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. touts significant growth in agri-food exports to India
Saskatchewan's agri-food exports to India grew by more than 71 per cent in 2023. That's according to Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry said the province's agri-food exports to India...
Mar 06, 2024 Saskatchewan’s agri-food exports increased by 26 per cent in 2023 over the previous year, the Ministry of Agriculture noted. (650 CKOM file photo)
Crash on Highway 11 near Bladworth leaves traffic backed up
A crash involving at least on semi left traffic backed up on Highway 11 Wednesday morning. According to the Highway Hotline, the crash happened around 6:30 a.m. close to the community of Bladworth. Mo...
Mar 06, 2024 Photos from the crash scene showed a semi on its side. (Submitted/Sandee Reed)
Regina woman killed in rollover on Highway 11 near Hanley
A 32-year-old woman from Regina is dead after a single-vehicle crash near Hanley on Friday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Saskatoon detachment responded at about noon to a call about a roll...
Mar 05, 2024 The woman's family has been notified of her death. (650 CKOM file photo)
Breast Health Centre to open in Regina, province expands screening age
Saskatchewan is taking steps to support the detection and treatment of breast cancer. That includes the opening of a new Breast Health Centre in Regina, which will perform diagnostic imaging, consulta...
Mar 05, 2024 A new Breast Health Centre is set to open in Regina during the 2024-25 fiscal year. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns, File)
Schools in Regina, Saskatoon among those without noon supervision Friday
Teachers in some school divisions will withdraw noon-hour supervision Friday as the contract dispute between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and province continues. The announcement Tuesday is t...
Mar 05, 2024 Teachers from a number of Saskatchewan school divisions will withdraw noon supervision on Friday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Deadlines to remove ice fishing shelters coming up soon
Ice fishing shelters will soon have to be removed from bodies of water around Saskatchewan. The deadline to remove shelters south of Highway 16 is set for March 15, while shelters on bodies of water n...
Mar 05, 2024 The deadlines to remove ice fishing shelters are coming up in March. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon ahead of schedule on snow clearing after major storm
After a major winter snowstorm hammered Saskatoon with snow, the city says work to clear the roads is already a full day ahead of schedule. According to the city, as much as 40 centimetres of snow fel...
Mar 05, 2024 A snowed-in cul de sac in Saskatoon’s Lakeview neighbourhood after the weekend storm. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
STF has only bargained for 30 minutes in five months, Scott Moe says
As teachers prepare to withdraw extracurricular support across Saskatchewan, the province's premier says the teachers' union only spent a half-hour at the bargaining table over the past five months. T...
Mar 05, 2024 Teachers picketed at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Monday, and more sanctions are planned for Tuesday and Wednesday as well. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Extreme cold warnings end in Saskatoon, west-central Sask.
Extreme cold followed a major winter storm into Saskatchewan. Warnings from Environment Canada were in effect Tuesday morning for Saskatoon and west-central Saskatchewan, including the areas around th...
Mar 05, 2024 The extreme cold temperatures are expected to moderate on Tuesday morning, Environment Canada said. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. digs out of winter storm that stalled travel, cancelled classes
Storm warnings around the province have ended as Saskatchewan starts digging out from a blizzard that stalled travel and kept most people indoors on Sunday. There is no confirmation about how much sno...
Mar 04, 2024 Around 13 cm of snow fell on Saskatoon on Dec. 27, 2025. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM files)
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