Murray Wood: A call to prayer results in a call to controversy
Murray Wood says a Regina mosque's weekly call to prayer is creating a real-life Venn diagram of religious freedom, back...
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World junior hockey championship says no new positive COVID-19 tests for players
EDMONTON - The International Ice Hockey Federation says there are no new positive tests for COVID-19 among players on the 10 teams at the world junior championship. Since the teams entered the competi...
Dec 21, 2020
Latest COVID update Dec. 21: 4 deaths, 206 new cases
More COVID-19-related deaths are being reported in Saskatchewan. The province’s daily update confirms that four people in the Regina region have died after contracting COVID, one in each ...
Dec 21, 2020
Canadian Vasek Pospisil wins year-end comeback player of the year award
Canada's Vasek Pospisil has been named the ATP Tour's comeback player of the year. Pospisil, from Vancouver, reached two tournament finals during the abbreviated 2020 season after undergoing back surg...
Dec 21, 2020
Province urges caution when buying gift cards
They’re an extremely popular choice during the holiday season, but the province is reminding you to be careful when purchasing gift cards. The province has specific rules around the sale and use...
Dec 21, 2020
Loss of sponsor to pandemic prompts Olympic lugers Walker, Snith to be creative
CALGARY - Olympic silver medallists Tristan Walker and Justin Snith pivoted when they lost a financial sponsor to the economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada's luge doubles team didn't feel ...
Dec 21, 2020
Canada's Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold
VAL THORENS, France - Canada's Reece Howden won gold in men's World Cup ski cross and Marielle Thompson placed third among women Monday. Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C., and Thompson, from Whistler, B....
Dec 21, 2020
Saskatchewan Housing Benefit to reach more renters
The federal and provincial governments are stepping up a housing funding program. The Saskatchewan Housing Benefit was created in April to help low-income residents cover their rents. According to a m...
Dec 21, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic forced a shift of Canada's football focus to south of the border
The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on tackle football in Canada in 2020, but it didn't stop Canadians from shining on the field of play. The novel coronavirus forced the CFL, U Sports and junior ranks...
Dec 21, 2020
Star power added to nationals as Ontario and Manitoba cancel curling playdowns
More star power was added to the national curling championships on Monday when Ontario and Manitoba cancelled provincial playdowns due to the pandemic and instead declared representatives to compete i...
Dec 21, 2020
Swiss skier Zenhaeusern wins season-opening World Cup slalom
ALTA BADIA, Italy - Ramon Zenhaeusern won the first men's World Cup slalom of the season on Monday, improving from eighth position after the opening run. The Swiss skier beat two Austrians - Manuel Fe...
Dec 21, 2020
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Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 6
8:30 - The Saskatchewan government is throwing its support behind new event centre projects in Saskatoon, Prince Albert,...
