Murray Wood: Sunshine sketches of summers past
What are the memories of summers that stick in your mind? Murray Wood ponders how some things will evoke those moments.
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Team Sask. ready to chase gold as Saskatoon hosts 19U Women's Baseball Nationals
When Victoria Bateman brings her bat and cleats to the ballpark on Thursday night, it won't be for a run-of-the-mill game at Cairns Field. Instead, the 18-year-old infielder will be donning the green ...
14h ago Team Saskatchewan players got one last practice session in on Wednesday at Leakos Field before they host 19U Women's Baseball National Championships in Saskatoon. (Scott Roblin/650 CKOM)
Sask. teammates win 3x3 wheelchair basketball bronze for Canada at Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games bronze medals are headed back to Saskatchewan with three members of Canada's wheelchair basketball team. Regina's Garrett Ostepchuk and Aberdeen Kyrell Sopotyk helped Team Canada wi...
16h ago Canada's 3x3 men's wheelchair basketball team celebrating their 19-9 victory over Scotland on July 29, 2026 to win the bronze medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. (Mansoor Ahmed/International Wheelchair Basketball Federation)
FIFA's Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in World Cup investor plan
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to accept one-off $20 million offers as part of a project to sell stakes in the World ...
Jul 29, 2026 FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference at the stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, a day before the opening FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Sporting a Washington jersey, LeBlanc attends 'friendship day' baseball game in D.C.
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc attended a "Canada-U.S. Friendship Day" baseball game in Washington on Tuesday - wearing a Washington Nationals jersey. LeBlanc was in Washington th...
Jul 29, 2026
FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday - and immediately a...
Jul 28, 2026 President Donald Trump, left, speaks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino as confetti falls at the conclusion of the World Cup championship final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Federal, Alberta governments invest $52 million in Calgary Olympic Oval upgrade
CALGARY - Calgary's Olympic Oval is getting an upgrade. The federal and provincial governments are equally splitting a $52-million contribution to the renewal of the speedskating facility built for th...
Jul 27, 2026
Saskatchewan gymnast Jordan Carroll captures second gold medal of Commonwealth Games
For the second time at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Saskatchewan gymnast Jordan Carroll has soared to the top of the podium. The Saskatoon athlete won gold for Canada in men's pommel horse on Monday m...
Jul 27, 2026 Saskatoon gymnast Jordan Carroll is golden for the second time at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland after winning gold in men's pommel horse. (Antoine Saito/Commonwealth Sport Canada)
Murray Wood: All hail the placekicker! Except when he misses
Alex Hale was supposed to make us forget about Brett Lauther, but how can we? Murray Wood says Hale has struggled, while Lauther has been flawless with a new team. At this rate, Murray wonders how lon...
Jul 27, 2026
Young Quebec sailor, 17, aims to challenge gender stereotypes in sailing
MONTREAL - At 17, Jasmine Pernot is set to become the youngest skipper and one of only three women leading crews in Quebec's new offshore sailing race, hoping to show other young women they belong at ...
Jul 26, 2026
Canada will celebrate the Gordie Howe bridge's opening today. Here's what to know
A new cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open Monday, with a Canada-only celebration today marking the end of a project mired by lengthy delays and political tension. The...
Jul 24, 2026
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Sarah Mills: A teenage summer job teaches the perfect life lessons
From paper routes to fast food, pumping gas or lifeguarding at the pool, Sarah Mills says summer jobs provide teens with...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 30
On Thursday's show, Evan talks about Saskatoon's Downtown Event and Entertainment District, Regina's Globe Theatre, the ...
