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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Latest COVID update Sept. 4: 355 new cases, no new deaths
Saskatchewan reported 355 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, with the province's seven-day average at 300. The cases reported Saturday were in the Saskatoon (110), northwest (26), north-central (73), Regina...
Sep 04, 2021 Saskatoon's COVID-19 drive-through testing site. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon school boards mandating masks in high schools
All students in Saskatoon schools will be wearing masks starting Tuesday. Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools and Saskatoon Public Schools both announced Friday that masks will be mandatory indoors at ...
Sep 03, 2021 (Saskatoon Public Schools)
Canada West to require proof of vaccination from athletes, coaches
Canada West’s board of directors has unanimously voted to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for the conference’s 2021-22 season. All student-athletes, coaches, managers, medical staff,...
Sep 03, 2021
Regina man changing tire seriously injured when grain truck hits car
A Regina man changing a tire on his car suffered serious injuries Thursday when a grain truck hit the car while the man was working on it. The RCMP said the incident happened around 6 p.m., on Highway...
Sep 03, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 3 - Third-highest daily caseload reported
Saskatchewan reported its third-highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases Friday. The total of 418 new cases is behind only the 441 new cases reported on Nov. 21 and the 419 announced on Dec. 6. As we...
Sep 03, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Alberta brings back COVID public health measures
Alberta is reinstating a number of measures in hopes of stemming the tide of COVID-19 in the province. During a media conference Friday, the provincial government announced it was putting a provincewi...
Sep 03, 2021
Sask. makes smoke, CO alarms mandatory in all residential buildings
Every residential building in Saskatchewan must have working carbon monoxide and smoke alarms by July 1 of next year. The provincial government has amended The Uniform Building and Accessibility Stand...
Sep 03, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Woman charged after car hits 200 km/h during chase on Trans-Canada
An RCMP cruiser had to force a car off the Trans-Canada Highway near Swift Current on Wednesday, ending a wild ride that saw the car reach speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour. In a media relea...
Sep 03, 2021
Get ready to have a blast: Nutrien Fireworks Festival returns to Saskatoon riverbank
A popular tradition in Saskatoon to kick off the Labour Day weekend is resuming with a bang this year. The Nutrien Fireworks Festival returns to the banks of the South Saskatchewan River on Friday and...
Sep 03, 2021 The Prairie Lily sails on the South Saskatchewan River during Saskatoon's annual fireworks festival. (Tourism Saskatoon)
NHL players set to return to Olympics
NHL players are headed back to the Olympics. The NHL and the NHL Players' Association announced Friday they had reached an agreement with the International Ice Hockey Federation that will allow NHLers...
Sep 03, 2021
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