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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Sask. privacy commissioner looking into LifeLabs breach
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan is launching an investigation into the cyberattack on LifeLabs. In a media release Thursday, Ronald J. Kruzeniski said the health-care informat...
Dec 19, 2019
Flu season expected to pick up over the holidays
Rudolph may not be the only one with a red nose during the holidays. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is out with its first influenza surveillance report of the season. "The flu season is proba...
Dec 19, 2019 Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Manitoba company fined $560K after workplace fatality
A Winnipeg company has been fined $560,000 in Moose Jaw Provincial Court in connection with the death of a man on a worksite near Eyebrow. It's the largest fine ever handed out in the province for a w...
Dec 19, 2019 Moose Jaw Provincial Court. (Discover Moose Jaw)
Indigenous opposition to pipeline shouldn’t outweigh others: Provinces
VANCOUVER - The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are urging the Federal Court of Appeal to defer to cabinet's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline because they say Indigenous opposition shou...
Dec 19, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
One man dead after house fire in Arcola
A 60-year-old man is dead after a fire in Arcola. According to a media release from the RCMP, members of the Carlyle detachment responded along with the Arcola Fire Department to a house fire in the t...
Dec 19, 2019
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, province, re-affirm food harvesting memorandum
Around ten years since the original Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the province and Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) re-affirmed their food harvesting commitment on Wednesday. The commitment is to n...
Dec 18, 2019
‘Greatest existential threat of our time:’ Ottawa makes carbon tax case in court
EDMONTON - The climate crisis is a national and global issue that can't be fought entirely by the provinces, a lawyer for the federal government argued Tuesday. "The context of this case is the greate...
Dec 17, 2019
Disappointed: Sask. environment minister on carbon tax rebate
Saskatchewan's environment minister said he's disappointed that the federal government is reducing the amount paid back to people in the carbon tax rebate. "I'd like to say that I'm surprised, but I'm...
Dec 17, 2019 Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Government announces revised carbon-tax rebate amounts for four provinces
OTTAWA - The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements....
Dec 16, 2019
Warm-up in store for Saskatchewan following frigid temperatures
Environment Canada says the province is in for a warm-up. After a week of cold temperatures around the province, Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Melsness said the mercury will be moving up to ab...
Dec 16, 2019
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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...