Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Sarah Mills: Ottawa can help reduce cost of airfare in Canada
WestJet's CEO says treating air travel as a luxury is wrong, but Sarah Mills says even flying economy is overpriced and inconvenient. Is it time for Ottawa to start helping airlines reduce prices? The...
May 29, 2025
Ontario investing $38 million to revamp Wasaga Beach
WASAGA - Ontario announced today it will invest nearly $40 million to help revitalize Wasaga Beach. Premier Doug Ford says $25 million will go toward rebuilding the Nancy Island Historic Site. That si...
May 16, 2025
Carney wheels up to Rome ahead of Pope's inaugural mass
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Italy, where he is set to attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass on Sunday. The inaugural mass, which serves as a swearing-in of sorts for a new pope, is...
May 16, 2025
Six-month lockout ends at Montreal's storied Queen Elizabeth hotel
MONTREAL - Unionized employees at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel have agreed to a new contract, putting an end to a six-month lockout at the storied Montreal landmark. A news release by the hotel ...
May 13, 2025
Canadians could stay visa-free longer in U.S. under proposed bill
Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law. The bipartisan bill put forward by Reps. Elise St...
May 10, 2025
Saskatoon closer to legalizing private e-scooters, but it's unlikely to happen this summer
Saskatoon is one step closer to allowing privately owned e-scooters on public roads. On Tuesday, the city's transportation committee unanimously approved two recommendations from city administration t...
May 07, 2025 Saskatoon's shared e-scooter pilot began in 2023 and finished in the fall of 2024. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Border Insecurity: Canadian musicians face volatile tour life under Trump
TORONTO - Canadian country singer Robert Adam recorded their new album in Nashville, but under the political tumult of U.S. President Donald Trump, the musician doesn't plan to travel stateside to pro...
May 01, 2025
Highway 5 at Buchanan declared Saskatchewan's worst road in CAA poll
The results are in, and Highway 5 has been declared the worst road in Saskatchewan. Between April 8 and Tuesday, CAA Saskatchewan polled drivers around the province in an effort to identify the 10 wor...
Apr 30, 2025 Potholes were the primary concern for most of the roads that were identified as the worst in Saskatchewan. (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
Spring thaw keeps Sask. highway crews busy fixing broken highway signs
Don't be surprised if you spot damaged signs next to Saskatchewan highways this spring. As the snow melts and the April showers turn into May flowers, more and more broken or damaged highway signs are...
Apr 26, 2025 Workers with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways have been busy repairing signs after the spring thaw revealed damage from storms and accidents over the winter. (Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways/Submitted)
'To honour him': Canadian Bishops, Métis leader attending funeral for Pope Francis
Donald Bolen, the archbishop of Regina, is travelling to Vatican City for Saturday's funeral of Pope Francis - a journey, he says, is to honour a pontiff who mirrored his vision and his compassion. "W...
Apr 23, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
