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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COVID case reported at Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School
Public health staff are investigating two COVID cases at Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School in Regina. In a notice sent Friday evening, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said the risk to the genera...
Oct 24, 2020
Buehler leads Dodgers over Rays 6-2 for 2-1 Series lead
ARLINGTON, Texas - Walker Buehler pitched in the World Series like the Los Angeles Dodgers' aces of old. Think Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela and Orel Hershiser, all leaders of title runs. Now Bueh...
Oct 23, 2020
QMJHL Roundup: Defenceman Nathan Larose leads Cape Breton over Halifax 5-3
SYDNEY, N.S. - Defenceman Nathan Larose scored once and set up two more as the Cape Breton Eagles topped the Halifax Mooseheads 5-3 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Emile Hegarty...
Oct 23, 2020
Dunstone, other curlers frustrated over postponement of events
Curlers in Saskatchewan are growing frustrated after two events in the province were postponed due to COVID-19. The Martensville Saskatchewan Women's Curling Tour and the Highland Saskatchewan Men's C...
Oct 23, 2020
COVID case reported at Thom Collegiate
Regina Public Schools announced Friday a student at Thom Collegiate had tested positive for COVID-19. In a media release, the school division said it had been told about the positive case by the Saska...
Oct 23, 2020
Firefighters respond to unknown substance in Sutherland neighbourhood
Saskatoon firefighters were called out Friday morning to a report of an unknown substance at a business in the Sutherland area. In a release, the fire department says it was called to the 300 block of...
Oct 23, 2020 Emergency crews respond to a suspicious substance in the 300 block of Jessop Avenue Oct. 23, 2020.
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Calgary Flames sign Russian defenceman Nikita Nesterov to one-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames and Russian defenceman Nikita Nesterov have agreed to a one-year contract. The deal is worth US$700,000, the NHL club said Friday in a statement. The 27-year-old from Chel...
Oct 23, 2020
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to Cologne Championship semifinal
COLOGNE, Germany - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the semifinals of the Cologne Championship hardcourt tennis tournament. The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime beat Japan's Yoshihito Nish...
Oct 23, 2020
Ironman triathlete Lionel Sanders sets Canadian hour cycling record
Lionel Sanders struck a blow for triathletes in the elite cycling ranks by breaking the Canadian hour record. The Ironman triathlete from Windsor, Ont., rode 51.304 kilometres in 60 minutes Friday at ...
Oct 23, 2020
AP source: NBA targeting Dec. 22 as start to coming season
The NBA may be back before Christmas and fans could return to games at some point next season, if one plan considered by the league's board of governors becomes reality. The board is targeting a Dec. ...
Oct 23, 2020
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