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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‘A year of complete inaction:’ Mercredi reflects on deadly, record-setting overdose crisis in 2020
Heading into 2020, Jason Mercredi was looking for one thing in particular. Heading into 2021, the executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) said he’s looking for that same thing yet aga...
Dec 29, 2020
Christmas hit-and-run captured on video leads to charges in Saskatoon
Russ Kohut's Christmas morning was interrupted by a grinch driving a pickup truck. Kohut's security camera captured a truck skidding off the road and crashing into his two vehicles parked outside his ...
Dec 29, 2020
‘We were missing them:’ Saskatoon woman creates ‘hugging station’ for family
For the first time since March, Becky Scharfstein-McGettigan’s family was able to hug her grandmother. With the COVID-19 restrictions keeping everyone at a distance and families looking to keep ...
Dec 28, 2020
Staying safe on frozen bodies of water: Water Security Agency
As we continue through the winter months in Saskatchewan, many are looking for things to keep busy. If your winter activities include heading out to the lake or any other frozen body of water, it̵...
Dec 28, 2020
Hands burned, house damaged after resident lights box of trash on fire
A cardboard box set alight inside a Saskatoon house resulted in plenty of damage and minor injuries on Sunday. In a media release, the Saskatoon Fire Department says it was called to a house fire on t...
Dec 28, 2020
Canada hangs on for 3-1 win over stubborn Slovakia in world junior championship
EDMONTON - Jordan Spence scored what turned out to be an important goal for Canada in his first shift of the world junior hockey championship. A day after Canada romped 16-2 over short-staffed Germany...
Dec 27, 2020
Body of 25-year-old man who went missing after ice fishing trip located
The body of a missing 25-year-old man has been found. Earlier Sunday, Carnduff RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP Underwater Recovery Team investigated the report of the missing man. The man told his fami...
Dec 27, 2020
SaskTel prepared for large data usage during Christmas
With it being a different Christmas in 2020, Sasktel is expecting a lot of people to connect virtually. The crown corporation has waived data overage charges from Dec. 17 to Jan. 11, allowing people t...
Dec 25, 2020
Woman killed in head-on Highway 55 crash
A collision Wednesday afternoon left a 39-year-old woman dead and five people injured. RCMP responded to reports of a head-on collision between a car and SUV at 4:42 p.m. on Highway 55 just north of C...
Dec 24, 2020
Saskatoon man injured in police shooting
A police shooting in Saskatoon has left one man injured. Officers were called to an apartment in the 1100 block of Avenue W North at 5:50 p.m. for what they called a domestic altercation, according to...
Dec 24, 2020
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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 ...