Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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City of Regina to drop COVID measures Sunday as province lifts public health orders
Restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 at City of Regina facilities and services will be lifted Sunday in lockstep with Step Three of the province's Re-Opening Roadmap. But officials stress...
Jul 08, 2021
RCMP says men found dead near Good Spirit Lake were murdered
The Saskatchewan RCMP has confirmed that two men found dead in an SUV near Good Spirit Lake on Monday were murdered. In a media release Thursday, the Mounties said the victims were 29-year-old Bryton ...
Jul 08, 2021 Seth Hildebrand (left) and Bryton Lawrason were identified by the RCMP as the victims of a double murder near Good Spirit Lake on July 5, 2021. (RCMP/Submitted)
'I've never seen anything quite like this': Riders lose four to Achilles injuries
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' return to the field turned from a feel-good comeback story to a nightmare for the CFL club. On Thursday, the team announced linebacker Larry Dean, defensive end Freddie B...
Jul 08, 2021 Larry Dean spent the 2019 CFL season with the Edmonton Football Team. (Jason Halstead/CFL.ca)
Livestock farmers warned after anthrax kills sheep in RM of South Qu'Appelle
Laboratory results from the death of a sheep in Saskatchewan have confirmed the presence of anthrax in the province. The results confirmed the presence of anthrax as the cause of death for one sheep o...
Jul 08, 2021
Sask. Trucking Association wants electronic logging devices used
Under new government regulations, Saskatchewan truck drivers currently do not have to use an electronic logging device (ELD). According to Truck News, ELDs are: “A piece of hardware which connec...
Jul 08, 2021
SHA says masks will still be required in hospitals, clinics after Sunday
Changes may be coming to COVID-19 protocols in Saskatchewan on Sunday, but things won't be changing in many Saskatchewan Health Authority facilities. The SHA announced Thursday that masking, screening...
Jul 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
‘It’s not going to be good:’ Search for unmarked graves at Battlefords-area residential school begins
Neil Sasakamoose has heard the stories from survivors that there are people buried in residential school sites in the Battlefords area. “I’m in shock,” he said. “(It’s di...
Jul 08, 2021
SaskTel reports net income of $131M in 2020-21 fiscal year
Increased Internet usage during the COVID-19 pandemic helped SaskTel post a net income of $130.8 million during the 2020-21 fiscal year -- $49 million more than its target for the year. In its annual ...
Jul 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Crops suffering in Saskatchewan due to heat, lack of rain
Crops in Saskatchewan are feeling the heat. According to the Ministry of Agriculture crop report released Thursday, the hot temperatures experienced in the province last week combined with a lack of m...
Jul 08, 2021 (Wikimedia Commons)
Inquiry to look into 'workplace concerns' at Estevan Police Service
The Saskatchewan Police Commission has launched an inquiry into the Estevan Police Service. In a media release Thursday, the Ministry of Justice said the inquiry will look into what it called "workpla...
Jul 08, 2021
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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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