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If you want to mess with a store clerk, offer cash on your next purchase. Murray Wood says counting change is at risk of becoming a skill like reading Latin - a mostly lost bit of knowledge. Murray Wo...

Resolutions can be fun, but they can also make a person feel bad when they fail. Sarah Mills says it's easier to attempt change, give yourself some grace and do it at any time of the year. The Mills M...

A 21-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into a home on Melrose Avenue, surprising the resident who found him. According to police, officers were called to the home in th...

As the year comes to an end, reporters from 650 CKOM and 980 CJME sat down with the police chiefs in Saskatoon and Regina to discuss some significant moments and highlights of 2025. In Saskatoon, 650 ...

The City of Saskatoon is changing some of its municipal service rates and fees in 2026. The rates will change on Jan. 1 unless otherwise indicated. Here's what you need to know: Read more: Tradition a...

BIG ISLAND LAKE CREE NATION, SASK. - Mounties are still searching for two suspects described as armed and dangerous after a shooting on a Saskatchewan First Nation that left one person dead and at lea...

A 49-year-old man was taken to hospital early Tuesday morning after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of people who stole his vehicle. Police said officers were called to a mall parking lot on Eig...

Saskatoon firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire at a boarded-up home in the city's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood on Tuesday morning. The Saskatoon Fire Department said it received the repor...

Data show that a lot fewer people relax by curling up with a good book. But Murray Wood says the benefits of being a frequent reader actually extend far beyond basic literacy. Murray Wood delivers sha...

WestJet is charging $25 per passenger per flight for anyone who books through a call centre rather than online. Sarah Mills says it's an unfair charge for anyone who doesn't live in a digital world. T...