Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
Murray Wood says he saw plenty of empty seats at Mosaic Stadium during the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home opener against...
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Murray Wood: Is this the end of the Snowbirds, or just this era?
The federal government is promising Canada's famous aerobatic team will return, and don't governments always keep their promises? Murray Wood is feeling skeptical. Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightf...
May 20, 2026
Former Moose Jaw mayor 'heartbroken,' upset over Snowbirds grounding
While the grounding of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds has come with the promise of upgrades and investments, many are reacting to the decision with sadness and frustration. Roger Blager, a private pilo...
May 19, 2026 The current Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor jets in Moose Jaw on May 19, 2026. (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM)
Mark Friesen, COVID-19 protester and political fighter, has died
People's Party of Canada candidate and COVID-19 pandemic protester Mark Friesen has died. His wife Jannecke Nielsen Friesen said in an ongoing fundraiser on Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo ...
May 19, 2026 People’s Party of Canada candidate and COVID-19 pandemic protester Mark Friesen died in hospital on May 15 after contracting pneumonia. He had been previously diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia and ALS. (orphicmemoryobit.today)
Saskatoon police investigate weekend shootings at two homes
Saskatoon police are investigating two houses that were shot at in separate incidents over the weekend. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on May 19 they did not believe the inciden...
May 19, 2026 Saskatoon Police Service vehicles sit outside a home on Melrose Avenue on May 16, 2026. (Mitch Goertzen/Submitted)
Saskatoon police briefs: Family bear sprayed in home, taxi driver shot with BB gun over long weekend
A long weekend has resulted in a long list of incidents being shared by Saskatoon police. Police say a family of seven was allegedly attacked by a person with bear spray early on Tuesday morning. Acco...
May 19, 2026 Saskatoon police responded to a litany of incidents over the 2026 Victoria Day long weekend. (650 CKOM file photo)
Judges dismiss appeal from Michael Gordon Jackson in Sask. vaccine abduction case
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed an appeal by Michael Gordon Jackson, a Regina man convicted of abducting his then-seven-year-old daughter in an effort to prevent her from be...
May 19, 2026 Michael Gordon Jackson appealed his 2022 conviction and the sentence he received of a year in custody – time he had already served prior to his conviction – plus two years of probation. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Naked man arrested after allegedly entering Saskatoon home
A 36-year-old Saskatoon man was wearing handcuffs - and nothing else - when he was arrested on Sunday. According to police, officers were called to a home on Main Street at around 1:30 a.m. after gett...
May 19, 2026 Police said the man was arrested, but was later released “into medical care.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Federal defence minister says Snowbirds will be grounded as aging aircraft replaced
Canada's defence minister said 2026 will mark the final season for the Snowbirds before the air demonstration team's aging aircraft are replaced. David McGuinty made the announcement during a visit to...
May 19, 2026 The Canadian Forces Snowbirds taxi before rehearsing at the Aero Gatineau Ottawa airshow in Gatineau, Que., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Murray Wood: Maybe we're amazed
Some think Paul McCartney's voice sounded old and broken on Saturday Night Live. But Murray Wood says others found it beautiful that at 83, he continues to find and bring joy with his music. Murray Wo...
May 19, 2026
Sarah Mills: FIFA doesn't need empty seats during this World Cup
Sarah Mills says overpriced tickets means empty stadiums, so expect last-minute World Cup ticket sales with cheap offerings, angering fans who previously paid too much for their seats. The Mills Minut...
May 19, 2026
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