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'Tommy Goes to War' keeping First World War stories alive
Vincent Murphy shows his support for veterans every year during the Royal Canadian Legion poppy campaign leading up to Remembrance Day. For Murphy, a Regina-based playwright, that means performing his...
Nov 07, 2018 The stage set of 'Tommy Goes to War' at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 362 on Nov. 4, 2018 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Thousands attend Remembrance Day service at SaskTel Centre
Thousands poured into Canada's largest indoor Remembrance Day service on Saturday morning at SaskTel Centre, some wiping tears from their eyes. Veterans old and young wore their polished medals and pr...
Nov 12, 2017 World War Two Veteran Matt Labach stands with his son Zane at the Remembrance Day service at the SaskTel Centre. (Celine Grimard/CKOM)
Sask. soldiers share reflections ahead of Remembrance Day
As Remembrance Day approaches, today's soldiers are pausing to reflect on those who came before them. Cpl. Joseph Ricci works behind a desk Monday to Friday, but on the weekends he laces up his milita...
Nov 10, 2017 Cpl. Joseph Ricci has been with the Royal Regina Rifles for the past 5 years. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Remembrance Day services in Saskatoon, Regina
People across Saskatchewan will take pause Saturday to reflect on the sacrifice and service of Canada's military men and women. A number of Remembrance Day events are scheduled in Saskatoon and Regina...
Nov 10, 2017
Guitar program for veterans helps break 'cycle of despair': organizer
A sign outside the Long & McQuade store on 8th Street in Saskatoon has an important message for veterans living with post-traumatic stress. Guitars for Veterans is a national program started by Ji...
Nov 09, 2017 Manager Tim Meyer at Long & McQuade on 8th Street in Saskatoon Nov. 7, 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Sask. high school student reflects on Vimy Ridge centennial
It's fitting that Annika Tupper's first trip out of Canada took her to the site of a defining battle for the country. In April, the Grade 11 student went with a group from Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Colle...
Nov 09, 2017 Siblings Emry and Annika Tupper, students at Evan Hardy Collegiate, attend the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the Canadian national memorial in France. (Annika Tupper/Submitted)
Students honour veterans in early Remembrance Day ceremonies
Saskatoon elementary school students donned poppies and stood for the Last Post Wednesday during Remembrance Day ceremonies across the city. The ceremonies were held three days before Nov. 11 because ...
Nov 08, 2017 Grade 7 students at Lakeridge School in Saskatoon lead a Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 8, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Sask. organization 'saves' veterans with PTSD: founder
For some veterans and active service members, remembering is a daily struggle. Not because of what's forgotten - but what will never leave. It was on Remembrance Day six years ago that Canadian entert...
Nov 08, 2017 Military veterans and first responders from Canada and the U.S. will gather in Lloydminister for the Wounded Warriors Weekend July 27-31, 2017. (woundedwarriors.ca)
Regina honours war veterans with Remembrance Day ceremonies
Thousands of people stood as the clock struck 11, the last post began to play and then silence. Everyone thinking of and remembering the men and women who serve our country, those who have served in t...
Nov 11, 2016
Wray Morrison: The real battle
There are many things that I love about sports. One is when teams and leagues take time to honour the women and men of the military on both sides of the US-Canadian border. Fly overs at outdoor events...
Nov 11, 2016
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