Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Moose Jaw's bid to get Scotties back 'hit it out of the park'
After just a five-year break, Moose Jaw was ready to host another Scotties Tournament of Hearts -- and it made that abundantly clear to Curling Canada. "(Organizers) put in the best bid, simple as tha...
Feb 19, 2020 (Gerald Bauman/650 CKOM)
Early misses prove costly for Team Saskatchewan in loss to Manitoba
A couple of bad ends early spelled doom for Robyn Silvernagle and her Saskatchewan rink at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Tuesday evening. In a battle for first place, Silvernagle's rink lost 10...
Feb 18, 2020 Team Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)
'A big smile on his face': Team Sask. helps special-needs fan enjoy Scotties
Rylan Moir had a special day at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Moir, 17, has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that can cause seizures and cognitive dysfunction. It makes it difficu...
Feb 18, 2020 Team Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton (left) and lead Kara Thevenot (right) give 17-year-old Rylan Moir (centre) a Team Saskatchewan shirt on Feb. 16, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'We all played really well:' Silvernagle's rink earns win over Alberta
Robyn Silvernagle feels her team put together its best performance so far at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Monday night. "We all played really well. We put a really strong game together and hop...
Feb 17, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle meets the media on Feb. 14, 2020, in advance of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's curling championship in Moose Jaw. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Scotties to honour longtime Sask. curling umpire
Curling was always a part of the lives of Bryan Rindal and his wife, Deanna. "I was a university student in Saskatoon. My mom and dad had moved to P.A., so we went up there to curl. I bought a ticket ...
Feb 17, 2020 A tribute for CurlSask chief umpire Deanna Rindal (centre) will be held Monday at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (CurlSask)
Team Saskatchewan bounces back to earn win to end Day 2 of Scotties
Robyn Silvernagle and her rink were able to bounce back and end Sunday on a high note. Silvernagle, who is representing Saskatchewan at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, overcame an early four-p...
Feb 16, 2020 Team Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)
Saskatchewan's Thevenot recalls son's experience in NICU on Sandra Schmirler Day at the Scotties
Kara Thevenot received the news no new mother wants to hear. Thevenot's first son, Kaden, was born 34 weeks into pregnancy, roughly six weeks premature three years ago. Kaden had to spend nine days in...
Feb 16, 2020 Kara Thevenot during Team Saskatchewan practice at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Feb.14, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Lawton's experience, calming influence seen in Saskatchewan's 6-4 win at Scotties
Robyn Silvernagle and her Saskatchewan rink have more than just last year's Scotties experience to draw on throughout the 2020 tournament. Third Stefanie Lawton was the skip for Saskatchewan when the ...
Feb 15, 2020 Team Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton during the team's practice on Feb. 14, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Silvernagle rink ready for second Scotties appearance
Robyn Silvernagle's rink is hoping its second trip to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts can build off last year's debut. In its first Scotties in 2019, the North Battleford-based team finished with a ...
Feb 14, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle meets the media on Feb. 14, 2020, in advance of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's curling championship in Moose Jaw. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'I'm coming in as the backup': Franklin joins Roughriders
James Franklin is ready to be the backup quarterback in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they signed the 28-year-old pivot to a one-year contract on Tuesday -- the first day of CFL...
Feb 12, 2020 James Franklin. (File photo by Johany Jutras/CFL.ca)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...