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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Expect a different NHL when it resumes, says Flames general manager
CALGARY - The thought of the Calgary Flames playing games without fans in the Saddledome makes Brad Treliving shudder. The Flames general manager says he and the players would accept that scenari...
Apr 16, 2020
Sask. RCMP issues warrants for four suspects in online romance schemes
One man has been arrested and Canada-wide warrants have been issued for four other men in connection with online romance scams. According to a media release Thursday from the RCMP, the five men were l...
Apr 16, 2020
Co-op refinery reduces production due to low demand, market conditions
The self-isolation measures being taken by Canadians due to COVID-19 are having an impact on the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina. On Thursday, the refinery issued a media release saying it was reduci...
Apr 16, 2020
Farm group calls on Ottawa to help save food sector
By Nigel Maxwell The federal government is being called upon to create an emergency fund to assist farmers and agriculture-related businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Federation of Agri...
Apr 16, 2020
Connor Hellebuyck on Jets' season: 'We had something special going'
Connor Hellebuyck felt like his Winnipeg Jets were on the cusp of something special when the COVID-19 pandemic brought their season to a screeching halt. The team's star goalie could say the same abou...
Apr 16, 2020
La Loche has first confirmed case of COVID-19
The community of La Loche has seen it's first positive test for COVID-19. On Wednesday the local government's Facebook page announced the case and provided some information. "Contact tracing is now un...
Apr 16, 2020
Former CFL star quarterback Flutie feels commissioner Ambrosie's pain
TORONTO - Doug Flutie can feel CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie's pain. Ambrosie continues to discuss potential contingency plans for the 2020 CFL season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Apr 16, 2020
Number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan falls to 82
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan continues to fall. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government reported there was one new confirmed case and 14 more recoveries. There...
Apr 16, 2020 Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab address the media about COVID-19 on April 15, 2020. (980 CJME)
Aliu response to KHL hiring Peters: I'm open to 2nd chances
Bill Peters is back in hockey, and Akim Aliu - the player whose racial allegations led to the former Calgary Flames coach's resignation - says he's open to people getting second chances. "Only with th...
Apr 16, 2020
'I'll never forgive him for doing any of that': La Loche shooting victim
A sense of relief for many accompanied Thursday's news that the Supreme Court of Canada would not hear an appeal from a young offender who was sentenced as an adult in a mass shooting in La Loche. Ran...
Apr 16, 2020 Police outside the Dene High School building in La Loche, Sask. following a shooting in January 2016. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
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