Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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Bear spray discharged after altercation on Saskatoon Transit bus: Police
Police are investigating after a group of people allegedly fired bear spray after an incident on a Saskatoon Transit bus on Wednesday evening. According to police, officers were called to the stationa...
Apr 09, 2026 According to police, officers were called to the stationary bus on Preston Avenue South at around 6:15 p.m. after getting a report about an incident involving bear spray. (650 CKOM file photo)
Former Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield dead at 82
Vaughn Solomon Schofield, who represented Saskatchewan as the province's 21st lieutenant governor from 2012 to 2018, passed away this week at the age of 82. According to the Government of Saskatchewan...
Apr 09, 2026 Premier Scott Moe and Vaughn Solomon Schofield unveiling her official portrait at the Legislative Building in Regina on July 6, 2022. Solomon Schofield, who served as the province’s lieutenant-governor from 2012 to 2018, died on April 8, 2026 after an illness. (Government of Saskatchewan/X)
Construction of 60-bed homeless shelter on 31st Street in Saskatoon to begin this summer
Construction on a new emergency homeless shelter on 31st Street in Saskatoon is slated to begin this summer. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services, design work is already underway ...
Apr 09, 2026 Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block said the number of homeless people in the city is on the rise, and the new shelter will help address “that growing need.” (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Power line construction firm ordered to pay $70,000 after 2023 worker injury
A power line construction company has been ordered to pay $70,000 after pleading guilty to a violation of Saskatchewan's occupational health and safety regulations. According to the Ministry of Labour...
Apr 09, 2026 The charges relate to an incident near Canora in 2023, when an employee was seriously injured while working on a power pole. (650 CKOM file photo)
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 says it's sad that Canada is not a country that remembers history very well. Mur...
Apr 09, 2026
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 when criticizing the former Air Canada CEO's English address. The Mills Minute is a...
Apr 09, 2026
Kindersley drug bust leads to four parking lot arrests: RCMP
A traffic stop led Kindersley RCMP officers to a significant drug seizure and the arrests of four people in a business parking lot in the town. Officers seized fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin dur...
Apr 08, 2026 Several drugs were seized by Kindersley RCMP in a traffic stop over the long weekend, which led to arrests at the scene of four individuals, three of whom are facing charges. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatoon police briefs: Officers investigate, lay charges in multiple violent incidents
Saskatoon police have been investigating several violent crimes over the past week and have laid a number of charges in incidents from earlier this year. Officers responded to a report of "an unknown ...
Apr 08, 2026 Saskatoon police are investigating and have laid charges in a number of violent incidents so far this year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police respond to four bear spray incidents over long weekend
Saskatoon police officers responded to several incidents involving bear spray over the long weekend. Around 11:10 a.m. on April 2, police responded to a report of a man bear sprayed on a city bus in t...
Apr 08, 2026 Saskatoon police responded to four different incidents involving bear spray between April 2 and 3, 2026. (650 CKOM file photo)
Moe polling ahead of Beck despite affordability woes in Saskatchewan: Angus Reid poll
A new poll suggests Saskatchewan residents still prefer Premier Scott Moe over Opposition Leader Carla Beck, despite the significant economic strain many people in the province are feeling. According ...
Apr 08, 2026 According to data released on Wednesday, 52 per cent either strongly or moderately approved of Premier Scott Moe, while Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck had the approval of 32 per cent. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM, 980 CJME file photo)
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