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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Saskatoon mayor declares Green Day honouring Riders
Riderville North will get a chance to show its true colours Friday. Mayor Charlie Clark declared Friday as Green Day in Saskatoon in honour of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The team continues its play...
Nov 16, 2017 650 CKOM's Gerald Bauman, Brent Loucks and Wray Morrison show their Rider pride for Green Day in Saskatoon on Nov. 17, 2017. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Snowfall warnings issued for parts of Saskatchewan
Environment Canada issued special weather statements and warnings for several parts of Saskatchewan early Thursday morning. The weather agency said a low pressure system was expected to move into the ...
Nov 16, 2017 A map showing snowfall warnings (in red) and special weather statements on freezing rain (in grey) for Saskatchewan as of 5 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2017. (Environment Canada)
City, tribal council agree on terms for hydroelectric project
Saskatoon is moving closer to developing a hydroelectric power station along the South Saskatchewan River. Mayor Charlie Clark signed a memorandum of understanding with Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) ...
Nov 15, 2017 A rendering of the hydroelectric power station along the weir shows how designers imagine a pedestrian walkway along with the facility. (City of Saskatoon)
Skype upload led to Sask. child pornographer: investigator
Warning: This story contains content some readers may find disturbing. The lead investigator in one of the most depraved cases of child pornography and sexual abuse in Saskatchewan history is calling ...
Nov 15, 2017
Saskatoon nuns pray for Riders on the road to the Grey Cup
When the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday, they won't just have their fans behind them. A group of nuns in Saskatoon believe God will be on the team's side as well. Sis...
Nov 15, 2017 Sister Rosetta Reiniger shows off her picture with former Saskatchewan Roughrider John Chick in January 2016. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Former MP Rob Clarke joins Sask. Party leadership race
A former federal member of parliament is hoping to become Saskatchewan's next premier. Rob Clarke announced he is joining the race for Saskatchewan Party leadership Wednesday morning at the Remai Mode...
Nov 15, 2017 Rob Clarke announces his intention to run for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party during an event at the Remai Modern Art Gallery in Saskatoon on Nov. 15, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon man sentenced on 40 child porn charges
A Saskatoon man was handed Saskatchewan's longest-ever prison sentence for child pornography after pleading guilty to 40 charges. Philip Chicoine, 28, pleaded guilty to counts of child luring, as well...
Nov 14, 2017
'Huge loss:' Family mourns teen killed in Meadow Lake shooting
The family of a 17-year-old boy shot and killed in Meadow Lake says they're still in the dark about what happened Monday morning. Kegan McCallum died in hospital after being found with a gunshot wound...
Nov 14, 2017 Leianne Barthel (centre) holds an old photo of her son, 17-year-old Kegan McCallum, on Nov. 14, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Fatal shooting in Pleasant Hill ruled a homicide: police
Saskatoon police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man as a possible murder. On Nov. 4, officers were called around 6 a.m. to a home for a man being shot in the 200 block of Avenue V South....
Nov 14, 2017 Saskatoon police are investigating a fatal shooting on Avenue V South on Nov. 4, 2017, as a homicide. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Sask. teen found unconscious at hotel pool dies in hospital
Family and friends are mourning the death of Nolan Royer after the 17-year-old was found unconscious at a hotel pool Friday night. Emergency crews were called to the Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon Hotel ...
Nov 14, 2017 Nolan Royer, 17, was found unresponsive in the pool area of the Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon Hotel on Nov. 10. He died in hospital the following day. (Nolan Royer/Facebook)
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