Murray Wood: Liberals spending on the future, but deficit budget ignores struggling citizens
Canada's projected deficit for this year is sitting at $78.3 billion, but Murray Wood says the federal government's spen...
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Canadian charities could lose millions in donations due to postal strike
The Canada Post job action may have moved to rotating strikes, but that doesn't mean that all troubles are now over. When it comes to places like charities, the recent postal strike is having a major ...
Oct 14, 2025 Charities, like the Saskatoon Food Bank, rely heavily on mailed in donations, which is impacted by the rotating Canada Post strike. (650 CKOM file photo)
City of Saskatoon defers upgrade work on Acadia Drive water main until spring
A project to upgrade the primary water main on Acadia Drive in Saskatoon has been put off until the spring. Work was originally planned to begin last week, but in a statement issued on Tuesday, the ci...
Oct 14, 2025 The water main project has been delayed until the spring of 2026, the city announced on Tuesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man faces assault charges after axe attack in Riversdale neighbourhood: Police
Police are looking for a victim who was reportedly assaulted with an axe on Friday evening in Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood. The Saskatoon Police Service said a 37-year-old man is facing charge...
Oct 14, 2025 Saskatoon police are looking for a victim reportedly assaulted with an axe on Friday evening in the city's Riversdale neighbourhood. (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
Murray Wood: Feeling thankful for the people who make our lives better
Murray Wood says circles sometimes close in ways that seem to have some symmetry, and Thanksgiving has him feeling lots of gratitude to the people who changed his life for the better over the years. M...
Oct 14, 2025
Sarah Mills: Cancel culture may have gone too far in Vancouver
Apologizing for a Harry Potter event because you don't like the views of an author is not an approach any of us should be cheering for. Sarah Mills says the situation in Vancouver is counterproductive...
Oct 14, 2025
What's open and closed in Saskatoon on Thanksgiving Day?
Canada is marking Thanksgiving Day on Monday. In Saskatoon, the national holiday means City Hall will be closed and pay parking will not be in effect. Saskatoon Public Library branches will all be clo...
Oct 13, 2025 City Hall will be closed on Monday, but a number of services will continue without disruption. (650 CKOM file photo)
Garden Talk: Last-minute garden activities to take care of this fall
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Here are some questions and answers from the Oct. 12 show, which ...
Oct 12, 2025 Dutch Growers pumpkin maze is free and sprinkled with pumpkins at every turn, providing fun for kids and kids at heart. (Dutch Growers website)
Sask. govt celebrates September employment gains as province adds 1,700 full-time jobs
The Government of Saskatchewan is celebrating strong job numbers for September. According to data released on Friday by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan added 1,700 full-time jobs between August and Se...
Oct 11, 2025 “Saskatchewan continues to experience strong year-over-year job growth,” Jim Reiter, Saskatchewan’s minister of immigration and career training, said in a statement. (650 CKOM file photo)
U of S researchers creating 3D-printed model to better study lung diseases
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) are developing a new model that could be used to improve the study of lung diseases. Lung disea...
Oct 11, 2025 A 3D printed “scaffolding” designed to mimic the extracellular matrix in which lung cells live. (Canadian Light Source/Submitted)
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, Oct. 10
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, Oct. 10 2:35 - Claire Hanna, TSN The Green Zone wraps up their Canadian tour of NHL teams with a stop in our nation's capital. TSN's Claire Hanna gives you a look at wh...
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