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Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Women’s soccer loses equal pay bid; other claims await trial
A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women's national soccer team in a surprising loss for the defending World Cup champions but allowed their allegation of discrimin...
May 01, 2020
Lloydminster facing unique challenge as it weighs differing COVID-19 orders
A growing COVID-19 outbreak in Lloydminster has plenty of extra attention on the usually quiet city. On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority announced an outbreak of 13 positive cases linked t...
May 01, 2020
City to redeploy recreation staff as physical distancing ambassadors
The City of Saskatoon is expressing concern about too many people gathering in public places amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Charlie Clark says with the warm weather back, city officials have been s...
May 01, 2020 (Silverwood Heights Community Association/Facebook)
Thierry Henry notes positive changes in his return to MLS
There's been a shift in Major League Soccer in the relatively short time since Thierry Henry was a player. The former Arsenal star, now the new coach of the Montreal Impact, played for the New York Re...
May 01, 2020
COVID-19 in Saskatchewan: The Week in Review, May 1
Saskatchewan is just days away from beginning to reopen the economy, and getting people back to work! But not everyone will get to join the party just yet. There’s a lot of news that comes at yo...
May 01, 2020
NBA pushes back draft combine, draft lottery
The NBA is delaying the draft lottery and draft combine, events scheduled for Chicago later this month. The league made the decision Friday, though it has been expected for some time. The lottery cann...
May 01, 2020
Marc Eversley joins Bulls as GM from 76ers' front office
CHICAGO - Marc Eversley gets a chance to help restore an iconic NBA franchise and set an example for the city's youth. He welcomes the opportunities. A former Nike executive who spent the past four ye...
May 01, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC looks to set NBA 2K League mark with 11th straight win
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC looks to start the week by making history. The Raptors (10-0) are after an NBA 2K League-record 11th straight victory when they host Heat Check Gaming (2-6) on Monday. To...
May 01, 2020
Sask. reports 26 new COVID-19 cases, outbreak declared at P.A. hospital
Saskatchewan announced Friday it had recorded its second-highest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases. The provincial government revealed there were 26 new cases in Saskatchewan - the highest number...
May 01, 2020
U of S partners with Ministry of Health for online tick reporting
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan is switching to a new method of tick surveillance-eTick. "The way the program works is if you go out and you or your dog ha...
May 01, 2020 The American dog tick is the most common variety of tick found in Saskatchewan. (WikiCommons)
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