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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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Affordability, home ownership likely in the cards for throne speech
On Wednesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Party government will lay out its priorities in what will likely be the last Speech from the Throne before next fall's expected provincial election. Now that t...
Oct 25, 2023
'It's not OK': Regina woman waits months for breast cancer biopsy
Imagine discovering a lump that continues to grow while waiting months for medical testing to determine if it is cancerous. That stressful anticipation is the reality for Lindsay Rogers, a 35-year-old...
Oct 25, 2023
'Just a nightmare:' Spiritwood woman's home plagued with bats
WARNING - This story contains images of dead bats. While most people prepare their homes for Halloween with decorations of ghosts, ghouls and bats, one Spiritwood woman is hoping to get rid of the bat...
Oct 24, 2023 A bat in the bathroom sink of a Saskatoon condo building. (650 CKOM file photo)
Gravelbourg driver charged after passenger killed in June rollover
A Gravelbourg man is facing criminal charges after a single-vehicle rollover in June. According to the RCMP, the rollover happened south of Gravelbourg on Highway 58, and police got a report shortly a...
Oct 24, 2023
Shercom questions its future in Saskatchewan after tire recycling review
Without what Shercom Industries calls a "reasonable" contract offer this week, the Saskatoon-based tire recycler has "no future in the province." That's according to a statement from the Saskatoon com...
Oct 24, 2023 Pile of tires at Shercom Industries in May of 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. man charged for possessing zebras without proper licence
The law is black and white for a Saskatchewan man facing charges related to the seizure of five zebras. Nicholas Hazell will appear in Indian Head Provincial Court on Nov. 7 on charges of importing, p...
Oct 24, 2023 (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Saskatoon man fends off hatchet-wielding intruder with umbrella, knife
When 73-year-old Dale Sommerfeldt heard a loud smash as he sat in his living room watching a football game Friday night, he thought one of his cats had knocked something over. But the source of the so...
Oct 24, 2023 Dale Sommerfeldt, 73, with the umbrella he used to fend off a hatchet-wielding intruder last week. Behind him is the window the intruder broke. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Two arrested, two wanted in Sturgeon Lake armed extortion case
An alleged case of armed extortion on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation has led to two arrests, but two other people are still wanted. According to the RCMP, officers got a report of gunfire on the First...
Oct 24, 2023 Jared Naytowhow, a 32-year-old resident of Prince Albert, is wanted in an armed extortion case. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
RCMP responds to multiple collisions on Saskatchewan highways
Police in Saskatchewan have responded to a large number of collisions on roads and highways after the first snowfall of the season pummeled the province. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, between mi...
Oct 24, 2023 Police have responded to a number of crashes Tuesday after the first major snowfall rolled into Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Heating expert suggests it's time to get homes winter ready
With winter-like weather arriving in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, heating experts are encouraging people to make sure their homes are ready for the winter. "Getting your sprinklers blown out, that should ...
Oct 24, 2023 A heating expert says now is the time for Saskatchewan residents to make sure their furnaces are ready for the arrival of winter. (650 CKOM file photo)
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