Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Sask. govt aims to improve access to legal services access with law update
The Government of Saskatchewan is hoping that amendments to the Legal Profession Act will help improve access to legal services. The changes, which came into effect on Wednesday, allow the Law Society...
Oct 01, 2025 “Access to justice is the key to safe communities, strong families, and equal opportunities across our province,” said Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan’s justice minister and attorney general. (650 CKOM file photo)
All Sask. newborns eligible for RSV immunization in winter months
All babies born in Saskatchewan this winter will be eligible for immunization against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health said RSV is a common virus that infects...
Oct 01, 2025 While the program was previously only available to high-risk newborns, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health said all children born between Wednesday and March 31 will be eligible to receive the immunization. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Sask. baker seeking alternatives for Christmas cake deliveries during Canada Post strike
The Canada Post strike could jeopardise the delivery of a Saskatchewan baker's holiday treats. Jim Hadfield has been in business for 15 years, running a home business called Jim's Bread Buns and Cakes...
Oct 01, 2025
Minimum wage rises to $15.35 per hour in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's lowest earners are getting a raise. The provincial government has raised the minimum wage from $15/hour to $15.35/hour. Read more: Saskatchewan minimum wage going up 35 cents in October...
Oct 01, 2025 Saskatchewan’s minimum wage went up to $15.35/hour on Wednesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon hosts hundreds of dancers at pow wow on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is a time to honour the survivors of residential schools, and those who never came home. It was a sea of orange shirts at Saskatoon's Sasktel Centre on Tue...
Sep 30, 2025 Dancers at the pow wow hosted at Sasktel Centre by the Saskatoon Tribal Council for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, 2025. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Culture celebrated on National Truth and Reconciliation Day in Saskatchewan
Today Canadians across the country gather for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour residential school survivors, those who never returned home, their families and their communities....
Sep 30, 2025 Sept. 30 marks the fifth national Truth and Reconciliation Day. (650 CKOM file photo).
Sask. govt issues apology to former students of Île-à-la-Crosse School, restitution planned
Warning: This story contains details of residential schools that may be upsetting to some readers. Find the 24-hour Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419. The Government of Saskatche...
Sep 29, 2025 Survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse residential school at the Whitecap Dakota Dunes Resort Hotel on Jan. 24, 2023. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
The woman in the well: Saskatoon police solve century-old mystery
After almost two decades of work, Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) has solved a century-old mystery to uncover the identity of "the woman in the well." On June 29 in 2006, human remains were found in a ...
Sep 29, 2025 A sculpture of what Alice Spence would have looked like, the woman whose remains were found in a Saskatoon well in 2006 and died over a century ago. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police briefs: Driver dies in single-vehicle rollover near Dundurn
A 56-year-old man from Alberta has died after a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 11 south of Dundurn on Sunday. Saskatoon RCMP said in a news release on Sept. 29 that officers were called to the cra...
Sep 29, 2025 (Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com)
Climatologist says early October 'certainly won't be sweater weather' in Saskatchewan
People in Saskatchewan will be able to keep their winter coats in storage for a little while longer. A warm up is on the way this week, with both Regina and Saskatoon expected to see temperatures in t...
Sep 29, 2025 A warm up is on the way this week, with both Regina and Saskatoon expected to see temperatures in the mid-to-high 20 C range. The Queen City is expected to hit 31 C on Tuesday. (Shaden Rislan Bani Yaseen/Submitted)
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