Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Saskatchewan MPs, other candidates gear up for federal election call
It's not official yet, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to visit Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Sunday to ask that Parliament be dissolved, triggering the second federal election in less than tw...
Aug 13, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan education minister hoping for a 'more typical' school year
The beginning of the new school year is less than three weeks away, but it's still not clear what that's going to look like for students, teachers and parents in any given school division. While staff...
Aug 12, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan school divisions get $21M for support programs this fall
School divisions across Saskatchewan have received $21 million in "extra" COVID-19 money for some new programming for the fall, according to the provincial Ministry of Education. The province doled ou...
Aug 10, 2021
Boushie family renews calls for public inquiry, RCMP apology
It has been five years since 22-year-old Colten Boushie was shot and killed by farmer Gerald Stanley on Stanley’s property near Biggar. Members of the Boushie family — including ColtenR...
Aug 09, 2021 Eleanore Sunchild (left) and Debbie Baptiste stand together as they call for a public inquiry into the death of Colten Boushie. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon mom and kids raise threatened Monarch butterflies
A Saskatoon mother and her two children have been working on a unique educational project over the summer -- raising and releasing the increasingly rare Monarch butterflies. Monarch populations have d...
Aug 09, 2021 Three-year-old Anna Bobbitt displays a Monarch butterfly she and her family are raising and releasing. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Packed hotel rooms this weekend create 'spark of optimism' for Regina hotel industry
If you're trying to book a hotel room in Regina this weekend, good luck. With several sporting events and thousands of people descending on the Queen City, for the first time in nearly 18 months, most...
Aug 05, 2021 Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Sask. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo's 'Malcolm' the cougar dies
After 12-years at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, "Malcolm" the cougar has passed away. According to a news release, in early March, care staff noticed Malcolm was having trouble walking and...
Aug 05, 2021 (City of Saskatoon)
Air quality advisories blanket parts of central, southern Saskatchewan
It's going to smell like campfire smoke in many parts of the province again -- even if you're not out camping. Environment Canada has issued air quality advisories for several areas in central and sou...
Aug 03, 2021 File photo (650 CKOM)
40-year-old man charged after downtown Saskatoon attack
It was between 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on July 14 when Cole Chorney and his wife decided to take a walk along Spadina Cr. in downtown Saskatoon. They had just had dinner at a local steakhouse and were...
Jul 30, 2021 The area of Spadina Cr. and 22 St. E. in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
New low-floor buses and ramps offer more options for Saskatoon Access Transit users
Saskatoon Transit unveiled two new low-floor buses with special mobility ramps to help those with reduced mobility or flexibility more easily enter and exit Thursday. Manager Tracey Davis says they he...
Jul 29, 2021 Access Transit unveiled two new low-floor buses with special mobility ramps Thursday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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