Murray Wood: Comrades in cowboy hats
Murray Wood says that person demanding Alberta separate from Canada in a social media post might be a farmer of a differ...
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What to expect at some Saskatoon locations after COVID measures lift Sunday
As Saskatchewan prepares to open up, 650 CKOM spoke to several locations in Saskatoon to see if they will follow provincial mandates or continue calling for the use of masks and social distancing. Her...
Jul 09, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Nightclub manager nervously approaching weekend with COVID measures lifting
Joe Jackson is uneasy as the weekend approaches. The general manager of Pink Nightclub has been navigating a series of COVID-19 restrictions and rules for the past year and a half to keep the business...
Jul 08, 2021 Scenes like this will once again return to bars and nightclubs across the province once public health restrictions are lifted on Sunday. (Pink Lounge and Nightclub/Facebook)
Keeping up your mental health following reopening
Changes. We've experienced a lot of them within the past 482 days. However, we're days away from reopening and saying goodbye to the COVID pandemic to which we've become accustomed. But how do we move...
Jul 08, 2021 (Tourism Saskatoon/Twitter)
Provincewide fire ban to remain in effect; SPSA says 30 wildfires active in Sask.
With a steamy weekend ahead, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency isn't playing with the heat. The provincewide fire ban will continue until at least Monday, according to Saskatchewan Public Safety A...
Jul 08, 2021 Submitted by Shannon Urbaniak
'It's not going to be good:' Search for unmarked graves at Battlefords-area residential school begins
Neil Sasakamoose has heard the stories from survivors that there are people buried in residential school sites in the Battlefords area. "I'm in shock," he said. "(It's distressing) when you hear somet...
Jul 08, 2021 The Battlefords Industrial School in 1895. (Battlefords Industrial School/Facebook)
Sask. candidate Bellerose leads AFN election heading to third ballot
Saskatchewan may continue to be the home of the Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), following the departure of Perry Bellegarde. Wednesday and Thursday mark the election dates for the title,...
Jul 07, 2021 The FSIN is backing Muskowekwan Chief Reginald Bellerose in his bid for AFN National Chief. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Some Sask. businesses opting to keep masks mandatory after July 11
Even with Saskatchewan abandoning all remaining public health measures - including mandatory masking indoors - starting Sunday, some businesses across the province could be asking customers to keep ma...
Jul 06, 2021 (Amy Dormuth/Twitter)
Hidden Crisis: Recovering addict shares story of pain and triumph
This is Paula Ryan. Ryan is a 46-year-old recovering addict. She shared the story with 650 CKOM of her full-blown addiction to fentanyl and crystal meth. And why did she open up to the media? "It just...
Jul 06, 2021 Paula Ryan pictured on life support following one of her 15 overdoses. (submitted/Paula Ryan)
'A whole different ballgame:' PHR quietly expands hours into the evening
The biggest request by clients at Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) has been fulfilled. Since June 21, the safe consumption site has been operating through the evenings. The soft opening gave executive dir...
Jul 05, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
U.S. border closure continues to cause challenges in border towns
While COVID-related restrictions on the U.S. border eased slightly Monday, it’s still closed to non-essential travel on land. For many in Saskatchewan, that means a road trip to Montana or North...
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8:30 - The Alberta Independence Movement claims to have over 300,000 signatures to trigger a referendum. But what would ...
