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...
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UPDATE: Grade 9 girl set on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate
Saskatoon Police Service "believes" a Grade 9 girl was set on fire and a male teacher tried to put out the flames on Thursday. Police confirmed a 15-year-old female was transported to hospital with wh...
Sep 05, 2024 Saskatoon Police Service has confirmed a 15-year-old female was transported to hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon lower risk than Calgary and Montreal for water main break
Would the City of Saskatoon be prepared for a major water main break - like the kind that happened in Calgary on June 5, and in Montreal on August 16th. A new report to councillors Tuesday outlined ma...
Sep 03, 2024 According to the report, written by Russ Munro, director of Saskatoon Water, along with other department members, the catastrophic failures in Calgary and Montreal have raised questions about the reliability and resiliency of the city's critical water distribution infrastructure. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon to participate in national homeless count
The City of Saskatoon will be participating in a national Point-in-Time (PiT) homeless count this fall. The count will take place from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 in a coordinated effort to help identify what h...
Sep 02, 2024 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Busy, stressful time for families as U of S students move in
It's a stressful time of year for many families, as they prepare for the first week back at school. For many University of Saskatchewan students it also means moving away from home for the first time....
Sep 01, 2024 Students move into U of S dorm rooms on the Saskatoon campus ahead of school year on Aug. 31, 2024. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Sask. airports expect a busy long weekend filled with travel
It's the final weekend for Saskatchewan families to get all their summer traveling in before kids head back to school. With that, the land of the living skies is expected to be very busy in the air. T...
Aug 30, 2024 Both Saskatoon and Regina airports preparing for one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. (980 CJME / file photo)
Saskatoon's Ashlyn Renneberg set to make Paralympic debut
Saskatoon's Ashlyn Renneberg overcame a lot of adversity on her journey to the 2024 Paris Paralympics. The 19-year-old javelin thrower will be making her debut for Canada at the Paralympics in Paris o...
Aug 29, 2024 Saskatoon's Ashlyn Renneberg practises for a final time at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex before heading to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Ground broken for 'revolutionary' Sask. Polytech campus in Saskatoon
Ground was officially broken for Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Joseph A. Remai Campus in Saskatoon, with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe saying the facility "will revolutionize the way Saskatchewan can co...
Aug 26, 2024 An artist's rendering of the future Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus in Saskatoon. (Supplied)
Thunderstorms, hail and rain hit central and southern Sask.
The skies cooked up a powerful, late summer storm for people in central and southern Saskatchewan on Friday night and into early Saturday morning. Areas like Saskatoon, Assiniboia, Regina and Yorkton ...
Aug 24, 2024 (Frank Cone/ Pexels.com)
Free backpacks help lift back-to-school financial stress in Sask.
The new school year can bring financial strain to some households, but two Saskatchewan foundations are doing their best to help relieve that stress. Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) marked 10 years of ...
Aug 23, 2024 More than 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies were handed out to community children at the White Buffalo Youth Lodge in Saskatoon on Aug. 23 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Corman Park man recalls encounter with brush fire south of Saskatoon
Don Sych had a front-row view of Tuesday's brush fire in the RM of Corman Park, just west of Highway 11. According to Reeve Judy Harwood, the fire damaged two homes and several outbuildings, with some...
Aug 21, 2024 The Saskatoon Fire Department said nobody was hurt in the fire, which burned an estimated 800 acres south of Saskatoon on Tuesday. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Nov. 6
Premier Scott Moe talks to Evan about the federal budget's impact on Sask. residents, economist David Ristovki about the...
