Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Progressive Conservatives hope to gain ground in Sask.
It might be a difficult path ahead, but the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Saskatchewan is hoping to gain some ground in the Oct. 26 provincial election. In 2016, PC candidates received 5,571 ...
Sep 30, 2020 Ken Grey, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Biggest venues in Sask. lobbying province to open up crowd restrictions
More than six months after COVID-19 arrived in Saskatchewan, event venues in Saskatoon remain largely empty. That's not a surprise considering the business model of gathering large groups of people co...
Sep 30, 2020 CKOM reached out to both the Juno Awards and Canadian Country Music Awards but did not hear back before publication. (Tourism Saskatoon/Submitted)
Upgraded partnership unveiled for First Nation's students and Saskatoon Public Schools
A partnership between the Government of Canada, the Whitecap Dakota First Nation (WDFN) and Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) has been renewed. Charles Red Hawk Elementary School on the Whitecap Dakota F...
Sep 29, 2020 The tripartite agreement between the Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) Whitecap Dakota First Nation (WDFN) and the Government of Canada signed on Sept. 29. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
'We are never going to go away:' City unveils Wednesday's Orange Shirt Day online resources
Acknowledging the Indian Residential Schools, honouring survivors, the families and those who did not make it home. That's the goal behind Wednesday's annual Orange Shirt Day, a celebration shared wit...
Sep 29, 2020 Knowledge Keeper Maria Linklater holds an "Every Child Matters" mask at the launch of the 2020 Orange Shirt Day through the City of Saskatoon on Sept. 29, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Rob Norris unveils more platform information for upcoming mayoral election
Saskatoon mayoral candidate Rob Norris unveiled more information regarding his platform ahead of the city's civic election on Nov. 9. Norris spoke with media in Rochdale Park, unveiling plans such as ...
Sep 28, 2020
Martensville man raises awareness for rare form of cancer
Myeloma Canada's 3rd annual Saskatoon Multiple Myeloma March took place on Sunday. Former volunteer firefighter Ray Wilgenbusch has been battling the rare form of cancer called multiple myeloma since ...
Sep 27, 2020 Ray Wilgenbusch (second from the right) and his family. (submitted/Francine Ducas)
Yorkton school shifts to online learning following four positive COVID-19 cases
Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) is shifting online, due to a number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19. According to a letter to parents and guardians posted on its website, four individ...
Sep 27, 2020
Virtual ceremony held for fallen Saskatchewan police and peace officers
The 17th annual ceremony honouring police and peace officers that have died in the line of duty was held in front of the provincial legislature Sunday. The 2020 ceremony looked different compared to y...
Sep 27, 2020 Officers at the police & peace officer memorial in Regina on Sunday, Sept. 27. (Regina Police footage)
'A sense of beauty for the neighbourhood:' SCYAP completes mural project at 19th St. Salvation Army
Saskatoon's 19th Street got a bit of a face-lift this past September. The Salvation Army building, located on the 300 block of Avenue C South, revamped the south-facing wall of its facility with a lit...
Sep 27, 2020 A new mural has been created on the Salvation Army building, facing 19th Street. (Facebook/SCYAP Art Centre)
Volunteers team up with the police to fix up local bikes
Despite gloomy weather, over 50 people attended the police mobilization unit's Bike Day on Saturday. Volunteers from bike shops such as Doug's Spoke N' Sport, Bike Doctor and Outtabounds were in the P...
Sep 26, 2020 A police bike in Pleasant Hill Park on Bike Day on September 26th, 2020. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
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