Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister thinks Winnipeg could become a good CFL hub
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is leaving the door open for Winnipeg to be a hub city for the CFL in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. When asked if he'd be concerned about letting CFL p...
Jul 14, 2020
Swift Current 57’s president reflects on name change
The pressure on some professional sports teams to change their names continues to mount. In Saskatchewan, it has been about three years since the Swift Current Indians retired their name. Now, the Wes...
Jul 14, 2020
Montreal, Toronto look to bounce back against each other after disappointing games
The Montreal Impact and Toronto FC both disappointed in their opening matches at the MLS is Back Tournament. Now they look to bounce back at the expense of the other Thursday night. While ESPN's ...
Jul 14, 2020
Employee at Rona Home and Garden in Saskatoon tests positive for COVID-19
An employee at the Rona Home and Garden store in Saskatoon has tested positive for COVID-19, according to its website. On the website, the parent company says an employee at the Preston Avenue store l...
Jul 14, 2020 (Home and Garden Rona/Saskatoon/Facebook)
Death of 19-year-old woman Saturday now deemed a murder
Saskatoon police say the death of 19-year-old Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase over the weekend is now being investigated as a murder. On Saturday at around 3:30 p.m., police were called to an apartment com...
Jul 14, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Revealing specific locations of COVID-19 cases will be up to Shahab, Moe says
When the Government of Saskatchewan gave its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, it disclosed the specific rural municipalities where new cases were found. Premier Scott Moe said that wa...
Jul 14, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 situation complicates Blue Jays' plans to play at home: Njoo
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy public health officer says the federal government would be having "a different conversation" with the Toronto Blue Jays about playing regular-season games at Rogers Centre if ...
Jul 14, 2020
Busy Monday night for Saskatoon police responding to weapons, assault calls
It was a busy Monday evening for Saskatoon police as they responded to three calls involving weapons, two of which involved assaults. At around 6 p.m., police responded to a report of a stabbing in th...
Jul 14, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Draisaitl, MacKinnon and Panarin named Ted Lindsay Award finalists
TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin are the finalists for the 2019-20 Ted Lindsay Award. The award...
Jul 14, 2020
Gov’t says two flights to Regina had confirmed COVID-19 cases on board
The Government of Saskatchewan says two recent flights into Regina carried passengers who later tested positive for COVID-19. In a post on its website, the government says Air Canada flight 7947 from ...
Jul 14, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 15
On Friday's show, Evan welcomes the new leader of the federal NDP, chats about energy and power with Premier Scott Moe a...
