Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
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Food workers' union calls for consistency in measures, and a little courtesy
For most, the phrase "frontline worker" brings to mind a doctor or a nurse, but in these times, grocery store workers are right up there as well. And the union that represents more than 5,000 of those...
Apr 21, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan records 14 more recoveries, four new COVID-19 cases
With only four new cases of COVID-19 reported by the provincial government and 14 more recoveries, the number of active cases in Saskatchewan continues to decline. However, that doesn’t mean the...
Apr 21, 2020
Saskatchewan records 14 more recoveries, four new COVID-19 cases
With only four new cases of COVID-19 reported by the provincial government and 14 more recoveries, the number of active cases in Saskatchewan continues to decline. However, that doesn't mean the Saska...
Apr 21, 2020 (File photo by Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
SHA steps up plans for protecting long-term care facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is taking more steps to strengthen its response to the threat of COVID-19 in long-term care homes in the province. On Tuesday, the SHA announced it's working toward w...
Apr 21, 2020 (File photo by Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Meili 'dusting off the stethoscope' to help at testing facility during COVID-19 crisis
NDP leader Ryan Meili is heading back to the doctor's chair to help fight on the front-lines of the COVID-19 crisis. The former family physician says he's renewed his license and has started work at a...
Apr 20, 2020
Historic crash in oil prices prompts calls for federal support to industry
Oil prices crashed into negative territory for the first time in history Monday, with the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ending the day at minus-$30 a barrel. That has sparked a call from indu...
Apr 20, 2020
‘I think there’s reason to be optimistic’: VIDO- InterVac’s Dr. Scott Napper on COVID-19 vaccine
Even with the best-case scenarios, a potential COVID-19 vaccine is several months to a year or more away, says VIDO-InterVac's Dr. Scott Napper. In the meantime, scientists like those at Saskatoon's V...
Apr 20, 2020
One new COVID-19 case and four more recoveries in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported one new COVID-19 case and four more recoveries Monday. It's the 12th straight day that the number of new cases has been in single digits. The string of good case numbers over the...
Apr 20, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Retired RCMP officer stunned to hear of rampage in Nova Scotia
The news of the mass killings in Nova Scotia on the weekend hit Regina resident Paul Dawson doubly hard. As a retired Mountie, Dawson was saddened by the terrible loss of life -- including that of RCM...
Apr 20, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan reports two new cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 315
Saskatchewan reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total in the province to 315. The number of recoveries remained constant at 234 and combined with four deaths since the pandemic...
Apr 19, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter (l-r), Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab brief the media about the province's fight against COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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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 ...