Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Mid-year financial report forecasts lower deficit
Saskatchewan's financial picture is brighter than expected at the mid-year point. The 2020-21 mid-year report, which was released Friday, predicts the province's deficit will be more than $380 million...
Nov 27, 2020 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the first-quarter budget update on Aug. 27, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Belgium No. 1 in FIFA rankings, France second and Brazil third
ZURICH - With Belgium still at No. 1, FIFA released its final rankings list for 2020 on Friday and set the seedings for the European portion of the World Cup qualifying draw. Defending World Cup champ...
Nov 27, 2020
Olympic champions Virtue, Moir and Tewksbury among 114 Order of Canada inductees
OTTAWA - Champion ice-dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury were among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada. Gov...
Nov 27, 2020
Emergency services disrupted by COVID-19 in Herbert
Starting Friday, a medical clinic in Herbert will go without emergency services until further notice. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says in a news release it’s because of COVID-19 in the are...
Nov 27, 2020
COVID-19 cases identified at St. Kateri, Miller, Henry Braun schools
A classroom and a bus at St. Kateri Tekakwitha School in Regina have been closed until Dec. 4 because of a COVID-19 case. The Regina Catholic School Division says in a news release that other classes ...
Nov 27, 2020
Jamie Nye: A gamble worth making on gambling
Saskatoon Member of Parliament and former TV sportscaster Kevin Waugh knows how a change in sports gambling could mean big business for Canada. It’s why he introduced a private members bill to a...
Nov 27, 2020
Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker named Canadian Premier League player of the year
Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker has been named Canadian Premier League player of the year. The 30-year-old Bekker was announced as the 2020 winner on Thursday, taking the nod over finalists Marco Bustos ...
Nov 26, 2020
Marion Graham band students' video is music to the ears
Who would have thought COVID-19 could be an inspiration? It was for Marion Graham Collegiate music teacher Deb Flynn. With the pandemic wiping out all concerts and performances, she wanted to come up ...
Nov 26, 2020 (Marion Graham Collegiate band/Facebook)
As Alberta's COVID-19 cases rise, so does tension over world junior championship
Alberta's spike in COVID-19 infections and the virus's infiltration of Canada's team is concerning for the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, according to a health and law expert and an epi...
Nov 26, 2020
Saskatoon man charged with shooting at house in Parkridge area
A 21-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges in connection with a home in the Parkridge area being shot at Wednesday morning. The Saskatoon Police Service said in a media release Thursday that office...
Nov 26, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
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