Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Cocoa bean shortage not so sweet for Saskatoon chocolate shop owner
The price of chocolate is leaving a sour taste in the mouth of Shane Nemanishen, the co-owner of Rocky Mtn Chocolate in Saskatoon. Due to a shortage of cocoa beans, the price of chocolate has skyrocke...
Mar 28, 2024 Shane Nemanishen, co-owner of Rocky Mtn Chocolate in Saskatoon, says the price of cocoa and chocolate has skyrocketed. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon students' trip to Europe cancelled due to STF sanctions
A trip to Switzerland and Paris for students at a Saskatoon high school has been cancelled as a deal between the province and Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation remains up in the air. The union has lev...
Mar 27, 2024 The Eiffel Tower is pictured from the top of the Arc de Triomphe, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Saskatoon high school students stage protest as STF sanctions continue
Around 50 high school students gathered outside of Saskatoon Southeast MLA Don Morgan's office Tuesday to call for more funding to address class size and complexity for students and teachers in the pr...
Mar 26, 2024 High school students call for more funding for class size and complexity during a protest Tuesday in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
'Hit with a heist:' Biktrix loses $500K in stolen e-bikes in B.C.
The founder and CEO of Biktrix -- a Saskatoon based e-bike company -- is devastated after a shipping container with 150 bikes valued at more than $500,000 was stolen from its warehouse in Delta, B.C. ...
Mar 25, 2024 Surveillance footage from the Biktrix warehouse in Delta, B.C., shows a semi pulling the shipping container full of e-bikes off the company lot on March 19. (Biktrix/Facebook)
Funding for safe consumption sites again not included in Sask. budget
Prairie Harm Reduction executive director Kayla DeMong was not surprised at what was included -- or what wasn't -- in the Saskatchewan budget this year. Tabled Wednesday, the budget revealed a record ...
Mar 22, 2024 The safe consumption site in Saskatoon did not receive any funding in the provincial budget. (650 CKOM file photo)
STC walk for homelessness met by concerned Fairhaven residents
The Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) hosted a walk to support Truth and Reconciliation and the homeless on Thursday, Around 100 people gathered at City Hall holding signs that read "Homeless does not me...
Mar 14, 2024 A walk for homelessness set up by the Saskatoon Tribal Council took place on Thursday. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon mechanic recommends getting car inspected after hitting potholes
Pothole season is coming in Saskatoon. Rod Janzen, the owner of OK Tire, has already taken in a car with a tire gash and a bent rim from hitting a pothole earlier this week. Driving into a pothole not...
Mar 14, 2024 The City of Saskatoon is working on filling potholes during a freeze-thaw cycle. (Mia Holwaychuk/650 CKOM)
Not smurfing around: Saskatoon woman shows off giant Smurfs collection
When it comes to collecting, Christine McDonald isn't smurfing around. She said she remembers watching the Saturday morning cartoon, and fell in love with the little blue creatures at 10 years old. Sh...
Mar 12, 2024 Christine McDonald has a massive collection of Smurf memorabilia. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Ice damming claims increase in wake of spring melt: Saskatoon Fire and Flood
In the wake of a spring melt, ice damming on homes could cause extensive damage, according to Tiago Moreira with Saskatoon Fire and Flood. As of Monday afternoon, Moreira said the organization had rec...
Mar 11, 2024 Saskatoon Fire and Flood says it has received more than a dozen calls about ice damming. (SGI/Submitted)
Sky's the limit: Sask. Air Ambulance pilot hopes to inspire women in aviation
The sky is the limit for Tammie Kulyk, a captain and pilot with Saskatchewan Air Ambulance who is hoping to inspire women in a predominantly male field. Although it was always her father's dream to be...
Mar 08, 2024 Tammie Kulyk, a captian and pilot for Saskatchewan Air Ambulance, hopes to inspire women to get into the aviation field. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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