Murray Wood: Drought or deluge, it's Saskatchewan weather
Murray Wood notes that while we have seen years with "perfect" weather in the province, they aren't that commo...
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Garmin fitness tracking service goes down, frustrating users
LONDON - GPS device-maker Garmin's online fitness tracking service has gone down, leaving runners and cyclists struggling to upload data from their latest workouts. Garmin Connect, an app and website ...
Jul 24, 2020
Athletes pivot from sting of Tokyo honouring Canada's frontline workers with art
Confusion turned to smiles when Vancouver emergency room nurse Steff McLean opened a package from rower Maxwell Lattimer. Inside the box was a painting of a gold Maple Leaf on a red background. A lett...
Jul 24, 2020
Big Broadway condo project put on hold due to COVID-19 uncertainty
A condominium tower that was to be built near the top of the Broadway Bridge has been put on hold, according to the developers. The plans for the Highpoint condo project also included office and retai...
Jul 24, 2020 (Victory Majors Development Corp. Saskatoon)
Canada's Natalie Achonwa earns WNBA's Dawn Staley Community Leadership award
NEW YORK - Legendary Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw says one of the first words that comes to mind about Canada's Natalie Achonwa is leader. The Fighting Irish grad and fo...
Jul 24, 2020
Murray Doell campground reopens after devastating 2019 storm
Murray Doell campground in Meadow Lake Provincial Park is open once again after a storm caused significant damage in June, 2019. "Murray Doell campground has been a special place for many families ove...
Jul 24, 2020 Murray Doell campground in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (Courtesy of Parks, Culture and Sport Saskatchewan)
Canadian Jesse (The Body Snatcher) Ronson looks forward to UFC return
Six years after his last UFC fight, Canadian Jesse (The Body Snatcher) Ronson is back. The 34-year-old from London, Ont., moves up a weight class to take on Danish welterweight Nicolas (Lokomotivo) Da...
Jul 24, 2020
Blue Jays to play most home games in Buffalo during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Rebuffed by government authorities on both sides of the border and with home dates fast approaching, the Toronto Blue Jays finally locked down a ballpark to call their own on Friday. Sa...
Jul 24, 2020
Health experts tell Ottawa to hurry domestic vaccine funding amid China delays
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being pressed to approve funding for a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine to lessen the risk Canadians will have to line up and wait on a foreign-made pandemic cure. Fo...
Jul 24, 2020
Annual Montreal F1 race cancelled for 2020 because of COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Promoter Francois Dumontier said the Grand Prix had been tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 9-11 at Cir...
Jul 24, 2020
Environment Canada issues heat warnings for parts of Saskatchewan
For the third straight day, Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for areas of Saskatchewan. Early Friday, alerts were issued for areas in the southeast around Carlyle, Oxbow, Carnduff, Bienfait...
Jul 24, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 6
8:30 - This morning, we're joined by Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe for a check-in. This comes after the province anno...
