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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Dakota Dunes Resort leads Sask. nominations for tourism awards
Whitecap Dakota Nation's Dakota Dunes Resort leads Saskatchewan nominations for the 2025 Canadian Tourism Awards. The 155-room resort, which is located on the First Nation's traditional territory just...
Oct 26, 2025 Whitecap Dakota Nation's Dakota Dunes Resort, which is located on the First Nation's traditional territory just out of Saskatoon, pays tribute to its Indigenous heritage with its design echoing the traditional tipi.(Tourism Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Sprucelodge opens to offer support to First Nations in Prince Albert
by Logan Lehmann Residents travelling from the north to Prince Albert for medical needs and appointments now have a place to stay in a home away from home. Members from the Prince Albert Grand Council...
Oct 25, 2025 The newly opened Sprucelodge Medical Boarding Home in Prince Albert. (Logan Lehmann/paNOW)
Many Duck Lake residents 'blindsided' by town's potential name change
On Wednesday night, Duck Lake town council made an announcement that shocked the entire community - voting in favour of selling the naming rights to the over 150-year-old community. Residents say they...
Oct 25, 2025 The Town of Duck Lake has put its naming rights up for sale, but at a hefty price: $10 million at least. (Town of Duck Lake/Facebook)
ER nurse says more beds in hallways than in rooms at RUH
Royal University Hospital's (RUH) emergency department has more patients receiving treatment in halls than rooms. Drayson McGilvery has been a full-time nurse in the department for two-and-a-half year...
Oct 24, 2025 Royal University Hospital emergency nurse, Drayson McGilvery, said, "it can be very traumatizing for the people who are just trying to get better in these hallway spots or in tucked into these corners." (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties turn up cocaine and brass knuckles in Swift Current
A 32-year-old Edmonton man is facing charges after a search by RCMP officers in Swift Current turned up around 255 grams of cocaine. According to police, Mounties from both Saskatchewan and Alberta ex...
Oct 24, 2025 Along with 255 grams of cocaine, police said the search of the Swift Current home turned up “a large sum of cash,” four cell phones, a set of brass knuckles and 18 cartons of unstamped cigarettes. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
What the duck? Town of Duck Lake plans to sell its naming rights
The town of Duck Lake is wading into new waters by doing something the mayor and local council say has never been done before: inviting corporations to bid on its full, municipal naming rights. The in...
Oct 24, 2025 The Town of Duck Lake has put its naming rights up for sale, but at a hefty price: $10 million at least. (Town of Duck Lake/Facebook)
C95 raises $470,764 for breast cancer research in 26th annual radio marathon
In 12 hours, the 26th annual C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research raised $470,764 for the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan. Since it began, the C95 Radio Marathon has raised more than $7.3 m...
Oct 23, 2025 C95 hosts Rob Suski (left), Shauna Foster and Tim Stone pose with the final count of the 26th annual C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research.
Prairie Harm Reduction questions Sask. Party's Compassionate Intervention Act
Frontline workers who help people dealing with addiction are hesitant about whether the provincial government's involuntary addiction treatment plan will actually make a difference. This follows the T...
Oct 23, 2025 Prairie Harm Reduction has just announced the firing of its executive director after sharing the organization is in a difficult financial situation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Nuclear training courses coming to Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Saskatchewan is working towards a future powered by nuclear energy and now that includes building up the industry's workforce. Saskatchewan Polytechnic signed a five-year contract with the National Sk...
Oct 23, 2025 From left to right: Saskatchewan Polytechnic president and CEO Larry Rosia, NSAN operations director Nicola Wallwork, NSAN managing director Tricia Austin, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic provost Has Malik. The partnership between Saskatchewan Polytechnic and NSAN grants the school the right to deliver nuclear training programs across Canada. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Sask. giving SCAN Unit new powers to target nuisance properties
The Government of Saskatchewan says it is expanding legislation aimed at nuisance properties. The provincial government said it is making amendments to the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) ...
Oct 23, 2025 A suspicious fire broke out at a boarded-up home on 20th Street West in Saskatoon in May of 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
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