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Date set for Optimist Hill grand opening
After more than five years of careful planning, fundraising and construction, Optimist Hill is ready to open on Feb. 10. Optimist Hill Campaign co-chair Joe Van't Hof couldn't contain his excitement a...
Feb 04, 2019 Joe Van't Hof, co-chair of the Optimist Hill campaign, poses for a photo at the 3twenty Modular Village on Feb. 4, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Environment Canada predicts cold week ahead for Sask.
After a weekend of shoveling under cloudy skies, most of the province can expect some sunshine over the next week. But Environment Canada meteorologist Shannon Moodie said the clearer conditions will ...
Feb 04, 2019
The ice is flying at Saskatoon's Winter Shines
Chisels and chainsaws aren't something you'd expect to see at a winter festival, but they're all part of the main attraction at Nutrien Winter Shines this year. The annual festival taking place at the...
Jan 27, 2019 An ice sculptor begins his latest creation at Nutrien Winter Shines on Jan. 26, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Wind, snowfall warnings blanket Sask.
A mixture of wind and snowfall warnings blanket Saskatchewan as of Saturday night. Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for Regina and areas southwest of it. "A cold front associated with an ap...
Jan 26, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Winter Shines encourages Saskatoon to embrace winter
It's around this time of year we start to feel a little cooped up. This weekend, though, the Winter Shines festival offers a cure for cabin fever. Organizer Shad Ali says the igloo fest, pony rides an...
Jan 25, 2019 Ice sculptures at the WinterShines festival at the Saskatoon Farmers' Market. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Crokicurl nearly set for return to Broadway
Crokicurl is beginning to take shape in Saskatoon. Members of the Saskatoon Fire Department joined volunteers on Sunday to begin flooding the temporary rink with an estimated 2000 gallons of water. "I...
Jan 21, 2019 A firefighter from the Saskatoon Fire Department floods Broadway's Crokicurl rink on Jan. 20, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Farm Stress Line can help when winter blues become more
During the middle of winter people often experience the winter blues or seasonal affective disorder. "When we get into January we're all suffering from shorter daytime hours and a lot of cold," Farm S...
Jan 15, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Crokicurl set to return to Saskatoon's Broadway district
A popular attraction is coming back to brighten up the dead of winter on Saskatoon's Broadway Avenue. Work will begin this weekend to install a crokicurl rink near the Broadway Roastery coffee shop. T...
Jan 15, 2019 Saskatoon's crokicurl sheet is located just off Broadway Avenue at the "five corners" intersection. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
New year brings warm weather back to Saskatchewan
While much of Saskatchewan ended 2018 under an extreme cold warning, the first days of 2019 are shaping up to be considerably warmer. Environment Canada meteorologist Bryan Van Wilgenburg expects warm...
Jan 02, 2019
Psychologist explains why we feel SAD in winter
Seasonal depression is a very real mental health phenomenon during the cold, grey wintertime, but according to one expert there are a number of effective treatments available. Dr. Katy Kamkar, a psych...
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