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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Durant returns with 22 and a 125-99 Nets rout of Warriors
NEW YORK - Kevin Durant shook off 18 months of rust in a matter of minutes. Durant looked good as new against his old team, Kyrie Irving was even better and the Brooklyn Nets emphatically kicked off t...
Dec 22, 2020
NHL making change to offside rule, releases COVID-19 protocols for 2020-21 season
TORONTO - The NHL has made an adjustment to the offside rule that has been a hot topic for years, and it will come into effect for the upcoming season. The change to rule 83.1 was announced on Tuesday...
Dec 22, 2020
Welcome back, NBA: Here's 10 things to know about the season
And ... it's back. The NBA's new season starts Tuesday with a pair of games; Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets welcoming Durant's former team in Golden State, while the defending champion Los Angeles...
Dec 22, 2020
COVID vaccine arrives in Saskatoon; health-care workers get first doses
A week to the day after the first COVID vaccines were administered to health-care workers in Regina, it is now Saskatoon's turn. On Tuesday afternoon, three health-care workers received the vaccine in...
Dec 22, 2020 (Matt Smith/Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
Rugby Canada honours Pat Aldous and volunteers across the country with annual awards
Rugby Canada paid tribute to longtime builder/supporter Pat Aldous as well as all of the sport's volunteers, awarding its 2020 Chairperson Awards to both.The awards are handed out annually on behalf o...
Dec 22, 2020
"Tampa Bay Raptaneers" set to tip off bizarre regular season against Pelicans
Before team president Masai Ujiri placed the lucky toonie in the Raptors' new practice floor, the team president held it aloft and said: "This is for the Tampa Bay Raptaneers." The joke was a referenc...
Dec 22, 2020
Trinos Menswear offers new online store amid COVID pandemic
Like many businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, Trinos Menswear have had to make some changes to keep making sales. "It’s definitely been one of the biggest trials I’ve been through for...
Dec 22, 2020
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to t...
Dec 22, 2020
Latest COVID update Dec. 22: 3 death, 181 new cases
The COVID-19-related death toll in Saskatchewan has increased by three. The daily update from the province includes three deaths; all are in the 80-and-over age range, with two from the Regina ...
Dec 22, 2020
SHA: Health-care workers still stretched, contact tracing catching up
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said health-care workers remain under tremendous stress even as a vaccine against the COVID-19 virus begins to be rolled out to vulnerable residents....
Dec 22, 2020
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