Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Province assures public there aren't any cases of COVID-19 in Sask.
The province is confirming there aren't any positive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Saskatchewan to date. Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, shut down a rumour circul...
Mar 05, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Spring runoff in Sask. projected to be below normal
A winter that didn't include much snowfall could mean a dry spring for much of Saskatchewan. In its March spring runoff outlook released Thursday, the Water Security Agency (WSA) projected that much o...
Mar 05, 2020 (Water Security Agency/Submitted)
Harvest stretching into early March for some Saskatchewan farmers
It's not common for harvest to stretch into early March, but large quantities of crops left in the field have motivated farmers to get out and combine. Todd Lewis, a farmer south of Regina and the pre...
Mar 04, 2020
Dunstone, Saskatchewan riding wave of momentum at Brier
Matt Dunstone and his Saskatchewan rink have been rolling at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier. The Regina-based team brushed off a 5-3 loss to Mike McEwen's Wild Card rink on the first day of the Canadian m...
Mar 04, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Matt Dunstone throws a rock during the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier. (Curling Canada/Twitter)
Relatively dry winter a boon for farmers in southeast Sask.
New weather data from Environment Canada shows that some areas in southeast Saskatchewan were relatively dry due to a lack of snowfall in December, January and February. For Jake Leguee, who farms abo...
Mar 04, 2020
Deadlines approaching to remove ice fishing shacks
Anglers in Saskatchewan should start preparing to remove their ice fishing shelters from the province's bodies of water. According to the provincial government, fishing shelters south of Highway 16 mu...
Mar 04, 2020 (Mike6271/Wikimedia Commons)
Online fundraiser started for Sask. woman seriously hurt in crash during storm
A crash involving a semi on Highway 16 near Lashburn during a snowstorm Saturday evening has left a 35-year-old woman in critical condition. According to the RCMP, two drivers were standing outside th...
Mar 03, 2020
Saskatchewan exports dropped by 3% in 2019
China's restrictions on Canadian products -- most notably canola -- affected Saskatchewan's bottom line in 2019. According to Statistics Canada data released Tuesday, Saskatchewan's exports to China d...
Mar 03, 2020
Sask. Party in better shape for snap election, U of R professor says
University of Regina political science professor Jim Farney says there are good reasons why Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe isn't saying whether or not he will call an early election. "You can see why ...
Mar 03, 2020
Unlike the Big Apple, SaskTel isn't hanging up on payphones
It may be the last call for payphones in New York City, but Saskatchewan won't be following suit anytime soon. The City That Never Sleeps plans to remove some 3,000 payphones from its streets because ...
Mar 03, 2020 (Brett Horton/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
A referendum over whether Alberta should separate from Canada is looming closer, and Sarah Mills says there are similari...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 26
Evan discusses the consequences of Alberta's separatism talk, unearths a Saskatchewan gem to visit this summer and meets...