Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Meadow Lake Hospital COVID outbreak declared over
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) ended its outbreak declaration at the Meadow Lake Hospital on Friday. It comes after a 10-day exposure period ended with no additional cases. On May 5 the SHA d...
May 15, 2020 (Google Maps)
F1: Belgian GP gets go ahead for Aug. 30, with no fans
BRUSSELS - The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday. After Belgium last month banned all mass events in th...
May 15, 2020
Edmonton Oil Kings forward Dylan Guenther named WHL rookie of the year
CALGARY - Edmonton Oil Kings forward Dylan Guenther has been named the Western Hockey League's rookie of the year. Guenther, the first-overall selection at the 2018 WHL bantam draft, had 59 points (26...
May 15, 2020
Unifor says disrupting farmers’ fuel supply ‘only option’
The union representing workers locked out of the Co-op refinery in Regina has a message for farmers. In an open letter on its website, Unifor Local 594 says workers are "in the fight of our lives and ...
May 15, 2020
Burgers, ice cream, doughnuts and plants: Queues forming for non-essential items
Long lines of people waiting to get into big-box and grocery stores were an early phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another type of queue has emerged and it’s not for toilet paper. Cars lined...
May 15, 2020
RCMP officer wounded after shooting near Biggar
An RCMP officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury Thursday night after being shot during the execution of a search warrant near Biggar. In a media release Friday, the Mounties said the incident h...
May 15, 2020 RCMP conducted a major investigation at a home near Biggar on May 15, 2020 after an officer was shot there. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Masks, tests, empty stadiums: Bundesliga resumes amid virus
BERLIN - No fans, no hugging, no spitting. The Bundesliga will be very different when it resumes Saturday following a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be no children...
May 15, 2020
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Games next year may not be 'conventional'
TOKYO - Almost two months after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday he still could not give an estimate of how much the one-year delay will cost. Figur...
May 15, 2020
Bob Watson, All-Star slugger and executive, dies at 74
Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74. The Houston Astros, for whom Watson played his ...
May 14, 2020
NFL players accused of armed robbery at South Florida party
MIAMI - Police in South Florida are trying to find New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar after multiple witnesses accused them of an armed robbery at ...
May 14, 2020
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