Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Latest COVID update June 24: Nearly 25,000 new vaccinations done
For the second time in less than a week, Saskatchewan has set a daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations. The Ministry of Health said Thursday there were 24,971 doses of vaccine administered in the prov...
Jun 24, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update June 24: Nearly 25,000 new vaccinations done
For the second time in less than a week, Saskatchewan has set a daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations. The Ministry of Health said Thursday there were 24,971 doses of vaccine administered in the prov...
Jun 24, 2021
CPL set for third season kickoff but will it be an even playing field to start?
The Canadian Premier League kicks off its third season this weekend under the bubble in Winnipeg, with more than a few questions to be answered after a pandemic-disrupted buildup. "We're trying to fig...
Jun 24, 2021
Canadian Vasek Pospisil loses quarterfinal match at Wimbledon tune-up event
EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom - Canada's Vasek Pospisil lost 6-4, 6-4 to No. 2 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia in quarterfinal play at the Viking International on Thursday. The 66th-ranked Pospisil, fro...
Jun 24, 2021
Most crops developing at normal rate, says Ministry of Agriculture
Crops in most areas of Saskatchewan are developing at a normal rate, but strong winds and a lack of rain are causing some issues for farmers. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of A...
Jun 24, 2021
Woodbine Entertainment to celebrate Canada Day with some fans in stands for races
Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson and Ontario's horse racing fans will have a lot to celebrate Canada Day. Both Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont., will ...
Jun 24, 2021
Veteran Ticats defensive back Courtney Stephen retires after eight years in the CFL
HAMILTON - Veteran defensive back Courtney Stephen is calling it a career. The 31-year-old announced his CFL retirement Thursday. Stephen, of Brampton, Ont., played eight CFL seasons with the Hamilton...
Jun 24, 2021
Expansion Seattle Kraken hire Dave Hakstol as first coach
SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Kraken hired Dave Hakstol on Thursday as head coach of the expansion franchise that will begin play this fall. Hakstol will take on the challenge of leading the first-year o...
Jun 24, 2021
Track & field athletes aim for spot on Tokyo team at trials that almost didn't happen
Between travel restrictions, quarantine requirements and a competition schedule drastically altered by COVID-19, Canada's track and field athletes have faced massive hurdles on the road to Tokyo. For ...
Jun 24, 2021
751 unmarked graves found on Cowessess First Nation
The Cowessess First Nation announced Thursday searchers had found the unmarked graves of 751 people at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School. Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme and Fed...
Jun 24, 2021
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