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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Lions rookie linebacker Williams patiently waiting for 2020 CFL season
Jordan Williams isn't allowing the COVID-19 pandemic to dampen his enthusiasm of starting his pro football career with the B.C. Lions. The six-foot, 232-pound linebacker was the fi...
May 25, 2020
Professor analyzes Spanish Flu history, compares second wave to COVID-19
Discussion around a second wave of COVID-19 is largely factually incorrect, according to one historical epidemic expert. Dr. Mark Humphries, a professor of history at Wilfrid Laurier University and au...
May 25, 2020 A group of nurses stand outside of Saskatoon City Hospital during the Spanish flu around 1918. (Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room – PH-88-980-10)
NHL hoping to move to Phase 2 of return-to-play protocol in early June
TORONTO - The NHL hopes to have players back in team facilities soon - with plenty of precautions. The league, which was forced to pause its season March 12 because of the COVID-19 pand...
May 25, 2020
Moose Jaw planning heartfelt welcome back to Snowbirds
Moose Jaw is hoping to provide some light during a dark time for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Members of the military aerobatics team were in Halifax over the weekend for the funeral of Capt. Jennif...
May 25, 2020
Remember to plug the meter: Pay parking returns to Saskatoon
The time has expired on free parking in Saskatoon. As of today, pay parking, on-street parking limits and enforcement are back in effect across the city. Pay parking was suspended back in March as rel...
May 25, 2020
Minds behind pandemic predicting algorithm already thinking about future beyond COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Canadian researcher who was among the first to predict the deadly spread of COVID-19 says the world needs to change the way it monitors for and reacts to disease outbreaks. Dr. Kamran Kha...
May 25, 2020
Salons, barbershops see long lines of clients as Phase 2 begins
Salons and barbershops were finally able to reopen last week, after being ordered to close to contain the spread of COVID-19. One business in Regina had long lineups of customers eager to shed several...
May 25, 2020
Home reno projects create spinoff in sales for lumber yards
Garden boxes, fences and new decks are some of the pandemic projects creating some positive spinoff sales for lumber yards. Andy Boha, the general manager at Fries Tallman Lumber in Regina, reports bu...
May 25, 2020
Fire crews secure downtown sign dangling 'dangerously' over sidewalk
Saskatoon firefighters do more than just fight fires. They proved that Sunday evening when they prevented a sign from falling off a downtown office building. Fire crews were called around 8 p.m. to th...
May 25, 2020 Firefighters helped secure the sign on the First Nations Bank that became loose and was dangling over the sidewalk on May 24th, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire)
Saskatchewan Huskies mourn the loss of two alumni
Huskie Athletics is mourning the loss of two of its own. In a release Friday, Huskie Athletics says two former football players passed away in separate incidents. Matthew Baraniuk and Samwel Uko both ...
May 24, 2020 (L-R) Former Saskatchewan Huskies Samwel Uko and Matthew Baraniuk passed away in separate incidents. (Twitter/USask Huskie Football)
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