Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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'It was pure adrenalin:' Local hero recounts Saturday river rescue
Brad Pilon believes everything came down to timing during a Saturday river rescue on the South Saskatchewan River. He was on mile six of eight, running along Saskatoon's Meewasin Trail with his wife a...
Apr 13, 2021 Two boys on the shoreline of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon were fortunate Brad Pilon was nearby when one of them slipped into the water. Pilon went into the water to retrieve the child, swimming them both back to safety. The video was recorded by Pilon's wife, Ashley and released by Medavie Health Services West.
Jim Bullock, Vicki Pappas and Randy Waples off to Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Builders Jim Bullock and Vicki Pappas as well as harness driver Randy Waples were named for induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Also selected for enshrinement w...
Apr 13, 2021
Country Thunder postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19
Country Thunder is being postponed until 2022 as COVID-19 continues to impact public events and borders. The show held near Craven had been scheduled for July 8-11 this year, but will now not return u...
Apr 13, 2021
Latest COVID update April 13: Vaccination eligibility set to expand again
Saskatchewan is making more people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. In its daily media release, the Ministry of Health said all pregnant women will be able to book appointments by phone. That chan...
Apr 13, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Canada capitalizes on England mistakes to win women's soccer friendly 2-0
STOKE-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom - Canada got a pre-Olympic confidence boost Tuesday with a 2-0 win over England in a women's soccer friendly. Evelyne Viens and Nichelle Prince capitalized on defensive ...
Apr 13, 2021
Senators sign goaltender Mads Sogaard to entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Mads Sogaard to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old recently completed his first full professional season with the Esbjerg Energy of...
Apr 13, 2021
Sask. changes public health orders, returns to household bubbles
Saskatchewan tightened things up Tuesday. Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and in cases of variants of concern, the Saskatchewan government announced that, effective immediately, all private in...
Apr 13, 2021
Canada receives report of blood clot linked to AstraZeneca
OTTAWA - A Quebec woman is the first in Canada to develop a blood clot after being vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The news came as Health Canada said it was investigating reports of c...
Apr 13, 2021
Union wants all grocery store workers included in vaccine expansion
Some of the more obvious frontline workers were included in Monday's vaccine eligibility expansion — police, firefighters and health-care workers — but workers at some grocery stores also ...
Apr 13, 2021
Canada's world champion beach volleyball duo finally getting games before Tokyo
CALGARY - Canada's world champions in beach volleyball are amping up preparations for the Summer Olympics coming over the horizon. The COVID-19 pandemic kept Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., and Toront...
Apr 13, 2021
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