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Saskatoon's Remembrance Day service honours Unknown Solider
While thousands of bright red poppies could be seen inside SaskTel Centre for Tuesday's Remembrance Day service, there was one veteran amongst the crowd wearing a less colourful reminder for Nov. 11. ...
Nov 11, 2025 The Remembrance Day service at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on Nov. 11, 2025. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre to fall silent for 94th Remembrance Day service
At 11 a.m. on November 11, SaskTel Centre will fall silent as thousands gather for Saskatoon's 94th Remembrance Day service - honouring veterans, sacrifice and 80 years since the end of the Second Wor...
Nov 10, 2025 A Remembrance Day ceremony at SaskTel Centre in 2023. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
'We can do this': Second World War veteran reflects on women breaking barriers
In 1943, a couple of young girls were sitting on a farmhouse step, talking about the world beyond the fields - about uniforms and duty, and how nothing, not even their quiet town, felt untouched by th...
Nov 10, 2025 Second World War veteran Ruth Bond-Martinson has championed the rights of female veterans for more than eight decades. Now 100 years old, she says she still has goals she would like to accomplish. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: The poppy seems to be endangered in Canada these days
With Remembrance Day approaching, Murray Wood says he's not seeing as many poppies as he used to. Wood says he hopes the poppy isn't becoming less meaningful to Canadians as the years pass. Murray Woo...
Nov 06, 2025
In memory of Joyce Temple: WWII vet dies at age 101
Editor's note: Joyce, who spoke to us last year about her service in the Second World War, has since passed away. We are resurfacing her story to honour her memory. At first glance, one might assume J...
Jul 08, 2025 Joyce Temple enlisted in 1944 and was stationed in the department for the repatriation of war brides in Ottawa. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Thousands gather for Remembrance Day ceremonies in Regina
Around 1,000 people stood around the Cenotaph at Victoria Park in Regina on Monday morning for Remembrance Day. Poppies were pinned to everyone's chest, as people stood to remember those who sacrifice...
Nov 11, 2024
Free transit to Sasktel Centre for Remembrance Day in Saskatoon
November 11 is Remembrance Day, originally called Armistice Day. The date marks the end of hostilities during the First World War, as well as honouring all those who have served, and continue to serve...
Nov 10, 2024 Wreaths at the base of the cenotaph in SaskTel Centre on Nov. 11, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
101-year-old World War II pilot lays wreath remembering veterans
Standing with a poppy pinned to his chest, Norman Johnson laid down a wreath reflecting on those who lost their lives serving in the war. "I still remember of course," he said. "Family, friends." Tena...
Nov 08, 2024
Remembrance Day poppy campaign launches in Saskatoon
Poppies will soon be appearing on jackets across the country in tribute to Canadian veterans. In Saskatoon, the 2024 poppy campaign launched at the Nutana Royal Canadian Legion on Friday, and campaign...
Oct 26, 2024 Poppy wreath at the Nutana
Royal Canadian Legion branch in Saskatoon on Oct. 25, 2024. (Lara Fominoff/650CKOM)
'Time to remember:' Regina observes Remembrance Day
On Saturday, hundreds of people young and old gathered around the Cenotaph in Regina's Victoria Park to observe Remembrance Day. The sun shone on solemn faces as people stood in the chilly morning col...
Nov 11, 2023
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