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 ...
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Mixed Doubles Championships return to Saskatoon in 2017
Some of the country's best curlers are returning to Saskatoon next spring. The Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship will be held at the Nutana Curling Club in April 2017, with a chance to close in on a...
Aug 18, 2016
‘I thought I was going to get cut’ Jeff Hecht grateful for chance with Roughriders
Jeff Hecht says his highlight reel is still a work in progress - one that he'll get to expand on with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Hecht was part of a trade earlier this week that brought him and tea...
Aug 18, 2016
Impaired driving charges laid in death of 5-year-old boy in Big River
Two people from Big River, Sask. have been charged after a fatal crash in the town claimed the life of a five-year-old boy. The child was riding his bicycle Tuesday night when he was hit by a vehicle ...
Aug 18, 2016
Pat Fiacco concerned about judging for boxing at Rio Games
Corruption is now dominating headlines from the Olympic boxing competition. Judges have been removed and boxers are speaking out. President of Boxing Canada, Pat Fiacco, says some boxers are having th...
Aug 18, 2016
Saskatchewan prepares for summer price surge at the pumps
Drivers across Saskatchewan have been enjoying lower gas prices this summer, but that could soon change. GasBuddy.com predicted Thursday there will be a gas price surge in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina an...
Aug 18, 2016
Saskatoon Folkfest kicks off weekend of food, entertainment and culture
The 37th annual Folkfest kicks off Thursday night at Prairieland Park. Organizers said there's something new for everyone this year. "We don't want it to be a deja vu pavilion," said Teri Rau, executi...
Aug 18, 2016
Gordie Howe's remains to be placed in statue honouring 'Mr. Hockey' in Saskatoon
A statue honouring Mr. Hockey in his home province will now serve as a final resting place. The cremated remains of Gordie Howe and his wife, Colleen, will be interred in the base of his statue outsid...
Aug 18, 2016
Rallies held for First Nations man fatally shot on Sask. farm as accused faces bail hearing
Hundreds of people rallied Thursday morning outside a Saskatchewan courthouse where a farmer accused of fatally shooting a First Nations man pleaded not guilty. Gerald Stanley is charged with second-d...
Aug 18, 2016
Escaped Saskatoon inmates back behind bars
An inmate who escaped from the Saskatoon Correctional Centre is back in custody. Police said a 24-year-old man got away at around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. He was found hiding in a garbage bin a...
Aug 18, 2016
Saskatoon looking for emergency water source to deal with worst-case scenario
Planners at city hall are preparing for what they call a 'black swan' event - or worst-case scenario - if Saskatoon's only source for drinking water ever became contaminated. Jeff Jorgenson, the gener...
Aug 18, 2016
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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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...