Murray Wood: Fall season is too brief to waste indoors
Today marks the first day of fall, as the equinox arrives. Murray Wood says that despite the fantastic temperatures we'v...
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Sask. reports 10 new COVID cases, including seven in Saskatoon area
The number of COVID-19 cases associated with a social gathering in Saskatoon increased again Wednesday. In a media release, the provincial government said there now are 21 cases linked to the get-toge...
Sep 16, 2020 (Erin McNutt/650 CKOM)
Program launched to train female transport truck drivers in Sask.
The Government of Saskatchewan has launched a new pilot program for women who want training to become transport drivers. In a release, the province says, the program, called Women Shifting Gears, is a...
Sep 16, 2020 (Rennett Stowe/Wikimedia Commons)
Toronto FC players, staff prepare for extended stay south of the border
TORONTO - Coach Greg Vanney knows all too well what he is leaving behind when Toronto FC heads south of the border this week to resume Major League Soccer play. His wife and their four children. Not t...
Sep 16, 2020
Health authority warns of potential COVID-19 exposure at baseball games
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority is advising the public that an individual who later tested positive for COVID-19 took part in a recent baseball tournament in Shoal Lake. The authority said ...
Sep 16, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Another COVID-19 postponement: Canada Summer Games pushed back to 2022
With the health and safety risks around COVID-19, and the inability to deliver a "phenomenal" event, the Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games have been postponed until 2022. The Canada Games Council (CGC)...
Sep 16, 2020
Saskatchewan seeking feds’ help with infrastructure projects
The Saskatchewan government is asking for more than $234 million in funding from the federal government to help with 126 infrastructure projects in the province. In a media release, the provincial gov...
Sep 16, 2020
Two Mark Casse horses named early favourites for $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile
TORONTO - Mark Casse will have three chances Saturday to join a very select group. Casse - Canada's top trainer an unprecedented 11 times - will have three horses in the $1-million Ricoh Woo...
Sep 16, 2020
MLSE appoints Teri Dennis-Davies as senior VP of equity, diversity and inclusion
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has hired RBC vice-president Teri Dennis-Davies as senior vice-president, equity, diversity and inclusion. Dennis-Davies, who will start her new positio...
Sep 16, 2020
Figure skater Medvedeva returns to coach Tutberidze
MOSCOW - Olympic silver medallist Evgenia Medvedeva said Wednesday she has returned to working with Eteri Tutberidze, the Russian figure skating coach who first took her to stardom. Medvedeva and Tutb...
Sep 16, 2020
Lawsuit claims NHL, minor pro, junior leagues conspire to limit player opportunity
MONTREAL - A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges North America's most powerful hockey leagues are conspiring to limit opportunities for young players. The claim was filed by Kobe Mohr, a 21-yea...
Sep 16, 2020
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