Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Update: Tornado warning lifted in west-central Sask., severe thunderstorms still expected
Tornado warnings were issued, then lifted, for communities near the Saskatchewan-Alberta border. The warnings affected regions near Kindersley, Rosetown, the Battlefords, as well as Martensville and W...
Jun 05, 2021
Shahab hoping the undecided will choose to get vaccinated
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer continues to preach education about inoculation. In a conversation with Gormley on Friday, Dr. Saqib Shahab said he expects 10 per cent of Saskatchewan's po...
Jun 04, 2021
Cautious optimism from tourism sector over Step Three of reopening plan
It's almost too good to be true. If all goes well, in mere weeks, Saskatchewan residents could be going to more festivals, concerts, live events and exhibitions across the province. Earlier this week,...
Jun 04, 2021 (marriott.com)
Latest COVID update June 4: 111 recoveries, 89 new cases, 0 deaths
For the second time in four days, Saskatchewan has reported fewer than 90 new COVID-19 cases. In Friday's update, the Ministry of Health said there were 89 new cases. There were 86 new cases reported ...
Jun 04, 2021 Signs for those waiting in the lot for 15 minutes after their COVID-19 vaccination at the Regina drive-thru.
Saskatchewan to increase minimum wage to $11.81 on Oct. 1
After all the salutes to frontline workers, the hearts on windows and the hailing of essential workers as heroes, Carla Beck says those words ring hollow without fair compensation. The NDP's labour cr...
Jun 04, 2021
Saskatchewan posts lowest unemployment rate in Canada
For the second straight month, Saskatchewan was the only province in Canada to record an increase in employment. In data released Friday, Statistics Canada said the number of people working in Saskatc...
Jun 04, 2021
21 communities set heat records in Sask. heat wave
Weather records were toppled throughout Saskatchewan on Thursday. According to Environment Canada, 21 communities across the province saw daily record highs in the provincial heat wave. Rosetown was t...
Jun 04, 2021
Glenavon mayor, Sask. NDP urging funding for rural ambulance service
As a first responder himself, the mayor of Glenavon knows how critical it is to get an ambulance to the scene of an emergency. "Things can change so drastically in that first hour. And I don't know if...
Jun 03, 2021
Latest COVID update June 3: Total of second shots goes over 100K mark
More than 102,000 Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In its daily update Thursday, the provincial government said 14,579 vaccinations had been completed in the most-rece...
Jun 03, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
Air conditioners getting a workout during Sask. heat wave
Mother Nature is turning up the heat this week, which means residents of Saskatchewan will be turning up their air conditioning. Curtis Beingessner from Arrow Plumbing and Heating has tips to keep in ...
Jun 03, 2021
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...
