Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Amid virus outbreak, concerns about a hockey stick shortage
Jack Eichel snapped his stick over the crossbar in frustration after an empty-net goal sealed a Buffalo Sabres loss, splintering it across the ice. He and other NHL players might want to think twice a...
Feb 15, 2020
Transport Canada to launch school bus seatbelt pilots in Sudbury, Ont., and B.C.
OTTAWA - Some kids who take the bus to school in British Columbia and Sudbury, Ont., can expect to buckle up as part of a new seatbelt pilot project announced by the federal government on Friday. Tran...
Feb 15, 2020
Huskies pounce on Wolfpack, advance to Canada West quarterfinals
A strong defensive effort propelled the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's basketball team to a 71-58 victory over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on the opening weekend of Canada West playoffs at ...
Feb 15, 2020 Fourth-year Huskies guard Emmanuel Akintunde makes a move to the basket during a 71-58 win over the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack Feb. 14, 2020. (University of Saskatchewan Huskies Athletics)
Blades drop second straight game to Brandon, fall further in East Division
The Saskatoon Blades failed to make up any ground in the East Division standings, losing to the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-2 Friday. It was the second straight loss to Brandon after a 5-1 drubbing on Wedne...
Feb 15, 2020 Brandon Wheat Kings forward Duncan Pierce celebrates a goal on Feb. 14, 2020. (Brandon Wheat Kings/Twitter)
Unifor releases video on barricade north of Saskatoon
The union representing locked out Co-op Refinery workers has released a video on social media describing the motivation for it's latest labour dispute tactic - putting a fence around the Co-op cardloc...
Feb 15, 2020 Unifor members set up barricades around the entrances to the co-op cardlock, north of Saskatoon, just off highway 16 on Friday, February 14, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
3 men charged in Saskatoon home invasion
Saskatoon police have charged three men aged 36, 41 and 50 in a home invasion Friday on the 3100 block of 33rd Street West. Around 5 p.m. officers responded to reports of a home invasion at an apartme...
Feb 15, 2020
Firefighters respond to 8 suspicious fires on Valentine's Day
Saskatoon firefighters spent a good part of Friday battling suspicious fires. The first five were set early in the morning in the King George neighbourhood and all involved garbage or recycling bins. ...
Feb 15, 2020
Friday's Games
Friday's Games NHL Pittsburgh 4 Montreal 1 Carolina 5 New Jersey 2 N.Y. Rangers 3 Columbus 1 San Jose 3 Winnipeg 2 --- AHL Grand Rapids 4 Cleveland 2 Toronto 4 Belleville 2 Syracuse 3 Utica 2 Providen...
Feb 14, 2020
Pats upset Oil Kings to complete road trip
The WHL’s Regina Pats wrapped up their three-game road trip through Alberta on Friday with a 5-3 victory over the host Edmonton Oil Kings. Regina had lost the first two games of the swing by lop...
Feb 14, 2020
Bridges leads U.S. over World in Rising Stars Challenge
CHICAGO - Miles Bridges got the All-Star weekend off to a high-flying start. So did Zion Williamson - even when his dunk attempts didn't go in. Bridges scored 20 points and took MVP honours, Eric Pasc...
Feb 14, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
