Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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Sarah Mills: There is a lesson in the adage that life is too short
Sarah Mills says a documentary about the multitalented Martin Short, who has endured enough loss in his life to dampen that good humour, is teaching us that there is joy to be found, even in sadness. ...
May 12, 2026
Lane restrictions lifted on Circle Drive after semi strikes power poles
All the lanes on Circle Drive are open again after a semi collided with power poles along the busy route near Millar Avenue. According to the City of Saskatoon, the single-vehicle collision on Monday ...
May 12, 2026 Police said the lane restrictions were lifted at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. (Submitted)
Sask. government, company release new details about fatal bear attack
The Government of Saskatchewan is sharing more details in the northern Saskatchewan bear attack that led to the death of a 27-year-old man over the weekend, only the fourth such fatal attack in Saskat...
May 11, 2026 The Government of Saskatchewan says the province Saskatchewan has a healthy bear population and it is not unusual to see bears on the move, especially young ones. (Government of Saskatchewan/website)
Saskatoon police briefs: Two injured in stabbings on Sunday
Two people were injured in separate stabbing incidents on Sunday evening in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to a home on Kingsmere Boulevard at around 10 p.m., where they found a ...
May 11, 2026 Police said a 37-year-old victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a stabbing on Kingsmere Boulevard on Sunday evening. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
No injuries after garage fire spreads to house in Regina's North Central neighbourhood
Firefighters in Regina said nobody was injured after a garage fire spread to a house in the city's North Central neighbourhood early on Monday morning. According to the fire department, the blaze in t...
May 11, 2026 (980 CJME file photo)
Work begins on expansion of ICU at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital
Work to expand the adult intensive-care unit at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon will get underway this week. The project, which comes with a $17 million price tag, will expand the number of bed...
May 11, 2026 Andrew Will, CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan’s health minister, Jennifer Molloy, the Royal University Hospital Foundation’s CEO, and Dr. Mark Fenton, the health authority’s deputy chief medical officer for integrated Saskatoon health, at an event marking the start of an expansion at the hospital’s ICU on May 11, 2026. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: Fiction and parody frequently transform into truth
Murray Wood says a plan to ban smoking in the UK reminds him of an old parody piece in National Lampoon. He says truth is stranger than fiction, but it's odd how often fiction becomes truth. Murray Wo...
May 11, 2026
Sarah Mills: First interviews bring a wave of nostalgia for summer jobs
From paper routes to lifeguarding at the local pool, Sarah Mills says there are plenty of summer jobs that we have all done that have us pining for a time long gone. The Mills Minute is a daily commen...
May 11, 2026
VIDEO: Cameco halts production at Key Lake mill as bridge collapse impedes supply route
Uranium mining giant Cameco says it has halted production at its Key Lake mill and slowed activity at its McArthur River mine after a bridge collapse on Highway 165 impeded an essential supply route. ...
May 11, 2026 A worker drives a forklift at Cameco’s uranium milling operation in Key Lake, Saskatchewan. Cameco says production at the mill has been paused after flooding caused the collapse of a bridge along the site's primary supply route. (Cameco/Submitted)
Saskatoon cops seize nearly five kilos of cocaine after raiding home in Willowgrove
Police in Saskatoon seized nearly five kilograms of cocaine last week after raiding a home in the city's Willowgrove neighbourhood. According to police, officers conducting a drug investigation arrest...
May 11, 2026 During the search, police said the officers found 4,824 grams of cocaine, $14,235 in cash, 235 counterfeit $100 bills, six cell phones, a vacuum sealer, digital scales and drug trafficking paraphernalia. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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