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 ...
Author Archives: CKOM News
Canada's Natalie Achonwa earns WNBA's Dawn Staley Community Leadership award
NEW YORK - Legendary Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw says one of the first words that comes to mind about Canada's Natalie Achonwa is leader. The Fighting Irish grad and fo...
Jul 24, 2020
Murray Doell campground reopens after devastating 2019 storm
Murray Doell campground in Meadow Lake Provincial Park is open once again after a storm caused significant damage in June, 2019. "Murray Doell campground has been a special place for many families ove...
Jul 24, 2020 Murray Doell campground in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (Courtesy of Parks, Culture and Sport Saskatchewan)
Canadian Jesse (The Body Snatcher) Ronson looks forward to UFC return
Six years after his last UFC fight, Canadian Jesse (The Body Snatcher) Ronson is back. The 34-year-old from London, Ont., moves up a weight class to take on Danish welterweight Nicolas (Lokomotivo) Da...
Jul 24, 2020
Blue Jays to play most home games in Buffalo during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Rebuffed by government authorities on both sides of the border and with home dates fast approaching, the Toronto Blue Jays finally locked down a ballpark to call their own on Friday. Sa...
Jul 24, 2020
Health experts tell Ottawa to hurry domestic vaccine funding amid China delays
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being pressed to approve funding for a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine to lessen the risk Canadians will have to line up and wait on a foreign-made pandemic cure. Fo...
Jul 24, 2020
Annual Montreal F1 race cancelled for 2020 because of COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Promoter Francois Dumontier said the Grand Prix had been tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 9-11 at Cir...
Jul 24, 2020
Environment Canada issues heat warnings for parts of Saskatchewan
For the third straight day, Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for areas of Saskatchewan. Early Friday, alerts were issued for areas in the southeast around Carlyle, Oxbow, Carnduff, Bienfait...
Jul 24, 2020
Saskatoon Ex announces 'Taste of the Ex' drive thru for popular treats
The Saskatoon Ex won't be holding their typical Midway fair this summer due to COVID-19, but organizers are finding a way to get the Spudnuts to the people. The Ex announced their first-ever "Taste of...
Jul 24, 2020
Local photographers see huge amount of business shift to 2021
Courtney Liske has seen COVID-19 take away a significant amount of business this year. The owner and lead photographer for Courtney Liske Photography, Liske said the majority of events she and her hus...
Jul 24, 2020
SHA advisory warns of possible COVID-19 exposures at more Swift Current businesses
The Saskatchewan Health Authority issued an advisory late Thursday about possible exposure to COVID-19 at four Swift Current businesses on July 14. According to the authority, a person who subsequentl...
Jul 24, 2020
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
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...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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 ...
