, pr...
Apr 29, 2020
Saskatchewan announces one new COVID-19 case, three more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tuesday -- its lowest such number in more than a week. The last time Saskatchewan had just one case was April 20. The new case, which is in ...
Apr 28, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan announces one new COVID-19 case, three more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tuesday — its lowest such number in more than a week. The last time Saskatchewan had just one case was April 20. The new case, which i...
Apr 28, 2020
19-year-old man from Alberta dies in crash near Pense
A 19-year-old man from Alberta was killed in a crash southeast of Pense on Monday morning. White Butte RCMP say it happened at about 4:30 a.m. The man's pickup truck was on a grid road when it "left t...
Apr 28, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan announces fifth death due to COVID-19
A recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan’s far north now includes the region’s first fatality due to the coronavirus. In a media release Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan conf...
Apr 27, 2020
Saskatchewan announces fifth death due to COVID-19
A recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan's far north now includes the region's first fatality due to the coronavirus. In a media release Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan confirmed a pers...
Apr 27, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Lawyers and advocates ponder the future of the jury system with COVID-19
CALGARY - The president of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers is worried the justice system will try to delay jury trials as it deals with COVID-19 at the expense of the rights of those ...
Apr 27, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...