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...
Author Archives: Lara Fominoff
Planning committee to hear Marquis Downs heritage site request Monday
A Saskatoon apprentice jockey is continuing her fight to keep Marquis Downs operating. In a letter written to Saskatoon's mayor and council dated May 27, Nicole Hein is hoping to have that part of Pra...
Jun 11, 2021 (Marquis Downs/Facebook)
Fear of the unknown, false information behind vaccine hesitancy: Pharmacists
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccines are being administered nearly every day in Saskatchewan. But according to provincial numbers, more than half of those eligible for their first vaccinations in the 12-to-...
Jun 09, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon 'bee whisperer' removes huge swarm from heritage home
Hundreds of bees swarmed around Albert Chubak on Friday as he stood in the bucket of a boom lift beside a chimney, 20 feet above the ground. For the 55-year-old -- who was dressed in his white beekeep...
Jun 08, 2021 Albert Chubak gathers honey bees found in the Randhawa family's chimney flue on June 4, 2021. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Indigenous youth group creates art tribute to Kamloops residential school victims
The smell of burning sweetgrass fills the air as passersby glance at the rocks along the shoreline of Saskatoon's River Landing. Some of the rocks are colourfully decorated with flowers, birds and oth...
Jun 04, 2021 A rock spray-painted with a number representing one of the children found in an unmarked grave at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Cautious optimism from tourism sector over Step Three of reopening plan
It's almost too good to be true. If all goes well, in mere weeks, Saskatchewan residents could be going to more festivals, concerts, live events and exhibitions across the province. Earlier this week,...
Jun 04, 2021 (marriott.com)
Saskatoon Pride Week to offer variety of virtual and drive-thru events this year
Some creative ideas, planning and ingenuity means Saskatoon's Pride Festival is a go this year. While there won't be any in-person events during the festival June 12-19, board member and past co-chair...
Jun 03, 2021
U of S professor hopes to help find unmarked graves at Sask. residential schools
Note: Some of the details in this story may be disturbing for some readers A University of Saskatchewan archaeology assistant professor was shocked to learn about a mass grave with the remains of 215 ...
Jun 02, 2021
Moe: Fans could cheer on the Riders at Mosaic Stadium this summer
If Saskatchewan residents meet COVID-19 vaccination targets by June 20 and masking and gathering restrictions are lifted July 11, then fans could be back at Mosaic Stadium for Saskatchewan Roughriders...
Jun 02, 2021 (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Residential school survivor visits Saskatoon memorial to 215 children
Tears began rolling down the cheeks of Julie McAdam and her daughter Miriam on Monday as they walked toward the steps of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Cathedral in downtown Saskatoon. Lining each step was...
May 31, 2021
COVID vaccination programs begin in some Saskatchewan schools
The biggest school mass vaccination campaign Saskatchewan has ever seen is getting underway in some parts of the province, including Regina. High school students are expected to get their chance at a ...
May 31, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 26
Evan discusses the consequences of Alberta's separatism talk, unearths a Saskatchewan gem to visit this summer and meets...
