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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Saskatoon Ex sets attendance record in 2021
A lot of people showed up for the Saskatoon Exhibition in 2021 - enough to set an all-time record. According to Prairieland Park, who organizes the annual summertime event, 230,528 people passed throu...
Aug 16, 2021 The Prairieland Exhibition on Aug. 6, 2021. Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Sask. experiences poor air quality from B.C. wildfires, north
Smoke from forest fires in British Columbia has once again made its way to Saskatchewan. Residents in central and southern Saskatchewan woke up Monday morning to hazy conditions. Environment Canada is...
Aug 16, 2021 File photo (650 CKOM)
Federal candidates ready at election starting line
Just hours after the election was officially called, the feeling between some of the party candidates in Regina was like night and day. Liberal candidate, Susan Cameron, was visibly excited on Sunday ...
Aug 15, 2021 Susan Cameron, Liberal candidate for Regina-Lewvan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon Ex returns with over 200,000 in attendance prior to final day
As things are slowly starting to get back to normal, one thing is for sure - Saskatoon really missed the Ex. Last summer, the Saskatoon Exhibition was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic for the fir...
Aug 15, 2021 The Prairieland Exhibition on Aug. 6, 2021. Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Aug. 15 -- Active cases back over 1,000
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan surpassed 1,000 on Sunday -- the first time in more than two months it has been that high. The provincial government announced 143 new cases and 58 ...
Aug 15, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
'Absolutely elated': Child-care advocate reacts to plan announcement
Sue Delanoy has been advocating for affordable child care in Saskatchewan for three decades. On Friday, when the provincial and federal governments signed a deal that could bring $10-a-day child care ...
Aug 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Aug. 13 -- Active cases rise to 893
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan crept closer to 900 on Friday. The Ministry of Health reported 125 new cases and 22 recoveries, moving the active caseload to 893. That's the hig...
Aug 13, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake felt in southeast Sask.
A small earthquake gave residents in southeast Saskatchewan a small jolt earlier this week. Officials with Earthquakes Canada say the 3.9 magnitude tremor was recorded 29 kilometres south of Langenbur...
Aug 13, 2021
Disposable cameras never went away, and the nostalgia still brings people together
If you ask Paul Berard about disposable cameras, he'll say they never really went away. The London Drugs photo lab manager who practises photography in his off hours said more and more, film has been ...
Aug 13, 2021 Paul Berard, manager of the London Drugs photo lab on 8th Street in Regin, alongside the Fuji minilab that develops disposable camera film. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Feds, province sign agreement for $10-a-day child care
Saskatchewan has signed on to a deal that will give families in the province access to $10-a-day child-care spaces by the end of 2025-26. Families with children under the age of six will be eligible f...
Aug 13, 2021 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland (middle), Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen (right) and Saskatchewan Education Minister Dustin Duncan (far right) take a moment to visit with some kids in Regina. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
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