Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Mayoral candidates take aim at city budgets, winter activity
Saskatoon mayoral candidates wasted no time getting back on the campaign trail following Monday's provincial election. Cary Tarasoff met with reporters on Wednesday to voice his concerns over the city...
Oct 28, 2020 Mayoral candidate Cary Tarasoff speaks to reporters about increasing funding for affordable housing and community supports in Saskatoon. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
U of S Huskies goaltender Taran Kozun signs with Calgary Flames ECHL affiliate
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) Men's Huskie Hockey program has lost its standout goaltender. Taran Kozun has signed with the ECHL's Kansas City Mavericks, an affiliate of the Calgary Flames. ...
Oct 28, 2020 University of Saskatchewan men's hockey team goaltender Taran Kozun set new Canada West regular season shutout streak by going 267 minutes and 32 seconds without allowing a goal. (Huskies Athletics)
'The best of a bad situation:' Saskatoon nightclub reacts to new COVID-19 'curfew' at local establishments
"When you're under our roof, we're responsible for you." Those were the words of Joe Jackson, the general manager of PiNK Nightclub in Saskatoon less than an hour following the province's Wednesday de...
Oct 28, 2020 (Pink/Facebook)
Saskatoon Youth Soccer dealing with three COVID-19 cases, shuts down two mini-leagues
A Saskatoon youth sports program is dealing with multiple positive COVID-19 cases. According to its Facebook page, Saskatoon Youth Soccer Incorporated (SYSI) has had three diagnosed cases of COVID-19 ...
Oct 27, 2020 (Saskatoon Youth Soccer Inc./Facebook)
Elections Sask. to begin counting mail-in ballots Wednesday
There's still a lot to be decided following Monday's election night in Saskatchewan. At least eight ridings are still too close to call, and there is a chance that those ridings won't be determined un...
Oct 27, 2020 Elections Saskatchewan CEO Michael Boda.
(Elections.sk.ca)
The Lighthouse to temporarily restrict services following COVID-19 outbreak
Effective immediately, services at the Lighthouse in Saskatoon will be temporarily restricted. The restrictions follow a COVID outbreak, announced Saturday at the supported living facility. According ...
Oct 27, 2020
Moe, Meili put on some kilometres in final day on the campaign trail
Both Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Ryan Meili are busy on the campaign trail Sunday before Saskatchewan hits the polls Monday. Moe started Sunday off in Prince Albert, asking voters to e...
Oct 25, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili holds a campaign event in Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood on the final day of the campaign trail, Oct. 25, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
The adventures of door-to-door campaigning in an election
Campaigns are won on the doorstep. It's a common phrase familiar to anyone in politics. No matter what new technology is available to a candidate, nothing beats the personal touch of knocking on the d...
Oct 23, 2020
Meili warns of Sask. Party cuts
With the days until the Saskatchewan election ticking down, Ryan Meili and the NDP spoke out against the Saskatchewan Party on Friday, taking jabs at its cuts. Meili was joined at the Regina event by ...
Oct 23, 2020
Taking care of your mental health in a society of change, uncertainty: U of S expert
In the world we live in today, there are a lot of unknowns. From the upcoming provincial and civic elections to dealing with COVID-19 restrictions, an impending second wave and such a shift in normalc...
Oct 22, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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