Murray Wood: Trump's Bag O' Tariffs
The U.S. President is enacting new tariffs on Canada. For retaliating to his tariffs. He's also threatening tariffs over...
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Pedestrian killed on Highway 11 just outside of Saskatoon
RCMP say a male pedestrian was killed Wednesday morning on Highway 11 just south of Saskatoon. In a release, RCMP say the man was struck by a southbound semi-unit and was declared deceased at the scen...
Aug 12, 2020 Police speaking with a truck driver on the scene of the Highway 11 collision. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Two people rescued from South Saskatchewan River
The first water rescue of August happened in Saskatoon Tuesday evening, after two people who weren't wearing lifejackets had to be rescued from the South Saskatchewan River. The two individuals, a man...
Aug 12, 2020
Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centres experience surge in demand
Sun West School Division's superintendent of technology knew he'd see an increase in demand for student online learning options this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic. What he didn't know, was how...
Aug 11, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'Busiest time in our history': SARCAN sees record numbers in July
July was a record-breaking month for SARCAN, obliterating its previous record of containers being taken in by more than 10 million. "It's been the busiest time in our history," said Sean Homenick, SAR...
Aug 11, 2020
Saskatoon COVID-19 researcher responds to Russia’s vaccine announcement
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine. It hasn't taken long for that decision to be met with a fair amount of skepticism from experts around the world and here at ho...
Aug 11, 2020 Dr. Volker Gerdts, director of VIDO. (University of Saskatchewan)
Sask. gov't updates school masking recommendations, won't implement province-wide policy
Saskatchewan's provincial government provided new guidance Tuesday for school divisions that plan to implement mandatory mask use when classes resume in the fall. But education minister Gord Wyant and...
Aug 11, 2020
Moe criticized for appearing to ignore social distance
Premier Scott Moe is facing criticism after a photo was posted online showing him and his wife standing close to three women outside of an ice cream shop. Many on social media are calling him out for ...
Aug 11, 2020
House, garage fires keep Saskatoon firefighters busy overnight
Damage is pegged at $30,000 in a garage fire that the Saskatoon Fire Department says was deliberately set in the City Park area Monday night. Fire crews were called out to the 800 block of Ninth Avenu...
Aug 11, 2020 Firefighters battle a blaze in a garage in the 800 block of 9th Avenue North on Aug. 10, 2020.
(Saskatoon Fire Dept./Submitted)
Tossed needles and garbage leads to confrontation between neighbours
A Saskatoon man says what started as a request to remove trash from a neighbouring house led to him being assaulted and insulted with racial slurs. Fayaz Kadir, an electrical engineer, was laid off a ...
Aug 11, 2020 Fayaz Kadir pictured outside his home on Avenue M. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school
When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building. As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinc...
Aug 10, 2020
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Murray Wood: Reconciling sorrow and anger in the death of a Roughrider
Murray Wood says the death of Roughrider Jaden Dalke on the weekend, and another man who was in a vehicle struck by Dalk...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, July 22
On Wednesday's show, Evan is talking to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe about U.S. tariffs, is on location with guests at...
