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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Radio marathon to fight breast cancer back for 20th year
Once again Saskatoon radio personalities Shauna Foster and Rob Suski are helping in the fight to find a cure for breast cancer. The C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research has raised over 4.6 mi...
Oct 25, 2019 Radio hosts Rob Suski and Shauna Foster at The Centre Mall for the C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research
Mixed bag of weather brings wind, cold to Sask.
Temperatures are expected to shoot up into the teens Friday across Saskatchewan, but don't get used to it. A cold front on the way from Alberta will spread blustery conditions throughout the province ...
Oct 25, 2019
Sid Buckwold Bridge opens for the winter
The Bridge City is ready to return to normal. The Sid Buckwold Bridge is set to open to traffic on Friday following more than six months of construction on the major thoroughfare in Saskatoon. The bri...
Oct 25, 2019 (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
The Manny Show gets a sequel: Riders again turn to veteran receiver
The Manny Show is getting renewed for at least one more episode in 2019. Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback Emmanuel Arceneaux will once again be added to the starting lineup as the CFL team takes on t...
Oct 24, 2019
B.C. introduces law to implement United Nations declaration on Indigenous rights
VICTORIA - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, mandating the government t...
Oct 24, 2019
NHL converges on Regina for Heritage Classic
The NHL is making itself right at home in Regina, even though the Queen City doesn’t have a team in the league. "We’re so happy to be here," Steve Mayer, the NHL’s chief content offi...
Oct 24, 2019
Fire burns on 33rd Street and 3rd Avenue
The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to a blaze in the City Park neighbourhood during the rush hour commute Thursday. Crews were called to the fire at Backside Board Shop Ltd. at 4:42 p.m Friday. ...
Oct 24, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to Backside Board Shop to battle a blaze on Oct. 24, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
One win and one loss in Manitoba personalized licence plate fights
WINNIPEG - An Indigenous man in Manitoba has had his NDN CAR personalized licence plate returned, but an avid "Star Trek" fan learned resistance is futile in his court fight to get his Borg-themed pla...
Oct 24, 2019
SGI shines spotlight on school zone speeders
Some drivers in Saskatchewan learned their lesson the hard way when it came to school zone speed limits. According to SGI, police officers around the province handed out 1,424 tickets for speeding in ...
Oct 24, 2019
U of S engineering grads invention could be a winter game-changer
The days of seeing Saskatoon streets covered in snake-like cords in the winter could be coming to an end thanks to a local engineer. It has been a long, seven-year journey, but soon William Topping wi...
Oct 24, 2019
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