Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Saskatchewan has first presumptive case of coronavirus
Saskatchewan is confirming the first presumptive case of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Saskatoon. The person was tested on Monday in Saskatchewan and has been well enough to self-isolate in their home. ...
Mar 12, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Health Authority in the midst of preparing for coronavirus
With cases being found in provinces across the country, it's likely not a matter of if Saskatchewan will see its first coronavirus case, it's when. So the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is in the...
Mar 11, 2020 John Ash, executive director of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, and Health Minister Jim Reiter (l to r) discuss the province's plans for dealing with COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. gov't still doesn't have finished plan to deal with possible coronavirus outbreak
The Government of Saskatchewan still doesn't have a finished plan on how it, and its many arms, would deal with a coronavirus outbreak if it were to happen here. Health Minister Jim Reiter said the pl...
Mar 11, 2020
Meili calling for postponed budget in wake of coronavirus-related market drop
With markets and oil prices taking a plunge in reaction to coronavirus in countries around the world, the leader of Saskatchewan's NDP wants the government to postpone the budget and take another look...
Mar 10, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Petroleum analyst predicting even bigger drop in gas prices
Gas prices are expected to drop significantly in the coming days. Dan McTeague is a petroleum analyst and is part of a group called Canadians for Affordable Energy. He told Gormley that another drop o...
Mar 10, 2020
Oil price plunge not part of 2020-21 budget: Harpauer
The province's finance minister, Donna Harpauer, says the 2020-21 budget is finished and Monday's deep plunge in oil prices doesn't factor into it. "We had made some adjustments already for the downtu...
Mar 10, 2020 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'It'll just keep us hungrier:' Dunstone reflects on 2020 Brier
Even though the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier didn't end the way they wanted, Matt Dunstone and the members of his Regina-based rink are still happy about their performance at the Canadian men's curling cham...
Mar 09, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Matt Dunstone throws a rock during the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier. (Curling Canada/Twitter)
Sask. energy sector resilient enough to weather storm of low oil prices: CAPP
Plunging oil prices are familiar territory for the energy sector, and an industry leader in Western Canada said the lessons learned over the past five years have made companies hardy. "We're a very re...
Mar 09, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Jamie Nye: Brier drought extended, but a win is on the horizon
The future is bright for Saskatchewan to end its 40-year drought at the Brier. This past week in Kingston, Ont., Matt Dunstone's rink hung in there with what many believe was the strongest Brier field...
Mar 09, 2020
Winter is about to return to southern Saskatchewan
It's hard to believe with Friday's warmth and sunshine, but southern Saskatchewan is about to get a nasty blast of winter. Beginning Saturday and into Sunday, a low pressure system currently developin...
Mar 06, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...