Murray Wood: When football is just a game
There is extra anticipation around the Roughriders' first-place showdown with the Elks tonight. Murray Wood says everyon...
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'Advocate for justice' enters mayor race
Mark Zielke is hoping his attention to those "who fall through the cracks" will make him the next mayor, but questions about his past court involvements quickly derailed the launch of his campaign Fri...
Sep 13, 2020
Saskatchewan Rush deal Connor Robinson, acquire two draft picks in trade
The Saskatchewan Rush have acquired a 2020 second-round draft pick and a 2021 first-round draft pick from the Colorado Mammoth in exchange for forward Connor Robinson. The trade, announced today by Ru...
Sep 12, 2020 The Saskatchewan Rush won a 16-15 overtime thriller in Halifax on Feb. 16, 2020. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
Kids suffer minor injuries after running into traffic
Two kids suffered some minor scrapes after they ran out into traffic without looking in the Massey Place neighbourhood in Saskatoon. Saskatoon Police received a call of a small child being hit by a ve...
Sep 12, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Truckers gather around Sask. for Special Olympics athletes
The 14th annual truck convoy for Special Olympics Saskatchewan took place in Regina and Saskatoon on Saturday. This year's convoy was different compared to years prior. Last year, trucks met in Saskat...
Sep 12, 2020 A semi-truck displays a convoy banner ahead of the 14th Annual Truck Convoy for Special Olympics Saskatchewan. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
U of S researchers tackle airborne COVID-19 virus
A group of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are working to find ways to stop the spread of airborne COVID-19 virus. U of S engineering researcher, Carey Simonson and his team are working ...
Sep 12, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Several people rescued from Pleasant Hill apartment fire
Saskatoon firefighters, police and Medavie paramedics worked together at the scene of an apartment building fire Friday night. Around 9 p.m. firefighters received multiple 911 calls reporting a fire a...
Sep 12, 2020 Emergency crews responded to an apartment building fire on Sept. 11, 2020 (Fire Chief Morgan Hackl/Twitter)
Mayoral candidates focus campaigns on minimizing property tax increases
A pair of Saskatoon mayoral candidates are hoping minimizing property tax increases will land them on council this fall. Former mayor Don Atchison upped his political comeback attempt on Friday by ann...
Sep 11, 2020 Former mayor and current candidate Don Atchison announces his goal to implement a zero per cent property tax increase on Sept. 11, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Teachers, students doing well with some exceptions as first school week winds down
It's been one for the books, as the saying goes. A start to the 2020-21 school year unlike any other in recent memory. Parents sent their children either back to school or enrolled them in online or h...
Sep 11, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Frances Morrison Library to reopen on Monday
It's been a long time since anyone has been able to walk into the Frances Morrison Central Library in downtown Saskatoon and browse the stacks of books or check out items. It's not only because of COV...
Sep 11, 2020 The downtown Frances Morrison Library, and the Dr. Freda Ahenakew Library on Avenue K South will remain closed to the public until April 13. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Sask. records 13 new COVID-19 cases, five more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported Friday its highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases in nearly a month. The provincial government said there were 13 new cases, the highest such number since there were 15 repor...
Sep 11, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 23
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