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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Seniors alert system 'a natural outcome' amid rising dementia rates: police chief
Saskatoon saw the second death of a missing senior within just a few months over the weekend. Police put out a missing persons bulletin Friday for Kay Braget, 89. Her body was found Saturday after a g...
Mar 20, 2017
Regina OB/GYN cleared of professional misconduct
A Regina gynecologist who was accused of professional misconduct has been cleared of the allegations. Dr. Lanre Onasanya was accused of making inappropriate comments to a patient and then performing b...
Mar 13, 2017
Province confirms first Sask. mumps case of 2017
Saskatchewan is confirming its first case of mumps this year and two further expected cases are under investigation. A government official confirmed in an email to The Canadian Press that the cases be...
Mar 13, 2017
Saskatoon SPCA issues warning after finding infected puppy
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is warning Saskatoon-area dog owners about a potentially deadly virus. The SPCA's Saskatoon shelter took in a puppy late last week testing p...
Mar 06, 2017
Sweet science lets researchers measure urine levels in public pools
The wide use of artificial sweeteners in our food has given a team of scientists a golden opportunity to answer a horrifying question: "Just how much pee is in the pool?" Researchers from the U...
Mar 02, 2017
Blades, Pats block players from fans after mumps scare
A number of players in the Western Hockey League have been benched due to an outbreak of mumps. The league sent an alert Friday to all 22 teams after several cases involving the Medicine Hat Tigers an...
Feb 27, 2017
Britax baby strollers recalled after children hurt
Health Canada has issued an advisory about a recall affecting certain models of Britax baby strollers sold in Canada between May 1, 2011 and Feb. 15, 2017. All Britax B-Agile and BOB Mobile-type strol...
Feb 17, 2017
Lack of staff, baths a concern in long-term care homes in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Staffing levels and a lack of baths are once again topping a list of concerns from residents of long-term care homes in Saskatchewan. The issues are identified in reports compiled after healt...
Feb 07, 2017
'I didn't want to do this': Woman remembers being forced to get tubes tied at RUH
It's a bit of a blur to Sylvia Tuckanow, but she remembers being forced into getting her tubes tied at Royal University Hospital in 2001. After she had given birth to her sixth child, a son, Tuckanow ...
Jan 26, 2017
Saskatoon Health Region orders review into women pressured into tubal ligation surgery
The Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) is set to begin a review into cases where women have reported being pressured into having their tubes tied. The SHR changed its policy around tubal ligation procedure...
Jan 20, 2017
OPINION
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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...