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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Sask. organization 'saves' veterans with PTSD: founder
For some veterans and active service members, remembering is a daily struggle. Not because of what's forgotten - but what will never leave. It was on Remembrance Day six years ago that Canadian entert...
Nov 08, 2017 Military veterans and first responders from Canada and the U.S. will gather in Lloydminister for the Wounded Warriors Weekend July 27-31, 2017. (woundedwarriors.ca)
Repairs on schedule following rash of water main breaks
City crews continued working Wednesday morning to repair a series of water breaks that happened following Saskatoon's first blast of cold temperatures heading into this winter. Nine water mains broke ...
Nov 08, 2017 Crews work to repair a water main break on 25th Street near 4th Avenue on Nov. 7, 2017. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Explosions erupt in Kindersley warehouse blaze
Black smoke, red flames and bright explosions could be seen in Kindersley's industrial area after a warehouse fire Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters responded around 4 p.m. to the blaze, which consumed ...
Nov 07, 2017 Black smoke billows out of an industrial warehouse in Kindersley, Sask. on Nov. 7, 2017. (Moises Canales/West Central Online)
Documentary breaks silence on WWII Cree code talkers
Alexandra Lazarowich heard the stories passed through generations of her family - the tales of Indigenous code talkers who helped win the Second World War by communicating in their ancestral languages...
Nov 07, 2017 Charles 'Checker' Tomkins was one of many Indigenous code talkers who helped the Allies during the Second World War. (Alexandra Lazarowich/Submitted)
Saskatoon police mourn shooting death of B.C. officer
Police officers across Canada are remembering one of their own who was shot and killed in British Columbia Monday. Cst. John Davidson with Abbotsford Police Department died in an exchange of gunfire w...
Nov 07, 2017 Cst. John Davidson with Abbotsford Police Department died after a suspect opened fire in a local parking lot on Nov. 6, 2017. (Abbotsford Police Department/Facebook)
Former Winnipeg sports anchor charged in Saskatoon robbery
A former Winnipeg television news director is facing new charges in relation to a summer bank robbery in Saskatoon. Stephen Vogelsang, 53, is alleged to have robbed the TD Canada Trust branch on 8th S...
Nov 07, 2017 Surveillance footage shows a man police believe to be Stephen Vogelsang, 53, robbing a TD Canada Trust branch on 8th Street on July 31, 2017. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Sask. students reminded to dress warm for wind chill
Is it even winter without wind chill? Saskatoon received its first taste of frosty wind Tuesday morning, when Environment Canada issued wind chill factors up to 10 degrees Celsius cooler than the curr...
Nov 07, 2017 Environment Canada is warning about poor visibility as an Alberta clipper systems moves into Saskatchewan Sunday evening.
City of Saskatoon responds to multiple water main breaks
The arrival of colder temperatures led to multiple water main breaks overnight Monday and into early Tuesday morning in Saskatoon. Russ Munro, the City of Saskatoon director of water and waste treatme...
Nov 07, 2017 Crews work to repair a water main break on 25th Street near 4th Avenue on Nov. 7, 2017. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Strongfield fundraises to rebuild blown-down curling rink
A central Saskatchewan community is looking for the province's help to rebuild their curling rink. The 58-year-old landmark in Strongfield, south of Saskatoon, was destroyed in July after a powerful w...
Nov 06, 2017 What's left of the curling rink in Strongfield, Sask., after it was destroyed by a wind storm on July 20, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Need your snow shovelled? There's an app for that
People in Saskatoon now have a fast way to remove snow without doing any heavy lifting. MowSnowPro is a new app being introduced to the Bridge City. It connects people willing to remove snow with peop...
Nov 06, 2017 A Saskatoon resident clears snow from his walkway during a later winter snow storm (Chris Carr 650/CKOM)
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