Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Wanuskewin offering a full day of events for National Indigenous Peoples Day
Saturday is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and Wanuskewin Heritage Park is offering admission by donation and a full day of cultural programming. The family-friendly day will include music, art, edu...
Jun 20, 2025 “Wanuskewin is an exceptional testimony to the evolving cultures of Northern Plains Indigenous peoples,” Jenaya Chutskoff, the heritage park’s co-executive director, said in a statement. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Topsoil moisture declines in Sask. despite welcome rainfall: Crop report
Saskatchewan farmers are still struggling with dry conditions despite some welcome rainfall over the past week. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, which...
Jun 19, 2025 “Even with the rainfall over the past week, topsoil moisture conditions continue to decline provincially,” the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture noted in its weekly crop report. (Gerald Bauman/650 CKOM)
Traffic Bridge will be closed Friday morning for reconciliation walk
Saskatoon commuters will have to navigate their way around two bridge closures on Friday morning. In addition to the Broadway Bridge, which is currently closed for construction, the Traffic Bridge con...
Jun 19, 2025 The Traffic Bridge will be closed from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Friday for the Rock Your Roots: Walk for Reconciliation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sarah Mills: Tom Cruise should get an Oscar for his support of movies
Sarah Mills says Tom Cruise should get some recognition for the work he's done to promote movies. She says Cruise should get an honourary Academy Award for supporting big-screen entertainment. The Mil...
Jun 19, 2025
Murray Wood: Why Canada's senate should be abolished
After a Saskatchewan senator thanked a Trudeau-appointed senator for crossing the floor, Murray Wood wonders what purpose the senate actually serves, although there is one thing that could bring him a...
Jun 19, 2025
Saskatoon police officers responded to two calls involving machetes on Tuesday
Police in Saskatoon responded to two calls separate involving machetes on Tuesday. In the first incident, officers were called to Avenue V South at around 9:30 a.m. after getting a report that two men...
Jun 18, 2025 Police in Saskatoon responded to a pair of calls involving machetes on Tuesday, leading to three arrests. (Konstantin1985 / Depositphotos.com)
'We aren't going to stop': Police release video in search for Harvey Zoerb's killers
Police in Saskatoon say they're confident that the suspects in the killing of Harvey Zoerb appear in a collection of surveillance footage. The video was shared to social media this month, close to the...
Jun 18, 2025 "I’m quite confident to say that we probably have the suspect in this video footage," said sergeant Matt Ingrouille, with the Saskatoon Police Service’s major crime section. (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
Sarah Mills: Is the west rethinking its relationship with Quebec?
Sarah Mills says U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on Canada may be reshaping the attitudes of the west towards the rest of the nation, particularly Quebec. But what does that mean for our nationa...
Jun 18, 2025
Murray Wood: Mark Carney handled himself well at Alberta G7 summit
Murray Wood says the G7 summit in Alberta showed that Prime Minister Mark Carney is able to comport himself well on the world stage. Wood says Canada is a middle power that can punch above its weight ...
Jun 18, 2025
Game 6 heartbreak: Four goals from Reinhart seals Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup win over Edmonton Oilers, again
For the second consecutive year, the Florida Panthers have ripped the hearts out of the Edmonton Oilers and remain Stanley Cup champions. After winning in a classic seven-game series last year, the Pa...
Jun 17, 2025 Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) celebrates his goal during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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