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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Latest COVID update Jan. 24: 909 new cases, active case total drops
For the first time in more than a month, the number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan has fallen. In its daily update Monday, the Ministry of Health said there were 1,449 new rec...
Jan 24, 2022
City of Saskatoon continues to maintain services in the face of Omicron
There's no panic from Saskatoon City Hall despite more employees testing positive for COVID-19 than ever before. According to a city report presented at Monday's Governance and Priorities Committee, t...
Jan 24, 2022
'No significant benefit': Moe says no new measures coming for Sask.
Despite record daily case numbers and rising hospitalizations, Saskatchewan won't be implementing stricter public health measures in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. In h...
Jan 24, 2022
Saskatoon Ukrainian community calling on Canadians to stand with Ukraine
As Russia threatens to invade Ukraine, members of Saskatoon's Ukrainian community want to do what they can even from so far away. "Our community is extremely concerned about this increase in Russian a...
Jan 24, 2022 President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Saskatoon Branch, Christina Rybalka. (Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Saskatoon Branch/Facebook)
Sask. launches ad campaign for people facing mental health, addictions issues
The Saskatchewan government wants people dealing with mental health and addictions issues to remember there is help and there is hope. That’s the theme of a new public awareness campaign that ha...
Jan 24, 2022
Ava Drabyk proving the doubters wrong in boys hockey
Ava Drabyk is rewriting the history books at multiple levels in the province. The young netminder became the first-ever female player to compete at the boys' U18 AA level earlier this season, but she ...
Jan 24, 2022 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon families take full advantage of nice weather at Optimist Hill
The weather might be turning cold again, but Optimist Hill in Saskatoon's Diefenbaker Park still has been the place to be so far throughout the winter. Friends and family members were shredding the hi...
Jan 24, 2022 Kids enjoying Optimist Hill on Jan. 22, 2022 (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon family fighting for son with rare genetic condition
The countdown is on for Leslie Duval's family, who hope to be in Calgary by the end of next month for their 15-month-old son to receive a potentially life-changing transplant. When Duval got pregnant,...
Jan 24, 2022 Melissa Sedgewick, Leslie Duval and Alanna Franey (from left to right) became friends while working as pediatric nurses at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Sask. author encouraging kids to find their inner power through books
When Kristin Pierce became a mom, she found herself very interested in hunting down children's books with strong and empowering learning messages. Pierce hoped those types of books would help her with...
Jan 23, 2022 Kristin Pierce. (Inner Compass Books/Facebook)
Data problem responsible for 2 weeks without COVID deaths
With an update to the COVID-19 dashboard on Friday, the province revealed a data problem has kept multiple deaths, dozens of hospital cases, and thousands of resolved cases and negative PCR tests off ...
Jan 21, 2022
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