The Wood File: Who's hot...and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Melville hospital temporarily closes beds
St. Peter's Hospital in Melville is temporarily down 10 of its 30 beds. Karen Earnshaw, vice-president of Integrated Rural Health with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, said in a written statement th...
Aug 11, 2020 St. Peter's Hospital in Melville. (Google Maps)
RMF teams practising but games remain up in the air
Minor football is back in Regina ... sort of. While Regina Minor Football teams are able to practise, executive director Len Antonini says they can't play games unless the provincial government increa...
Aug 10, 2020 Leibel Field was closed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Regina Minor Football/Facebook)
Roofing company says CERB behind lack of employees
Justin Fall says the company he co-owns, Advanced Roofing in Moose Jaw, is struggling to find workers and believes the Canada Emergency Response Benefit is the reason for it. "We've reached out to pas...
Aug 9, 2020 (Advanced Roofing/Facebook)
Lone Grey Cup win tops list of accomplishments for Roger Aldag
Roger Aldag was a mainstay on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' offensive line for 18 seasons. And after it all, Aldag says he's lucky to have had the career he did. "With the teams we had, we had numerou...
Aug 7, 2020 (Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame)
Thunder, Hilltops see season cancelled due to COVID-19
The Regina Thunder and Saskatoon Hilltops won't be playing for a Canadian Junior Football League crown this season. The league announced Thursday on Twitter it is cancelling the 2020 season due to the...
Aug 6, 2020 The Saskatoon Hilltops and Regina Thunder are to collide Saturday as part of Football Weekend in Saskatchewan. (File photo by Wanda Harron Photography)
‘Worst plan in Canada’: Sask. NDP reacts to Saskatchewan back-to-school plan
The Saskatchewan NDP is giving the province's back-to-school plan an F. "(It's) a plan that took two months for the (Minister of Education Gord Wyant) to come up with, a plan that was the last detaile...
Aug 4, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Electronics store feels inventory crunch due to COVID-19
As factories across the world shift how they produce during the COVID-19 pandemic, Visions Electronics is one of the stores navigating the new way of getting items in stock. Joe Buisson, a manager wit...
Aug 4, 2020 (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Chris Getzlaf fought for roster spot at every level of football
Everywhere Chris Getzlaf played football, he had to work his way up the depth chart. "Every level of football I ever played I started on the bench and then worked my way onto a starting role," Getzlaf...
Jul 30, 2020 Rob Bagg (left) And Chris Getzlaf celebrate winning the 2013 Grey Cup. (Chris Getzlaf/Twitter)
Regina city council to debate COVID-19 relief fund, renaming City Square Plaza
Regina City Council will look at providing some relief to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Council, which will meet Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., will vote on a recommendation to have a $2-million C...
Jul 29, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
U Sports to allow 25-year-olds to play 2021 football season
U Sports has decided to make an exemption to its age cap policy and allow 25-year-olds to play in 2021. The original decision made on July 9 was met with a lot of criticism and backlash. The ongoing C...
Jul 27, 2020 The University of Regina Rams and University of Saskatchewan Huskies squared off at Mosaic Stadium on Sept. 13, 2019. (Ben Berger/University of Regina Athletics)
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