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Latest COVID update May 31: Sask. sets new daily record for second doses
Saskatchewan reported the delivery of a record number of second doses of COVID-19 vaccines Monday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said a single-day high of 5,450 people had received their...
May 31, 2021
Roughriders sign pair of 2021 draft picks
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday they have signed two of their 2021 CFL draft picks. Defensive lineman Alain Cimankinda was selected in the fourth round (35th overall). The 6-foot-1, 245-...
May 31, 2021
Canadian men face crucial stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games
Canada kicks off a crucial stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying this weekend with the first of what could be four games in 11 days. At stake is a chance for the Canadian men, currently ranked 70th...
May 31, 2021
Osaka: 'Best thing' for French Open would be her withdrawal
Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter on Monday that "the best thing for the tournament" would be if she withdrew from the French Open, a dramatic turn of events for the four-time Grand Slam champion and forme...
May 31, 2021
Arrows file legal action against Ontario Lacrosse Association, its junior A league
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ONTARIO - A lacrosse team in Six Nations of the Grand River has gone to court in an attempt to secure exclusive rights for a junior A lacrosse franchise in the communit...
May 31, 2021
Sask. gov't joins FSIN to demand more investigation of residential school sites
The Saskatchewan government is joining the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) in calling for radar ground searches of residential school sites in the province. After the remains of 215 ...
May 31, 2021 Premier Scott Moe wears an orange ribbon as he announces the province will support the FSIN in the search for unmarked graves at residential school sites on May 31, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Bedard, Evans, Maier named East Division all-stars
Two Regina Pats and one member of the Saskatoon Blades were named to the WHL's East Division all-star team Monday. Rookie forward Connor Bedard and veteran defenceman Ryker Evans were the Pats selecte...
May 31, 2021
Veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson signs new deal with the Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Monday.Bethel-Thompson had a CFL-high 26 touchdown passes in 13 starts with Toronto in 2019. The six-foot-f...
May 31, 2021
Canadian Bianca Andreescu eliminated in first round of French Open
PARIS - Bianca Andreescu says she's healthy, but her game remains a concern after making an early exit at the French Open. The Canadian star, who has endured a roller-coaster return to tennis in 2021,...
May 31, 2021
Man in critical condition after being found injured on Saskatoon street
A 32-year-old man is clinging to life in hospital after he was found injured early Monday morning. Saskatoon police were called at around 5:30 a.m., to the 200 block of Witney Avenue North and located...
May 31, 2021 Police respond to an injured person in the 200 block of Whitney Avenue North on May 31st, 2021 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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