Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Hargrave resigns from cabinet over Palm Springs trip
Joe Hargrave resigned as Saskatchewan's highways minister Monday in the wake of his trip to Palm Springs, Calif., over the holidays. During a media conference in Saskatoon, Premier Scott Moe said he h...
Jan 04, 2021
Regina, Saskatoon police prepared for usual New Year’s Eve
A quiet New Year’s Eve at home doesn’t mean much to police in Regina and Saskatoon. Both police services are planning for the usual shenanigans that tend to accompany the day, even with pr...
Dec 31, 2020
‘After a week, we thought, ‘Gosh, she’s gonna make it’ ’: 106-year-old woman beats COVID-19
In her lifetime, Prince Albert's Rubena Wenzel has lived through world wars and now survived two pandemics, the Spanish flu in 1918 and COVID-19 in 2020. Roughly 2 1/2 weeks after her initial positive...
Dec 31, 2020
Lloydminster nurses share world junior 50/50 jackpot
After a long stressful year on the frontlines battling COVID-19, a group of nurses in Lloydminster is ending 2020 on a high note. The eight women from the maternity unit are sharing $241,850 after win...
Dec 31, 2020
Saskatoon company fined $70K after workplace fatality
A Saskatoon company has been fined $70,000 in connection with a fatal workplace incident in October of 2019. Sommer Green Forages pleaded guilty in Outlook Provincial Court on Dec. 17 to a violation u...
Dec 30, 2020
Isolation requirement extended past New Year’s for employees at Sask. penitentiary
By Nigel Maxwell A public health order requiring all employees at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary to isolate when at home, and not interact with other members of the household, has been extended to Jan....
Dec 30, 2020
Residents of St. Louis care home overwhelmed with Christmas greetings from around the world
By Teena Monteleone Pauline Doucet knew her residents needed a pick-me-up. Most of the 14 seniors in her long-term care home in St. Louis haven't seen their families in months because of the COVID-19 ...
Dec 30, 2020
‘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
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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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