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For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Some Sask. businesses still struggling to repay CEBA loans
According to the federal government, a quarter of the businesses that received a Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan didn't pay it back when the deadline hit on Jan. 18. Businesses throughou...
Jan 24, 2024 Keith Moen with the NSBA says many businesses are still feeling the pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says he's not running again
Eight years in the mayor's office is enough for Saskatoon's Charlie Clark. At a news conference on Wednesday afternoon at City Hall, Clark announced he won't be running in the city's next municipal el...
Jan 24, 2024 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark makes the announcement that he won't be running for re-election this year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Day 8: Parole officers, program facilitator detail Sanderson's progress in prison
Nearly three years before his killing spree on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, Myles Sanderson was making progress in a high-intensity treatment program in prison. On Wednesday in Melfort, ...
Jan 24, 2024
Police share pictures of people of interest in Meadowgreen homicide
Police in Saskatoon are turning to the public for help identifying two people as officers continue to investigate a homicide case from December. On the afternoon of Dec. 14, police found a 33-year-old...
Jan 24, 2024 Saskatoon police say officers want to identify and speak with two people in connection with a homicide case. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Fog advisories stretch across central Saskatchewan
Visibility may drop to near zero in central Saskatchewan on Wednesday. Environment Canada issued fog advisories on Wednesday morning that included both Saskatoon and Regina. The fog is expected to dis...
Jan 24, 2024 Fog hangs over the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon on Jan. 24, 2024. (650 CKOM file photo)
Brent Butt reflects on 'Corner Gas' 20 years later
Twenty years after the debut of 'Corner Gas,' the memories are still fresh for creator and star Brent Butt. The first episode aired Jan. 22, 2004, and the sitcom became an instant hit in 60 countries....
Jan 24, 2024 Brent Butt works on the set Corner Gas on Sept. 9, 2008 in Regina, Sask. Butt parlayed his veteran standup career into a massive TV hit with the sitcom "Corner Gas." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
Saskatoon church provides warming centre for homeless
As winter continues to linger, those calling the streets of Saskatoon home look for a place to thaw their frozen fingers and toes. That's why St. Mary's Parish in Pleasant Hill is offering a warm spac...
Jan 24, 2024 Father Kevin McGee of St. Mary's Parish (left) and David Clare with the Salvation Army (right) help with the church’s warming shelter for Saskatoon’s homeless. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Community members say coroner's inquest ignoring JSCN's own response
Cindy Ghostkeeper-Whitehead knew something was wrong when she heard her friend's voice on the phone on the morning of Sept. 4, 2022. "She said bad things are happening. She said people are getting sta...
Jan 24, 2024 Cindy Ghostkeeper-Whitehead, a family wellness worker on the James Smith Cree Nation, was part of the nation's own response to the stabbing attacks on Sept. 4, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SHA doctor explains why measles notice was posted in Saskatoon
Last week's note from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) about a case of the measles being detected in Saskatoon raised some eyebrows for people in the community. The case was contracted by an in...
Jan 23, 2024 (650 CKOM file photo)
Using Emergencies Act to clear convoy was unreasonable, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that the federal government's use of The Emergencies Act during the so-called Freedom Convoy protests that took over downtown Ottawa in 2022 was unreasonable under the law. I...
Jan 23, 2024 Trucks parked on Metcalfe Street in downtown Ottawa during the so-called Freedom Convoy. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Justin Tang)
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