Murray Wood: Fish, biscuits and scenery drawing Americans to Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says Saskatchewan's north is a big draw to American anglers, for some obvious reasons.
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Injured Holmqvist leads British Open, only player under par
TROON, Scotland - As if Royal Troon isn't playing hard enough for the world's top female golfers this week, Dani Holmqvist is going around the wind-swept Scottish links carrying a nagging back injury ...
Aug 21, 2020
Hilary Gough announces re-election bid in Ward 2
Hilary Gough wants four more years. The incumbent in Ward 2 officially launched her re-election bid Friday for the west side seat which she narrowly won defeating Pat Lorje by 139 votes in 2016. ...
Aug 21, 2020 (Twitter)
A 59 for Scheffler, a near-miss for Dustin Johnson in Boston
NORTON, Mass. - It took a disappointing par for Scottie Scheffler to realize he was making enough birdies to have a shot at 59, and he seized on the chance Friday with four birdies over his last five ...
Aug 21, 2020
Why you need to slow down in orange zones when no workers are present
Driving on the highway and following a 60-kilometre-per-hour orange zone sign with no workers in sight might be frustrating, but a government official said there are good reasons to keep the speed lim...
Aug 21, 2020
Salaries of Sask. Crown executives fell 1% in 2019-20 fiscal year: Report
The salaries of upper management at Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations dipped during the 2019-20 fiscal year, but not nearly as much as the previous year. The Crown Investments Corporation’...
Aug 21, 2020
Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez qualifies for Western & Southern Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez has qualified for a WTA Tour main draw for the second time in a row. The 17-year-old Fernandez, from Laval, Que., downed American Kristie Ahn 6-4, 6-1 in the...
Aug 21, 2020
Water main project wraps up on 8th Street
There is one less traffic headache to deal with in Saskatoon. The city announced Friday that construction has wrapped up on the 8th Street water main replacement project, ending nearly three months of...
Aug 21, 2020 An extensive water main replacement project is taking place in the eastbound lanes of Saskatoon's 8th Street. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan to follow Alberta’s lead on human trafficking legislation
The Government of Saskatchewan is in the process of developing legislation to combat human trafficking. In a media release, Friday, Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said he had asked m...
Aug 21, 2020
Hinchcliffe back at Indy 500 with plenty riding on outcome
The self-proclaimed mayor of Hinchtown is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he nearly lost his life in a horrific practice crash for the Indy 500 only to return the following year and lord ov...
Aug 21, 2020
SHA extends dates of potential COVID exposure in Turtleford
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is extending the dates of its advisory about a possible COVID-19 exposure in Turtleford. The SHA initially warned people who had been to the SARCAN depot on Third Ave...
Aug 21, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
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