Murray Wood: With just a bit more attention to detail, Kinsmen Park could be pretty perfect
There were people in Kinsmen Park paid to be working the other morning, so Murray Wood wonders why the litter wasn't pic...
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Remai Modern to reopen next month
Saskatoon’s Remai Modern is preparing to reopen. In a release Monday, the museum of modern and contemporary art says they plan to reopen to its members on Aug. 6. On Aug. 13, Remai Modern will r...
Jul 13, 2020
56 new COVID-19 cases in Sask. since Friday; SHA to expand testing Tuesday
Saskatchewan has reported its highest three-day total of new COVID-19 cases in more two months. The province announced Monday, there had been 56 new cases since Friday. That included two new cases on ...
Jul 13, 2020 Minister of Health Jim Reiter, left, and Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Expect lineups to continue at SARCAN facilities, spokesperson says
SARCAN is making massive payments thanks to what's being described as an unprecedented volume of recyclables being returned. Since reopening in mid-June, the company has been paying out an average of ...
Jul 13, 2020 SARCAN closed its doors March 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first day of reopening, customers lined up to recycle the cans, bottles and drink containers they accumulated. (980 CJME file photo)
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic until December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The program is the...
Jul 13, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
As postponed NHL season resumes, some fans say the lure of parties will be strong
EDMONTON - As hockey fans gear up for a truncated season to begin next month, some in Canada's two "hub cities" say the temptation to celebrate - and flout physical distancing guidelines - may prove t...
Jul 13, 2020
Regina school divisions in midst of pandemic planning for back to school
School divisions in Saskatchewan have a lot of homework to get through before the students come back to class in the fall. The subject is figuring out the details of the pandemic back-to-school plan. ...
Jul 13, 2020
Jamie Nye: Sports fans hoping we don't hear a 'pop'
"When is the bubble going to burst?" is a common question asked in sports. It applies whether the subject is a team's success, a player's hot streak or a maybe even a losing streak. However, now the q...
Jul 13, 2020
‘We miss each other like crazy:’ Newlyweds separated by border restrictions following U.S. wedding
Ashly and William Schmidt tied the knot on March 6, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two haven't been able to be together since March 8. Ashly, who currently resides in Saskatoon, has been away f...
Jul 13, 2020
Country singer LaBrash plays drive-in show to benefit Joe’s Place in Moose Jaw
A drive-in concert by country singer Justin LaBrash drew a crowd to the Town 'n' Country Mall parking lot in Moose Jaw on Friday night. The show went ahead despite rainfall, which fell on the LaBrash'...
Jul 11, 2020 Country music singer Justin LaBrash on stage for a drive-in concert at the Town 'n' Country Mall in Moose Jaw on July 10, 2020. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Pedestrian-only downtown a hit with residents as St. John’s adapts to pandemic
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Cool temperatures didn't stop hundreds of dog walkers, bikers and diners from flocking to St. John's, N.L.'s main downtown street Wednesday evening. Friends waved to each other acro...
Jul 11, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A staged photo op in Team Canada jerseys can't hide the political cracks
As the western premiers meeting wrapped up in Kananaskis, Sarah Mills says the tensions were evident, and couldn't be hi...
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