Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Transit changes in Saskatoon Saturday
Service disruptions continue in the midst of a contract dispute between the city and the Amalgamated Transit Union. Bus cancellations and delays are expected for Saturday Nov. 26, with the following c...
Nov 26, 2016
Saskatoon para-swimmer sets 3 Canadian records
A Saskatoon para-swimmer smashed three national records last weekend at a swim meet in the bridge city. "When I touched the wall and looked at my time I knew I did it," said 20-year-old Shelby Newkirk...
Nov 26, 2016
Sask. children's hospital remains a priority despite provincial deficit
Construction on the new children's hospital in Saskatoon is 33 per cent complete. It's slated to open in late 2019. Health Minister Jim Reiter joined several health executives to tour the progress of ...
Nov 26, 2016
Rollover near Beaver Creek, Sask. sends woman to hospital
Saskatoon fire crews had to use rescue tools to free a woman from a car early Saturday morning. They were called to Highway 219 and Victor Road near Beaver Creek, south of Saskatoon, around 2:15 a.m. ...
Nov 26, 2016
Blades end losing skid in tight win over Brandon
It may only be Thanksgiving in the United States but the Saskatoon Blades are thankful for some home cooking after a 3-2 win over Brandon Friday night. The victory snapped the Blades' four-game losing...
Nov 25, 2016
Sources say Star Phoenix to lose 9 newsroom positions
The Saskatoon Star Phoenix's newsroom is getting smaller. Sources from within the paper told 650 CKOM nine positions at the Postmedia newspaper had been cut through a combination of voluntary buyouts ...
Nov 25, 2016
Tough times ahead: health minister Jim Reiter
It's an early Christmas present the government wasn't hoping for, a billion dollar deficit. "It's a tough task to find savings," Health minister Jim Reiter said, he's been told to cut $64 million doll...
Nov 25, 2016
Federated Co-operatives alarmed as non-Sask. companies win urban liquor licenses
Saskatoon-based Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (Co-op) is calling for a meeting with Premier Brad Wall after the latest round of private liquor store licenses were doled out this week. Co-op appl...
Nov 25, 2016
Second home invasion in as many days in Saskatoon
For the second time in two days Saskatoon police were called to a home invasion. The latest happened Friday around 1:45 pm on Wiggins Avenue South. At least two men, one wearing a ski mask and armed w...
Nov 25, 2016
Sask. small town bar owners prepare for new drunk driving laws
Saskatchewan bar owners are keeping close tabs on changes coming to the province's drunk driving laws. Starting next year, anyone pulled over with a blood alcohol content (BAC) between .04 and .08 wil...
Nov 25, 2016
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...