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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Man arrested after allegedly threatening people with shotgun, assaulting woman
A 24-year-old man found himself in handcuffs after a call about a domestic disturbance involving a weapon led to a standoff with police over the weekend. According to police, officers were called to a...
Apr 11, 2023 Three police vehicles were damaged during a pursuit in Saskatoon on Dec. 9, 2023
(File photo/650 CKOM)
Police use two Tasers to arrest 27-year-old man
A 27-year-old man was hit with a Taser after allegedly confronting police officers while holding weapons. According to police, officers were called to Avenue D South early Monday morning for a report ...
Apr 11, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Prairie provinces join forces on transport corridor agreement
The prairie provinces are working together to get their products to market in a safe, reliable and sustainable way. Highways ministers from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba are signing a memorandum ...
Apr 11, 2023
Yorkton canola crushing facility to double capacity
A canola crushing facility in Yorkton is set to double its capacity, bringing Saskatchewan closer to a provincial goal. According to the provincial government, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is set to ex...
Apr 11, 2023
'We are family,' says Saskatoon woman recovering from kidney transplant after placing ad on her car
It was an Easter for two families who didn't know one another just eight months ago, to come together in celebration. Over the weekend, 61-year-old Debbie Onishenko hosted 41-year-old Brent Kruger and...
Apr 11, 2023 Debbie Onishenko and Brent Kruger (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Passed down by family: Saskatoon chef prepares for national cooking competition
Saskatoon chef Makenna Rai can't imagine working anywhere other than in a kitchen - the 21-year-old will be bringing the skills she's learned in Saskatchewan to a national culinary competition this Ju...
Apr 10, 2023 Saskatoon chef, Makenna Rai, prepares for the 2023 Canadian Culinary Federation’s Young Chef Culinary Challenge after winning the Saskatchewan Young Chef Culinary Challenge. (Mia Holowaychuk)
Province seeing payoff in policing investments
The province is touting investments in policing initiatives as contributing to public safety in Saskatchewan. Statistics from January and February this year offer proof, according to the province, of ...
Apr 10, 2023 Items seized in North Battleford by the RCMP CRT in 2020. (Submitted/Sask RCMP)
Saskatoon lawyer joins provincial court bench
A new judge has been appointed to the provincial court bench in Saskatoon. Lisa Watson has spent 14 years working in the legal realm, receiving her law degree from the Saskatchewan College of Law in 2...
Apr 10, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
'Very overwhelming:' Saskatoon loses only pediatric allergist
Spring is allergy season, but if a child under 12 in Saskatoon needs to see an allergist they may have to leave the province to do it. Dr. Ana-Maria Bosonea is the only allergist in Saskatoon who curr...
Apr 10, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon volunteer traveling to Ukraine for the third time in less than a year
When 31-year-old Saskatoon resident Brett Drozd heard about the war in Ukraine last February, it resonated with him and he couldn't sit idly by without doing something. So the former live sound techni...
Apr 10, 2023 Brett Drozd with mementos he's kept from this trips to Ukraine (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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