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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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)
Saskatchewan gains two COVID-19 cases Sunday, three recoveries
The province announced two more cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Sunday, bringing the total to 632. Saskatchewan's two new cases of COVID-19 are located in the Far North. Of the 632 cases, 87 are con...
May 24, 2020 (Erin McNutt/650 CKOM)
Teenage boy attacked while riding his bicycle after being blamed for pandemic
A Saskatoon father says his 15-year-old son was the victim of a racial attack Friday afternoon at a park in Lawson Heights. In a Facebook post Friday, the boy's father opened up about the alleged atta...
May 24, 2020 (Google Maps)
Premier says anyone who wants a COVID-19 test will be able to get one
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford announced that asymptomatic people can get tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, as cases continued to mount in Ontario and officials criticized thousands of people crowding in a ...
May 24, 2020
Ace Canadian esports driver Brooks tearing up the track online during COVID-19
TORONTO - Andrew Brooks could write a travelogue that would make a jet-setting socialite jealous. Paris, Tokyo, New York, Sydney and Monaco - twice - are just some of the desirable loca...
May 24, 2020
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and a water cannon at protesters in a popular shopping district Sunday, as thousands took to the streets to march against China’s move to impose national security...
May 24, 2020
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