Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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With training camps on the horizon, NHL teams hope to keep COVID-19 at bay
The NHL's plan appears robust and detailed. Once players enter so-called "bubbles" in two hub cities later this month as part of the league's blueprint to resuscitate its pandemic-halte...
Jul 09, 2020
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse victorious in return to track
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse made a winning return to the track on Thursday. De Grasse posted a winning time of 9.69 seconds in the 100 yard event at a Weltklasse meet that was reduced and spread...
Jul 09, 2020
Two charged after early-morning break-in in Saskatoon
Two men are facing charges after a break-in early Thursday at a north-end business. Police said in a release that at around 3 a.m., officers were patrolling in the 2200 block of Northridge Drive when ...
Jul 09, 2020
Water Security Agency warns of rapid river flows and possible flooding in some northern regions
The Water Security Agency (WSA) says the high streamflow advisory continues for the Churchill River System, with a risk of localized flooding, and says there is also a heightened risk around Prince Al...
Jul 09, 2020 (paNOW file photo)
Some Sask. crops damaged by hail and too much rain
Many areas of the province had hail and strong winds this past week, damaging some crops. According to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture, the Tisdale region reported damaged crops a...
Jul 09, 2020 (Saskatchewan Agriculture/Submitted)
Tootoo says Edmonton team name discussion should centre on feelings of Inuk people
Jordin Tootoo says he doesn't find the Edmonton Eskimos' team name objectionable, but that doesn't mean the CFL club should keep it. Edmonton promised to speed up a review of its name and provide an u...
Jul 09, 2020
Suspect in North Battleford murder arrested in Alberta
A man wanted in connection with a murder in North Battleford is in police custody. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, Michael Jordan White was arrested Wednesday by the Strathcona County RCMP in Albe...
Jul 09, 2020
Canadians Hadwin, Taylor and Sloan near the top at PGA Tour event
DUBLIN, Ohio - A trio of Canadians are near the top of the leaderboard following the opening round of the PGA Tour's Workday Charity Open on Thursday. Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., posted the best ...
Jul 09, 2020
Vancouver Island junior hockey team will change name to respect First Nations
SAANICH, B.C. - A Junior B hockey team on Vancouver Island is changing its name in a show of respect to First Nations. The owners of the Saanich Junior Braves say a process has been started ...
Jul 09, 2020
SGI anticipating small impacts from COVID, no rate increases
SGI is one of the few big Crown corporations in Saskatchewan not expecting to see a big impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on its bottom line. The company tabled its annual report Thursday for the fisc...
Jul 09, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
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