Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Humboldt mayor 'ecstatic' about BHP's $6B Jansen mine investment
The mayor of Humboldt said Tuesday that he was "absolutely ecstatic" to learn that $6.4 billion will be invested by BHP into the expansion of the Jansen potash mine. Mayor Michael Behiel expects Tuesd...
Oct 31, 2023 An aerial photo of the BHP Jansen potash mine. BHP announced Tuesday it's investing more than $6 billion in the second stage of the project. (Submitted)
Saskatoon mayor says he wants provincial pronoun legislation withdrawn
Saskatoon's mayor has weighed in on the proposed pronoun law making its way through the Legislature Assembly in Regina. The proposed legislation requires schools to inform parents when a student under...
Oct 18, 2023 "What is happening in Gaza is unbearable. Far too many innocent lives have been lost already on all sides," Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark wrote on Facebook. (650 CKOM file photo)
Israel attacks hit close to home for Sask. Jewish community
While Israel may be thousands of miles away from Saskatchewan, the attacks on that country by Hamas are hitting very close to home for many. Saskatchewan is home to more than 1,000 people who identify...
Oct 11, 2023 Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Outreach groups serve Thanksgiving meals in Saskatoon, Regina
As food costs continue to rise, outreach groups in Saskatchewan have prepared to serve thousands of meals to mark Thanksgiving. Sandra Kary, executive director of Saskatoon's Friendship Inn, said they...
Oct 09, 2023 Volunteers working at Saskatoon's Friendship Inn on Thanksgiving (File photo/650 CKOM)
Pine View Farms thankful to avoid avian flu this year
As Thanksgiving approaches, Pine View Farms is butchering hundreds of turkeys for Saskatchewan families despite setbacks last season. Last year, the "farm-to-fork operation," located 15 minutes north ...
Oct 06, 2023 This year, Pine View Farms produced close to 900 turkeys, and all of them have sold. (Photo credit: Kim Siever)
Saskatoon Food Bank nears $12M goal for new Ave. P location
The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre has achieved 70 per cent of its $12 million fundraising efforts for a new central hub. The Plant Possibility campaign launch on Thursday aims to guide the o...
Oct 05, 2023 SFBLC executive director Laurie O'Connor and campaign chair Chris Reynolds announce the Plant Possibility campaign has reached $8 million of the $12 million goal. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Ominous letters from 'Queen of Canada' concern Richmound mayor
The mayor of Richmound, Sask. says residents feel threatened as the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," Romana Didulo, and her followers continue to torment the community. "It still comes down to (that...
Oct 04, 2023 Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada,' speaking in an online video. (Bitchute)
Cannabis surpasses alcohol at sobriety checkpoints in Saskatoon
On a cold and rainy Saturday night in Saskatoon, police set up a checkstop underneath an overpass just off Highway 11 heading north into the city limits. Their goal for the checkstop was to make sure ...
Oct 03, 2023 Saskatoon Police conduct checkstop just off Highway 11 in Saskatoon. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing
Sask. fans, pundits reminisce about 'Rider Royalty' George Reed
Former players, current fans and active pundits are remembering George Reed's legacy with the Roughriders and his impact on Saskatchewan. The rugged fullback, who was one of the league's most dominant...
Oct 02, 2023 "When you think Saskatchewan Roughriders, you think of the legends like George Reed," said Michelle Shaw (left). She is joined by Rita Wares and Rob Cowie, who lay flowers at George Reed's statue outside Mosaic Stadium in Regina on October 2, 2023. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Moe defends recalling legislature to keep school name, pronoun policy in place
Premier Scott Moe says the push to pass his party's pronoun policy as legislation in Saskatchewan is all about clarity. The policy requires parental consent if kids under the age of 16 want to change ...
Sep 29, 2023 Premier Scott Moe says his government's new education policies are set to become law in October. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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