Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Severe thunderstorm warnings, watches for southwest, northern areas of Sask.
A heat warning remains in place for much of the southern and central regions of the province, and now Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches for several areas. A severe...
Jul 22, 2020
Saskatoon police searching for missing 25-year-old man
Saskatoon police are looking for information on a missing 25-year-old man. Police say Tanner Afseth was last seen on July 16, 2020. Afseth, his dog "Soma," and his vehicle are all unaccounted for. Pol...
Jul 22, 2020 Saskatoon police say Tanner Afseth and his dog, Soma, have not been seen since July 16, 2020. (Saskatoon Police Service)
"We’re all in it together,’ but are we?' production company owner questions restrictions
Al Vickaryous isn't a happy man when it comes to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vickaryous is the owner of Barndog Productions, supplying audio, lighting and staging for events across Sask...
Jul 22, 2020 (Facebook/Barndog Productions)
Charge laid after Clearwater River Dene First Nation loses $1M to fraud
A former general manager of the Clearwater River Dene First Nation is facing a fraud charge after the community was defrauded of more than $1 million. Jonny Cheecham, a 61-year-old resident of La Loch...
Jul 22, 2020
Canadian athletes wrestle with hope, doubt a year out from postponed Olympics
Canadian athletes feel a mixed bag of emotions a year out, again, from the Tokyo Olympic Games. Amid the upheaval the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed upon their lives, the postponed Su...
Jul 22, 2020
Saskatoon Fire Dept. to close motel due to unsafe, unsanitary conditions
Saskatoon Fire Chief Morgan Hackl says a motel on Idywyld Drive that has had a long history of problems is to be closed down, displacing about 150 people. In a release Wednesday, the fire department s...
Jul 22, 2020 City Centre Inn and Suites.
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Former Canadian women's hockey team player Therese Brisson to lead Alpine Canada
CALGARY - A decorated Canadian women's hockey player has stepped to the helm of Alpine Canada. Therese Brisson is the new president and chief executive officer of Canada's governing body of skiin...
Jul 22, 2020
Edmonton CFL team sees sales spike in Eskimos gear after name change decision
The CFL team formerly known as the Edmonton Eskimos has seen a "very significant" spike in sales of clothing and other items bearing the now-defunct name, says the team's chief executive. "It's, at th...
Jul 22, 2020
Nurse and Raptors decide to go hard two days before much-anticipated return
Two days before they step on the court for their first game in more than four months, the Toronto Raptors didn't want to take it easy Wednesday. So after a casual poll of players revealed they wa...
Jul 22, 2020
Law takes first-round lead at British Masters, Cockerill two shots back
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England - David Law of Scotland shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Oliver Fisher, Garrick Porteous and Renato Paratore in the opening round of the British Masters at...
Jul 22, 2020
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