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 ...
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Environment Canada predicts first snowfall of the season in southern Sask.
The southern and eastern regions of Saskatchewan should prepare for the first snowfall of the season this weekend, according to Environment Canada. Environment Canada issued a special weather statemen...
Oct 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Protests clash at Culture Days event in Saskatoon
A clash between two protests has some people talking in Saskatoon this week, but the Nutrien Wonderhub, where the protests happened, wants to keep the focus on the success of the event in question. On...
Oct 21, 2022 A giant, hanging climbing area for children at Nutrien's Wonderhub. (Dominick Lucyk/650 CKOM)
SIGA's online gaming and betting site to launch Nov. 3
Saskatchewan's first and only online gaming and sports betting site is set to launch Nov. 3. The website, PlayNow.com, is a project of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), through an agree...
Oct 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Grey Cup ticket resales ticking up, but local businesses still eager to see fans
With less than one month to go until the Grey Cup, fans’ hopes of the Saskatchewan Roughriders playing in the CFL final at their own stadium are drying up. As of Friday morning, the soldout Grey...
Oct 21, 2022
Nearly 200 drivers ticketed for speeding in school zones in September
Nearly 200 Saskatchewan drivers were ticketed for speeding in school zones during the month of September, according to SGI. School zone tickets are extra costly, SGI noted, with drivers exceeding the ...
Oct 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Sask. gov't says recruitment plan has generated nearly 400 applications
The Saskatchewan government says its plan to recruit health-care professionals is having success. In early September, the government announced it was seeking to add 1,000 workers to the health-care sy...
Oct 21, 2022
Saskatchewan sending firefighters to P.E.I. to help with cleanup after Fiona
Saskatchewan is sending firefighters to Prince Edward Island to help with cleanup efforts after tropical storm Fiona pounded the maritime province in late September. Fifteen wildland firefighters and ...
Oct 21, 2022 Fiona (Google Earth)
C95 radio marathon raises $396,555 for breast cancer research
The C95 radio marathon for breast cancer was a huge success again in 2022. After broadcasting non-stop from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., the 2022 marathon raised a total of $396,555 for breast cancer research...
Oct 20, 2022 Rob and Shauna with C95, sister station to 650 CKOM, show off the grand total after the 2022 radio marathon for breast cancer. (Submitted)
Riders’ Maas offers his take on Fajardo benching
Over the bye week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were searching for answers as their season reached a tipping point. Ultimately, a decision was reached that a change would be coming at the quarterback ...
Oct 20, 2022
Patron gets one-year sentence for promoting hate in online video
The founder and former leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party has been sentenced to one year behind bars for wilfully promoting hate towards an identifiable group. Travis Patron was sentenced during...
Oct 20, 2022
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