Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Hernandez, Bichette homer as Blue Jays celebrate return home with win over Royals
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo called it "one of my best days in baseball" "And I've been around for a long time," said the 55-year-old Blue Jays manager. "I was so happy to be here. I was actually nervous...
Jul 30, 2021
Canadian Kylie Masse wins second silver medal of Tokyo Games in 200-metre backstroke
TOKYO - Kylie Masse has won her second medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a silver medal in the women's 200-metre backstroke. The 25-year-old from LaSalle, Ont., finished in two minutes 5.42 seconds on ...
Jul 30, 2021
Leafs sign forward Ondrej Kase to one-year, US$1.25 million contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Ondrej Kase to a one-year contract worth US$1.25 million. The 25-year-old Kase became available when free agency officially opened Wednesday after...
Jul 30, 2021
Riders release 18 ahead of regular-season
The 2021 edition of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has now been revealed. The green and white announced its final cuts Friday after CFL training camp ended the day before. It included the release of 18 ...
Jul 30, 2021
Appeal court reduces sentence for man who killed La Ronge restaurant owner
A man who pleaded guilty to beating a La Ronge business owner to death has had his sentence reduced by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. The man, who was 17 at the time and can not be named because he...
Jul 30, 2021
'It feels like we're back in Toronto': Fans flock to stadium for Jays' return
TORONTO - A sea of blue jerseys and T-shirts welcomed the Toronto Blue Jays back to the Rogers Centre on Friday as fans flocked to see the team play at home for the first time in nearly two years. The...
Jul 30, 2021
Vaccine hesitant woman changes mind, goes to Regina pop-up clinic
Many people across Saskatchewan got their first COVID shot weeks, if not months ago. But some people took a while to make up their minds. Larissa, a Regina woman who wasn’t comfortable sharing h...
Jul 30, 2021
Canada in Tokyo – Donovan Bailey – Olympic Flashback
The men's 100-metre competition gets underway at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo later today, a competition with a lasting legacy for all Canadians. Atlanta 1996. Donovan Bailey. 9.84. While that dramati...
Jul 30, 2021
Vehicle crashes into Saskatoon bookstore
It wasn't just bookmarks hitting the pages in Saskatoon Friday. Around 10:30 a.m., police were called to the McNally Robinson Booksellers and Prairie Ink Restaurant on the 3100 block of Eighth Street ...
Jul 30, 2021 The side of McNally Robinson Bookstore after a vehicle hit the side of the building. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update July 30: 56 new cases, 22 recoveries, no new deaths
In its daily COVID-19 update on Friday, the province said there were 56 new cases in Saskatchewan. The new cases are located in the following zones: far northwest (eight), far north-central (one), far...
Jul 30, 2021
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