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Farewell, John Gormley: Iconic Sask. radio host airs final talk show
It's the end of an era for Saskatchewan radio. CKOM and CJME's John Gormley hung up his headphones on Friday, marking the end of a daily talk show that's helped inform and entertain the province for t...
Nov 24, 2023 A series of portraits taken in 1998 to promote John Gormley's talk show on News Talk Radio. (f:11 photographic design ltd.)
Repeat violent crime has police concerned, OPP commissioner tells Gormley
A police officer is one of the few jobs that involves running towards danger rather than away from it. Throughout the year, there have been a number of incidents involving police officers being assaul...
Nov 13, 2023
Former ambassador says Iran has a hand in Hamas attacks on Israel
A long-time Canadian diplomat says Iran likely had a hand on the attacks on Israel by Hamas, which have left hundreds of Israeli civilians dead. Chris Alexander, who spent almost two decades in Canada...
Oct 10, 2023 Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Israel has launched intense airstrikes in Gaza after the territory's militant rulers carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing over 900 people and taking captives. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the airstrikes. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Sask. Polytechnic president updates Gormley on new campus project
On Wednesday, Saskatchewan Polytechnic announced that it will be closing down its Idylwyld Drive campus and moving to Innovation Place. Larry Rosia, the technical school's president and CEO, joined CK...
Sep 22, 2023 Larry Rosia (second from right) joins dignitaries from the U of S and provincial government to announce Saskatchewan Polytechnic's new campus. (Larry Rosia/Twitter)
Sask. microbiologist says Calgary E. coli outbreak marked by odd toxin
The E. coli outbreak connected to hundreds of cases at 11 daycares in Calgary was marked by an unusual toxin. Microbiologist Joseph Blondeau joined CKOM and CJME's John Gormley on Wednesday to explain...
Sep 20, 2023 Canada's largest-ever outbreak involving children under age five infected with a specific toxin-producing E. coli could still spread illness in households, says an emergency physician at Alberta Children's Hospital following an outbreak linked to daycares in Calgary. The Alberta Children's Hospital is seeing a large influx of patients following the outbreak, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Sask. premier hopes for Ottawa collaboration on net-zero electricity plan
Saskatchewan's premier is hoping the federal government is willing to collaborate on what Canada's clean electricity standards will look like. Ottawa released draft regulations on Thursday designed to...
Aug 10, 2023 Premier Scott Moe (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police chief says more than policing needed for city crime
Homelessness, addictions and mental health continue to be main plot points in policing efforts in Saskatoon. Speaking to Gormley on Tuesday, Chief Troy Cooper of the Saskatoon Police Service said he a...
Jul 11, 2023 Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Cartographer designing custom map of Saskatchewan
A custom wall map built by a Val Marie native is nearing the closing stages. Alex McPhee has logged well over 500 hours on this project and has just a couple of areas in the northern part of the provi...
Mar 13, 2022 Alex McPhee is designing a custom map of Saskatchewan. (Alex McPhee/Facebook)
Final season for TV franchise that put Saskatchewan on the map
Corner Gas Animated is coming to an end, with its upcoming fourth season being its last. The 17-year run for the Corner Gas franchise has been a huge success story for Canadian and Saskatchewan televi...
Jul 04, 2021 (Corner Gas/Facebook)
Cases rise as winter is on the way: epidemiologist
In most parts of Canada, COVID cases have continued to rise at a steady rate and Saskatchewan is no exception. There were 1,244 new cases reported in October, while in September, there were only 291 n...
Nov 02, 2020
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