Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Shooting near Parkridge Park sends 17 year old to hospital
A shooting in Saskatoon overnight sent a 17-year-old boy to hospital. Saskatoon police say it's not known the severity of his injuries. The shooting happened on the 400 block of McCormack Road.
Apr 12, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon boy gets private parade after COVID-19 postponed dream vacation
Erik Alexandrovici was in for a big surprise Saturday in Saskatoon. The seven-year-old fighting leukemia was supposed to be travelling to Florida later this month for a dream vacation to Disney World ...
Apr 12, 2020 Members of the Saskatchewan Rush wave at Erik Alexandrovici as part of a surprise parade for the seven-year-old suffering from leukemia on April 11, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon mayor part of conference call with Barack Obama
From university classes to families to political leaders, many people have been using the Zoom video conferencing app to work and connect while being stuck inside their own homes during this pandemic....
Apr 11, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Good Friday fire on Avenue P South deemed suspicious
The Saskatoon Fire and Police Services are investigating a fire in the Pleasant Hill deemed suspicious. Firefighters responded to several 911 calls around 11 p.m. Friday about smoke and flames at 317 ...
Apr 11, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters battle a suspicious fire at 317 Avenue P south on April 10, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
'It's just not worth it,' says Saskatoon man with COVID-19 ahead of long weekend
"I've been in this room for 15 days. Fifteen days in a single room. Many with a fever, wicked cough, stomach issues, headaches and nearly always tired." That's the opening line of a Facebook post writ...
Apr 10, 2020 (Kyle Gunderson/Facebook)
Online game show created by Weyburn brothers takes off
Taking the game show genre where it's never gone before. That's what Weyburn, Saskatchewan brothers Richy and Preston Roy say they want to do with their Facebook online game show "Big Time Live." The ...
Apr 10, 2020 Facebook Photo Courtesy: Richy and Preston Roy
Saskatoon Community Foundation puts $500,000 towards combating COVID-19
The Saskatoon Community Foundation (SCF) is putting over half-a-million dollars towards combating the COVID-19 crisis. Included in the funding is a $160,000 contribution from SCF to the COVID-19 Commu...
Apr 10, 2020 Saskatoon Community Foundation. (SCF/Facebook)
14-year-old charged in Saskatoon robbery
Saskatoon police have charged a 14-year-old boy after a robbery at a Sutherland area business. A lone suspect entered a business on the 700 block of Central Avenue at 6:17 a.m. on Friday with a knife ...
Apr 10, 2020 (650 CKOM)
SHA plans field hospital, COVID-19 hospital units in prep for virus surge in Saskatoon
Saskatoon's newest hockey arena is about to be prepared as a field hospital to be ready in case it's needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is already working with arch...
Apr 10, 2020
VIDO-Intervac to sterilize used N-95 masks for re-use, establishing emergency supply
As the world faces supply issues for N-95 medical-grade respirator masks in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and University of Saskatchewan are striking a deal to...
Apr 09, 2020 (Saskatoon Police Service/Twitter)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
