Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Erasers, notebooks and multi-coloured pens: Local shop savours back-to-school season
Shopping for back-to-school supplies is in full swing, with kids back in school Wednesday. In keeping with pandemic trends, parents can choose to shop local. Susan Gallagher is the owner and self-titl...
Aug 31, 2021 Susan Gallagher alongside a back-to-school display at her shop, Soul Paper, in Saskatoon. (Libby GIesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Incident at Meadow Lake campground deemed to be murder-suicide
The Saskatchewan RCMP said Tuesday the deaths of two people at a campground in Meadow Lake on Monday were the result of a murder-suicide. The RCMP said it received reports of gunshots at the Lions Par...
Aug 31, 2021 (650 CKOM files)
Latest COVID update Aug. 31 -- Seven-day average rises to April levels
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan reached a four-month high Tuesday. The Ministry of Health said the average was 248 cases, or 20.6 per 100,000 population. The average is the...
Aug 31, 2021
Saskatoon city council brings back mandatory masks
The days of no masks are coming to an end in Saskatoon. On Monday, city council voted to reintroduce mandatory masks on city transit buses and civic facilities starting Wednesday. "Masks make a differ...
Aug 30, 2021
Sask. NDP leader wants health minister to resign, Shahab advice to be heeded
The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP is repeating his Friday call for the resignation of the province's health minister, Paul Merriman. In speaking to media on Monday in front of Merriman's Saskatoon of...
Aug 30, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili and Health Critic Vicki Mowat call for the resignation of Health Minister Paul Merriman in Saskatoon on Aug. 30, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Two dead at Meadow Lake campground after serious incident
The Meadow Lake RCMP is warning the public of a serious incident that occurred Monday at the Lions Park campground. Two adults are dead and a third person was taken to hospital after the incident. The...
Aug 30, 2021
Moe says unvaccinated will find things 'more uncomfortable' in Sask.
Premier Scott Moe issued a warning Monday to residents of the province who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19. "It's going to be increasingly more uncomfortable for you in Saskatchewan to make the cho...
Aug 30, 2021
Latest COVID update Aug. 30 -- Three deaths push Sask. total over 600
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 went over the 600 mark on Monday. The Saskatchewan government announced three COVID-related deaths, increasing the total in the province since March of 2...
Aug 30, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
'They mattered:' 1,681 crosses to be installed at Legislature signifying overdose deaths
The grounds of the Saskatchewan Legislature will look drastically different Tuesday. Three groups - Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), Moms Stop the Harm and the Regina Harm Reduction Coalition - will be p...
Aug 30, 2021 Volunteers building crosses to be displayed on the Legislature grounds in Regina on International Overdose Day on Aug. 31, 2021. (Prairie Harm Reduction/Twitter)
Riders to make COVID vaccinations a requirement for fans at Mosaic Stadium
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement to attend CFL games at Mosaic Stadium. Fans will have to be fully vaccinated against the virus or provide a negative COVID-1...
Aug 30, 2021
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
