Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Rocker Rod Stewart coming to Saskatoon in September
A legendary rock star is making his way to Saskatchewan. Rod Stewart will perform at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on Sep. 14. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on March 4. The 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' s...
Feb 16, 2022 A media image of singer Rod Stewart from his official website (rodstewart.com).
Canada wins gold in 5,000m short-track relay; men's hockey team eliminated
Canada reached the top of the Olympic podium in Beijing on Wednesday with a gold medal in short-track speed skating. Charles Hamelin (Sainte-Julie, Que.), Steven Dubois (Terrebonne, Que.), Pascal Dion...
Feb 16, 2022 The men's short track team won gold in the 5,000 metre relay event. (Twitter/@TeamCanada)
Sask. Party breaks through with byelection win in northern Sask.
It appears that voters in northern Saskatchewan are sending former RCMP officer, Jim Lemaigre to the provincial legislature. Preliminary results of Tuesday's byelection in the constituency of Athabasc...
Feb 16, 2022 Saskatchewan Party candidate for Athabasca Jim Lemaigre (Facebook)
Roughriders announce signing of another quarterback
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added another quarterback to the mix. The CFL team announced Tuesday it had signed Jake Dolegala, who had NFL stints with the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots...
Feb 15, 2022
Saskatchewan convoy organizer in Ottawa says he isn't going anywhere
The leader of the Saskatchewan portion of a protest convoy that has been in Ottawa for the last three weeks says unless police come with handcuffs, he and his team aren't going anywhere. Speaking on G...
Feb 15, 2022 A truck convoy goes through Balgonie on Jan. 24, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Security takes down man who brandished dummy grenade at St. Paul's Hospital
Two security guards at a Saskatoon hospital went above and beyond the call of duty to protect staff and patients. On Monday, shortly after midnight, security witnessed a man creating a disturbance out...
Feb 15, 2022 Health Authority plans to announce Tuesday a plan to address overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon (650 CKOM)
First dinner sitting without vaccine passport goes well for Regina restaurant
Vaccine passports are now a thing of the past in Saskatchewan, so how do the businesses they affected feel about the move? Restaurants have dealt with restrictions from the early days of when COVID hi...
Feb 15, 2022
'The importance of agriculture in the economy': Expert talks exports in Sask.
After consecutive years in which Saskatchewan's agricultural exports set records, some experts think it will be challenging to keep up that trend. Kevin Hursch, an agriculture journalist and farmer, b...
Feb 15, 2022
54 unmarked graves found on Keeseekoose First Nation
The ceremony in the Keeseekoose school gym opened with a flag song and an honour song, preceded that morning by a pipe ceremony -- all to set the stage for the heartbreaking news to be publicly announ...
Feb 15, 2022
Canada wins second gold medal at Beijing Winter Olympics
Canada ended its gold-medal drought at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday. The trio of Valerie Maltais (Saguenay, Que.), Ivanie Blondin (Ottawa) and Isabelle Weidemann (Ottawa) cruised to victory ...
Feb 15, 2022
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