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 ...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
'Get used to it:' No changes coming to Rider offence
It was second and seven in the fourth quarter and the Riders were in desperate need of a touchdown. Desperate need of any sort of offence, really, but a touchdown would have brought them within five p...
Jul 29, 2018 Roughrider running back Marcus Thigpen charges the line after taking a hand off from Brandon Bridge on July 28, 2018.
Riders offence needs quick start against surging Stamps
It's a year some thought the Calgary Stampeders may falter, but so far that hasn't been the case. The top team in the CFL for the last two seasons has continued its streak in the 2018 season with a 5-...
Jul 28, 2018 Roughriders quarterback Brandon Bridge scrambles away from an Alouettes attacker on Oct. 27, 2017. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Mutated strains of HIV in Saskatchewan causing illness quicker: Study
AMSTERDAM - Mutated strains of HIV circulating in Saskatchewan are leading to faster-developing AIDS-related illnesses in the Indigenous population, new research has shown. The research from the BC Ce...
Jul 26, 2018 (Saskatchewan Ministry of Health)
Darrell Davis: Great golfing in Saskatchewan
I've played 20 of Canada's top 100 golf courses on Scoregolf's annual list. That's pretty good for a guy from Saskatchewan because our province unfairly has only one course on the list: Riverside Coun...
Jul 26, 2018
New Sask. area code: result of technology 'explosion'
Saskatchewan just got a second area code a little over five years ago, now a third one - 474 - is in the works. It's being put in place because the Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA) found the 306...
Jul 24, 2018
Despite 71 per cent rise in gun crime, crime down: RCMP
Despite a major increase in gun violence last year, overall crime in Saskatchewan's rural areas is down. According to recent 2017 numbers released by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, overal...
Jul 23, 2018 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
West Nile virus risk rising in southeast Sask.
The risk of being bitten by a mosquito with West Nile virus is getting higher in southeast Saskatchewan. Provincial mosquito program traps around Estevan showed an increase in these West Nile-carrying...
Jul 20, 2018
Alberta appeals court ruling ordering province to pay $2M over beer subsidy
EDMONTON - Alberta has served notice it will appeal a court ruling ordering the province to pay just over $2 million to two out-of-province breweries over a disputed beer subsidy. The government filed...
Jul 18, 2018
Go fish: Sask. anglers offered free weekend at Sask. lakes
Pack up your rod and reel, but you can leave your wallet at home, for Saskatchewan's annual summer free fishing weekend. Anglers won't have to buy licences July 14 or July 15 to fish in any of the pro...
Jul 13, 2018
Darrell Davis: Well-known inductees in Saskatchewan's hockey hall
Many of us missed the ceremony inducting eight more members into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame. Maybe we're spoiled because the inaugural class included such luminaries as Gordie Howe, Glenn Ha...
Jul 13, 2018
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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 ...