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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'Do what we're doing:' Arcand responds to Fairhaven wellness centre critics
After some Fairhaven residents shared frustrations about the new emergency shelter in their neighbourhood, Tribal Chief Mark Arcand is firing back, calling on them to be part of the solution. On Monda...
Jan 24, 2023 Tribal Chief Mark Arcand speaking to reporters. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Three more men charged in Custer murder
Another three men are facing charges that include first-degree murder in connection with the death of Wesley Custer in August of 2020. The RCMP announced Tuesday that 30-year-old Brian Dreaver of the ...
Jan 24, 2023 Wesley Custer. (Lee Badger/Submitted to paNOW)
Île-à-la-Crosse Residential School survivors sue for recognition
Former students of the le--la-Crosse Residential School filed a class-action lawsuit against the governments of Saskatchewan and Canada, seeking the same recognition for the school granted to similar ...
Jan 24, 2023 Survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse residential school at the Whitecap Dakota Dunes Resort Hotel on Jan. 24, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Illegal trapping could lead to $11,000 fine, plus loss of snowmobile, traps
By Susan McNeil A Weirdale-area man has been convicted of seven charges involving illegal trapping in a part of the Fort la Corne forest that is set aside for use by the James Smith Cree Nation. Lloyd...
Jan 24, 2023
App launched to reduce number of youths reported missing from care
EGADZ, a Saskatoon youth outreach organization, is aiming to reduce the number of youths reported missing from government care by launching a new app that provides more tools and information to youth ...
Jan 24, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Bo won't know Saskatchewan: Mitchell signs with Hamilton
There won't be any Bo in Saskatchewan during the 2023 CFL season. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Tuesday they had signed quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell to a three-year contract, dashing the hopes of ...
Jan 24, 2023
Veteran driver petitions for taxi drivers' right to request a fare deposit
Syed Hassan Abbas has been driving a taxi in Saskatoon for more than 20 years and during that time, he's seen it all. He's had a knife pulled on him. He's been threatened. He's had to deal with intoxi...
Jan 24, 2023 Cab driver Syed Hassan Abbas (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan ICE Unit arrests North Battleford man
Police say a 44-year-old North Battleford man has been charged after he allegedly tried to meet a 12-year-old girl for what police called "a sexual purpose." The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitati...
Jan 23, 2023
More charges laid against suspects in 'grandparent scam'
Saskatoon police have laid more charges against three Quebec men charged in connection with a so-called "grandparent scam" in the city. All three men -- 25-year-old Ahmad Ebad Ebadi, 25-year-old Sofya...
Jan 23, 2023 Saskatoon Police Service Supt. Patrick Nogier discusses the latest developments in the 'grandparent scam' on Jan. 23, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
'Siberian Express' on its way to Saskatchewan
It's going to get nasty in Saskatchewan again. David Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment Canada, told the 650 CKOM Morning Show that a polar flow will settle over Saskatchewan next week....
Jan 23, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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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...
