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How to avoid a season of stress
It's the season for giving, getting together with friends and enjoying family. It sounds wonderful, but for many, the pressure of getting the perfect gift, hosting the perfect party and cooking the pe...
Nov 27, 2019
Lloydminster teen's school project shows power of kindness
One Lloydminster high school student's school project is showing the positive effect that kind words can have on people. Olivia Brockhoff, 16, filmed the reaction of peers and staff at her school bein...
Nov 27, 2019 For a class project Lloydminister high school student Olivia Brockhoff filmed the reaction of peers and staff being told they are beautiful. (Project PJ by Olivia/ Facebook)
Sexual assault suspect arrested
Saskatoon police have arrested a man who was wanted in a sexual assault investigation. Ernest Jimmy was found at a home in the 300 block of Douglas Crescent Wednesday morning. During the arrest, polic...
Nov 27, 2019 Ernest Jimmy
(Saskatoon police)
WestJet cancels Saskatoon flights over approaching Alberta storm
WestJet cancelled flights out Saskatoon Wednesday due to a nasty storm system in the U.S. that is expected to touch southwestern Alberta. The airline told 650 CKOM three cancelled flights out of the c...
Nov 27, 2019 A pilot taxis a Westjet Boeing 737-700 plane to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on February 3, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Budget day 2: Organics program remains; 'No big adjustments' on taxes
The second day of Saskatoon City Council's multi-year budget deliberations featured a lot of heavy lifting and another spirited discussion on the city's future with waste and organics. Coun. Bev Duboi...
Nov 27, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Taste of Saskatchewan may take hiatus next summer
It's hard to imagine a summer without Taste of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. That might happen next summer. The curveball came up during budget deliberations Tuesday. Councillor Zach Jeffries brought up ...
Nov 26, 2019 More than 80,000 people visited Taste of Saskatchewan over the first four days, organizers say they're on track to beat attendance records (JT Marshall/ 650 CKOM)
Producers anxious to get grain moving by rail again
It's already been a very difficult year for prairie farmers. The CN Rail strike was yet another blow. The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), Todd Lewis, said t...
Nov 26, 2019 (Canadian National Railway Company/Facebook)
NHL coaches have to adapt to new kinds of players according to expert
Multiple National Hockey League (NHL) coaches have been in the middle of controversies this past week. What started as stories of former Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock using unfavourable methods ...
Nov 26, 2019 Former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock
Mental health expert explains seasonal affective disorder
As the days get colder and darker, your mental health could be affected. It's called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression or anxiety that lasts through the winter. Rebecca Rackow, d...
Nov 26, 2019
Suicide crisis deepens on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon Lake continues to struggle with a suicide crisis in its community. The First Nation near Meadow Lake is concerned about "cluster suicides." In the past few d...
Nov 26, 2019
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