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.
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Sask. police busted 545 impaired drivers in December: SGI
Impaired drivers kept police in Saskatchewan busy during the month of December. According to SGI, after all the holiday checkstops wrapped up at the end of the month, police across the province caught...
Jan 25, 2024 The total included Criminal Code charges and administrative suspensions. (Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan/Twitter)
Manitoba hunters fined, suspended for violating Sask. Wildlife Act
Two Manitoba men have been fined a total of nearly $14,000 and handed two-year hunting suspensions for violations of Saskatchewan's Wildlife Act. In a media release Thursday, Saskatchewan's Ministry o...
Jan 25, 2024
Applications now open for new Sask. Employment Incentive
The Saskatchewan government is taking steps to help working parents who may be facing financial challenges. On Thursday, the province opened applications for the Saskatchewan Employment Incentive, whi...
Jan 25, 2024 The new program is intended to help lower-income parents maintain their employment by offering help with essentials. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. to increase smoking, vaping age to 19 on Feb. 1
Saskatchewan's age to buy tobacco and vapour products is set to increase from 18 to 19 on Feb. 1. The legislation to increase the age was passed in October, and the provincial government said the chan...
Jan 25, 2024 The province plans to raise the legal age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 19 to match the legal age for alcohol and cannabis consumption. (CP file photo)
Bank of Canada signals possible cuts as key interest rate held at 5%
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at five per cent this week, and is now looking ahead to potential rate reductions. While Wednesday marked the fourth time in a row that the bank has left ...
Jan 25, 2024 Canada's central bank held its key interest rate at five per cent this week. (650 CKOM file photo)
Victim's brother unhappy with answers from corrections at JSCN inquest
At the inquest into the mass stabbing attack on the James Smith Cree Nation, much of the second week has been spent with witnesses from parole and corrections. Darryl Burns, whose sister Gloria died i...
Jan 25, 2024
January cold snap causes water main breaks in Saskatoon, Regina
The recent cold snap led to a lot of water main breaks in Saskatchewan's two largest cities. Temperatures during the cold snap dipped down as low as -40 C, which proved to be too much for some municip...
Jan 25, 2024 Crews working on a water main break in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
Craft butchery celebrates Robbie Burns with twist on traditional haggis
A cascade of translucent fried onions falls from a stainless steel tub into a large, black bin in the busy commercial kitchen at Saskatoon's Pig and Pantry craft butchery. The bin is already filled wi...
Jan 25, 2024 Pig and Pantry chef/owner Jordan Lohneis shows prep cook Thomas Arscott-Edwards how to tie the haggis. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon paid $87,000 to house artists among animals
It's not just lions and tigers being housed at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. There's also a habitat there for an artist-in-residence through the City of Saskatoon. A bunkhouse at the zoo h...
Jan 24, 2024 The bunkhouse at the Saskatoon Zoo, which is used as a workplace for artists-in-residence. The project began in 2019. (Canadian Taxpayers Federation/Submitted)
Sask. supports United Way services for victims of violence, abuse
Services for families and individuals impacted by abuse and interpersonal violence are getting a boost in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Justice announced a funding boost of $634,000 for ...
Jan 24, 2024 Two services managed by the United Way got a funding boost from the provincial government. (650 CKOM file photo)
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