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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Routine wellness check ends with injuries and charges
Saskatoon police have charged a 25-year-old man after a wellness check in the Lakewood area went awry. Officers responded to the 200 block of Herold Terrace at 9:05 p.m. Friday and found a man they de...
Sep 14, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Recent run of rainy days dumped 51mm on Regina: Climatologist
After a long, grey four-day period of clouds and soggy grounds, the sun is back out and drying up a wet Regina. The rain started falling on Monday and it didn’t let up until Thursday evening, as...
Sep 13, 2019
Police hoping to make in-house psychologist a permanent position
For the past year, the Saskatoon City Police have had an in-house psychologist for members who need help after being in traumatic situations on the job. Dr. Lindsay Robertson has been on a one-year co...
Sep 13, 2019
One man hurt, one on the run in Pleasant Hill stabbing
Saskatoon police are asking for help to track down a stabbing suspect. Around 12:15 a.m. Friday officers received a call about a fight between two men on the 1600 block of 20th Street West. During the...
Sep 13, 2019
Round dance to temporarily block Trans-Canada at Sask.-Man. border
Drivers heading eastbound on the Trans-Canada Highway on Friday evening should expect delays at the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. According to he RCMP, the Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO), which r...
Sep 13, 2019
Prairie Records named top cannabis retailer in Canada
A chain of pot shops, that primarily operates in Saskatoon, has been named the Canadian cannabis retailer of the year. Prairie Records, a branch of Westleaf Incorporated, won the award at the GrowUp C...
Sep 13, 2019 Prairie Records celebrated 4-20 by opening two new locations on April 20, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Analysis: Biden looks like a front-runner, until he doesn’t
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden is the Democratic front-runner. And there were moments in Thursday night's debate when he looked the part. Standing between a pair of liberal senators offering radical chan...
Sep 13, 2019
Sask. Entertainment Expo promises plenty of pop culture
Pop culture will be taking over Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on the weekend. The Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo will run Saturday and Sunday. Craig Silliphant is the Creative Director at Rawlco and ...
Sep 13, 2019 Billy Dee Williams is attending Sask Expo 2019 after cancelling in 2018.
(Gage Skidmore)
Saskatoon police seek serial mailbox thieves
Saskatoon Police are looking for two women linked to a number of break and enters across the city. Janelle Umpherville, 29, and Courtney Delf, 30, are wanted on warrants for break-ins, theft and breac...
Sep 13, 2019 Police say Courtney Delf and Janelle Umpherville are wanted for numerous property crimes in the city.
MADD virtual reality RV teaches elementary students about impaired driving
MADD Canada is taking its latest impaired driving initiative on the road. SmartWheels, an RV equipped with virtual reality technology that creates drunk and high driving simulations, first launched in...
Sep 12, 2019
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Sarah Mills: There is some AI and robotic technology we all should be embracing
While many people have concerns about the future of technology, Sarah Mills says robots that can fold the laundry and do...
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