Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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SHA concerned that COVID-19 will overwhelm the health-care system
A Saskatchewan Health Authority internal document warns COVID-19 could overwhelm the health-care system. But the authority's CEO, Scott Livingstone, stressed during a media conference Tuesday at the S...
Mar 24, 2020 Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone at an update on COVID-19 on March 24, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP wants more financial support for small businesses, self-employed
The Saskatchewan NDP is expecting more from the province to help self-employed people and small businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, finance critic Trent Wotherspoon called on the p...
Mar 21, 2020 Small business owners and members of the Saskatchewan NDP Party met in Regina on March 212, 2020 to ask for further financial assistance from the province. (Saskatchewan NDP/Twitter)
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
Budget on the brains of lawmakers as legislature’s spring session gets underway
When asked about the spring session ahead of time, the first and only thing Premier Scott Moe wanted to talk about was the upcoming budget. It's the final legislative session and final budget before t...
Mar 02, 2020
Scotties begins with special moment; Jenkins to be honoured Sunday
The 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts began with a touching moment Saturday in Moose Jaw. Sara and Jenna England, the daughters of Saskatchewan curling icon Sandra Schmirler, stepped on to the ice at...
Feb 15, 2020 Sara, (left) and Jenna (right) England, daughters of the late curling icon Sandra Schmirler, speak to reporters ahead of the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts opening ceremonies on Feb. 15, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Jamie Nye: The long road to Saskatchewan for James Franklin
Finally, after three years, he has arrived in Saskatchewan. Quarterback James Franklin has signed with the CFL's Roughriders. Franklin admitted to the Green Zone on Tuesday that, yes, when Chris Jones...
Feb 12, 2020
St. John returns to Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Roughriders brought back a familiar face on Day 2 of CFL free agency. Offensive lineman Josiah St. John, who spent three seasons with the Roughriders before signing with the Toronto A...
Feb 12, 2020
Province appoints special mediator in refinery dispute
The Saskatchewan government has appointed a special mediator in hopes of ending the labour dispute at the Co-op refinery. Speaking to reporters at the legislature on Wednesday, Moe said he was pleased...
Feb 12, 2020
Province to announce action to reduce wait times for MRIs next week
Saskatchewan's health minister says residents should expect an announcement next week on the government's plans to reduce the wait list for MRIs. "(We'll) be contracting with a private provider. Publi...
Feb 11, 2020
Another train derails in fireball near Guernsey
A train has derailed near Guernsey, the second time in less than two months that a train has derailed in the area. Phillipe Gaudet from Humboldt used a drone to capture footage of the train wreck that...
Feb 06, 2020 Philippe Gaudet captured this image of a 31-car train derailment near Guernsey, Sask. (Philippe Gaudet/ Submitted)
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