Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
Category Archives: Local News
City of Saskatoon says grading nearly complete on residential roads
City crews and contractors in Saskatoon have largely finished grading residential streets after a huge dump of snow that fell on the city last weekend. According to the city, more than 50 centimetres ...
Mar 12, 2024 With only a few exceptions, the City of Saskatoon says grading is complete in residential neighbourhoods. (650 CKOM file photo)
Budget estimate on Saskatoon's DEED unlikely before summer
Concept plans for a new Saskatoon Downtown Event and Entertainment District were unveiled on Feb. 8 at TCU Place, complete with a special cake and virtual reality goggles. While the designs included m...
Mar 12, 2024 A design concept for the city's downtown arena and event district project was shared on Thursday. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
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)
Faculty at Sask. universities, Polytechnic throw support behind STF
Faculty associations at the universities of Regina and Saskatchewan and at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are throwing their support behind the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation in its efforts to nail down ...
Mar 11, 2024 Teachers picketed in Saskatoon during the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation's second single-day strike on Jan. 22, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
More Sask. students will learn in Cree, Dene thanks to Indigenous teacher ed. funding
More young students in Saskatchewan will have the opportunity to learn in Dene or Cree thanks to a funding boost for a pair of Indigenous teacher education programs. The provincial government is provi...
Mar 11, 2024 The funding supports Indigenous teacher education programs in both Cree and Dene. (980 CJME file photo)
Teachers withdrawing noon-hour supervision Thursday in Saskatoon, Regina
Families of students in Saskatoon and Regina will have to make alternative arrangements over the lunch hour Thursday. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) announced Monday that educators will n...
Mar 11, 2024 The withdrawal of lunch-hour supervision Thursday is the latest sanction taken as part of the ongoing labour dispute between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the provincial government. (980 CJME file photo)
Snow piles aren't playgrounds, city reminds in PSA
Climbing on snow piles in parking lots and next to curbs around the city may seem like a lot of fun for kids, but the City of Saskatoon is reminding residents of the safety risks involved. "It is easy...
Mar 11, 2024 Parking lots and boulevards around Saskatoon may resemble the Himalayas, but the city it's not a good idea to go mountain climbing. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Woman charged with criminal negligence after one-year-old dies in Pleasant Hill
A 42-year-old woman is facing a charge of criminal negligence causing death after a one-year-old boy died at a Saskatoon home. Officers were called to the home on Avenue T South, near St. Paul's Hospi...
Mar 11, 2024 The woman was to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Monday. (650 CKOM file photo)
SFD says malfunction of electrical component caused Wildwood blaze
The Saskatoon Fire Department has determined a fire in the Wildwood neighbourhood early Monday was accidental. "The fire originated in the garage and was caused by a malfunction of an electrical compo...
Mar 11, 2024 Traffic was restricted on Taylor Street early Monday morning after a house fire. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
