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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Prairie provinces join forces on transport corridor agreement
The prairie provinces are working together to get their products to market in a safe, reliable and sustainable way. Highways ministers from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba are signing a memorandum ...
Apr 11, 2023
Province seeing payoff in policing investments
The province is touting investments in policing initiatives as contributing to public safety in Saskatchewan. Statistics from January and February this year offer proof, according to the province, of ...
Apr 10, 2023
Friendly Calls Program helps older adults with isolation and loneliness
There's a program that can help people who are struggling with isolation in Saskatchewan. The Canadian Red Cross Friendly Calls Program connects trained volunteers with older adults who are experienci...
Apr 08, 2023
More job offers issued to Filipino nurses, but few currently on the job
As the Saskatchewan government does what it can to shore up the struggling health-care system and its worker shortage, it's again looking outside the province for solutions. The government sent a seco...
Apr 06, 2023 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
More than 8,800 inactive oil and gas wells closed in Sask. since 2020
Saskatchewan's Accelerated Site Closure Program has been productive. According to the provincial government, more than 8,800 abandoned oil and gas wells have been capped or closed since the program wa...
Apr 06, 2023
Temperature records fall as April cold spell lingers
It's April 5 and Saskatchewan's still in the grip of Jack Frost. According to Environment Canada, several communities across the province broke temperature records Wednesday morning as wind chills dip...
Apr 05, 2023
Delayed spring could cause trouble during calving season, rancher says
Just when people thought they might be free from the cold grasp of winter, another round of snow and cold weather hit southwestern Saskatchewan over the weekend. While producers in the province usuall...
Apr 04, 2023 Rancher Jocelyn Wasko is eagerly anticipating the arrival of spring to help her cows during calving season. (Jocelyn Wasko/Twitter)
SHA removing mask mandates at health-care facilities; SK Vax Wallet app ending
COVID-19 is still present in Saskatchewan, but the provincial government and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have decided to return to some of their pre-pandemic practices. In a media release Tues...
Apr 04, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Legislature passes unanimous motion supporting RCMP Depot
Right after spending 40 minutes throwing insults across the aisle at each other, members of the Saskatchewan Legislature came together Monday to throw official support behind RCMP Depot Division remai...
Apr 03, 2023 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province adds to research funding for chronic wasting disease
Leading researchers on chronic wasting disease at the University of Saskatchewan won't be seeing their funding wither away as they work to further understand how the devastating disease is impacting s...
Apr 03, 2023
OPINION
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
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...