Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
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RCMP seek missing 17-year-old believed to be in Saskatoon area
La Ronge RCMP needs assistance to locate Aidan McKenzie. No one has seen the 17-year-old since he left La Ronge on Tuesday, mounties said in a news release. RCMP believe McKenzie is in the Saskatoon a...
Jul 23, 2020 Aiden McKenzie, 17, from La Ronge as seen in a photo provided by RCMP on July 23, 2020. (La Ronge RCMP/Submitted)
SHA working towards reducing COVID-19 test wait times
A physician executive with the Saskatchewan Health Authority doesn't dispute that some seeking a COVID-19 test have to wait. But Dr. Paul Babyn tells Gormley that stories about people waiting a week t...
Jul 23, 2020
Saskatchewan couple charged with trafficking stolen cattle
A five-month-long investigation has resulted in charges of theft and trafficking stolen cattle against two ranchers from the rural municipality of Prairie Rose. The Lanigan RCMP said Thursday a 59-yea...
Jul 23, 2020
MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball and the players' union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a decision that makes it likely teams with losing re...
Jul 23, 2020
Raptors execs Ujiri, Webster in it for long haul, living bubble life with team
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri has hosted a couple of virtual tours from the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World. He first took viewers on a walk through the Raptors' hotel floor that was plas...
Jul 23, 2020
Habs' Ouellet says he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month
MONTREAL - Calling it a "weird situation," Montreal Canadiens defenceman Xavier Ouellet said he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. Speaking on a video conference Thursday, Ouellet said h...
Jul 23, 2020
Sask. Heavy Construction Association sees slow return post-COVID shutdown
The Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association had concerns coming out of the COVID-19 shutdown. A major issue was whether municipalities would invest in construction projects or use stimulus money t...
Jul 23, 2020
16th Sask. resident dies after positive COVID-19 test; active cases reach all-time high
A 16th Saskatchewan resident has died following a positive test for COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said a person in their 60s from the north region had died. It's the...
Jul 23, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Some Sask. parents not prepared to send children back to class until plan finalized
A number of Saskatchewan parents are calling for a better return-to-school plan before they’ll be willing to send their kids back to the classroom. When the province largely went into COVID-19 l...
Jul 23, 2020
Canadian Chris Johnston vying for US$100,000 Bassmaster Elite top prize
It was a productive opening day for Canadian Chris Johnston at the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite tournament. The 31-year-old native of Peterborough, Ont., boated a five-fish limit of 27 poun...
Jul 23, 2020
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