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Sask. anglers ready to cast this long weekend
With people gearing up for summer activities, anglers are checking their lines and baiting their hooks in anticipation for the first big fishing weekend. The May long weekend is an exciting time of ye...
May 17, 2019
Saskatoon police share video of officers lifting car off man
The Saskatoon Police Service has released video footage of several officers working to save a man found pinned under a car last year. Police were called to the Superstore parking lot off Confederation...
May 16, 2019 A screen capture from a video showing Saskatoon police officers lifting a car off a man in a parking lot on Sept. 3, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Campaign aims to re-open Chinese market to Canadian canola
Suits and Boots have launched a new online campaign in an effort to get China to end its canola ban and lift restrictions on peas, soybeans and pork. The not-for-profit group is made up of Canadian in...
May 16, 2019 The Suits and Boots group launched the #StandUpToChina campaign on May 15, 2019, in hopes of ending China's canola ban. (Suits and Boots)
Air Canada enters talks to buy Transat
Just days after Onex Corp. announced a $5-billion deal to buy WestJet, Air Canada appears to be making moves of its own. An Air Canada press release issued early Thursday morning stated the company ha...
May 16, 2019
Netting coming down around ice at Merlis Belsher Place
The second season of University of Saskatchewan Huskies hockey at Merlis Belsher Place will feature a new-and-improved viewing experience for some fans. Huskie Athletics announced Wednesday that it wo...
May 15, 2019 Netting obstructed views of the ice at Merlis Belsher Place during the Huskies' inaugural season in the $51-million facility. (Jason Hynd/Twitter)
Saskatoon fire department responds to grass fire
Saskatoon fire crews put out a grass fire west of the city Tuesday. The fire department was called around 7:45 p.m. with reports of a grass fire close to Highway 7. Crews arrived to find two blazes bu...
May 15, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a grass fire west of the city near Highway 7 on May 14, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
CFL, CFLPA reach tentative agreement
It looks like the CFL season will go ahead as planned. The league and Canadian Football Players Association announced Wednesday they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining a...
May 15, 2019 The Canadian Football League was founded January 19, 1958 in Montreal. (DoubleBlue/Wikimedia Commons)
Cases of cancer caused by obesity expected to triple
It's expected that, by 2042, the number of cases of cancer caused by obesity in Canada will triple. The new numbers are based on the Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer study, funded by th...
May 14, 2019 The Saskatoon Cancer Centre at Royal University Hospital. (Saskatchewan Cancer Agency/saskcancer.ca)
Saskatoon sidewalk repairs a point of pride for mayor
Spring isn't just for road construction in Saskatoon. City crews also are tackling cracked and broken sidewalks too. Mayor Charlie Clark told 650 CKOM on Tuesday that the city is taking steps to make ...
May 14, 2019
Nutrien lays off 80 workers at Vanscoy mine
Nutrien says a tight potash market is prompting job cuts at its mine near Vanscoy, Sask. The company announced Tuesday morning that it would be eliminating 20 staff and 60 hourly positions at the mine...
May 14, 2019
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 16
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - On Friday, President Donald Trump wrapped up a high-profile visit to China. He prai...
