Murray Wood: Infrastructure projects are expensive, but important
Any time we try to build something, people start complaining about costs. Murray Wood says people are angry about the ov...
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LaPolice, Nichols together again, this time with the CFL's Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - Paul LaPolice has been down this road before. The 51-year-old American is entering his first season as head coach of an Ottawa Redblacks squad that posted a CFL-worst 3-15 record in 2019. So ...
Aug 03, 2021
Head coach Khari Jones, Montreal Alouettes will have to wait to open '21 season
MONTREAL - Khari Jones and the Montreal Alouettes will have to wait a little longer to resume play. The CFL kicks off the 2021 season, after cancelling the 2020 campaign due to COVID-19, on Thursday n...
Aug 03, 2021
Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four
The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity by prioritizing its cash cow Division I men's basketball tournament "over everything else," according a scathing review released ...
Aug 03, 2021
Toronto Argonauts facing a tough 2021 regular-season CFL schedule
The CFL schedule maker has done Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts no favours. The league kicks off its abbreviated 14-game '21 schedule Thursday night after cancelling the '20 campaign due to t...
Aug 03, 2021
Masters to lip sync after Saskatoon claims victory in vaccine rechallenge
Saskatoon will be requited after a vaccine re-challenge named the city victorious over Regina for most total shots administered. Earlier this month, Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark performed a lip sync ...
Aug 03, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
New executive director appointed for Saskatchewan food banks
The new executive director of Food Banks of Saskatchewan is known for his "dedication to collaboration, and passion for community." The Board of Directors of Food Banks of Saskatchewan (FBSK) announce...
Aug 03, 2021
3 suspects facing 53 combined charges for drugs, guns
Three people are facing a total of 53 charges after a disturbance report led Saskatoon police to discover firearms and drugs Monday. Just after 11 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2021, Saskatoon officers were called ...
Aug 03, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Here's a look at 10 players to keep an eye on during the 2021 CFL regular season
The CFL is resuming play after cancelling the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league will kick off a 14-game 2021 campaign Thursday night with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers hosting the Hamil...
Aug 03, 2021
No losses of public money according to provincial reports
The most recent quarterly reports on losses of public money have been released, showing no losses by the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Ministry of Health in the most recent fiscal quarter. Th...
Aug 03, 2021
Thousands flee homes outside Athens as heat fuels wildfires
TATOI, Greece (AP) - More than 500 firefighters struggled into the night Tuesday to contain a large forest blaze on the outskirts of Athens, which raced into residential areas, forcing thousands to fl...
Aug 03, 2021
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