Murray Wood: Twenty-year-old murder case shows shortcomings of Youth Criminal Justice Act
Murray Wood says the fact a 37-year-old man dodged an adult sentence for the killing if Misha Pavelick 20 years ago shou...
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Garth Brooks in Saskatchewan to raise money for Children's Hospital
Country music legend Garth Brooks will be in Saskatoon and Regina Wednesday to raise money for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. He will first visit Saskatoon for an 11 a.m. re...
Aug 26, 2015
Children's Hospital construction to start in September, open late 2019
A bid for the Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan's main building has been awarded and is expected to open its doors 10 months later than previously thought. Graham Construction and Engineering&n...
Aug 25, 2015
U.S. fire smoke prompts air quality advisories in Saskatchewan
A month ago we were dealing with smoke from wildfires in Saskatchewan today smoke from fires the the U.S. pacific northwest has drifted into Saskatchewan. The haze prompted Environment Canada t...
Aug 25, 2015
Some Saskatoon health region patients may need to get retested for hep C
Anyone tested for hepatitis C within the Saskatoon Health Region between 2012 and March 2015 may need to get retested because of a change in technology. The health region discovered in March that...
Aug 24, 2015
Council moves to add e-cigs to smoking ban
If you use a vapourizer to get your nicotine hit, the city wants you to take a walk. Saskatoon city council passed a vote Thursday that will see electronic cigarettes treated the same as conventional ...
Aug 21, 2015
Researchers count 450 without permanent homes in Saskatoon
Saskatoon's homeless population is overwhelmingly aboriginal, generally male and fairly young. This based on data collected by the Community-University Institute for Social Research (CUISR) during a p...
Aug 19, 2015
Sask. people blame health gap on cold winters
If the rest of the country was as healthy as people in B.C., Canada would save billions of dollars on its health care system.That's from a new study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health ...
Aug 18, 2015
Sask. privacy commissioner to weigh in on whistleblower file Tuesday
After being placed on paid suspension in April, Peter Bowden labelled the events around it a "conspiracy." Many of the circumstances around the Saskatoon care aide's case remain shrouded in secrecy fo...
Aug 17, 2015
Saskatoon pot dispensary opens, despite legal issues
Moments after speaking to city officials about regulating medical marijuana dispensaries in Saskatoon, compassion club owner Mark Hauk opened the doors to the city's first dispensary. "It's open for e...
Aug 17, 2015
'All the government cared about was seeing me buried:' Saskatoon care home whistleblower fired
A whistleblower who raised concerns over how seniors are treated at a Saskatoon care home has been fired. Care aide Peter Bowden brought his concerns about care at Oliver Lodge to the legislature in M...
Aug 16, 2015
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Sarah Mills: Government and Crown transparency is shrinking
Gone are the days when Crown annual reports were released on a schedule that promoted accountability and scrutiny. Now, ...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, June 18
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - Nearly two decades after the death of Misha Pavelick, a judge has handed down a se...