Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Edmonton Oilers bring forward Jesse Puljujarvi back with a two-year contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers retrieved a prized prospect in signing Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year contract. The fourth overall pick by Edmonton in the 2016 NHL entry draft split his first three pro...
Oct 07, 2020
Oilers' Athanasiou, Flames' Jankowski among players without qualifying offers
The NHL's free agency market grew a bit more crowded Wednesday as the deadline passed for teams to submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents. Several notable names - including Flames centre M...
Oct 07, 2020
Sask. reports 10 new COVID cases, 11 more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday along with 11 recoveries. The new cases - four in the Saskatoon area, three in the Regina region and one in each of the central-west, centra...
Oct 07, 2020
SHA declares COVID outbreak in connection with events in Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan Health Authority declared Wednesday what it called "a multi-jurisdictional community transmitted outbreak" of COVID-19 that appears to be linked to a series of events in Prince Albert...
Oct 07, 2020
OHL's return won't happen with bodychecking or other physical contact : MacLeod
The Ontario Hockey League will have to try to remove physical contact, including bodychecking, if it's to have a 2020-21 season. Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and C...
Oct 07, 2020
Meili promises to cut surgical wait times with new $60M facility
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili stood in front of an empty field on Wednesday near Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Regina to show how he wants to spend $60 million. Meili said that field is where the S...
Oct 07, 2020
Two Regina businesses flagged in SHA advisory
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued an advisory about potential COVID-19 exposures at two Regina locations. On Saturday, individuals who were likely infectious with the virus visited Dad's Or...
Oct 07, 2020
Straws, stir sticks and bags among first targets of countrywide plastics ban
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says six single-use plastic items that aren’t easily recycled and already have more environmentally friendly alternatives will be the first to go...
Oct 07, 2020
Bale fire fills Saskatoon sky with smoke
For the second time in a week, the Saskatoon sky was filled with smoke. The Saskatoon fire department was called at 5:17 a.m. on Wednesday about a grass fire off 11th Street just east of Highway 7. Cr...
Oct 07, 2020 Burning hay bales sent smoke wafting across Saskatoon's west side on Oct. 7th, 2020 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Operation Red Nose won’t be running in Sask. this winter
COVID-19 is putting the brakes on Operation Red Nose in Saskatchewan. In a media release Wednesday, the program that offers safe rides home to revellers during the holiday season announced it won̵...
Oct 07, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 24
On Friday's show, Evan talks U.S. tariffs with Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan Minister of Trade and Exports, how one resta...
