Murray Wood: A call to prayer results in a call to controversy
Murray Wood says a Regina mosque's weekly call to prayer is creating a real-life Venn diagram of religious freedom, back...
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Montreal Canadiens defenceman Victor Mete suffers season-ending foot injury
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Victor Mete will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot, the team announced Wednesday. Mete suffered the injury during the game in Detroit last Tuesday. The ...
Feb 26, 2020
Video being investigated, Saskatoon police officer on leave
A Saskatoon police officer is on leave as an investigation into a Facebook video continues. Saskatoon police confirmed to 650 CKOM on Wednesday that Constable Patrick Skinnider is on leave. The video ...
Feb 26, 2020
5-time major champ Maria Sharapova retires from tennis at 32
Maria Sharapova quietly walked away from tennis at the age of 32 on Wednesday, ending a career that featured five Grand Slam titles, time at No. 1 in the WTA rankings and a 15-month doping ban. She ha...
Feb 26, 2020
Canadian men's basketball team's protest rejected after controversial loss
TORONTO - The governing body of international basketball has rejected a protest filed by Canada Basketball after the country's men's team lost 88-84 to the Dominican Republic in overtime in a FIB...
Feb 26, 2020
Saskatoon dentist working to develop a saliva test for coronavirus
A Saskatoon dentist is working to develop a saliva test to detect COVID 19, also known as coronavirus. Walter Siqueira says the test would be quick and useful in places like airports. "You don't need ...
Feb 26, 2020 Dr. Walter Siqueira PhD, DDS is a professor and acting associate dean, graduate studies and internationalization (University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry)
‘A no-go:’ Unifor members block access to Yorkton cardlock
As Unifor and Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) are in the middle of talks with a special mediator over their labour dispute, Unifor members are blocking access to the Co-op cardlock and bulk fuel...
Feb 26, 2020
Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin out about four weeks with broken hand
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered another blow on defence with the loss of Jake Muzzin to a broken hand. The Leafs announced Wednesday that Muzzin will be out for about four weeks after ...
Feb 26, 2020
People across Canada to stand against bullying with pink shirts
As people across the province don their pink shirts to show support for anti-bullying initiatives as part of Pink Shirt Day, a personal injury lawyer who specialises in bullying is reminding parents t...
Feb 26, 2020
Mounties investigate attempted child abduction in Craik
RCMP members at the Craik detachment are looking for a man driving a white car who allegedly tried kidnapping a girl outside of the town’s school at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday. In a media release, ...
Feb 26, 2020
Bench Mob: Raptors reserves a bright spot in 108-97 loss to Bucks
TORONTO - When Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wants to change the tempo of a game he just has to look down his bench. Terence Davis and Chris Boucher had 10 points apiece off the bench in Toron...
Feb 25, 2020
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