Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Author Archives: Brent Bosker
Tweet sparks talk about mental health, suicide on Sask. farms
A tweet from a farmer in central Saskatchewan has prompted a conversation about suicide in the agriculture community. Kim Keller, who farms near Gronlin and is a co-founder of Saskatchewan Women in Ag...
Jun 28, 2017
PHOTOS: Demolition paves way for new Boston Pizza in Saskatoon
A heap of twisted steel and brick is all that remains of the 8th Street Boston Pizza.A demolition crew knocked down the Saskatoon restaurant Thursday morning to make way for a new BP's that will be bu...
Aug 06, 2015
PHOTOS: Weyakwin Lake in the wake of the fires
Driving his boat around the edges of Weyakwin Lake, Doug Hrycuik said he feels very lucky that there wasn't a slight wind shift because it would have taken out the little cottage community he calls ho...
Jul 22, 2015
Saskatoon bridge project meets milestone
The City of Saskatoon is one step closer to having two new bridges built. The three shortlisted proponents, Bridge City Infrastructure Group, Bridge City Partners, and Graham Commuter Partners, have s...
Jul 22, 2015
Sask. town's water woes reach boiling point
People in the town of Craik have been without running water for nearly three days.A valve in their water plant became plugged over the weekend. It flooded the town's water plant and forced the entire ...
Jul 22, 2015
Armed robbery in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood
Saskatoon police are trying to find a suspect after an armed robbery in the city Tuesday night.It happened at a business on Central Avenue, close to 103rd Street East, just before 9 p.m.Police say a m...
Jul 22, 2015
La Ronge airport saved from converging fires, manager says
Depending on which way the wind blew the scene around the La Ronge regional airport shifted from a wall of smoke to crowning flames as the Eli and Egg fires converged in.Among the airport personnel st...
Jul 22, 2015
UPDATE: Dutch Elm Disease pops up in Saskatoon for the 1st time
Ever since Dutch Elm Disease (DED) appeared in Saskatchewan in the 1980s, Saskatoon has remained free of it. Until now.An elm sample sent to a provincial lab came back positive for the disease Tuesday...
Jul 21, 2015
Saskatoon moves to add e-cigs to smoking bans
Saskatoon city councillors have moved to add electronic cigarettes to the existing bans on public smoking.The Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services voted unani...
Jul 20, 2015
2 prisoners captured after escape at Saskatoon Correctional Centre
Two prisoners who scaled a fence at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre briefly tasted freedom Sunday.The inmates, ages 20 and 23, escaped the jail around 2 p.m., police said.After jumping the barbed wi...
Jul 19, 2015
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...