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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SaskTel workers hit the picket line
As of 12:01 a.m. Friday, about 5,000 employees at seven crown corporations in Saskatchewan went on strike. In Saskatoon, workers began to show up on the picket line early Friday morning. Charmaine Dup...
Oct 04, 2019 SaskTel workers on the picket line in Saskatoon Oct.4, 2019.
(Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Jamie Nye: Bombers shouldn’t be considered pretenders just yet
Let’s not count out the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Yes, they’ve lost two straight games and Chris Streveler is 2-3 as a starter. Yes, they just got smoked by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in their f...
Oct 04, 2019
Missing man's cause of death ruled self-harm
An investigation by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service has found a death at Royal University Hospital (RUH) earlier this week was a result of self-harm. Allan Landrie went missing from his home in the ...
Oct 04, 2019
Singh fields questions in Saskatoon West town hall
Downtown Saskatoon was flooded with enthusiastic New Democratic Party (NDP) supporters on Friday morning. Party leader Jagmeet Singh took questions at the Saskatoon Francophone Federation's Le Relais ...
Oct 04, 2019 Jagmeet Singh with NDP Supporters at Le Relais rental hall on October 4, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Without a deal, Saskatchewan’s Crown workers hit the picket lines
Employees represented by Unifor at seven of Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations, including SaskTel, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, are officially on strike. According to the union, negotiations between...
Oct 04, 2019
Man killed in collision near Lloydminster
A 21-year-old man was killed in a collision on highway 17 early Wednesday morning. The crash happened near Lloydminster, when a half ton truck travelling eastbound and a southbound five ton commerical...
Oct 04, 2019
New citizens excited to have their voices heard at the polls
Saskatoon welcomed its newest group of potential voters at a citizenship ceremony at TCU place on Thursday. As exciting as it is for people like Raihan Bashir to officially become a Canadian after liv...
Oct 04, 2019 Raihan Bashir poses for a photo after becoming a Canadian Citizen at TCU Place in Saskatoon. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Flu shot shipments to be on time in Saskatchewan
There aren't expected to be any delays or shortages of the influenza vaccine in Saskatchewan this year, despite uncertainty in some other provinces across Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada re...
Oct 04, 2019
Conservative candidate Warren Steinley responds to impaired driving conviction
In a statement Thursday, Warren Steinley - the Conservative Party candidate for Regina-Lewvan - confirmed that he once had been convicted of impaired driving. He since has been pardoned. "Over 20 year...
Oct 03, 2019 (Conservative Party of Canada website)
Workers, union prepare for picket lines as Crown strike looms
A strike across Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations seemed nearly inevitable Thursday, as the deadline for a deal crept closer. Jerry Dias, president of Unifor National, told media members Thursda...
Oct 03, 2019
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