Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Outgoing Saskatoon Chamber chair enters Ward 3 race
The past chair of Saskatoon's chamber of commerce will be on the ballot for Ward 3 in the fall civic election. Chris Sicotte, the past chair of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce resigned from ...
Jun 30, 2020
Travel between United States, Canada complicating MLB Toronto approval
TORONTO - The Ontario government says the necessity of frequent travel between the U.S. and Canada is the complicating factor holding up approval for Major League Baseball to play in Toronto amid the ...
Jun 30, 2020
ECT Alliance says COVID-19 cost Regina $395M in economic impact
The COVID-19 pandemic has cost Regina nearly $400 million in economic impact because of the cancellation of events, conventions and tradeshows. In a media release Tuesday, the ECT Alliance said the ca...
Jun 30, 2020
Battalion select Russian winger Matvei Petrov first overall at CHL import draft
The Ontario Hockey League's North Bay Battalion selected Russian winger Matvei Petrov with the first overall pick of the 2020 Canadian Hockey League import draft. The 17-year-old had nine points (five...
Jun 30, 2020
Saskatchewan posts $319M deficit in the wake of COVID-19
The provincial government says the final results for the 2019-20 fiscal year show a $319-million deficit. In a release, the government said that's attributable to a steep revenue decline in the fourth...
Jun 30, 2020 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Canadian Desiree Scott out of NWSL Challenge Cup for personal reasons
Canadian international Desiree Scott has pulled out the NWSL Challenge Cup for personal reasons. The 32-year-old Utah Royals midfielder cited family as the reason, without specifying any further,...
Jun 30, 2020
Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Helen Stoumbos looks to inspire during pandemic
The day after losing the gold-medal match at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, curler Cheryl Bernard and her team stopped at a Starbucks. It was a "pretty tough day for us," she recalled. Wearing jeans ...
Jun 30, 2020
Air Canada drops three flights from Regina, one from Saskatoon
Air Canada is cutting four routes originating in Saskatchewan cities due to weak demand caused by COVID-19. In a statement on its website, the airline said flights from Regina to Ottawa, Winnipeg and ...
Jun 30, 2020
Pats select Czech defenceman in CHL import draft
The WHL’s Regina Pats selected defenceman Stanislav Svozil with the 15th pick overall in Tuesday’s CHL import draft. The 6-foot-0, 172-pound product of Prerov, Czech Republic spent the 201...
Jun 30, 2020
Saskatchewan to cover new ALS treatment
A new ALS treatment will be covered under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced it would provide coverage of Radicava for eligible residents who have amyotrophic ...
Jun 30, 2020
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