Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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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
New partnership to support Indigenous youth through education into employment
A new partnership is hoping to support 32,000 Indigenous youth transition through their education and into the workforce. The initiative -- called the Oateki Partnership and co-implemented by the Gabr...
Aug 03, 2021
Heat records broken in several Sask. communities, Kindersley hits 37 C
Heat records fell in several Saskatchewan communities on Monday, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Shaer. In Elbow, the temperature reached 34. 5 C, edging out the old record of 34....
Aug 03, 2021
Jamie Nye: Setting the alarm for 2 a.m. paid off
While those in the Nye household were questioning my life decisions by waking up at 2 a.m. to watch Canada take on the U.S. in Olympic soccer, I'm glad I did. It goes down as a monster win for a women...
Aug 03, 2021
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