Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Author Archives: CKOM News
A Connor collectible: Bedard bobbleheads coming to Brandt Centre
Regina Pats fans will get a chance to see Connor Bedard at the Brandt Centre this weekend — or at least a miniature version of him. The WHL team announced Thursday that it’s holding Connor...
Nov 09, 2023
Sask. introducing new system to inform moviegoers about film content
Saskatchewan is introducing a new system to inform moviegoers about the content of films. According to the provincial government, the proposed Film Content Information Act would modernize film classif...
Nov 09, 2023 Cineplex Theatre in downtown Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650CKOM)
Saskatoon ready to mark Remembrance Day on Saturday
Saskatoon is getting ready to mark Remembrance Day on Saturday. The 92nd Saskatoon Remembrance Day Service is set for Saturday at SaskTel Centre, with doors opening at 9 a.m. and the program set to be...
Nov 09, 2023 Members of the new guard march in SaskTel Centre on Nov. 11, 2022 during the Remembrance Day ceremony. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Crop insurance expected to pay $1.85 billion to Sask. producers
Payments to producers through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation are expected to reach almost $2 billion this year. According to the provincial government, payments under a suite of business ...
Nov 09, 2023 It's been a tough year for many Saskatchewan producers. (650 CKOM file photo)
Evan Bray is the new voice of Saskatchewan, succeeds John Gormley
It's the answer to the question Saskatchewan has been asking for the last 24 hours: "Who will be the new host on News Talk Radio?" Evan Bray is the new voice of Saskatchewan, and The Evan Bray Show st...
Nov 09, 2023
Shania Twain concert crew injured in Sask. highway crash
A tour bus that crashed on the Trans-Canada Highway near Wolseley on Wednesday morning was carrying members of Shania Twain's concert crew. According to The Canadian Press, Twain's management company,...
Nov 08, 2023 Shania Twain is set to perform in Saskatoon on Thursday night. (Shania Twain/Twitter)
Teen girl found lying in street after 'serious assault:' Police
A 16-year-old girl was found lying in the street after what Saskatoon police are calling a "serious assault." According to police, officers were called to Avenue U South at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday a...
Nov 08, 2023 A teen girl is in stable condition after what police are calling a serious assault Wednesday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Métis veterans honoured on Indigenous Veterans Day
On Wednesday, Mtis veterans from across the province were honoured at a special service in Batoche for Indigenous Veterans Day. Mervin Bouvier, the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan's minister of veterans, sai...
Nov 08, 2023 "Last Post" is played during a special service in Batoche for Indigenous Veterans Day. (Screenshot)
Sask. passes legislation to raise smoking and vaping age to 19
The Government of Saskatchewan followed through on a throne speech promise Wednesday, introducing and passing legislation that will raise the age for smoking and vaping across the province. The amendm...
Nov 08, 2023 The province plans to raise the legal age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 19 to match the legal age for alcohol and cannabis consumption. (CP file photo)
Two dead after truck and van collide on Highway 4 on Tuesday
Two people are dead after a truck and a van collided on Highway 4 near Lac Pelletier on Tuesday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Swift Current detachment were called to the scene shortly afte...
Nov 08, 2023 Two people are dead after a truck and van collided on Highway 4 on Tuesday. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
