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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No class of 2021 for Hockey Hall of Fame, will have ceremony for 2020 class instead
TORONTO - The Hockey Hall of Fame announced Friday there will be no new inductees in 2021, and the class of 2020 will be honoured in a ceremony that year instead. The 2020 inductees were scheduled to ...
Oct 30, 2020
Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Sami Niku to two-year, $1.45M contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Sami Niku to a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$725,000. The 24-year-old Finn played 17 games for the Jets last season and...
Oct 30, 2020
Advance polls open for Saskatoon civic election
You don't have to wait to cast your ballot in the November 9th municipal election in Saskatoon. Advance voting runs from October 30th until November 5th at various locations in the city. The available...
Oct 30, 2020
Snowfall warning issued for east central and northern Sask.
It will be a snowy Halloween for trick-or-treaters in northeast Saskatchewan. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Melfort, Nipawin, Carrot River, Hudson Bay, Porcupine Plain, Pelican ...
Oct 30, 2020
Former FIFA official guilty, PSG head cleared at Swiss trial
GENEVA - A former high-ranking FIFA official was convicted Friday in a corruption case in Switzerland, while the Qatari president of Paris Saint-Germain was acquitted. Jrme Valcke was found guilty of ...
Oct 30, 2020
Jamie Nye: November 16th is a big day for CFL and Commissioner Ambrosie
Put it on the calendar: Nov. 16. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will be giving fans a state of the league address during the newly announced virtual Grey Cup week. The CFL is dubbing it Grey Cup Unit...
Oct 30, 2020
Saskatoon police use taser to bring down knife wielding suspect
Saskatoon police shot a man with a taser who they say was threatening people with a knife on Thursday. Police were initially called about a knife-wielding suspect in the 300 block of Circle Drive West...
Oct 30, 2020
Ontario cabinet minister outlines initiatives to help sport, tourism industries
TORONTO - Ontario's minister of heritage and sport says the industries in her portfolio have been some of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and she wants to be ready to revitalize them when it...
Oct 30, 2020
‘We’re going to find a way’: Ambrosie doesn’t guarantee 2021 season, but plans are being made
While CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie wouldn’t definitely say the season would go ahead in 2021, he says plans are currently being thought out. "I really believe that there’s so much desir...
Oct 29, 2020
Downtown safety initiative underway in Saskatoon: SPS
Saskatoon's downtown core will see some additional police presence in the next two weeks. According to Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) Acting Staff Sgt. Andrew Kiesman, an enforcement initiative is und...
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