Murray Wood: All hail the placekicker! Except when he misses
Alex Hale was supposed to make us forget about Brett Lauther, but how can we? Murray Wood says Hale has struggled, while...
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Premiers’ demands for long-term health funding increase take back seat to pandemic
A meeting Thursday of Canada’s first ministers appears set to feature two different agendas. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hopes the meeting will focus on the country’s response to the COV...
Dec 10, 2020
Health-care worker whistleblower protection coming to Sask.
The province is introducing whistleblower legislation to protect health-care workers more than a year after it was initially promised. In a media release Thursday, the province outlined its new Public...
Dec 10, 2020
Newcastle Thunder promoted to Championship in fallout of Wolfpack's Super League exit
The ripple effect of the Toronto Wolfpack's demise spread to Newcastle on Thursday with the Thunder granted promotion from Betfred League 1 to the second-tier Championship. Super League's rejection of...
Dec 10, 2020
Saskatoon police investigating shooting Thursday morning
Two people were taken to hospital after a shooting in Saskatoon's Mayfair neighbourhood on Thursday morning. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers responded to a home in the 1400 block o...
Dec 10, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Infielder David Mendham named top Canadian college player of 2020
TORONTO - Infielder David Mendham is the 2020 Canadian college player of the year.The Canadian Baseball Network announced Mendham as the winner of its annual award Thursday.Mendham received first-plac...
Dec 10, 2020
Economic group says Saskatoon's economy is nearly halfway back to normal
There's now a scoreboard keeping track of Saskatoon's progress in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) launched an economic recovery tra...
Dec 10, 2020
Saskatoon police arrest man driving with sawed-off shotgun in car
A 19-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday after Saskatoon police saw a sawed-off shotgun on the passenger seat of a car they had pulled over. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, patrol off...
Dec 09, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. introduces bill to protect human trafficking victims
A new law introduced at the provincial legislative building Wednesday aims to protect human trafficking victims and could even allow them to sue those who have harmed them. The legislation, called The...
Dec 09, 2020
Law changes allow sexual violence victims to break leases
The provincial government hopes new legislation will help victims of sexual violence escape a bad situation. On Wednesday the Saskatchewan government introduced amendments to the Residential Tenancies...
Dec 09, 2020
Shortened camp puts pressure on Canadian junior men's hockey team
Time is suddenly tight for the Canadian junior men's hockey team. What seemed a luxurious amount of preparation and evaluation at the start of a planned 26-day selection camp is now whittled down to a...
Dec 09, 2020
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On Friday's show, Evan talks U.S. tariffs with Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan Minister of Trade and Exports, how one resta...
