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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New industry develops around sucking carbon dioxide out of atmosphere
Somewhere in west Texas, amid one of the most productive oilfields in the continent, a Canadian company is building a plant that it hopes will eventually suck from the air a million tonnes of carbon b...
Dec 29, 2019
5 stabbed at rabbi’s house on Hanukkah; suspect in custody
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) - A man stabbed and wounded five people as they gathered at a rabbi's home north of New York City to celebrate Hanukkah, in an attack that the governor said Sunday was fueled by into...
Dec 29, 2019
Rush ruin Riptide's home opener with 11-4 win
A first trip to Long Island, N.Y. proved to be exactly what the Saskatchewan Rush needed to get back in the win column Saturday for an 11-4 win over the New York Riptide. Saskatchewan was powered to t...
Dec 29, 2019 The Saskatchewan Rush won 11-4 over the New York Riptide in the Riptide's home opener on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. (Sask Rush/Twitter)
Blades end 2019 with home-and-home sweep of Raiders
The Saskatoon Blades are cruising into the new year on a winning note after beating the Prince Albert Raiders 6-3 Saturday at SaskTel Centre. It was the Blades' second win over the Raiders in as many ...
Dec 29, 2019
Young people making dangerous choices when it comes to cannabis says survey
Despite increased awareness and tougher laws, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) says more education is needed on the impaired driving front. Especially when it comes to cannabis. CAA conducted...
Dec 29, 2019
Pats earn 5-0 win over Warriors, rise in standings
The first weekend back from the WHL’s Christmas break has been circled on Carson Denomie’s calendar for quite some time. The right-winger was traded from the Moose Jaw Warriors to the Regi...
Dec 28, 2019
Unifor reacts to court order limiting delays at Co-op Refinery
The Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina is pleased with a recent court order that limits picketing workers from stalling traffic heading in and out of the facility. According to the company, the ruling s...
Dec 28, 2019
Man walks away from Corrections work site in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police are on the lookout for a man who escaped from custody by walking away from a work site in Saskatoon on Friday morning. Police said in a release that 32-year-old Scott Dwayne Ross was ...
Dec 27, 2019 Scott Dwayne Ross, 32, was last seen leaving a Corrections work camp at 14th St. and University Dr. around 10 a.m. on Dec. 27, 2019. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Greece gives actor Tom Hanks honorary Greek citizenship
Tom Hanks may officially consider himself Greek. Greece's President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has signed an honorary naturalization order allowing the 63-year-old actor to claim Greek citizenship, his offi...
Dec 27, 2019
Liberals face challenge to climate, economic policies early in 2020
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads into 2020 promising to chart a path to Canada's most ambitious greenhouse-gas emissions target yet: getting to a point within 30 years where Canada is addi...
Dec 27, 2019
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