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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What you missed this weekend: active COVID cases climb to May levels
It wasn't the best weekend for COVID in Saskatchewan. A total of 885 new cases were reported Friday (258), Saturday (370) and Sunday (257), bringing Saskatchewan's total of COVID cases since the pande...
Aug 30, 2021
Thunder, Hilltops victorious Sunday, both move to 2-0
Another pair of wins for the Saskatchewan Canadian Junior Football League teams Sunday. The Regina Thunder had its first home game in 679 days, kicking off an early-afternoon matchup with the Winnipeg...
Aug 29, 2021 The Saskatoon Hilltops remained undefeated on the season with a 53-6 win over the Calgary Colts on Sept. 22, 2019. (Saskatoon Hilltops/Twitter)
'I'd rather be at a Rider game:' Winnipeg family honours late father, grandfather with trip to Queen City
A Winnipeg family took a special road trip to Regina to watch the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Ottawa Redblacks. Last weekend, D'Arcy Lussier travelled to the Queen City with his mother, wife ...
Aug 28, 2021 D'Arcy Lussier (left) with his two daughters and father Antoine (right) in Winnipeg in 2012 with the Grey Cup. (D'Arcy Lussier/Submitted)
Prince Albert RCMP identify deceased woman as Crystal Castle
The Prince Albert RCMP have confirmed the deceased woman found west of St. Louis as 28-year-old Crystal Castle. On Wednesday RCMP officers found the body in a rural area and an autopsy has been comple...
Aug 28, 2021
NDP leader calls for health minister's job, action against fourth wave
The Saskatchewan NDP leader is demanding action on COVID-19 from the government to protect the province against the fourth wave. On Friday, opposition leader Ryan Meili spoke to media in Saskatoon to ...
Aug 27, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili speaks to media on Aug. 27, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Aberdeen Recreation Complex closes its doors indefinitely
The hub of Aberdeen has closed its doors. After 15 years of operation, the Aberdeen Recreation Complex closed down this week due to mounting maintenance costs, an outstanding mortgage and repairs it's...
Aug 27, 2021 The Aberdeen Recreation Complex has closed its doors indefinitely as it searches for an operator to help take on the burden of increasing costs. (Aberdeen Recreation Complex/Twitter)
Premier not wavering on health measures, mandatory vaccines
Premier Scott Moe isn't discussing the reintroduction of any public health measures or vaccine mandates with the highly infectious Delta variant bringing a new wave of COVID-19 infections to Saskatche...
Aug 27, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon mayor considering vaccine passports, other measures to combat rising cases in city
Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark is only interested in the facts. On Tuesday, Clark took to Facebook to share a post with information on the status of COVID-19 in Saskatoon. The post came after the city ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Long-time Saskatoon MLA helping former colleagues in Afghanistan
Former Saskatchewan MLA Pat Atkinson has had some trouble sleeping. She's been working day and night, looking to provide relief for former colleagues overseas in the chaos and the carnage in Afghanist...
Aug 26, 2021 (Twitter/Pat Atkinson)
Fatal vehicle rollover kills 1, sends 3 to hospital
A single-vehicle rollover at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 303 has left a woman dead and three men injured. Around 2 a.m. Thursday, Maidstone and Lloydminster RCMP responded to the scene ...
Aug 26, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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