Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Faculty group calls for review of Sask. Polytechnic layoffs
The Saskatchewan Polytechnic faculty association wants the college's board to re-examine last week's decision to cut athletics and recreation programs. Seven employees lost their jobs as a result of t...
Jun 06, 2018 Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Kelsey Campus at 1130 Idylwyld Drive North in Saskatoon. (infoaboutcompanies.ca)
La Loche mayor calls school shooter's appeal 'disappointing'
The La Loche school shooter is appealing the sentencing decision in his case. Now 20 years old, the shooter was a few weeks away from turning 18 when he killed four people and wounded seven others in ...
Jun 06, 2018 A man who pleaded guilty to killing four people and wounding seven others during a 2016 shooting spree is led into court in La Loche, Sask. on Feb. 23, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Proposed pot swag ban makes it harder to compete with illicit pot: producers
By Armina Ligaya, The Canadian Press TORONTO - A proposed ban on the use of cannabis brand elements on T-shirts and other swag would make it more difficult to stamp out the black market after legaliza...
Jun 05, 2018
Call about suspicious activity leads to arrest of wanted man
A man is facing several charges after police got a call about suspicious people checking out cars. According to Saskatoon police, members of the bike unit were sent to the area of 4th Avenue North and...
Jun 05, 2018
Small plane makes emergency landing on Sask. highway
RCMP say a small plane had to make an emergency landing on a highway north of Shellbrook Sunday. According to police, the plane - a Piper Cherokee 6 - initially landed safely on Highway 240, be...
Jun 05, 2018
La Loche mayor calls school shooter's appeal 'disappointing'
The La Loche school shooter is appealing the sentencing decision in his case. Now 20 years old, the shooter was a few weeks away from turning 18 when he killed four people and wounded seven others in ...
Jun 05, 2018 A man who pleaded guilty to killing four people and wounding seven others during a 2016 shooting spree is led into court in La Loche, Sask. on Feb. 23, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
5 arrested, $400K seized in major Saskatoon drug bust
Five people have been arrested following a significant drug bust by Saskatoon police. An investigation by the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Enforcement Street Team (SIDEST) into fentanyl trafficking began...
Jun 04, 2018
Hospital purse-snatching suspect caught
Saskatoon police have arrested a woman wanted in connection to a string of purse-snatchings in the area around St. Paul's Hospital. An arrest warrant went out Friday for Brittany Ben, 27. Police said ...
Jun 04, 2018 Brittany Ben, 27, is suspected of stealing purses from several women in the area around St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Police Service)
'We are not alone': Riders show support in Humboldt
Humboldt was a sea of green Sunday as hundreds of people enjoyed a special visit from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Riders held a practice, followed by autograph signings and a community barbeque,...
Jun 03, 2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Zac Stacy signs a fan's jersey during a meet-and-greet in Humboldt on June 3, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death on rural property
A 27-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 59-year-old Gordon Ernest Tucker. North Battleford RCMP announced the charges against Joshua Roy Tucker Sunday, which happe...
Jun 03, 2018
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