Murray Wood: A call to prayer results in a call to controversy
Murray Wood says a Regina mosque's weekly call to prayer is creating a real-life Venn diagram of religious freedom, back...
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Former Toronto Argonaut Joe Spaziani embarking on his coaching career at alma mater
Joe Spaziani always figured he'd become a football coach, but a return to his alma mater expedited the process.The 24-year-old Calgary native is in his first season as a graduate assistant on Virginia...
Oct 24, 2020
Canada's Dabrowski and partner advance after walkover in semifinal of Ostrava Open
OSTRAVA, Czechia - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani advanced to the women's doubles final of the inaugural Ostrava Open on Saturday. Dabrowski and Stefani moved on...
Oct 24, 2020
Ottawa appoints N.S. university president to help resolve Indigenous lobster dispute
The federal government has named a Nova Scotia university president to help resolve the Indigenous lobster fishery dispute. The Liberal government says it has appointed Allister Surette as a Federal S...
Oct 24, 2020
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
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Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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