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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Sask. small businesses can begin applying today for provincial aid
Saskatchewan businesses impacted by COVID-19 can begin applying for provincial aid today. Saskatchewan Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison told Gormley on Monday the government will ...
Apr 13, 2020
ESPN and NFL Network will combine for NFL draft telecast
NEW YORK - ESPN and NFL Network will join forces for this year's NFL draft. They will produce a broadcast that will air on both networks over all three days. The April 23-25 draft was originally sched...
Apr 13, 2020
Canadian Premier League forced to cut wages due to global COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Its season delayed by COVID-19, the Canadian Premier League has been forced to reduce wages for players and staff. Players will have 25 per cent of their contracts deferred, while coach...
Apr 13, 2020
Game off: Youth baseball leagues scrambling amid pandemic
PITTSBURGH - The end to months of fundraising, planning and practice ended with a press release and tears. Mike DeLuca envisioned his youngest son, John, capping his baseball career the same way most ...
Apr 13, 2020
Karnisovas sets course to boost Bulls toward ultimate prize
CHICAGO - Arturas Karnisovas developed a passion for the Chicago Bulls when he was a teenager in Lithuania. He watched from afar as Michael Jordan set out on a path that turned Chicago into a champion...
Apr 13, 2020
Saskatoon doctor details changes to clinical care due to COVID-19
The age of social distancing has brought many changes to clinical healthcare, according to a Saskatoon physician. Dr. Carla Holinaty, a family physician at Westwinds Primary Health Centre, joined The ...
Apr 13, 2020
MLS and esports players face off in video game action for COVID-19 relief
TORONTO - MLS players and their esports counterparts are taking part in an esports tournament to support COVID-19 relief efforts. The eMLS Tournament Special will feature 16 teams including Toronto FC...
Apr 13, 2020
Long before the UFC's Fight Island, Bodog Fight competitors battled on the beach
Should it come to fruition, the UFC's plan to stage bouts on "Fight Island" won't mark the first time an MMA organization has battled on the beaches. Former UFC star Chael Sonnen remembers fighting un...
Apr 13, 2020
Popular NYC sports photographer dead at 48 from COVID-19
NEW YORK - Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city's teams for 25 years, died Sunday from the new coronavirus. He was 48....
Apr 13, 2020
Police investigate shooting death in Pleasant Hill
Saskatoon police say a suspicious death early Monday morning is now being investigated as a homicide after a 19-year-old woman was found shot. Police say officers and paramedics received a call about ...
Apr 13, 2020 A section of Avenue T South near 21st Street was blocked off with police tape after a suspicious death on April 13, 2020. (Brent Bokser/650 CKOM)
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