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650 CKOM/980 CJME Audio On-Demand

650 CKOM and 980 CJME News and Special Programming
Occasionally English Canada News
330 Episodes
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The road to a new chapter: Connecting northern Saskatchewan

For generations, getting around certain parts of northern Saskatchewan required a plane or an ice road. Now, two major developments are changing how people in Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake Dene First Nation connect with the rest of the province. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet travels north to see…
9 Nov 2 min

A Saskatoon Holocaust survivor's Remembrance Day thank-you

A lifetime of music. A family. A career. Nearly a century of memories. None of it would have happened if a group of young soldiers hadn't stopped a train in Germany in 1945. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet is sitting down with Klara Belkin, a Holocaust survivor whose Remembrance…
6 Nov 2 min

No snow, no wind, no bugs: Going underground at Cigar Lake

Saskatchewan weather has a reputation for being unpredictable. One day you're enjoying the sunshine. The next, you're scraping ice off your windshield and digging out your winter boots. But what if there was somewhere in the province where the weather never really changed? In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet finds…
3 Nov 2 min

A place on the pitch: Leo Leptich's first step into team soccer

For most kids, joining a soccer team is a pretty ordinary childhood milestone. But for eight-year-old Leo Leptich, getting onto the field takes a little more planning. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet is meeting the young boy who knows he has to be careful... but has no intention of…
2 Nov 2 min

Meet the Saskatoon sisters facing breast cancer together

A year ago, Saskatoon’s Lila McCormick was listening to the C95 Radio Marathon just weeks after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Today, she’s sharing her own story alongside her sister Julia with the hope that advances in research will help change what the next generation of their family faces. In…
27 Oct 2 min

Meet Jovi Wagner, Saskatoon's world champion dog groomer

Winning a world championship usually comes with a little glamour. Maybe a parade. Some cheering fans. A chance to bask in the glory. But if you're a world champion dog groomer, the Monday morning after a big win... looks a lot like every other Monday morning. In this Saskatchewan Story,…
23 Oct 2 min

Exploring the tunnels beneath Saskatchewan's Legislative Building

Above ground, Saskatchewan’s Legislative Building is all marble, columns and grand rooms. But have you ever wondered what's hiding below it? In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet is heading underground to see what’s buried beneath one of Saskatchewan’s most recognizable buildings.
13 Oct 2 min

The hunt for Saskatoon's mythical 21st Street tunnel

Tons of people in Saskatoon have heard about the secret tunnel under 21st Street. The story goes that it connected the old railway station to the Bessborough Hotel, giving wealthy travelers a way to escape the cold. There's just one problem. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet is following the…
13 Oct 2 min

Sneaking beyond the tourist trail in the Tunnels of Moose Jaw

We’ve all heard the stories about the Tunnels of Moose Jaw. Bootleggers. Hidden booze. Al Capone. But Brittany Caffet wanted to know what’s actually down there — beyond the regular tour, behind the hidden doors, and inside the parts of the tunnels most people never see. Today, she’s taking us…
8 Oct 2 min

What happens when you bring Saskatchewan's wind indoors?

There are few things more 'Saskatchewan' than the wind. Most of us spend our time trying to escape it. But at the University of Saskatchewan, researchers are doing something a little different. They’re making more. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet is stepping inside the university’s wind tunnel to find…
6 Oct 2 min

Why is this extraordinary art collection in rural Saskatchewan?

Some family heirlooms fit in a box. These ones fill an entire building. Near St. Walburg sits the century-old studio of Berthold von Imhoff, filled with paintings and a family legacy that has been passed down for generations. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet meets his grandson, Bert Imhoff.
2 Oct 2 min

Inside the weird, wild world of competitive arm wrestling

Most of us have arm wrestled at least once. Usually, it involves a kitchen table, a friend and a lot of trash talk. But competitive arm wrestling turns that familiar little challenge into something almost unrecognizable. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet gets a lesson in what happens when the…
29 Sep 2 min

Residential school took her away. Her language brought her home

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we’re remembering and honouring Indigenous children who were taken from their families. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet meets Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth, a woman whose life changed forever in August of 1964.
29 Sep 2 min

Hotel Senator sign lost for 35 years resurfaces on Marketplace

Imagine scrolling Facebook Marketplace and suddenly seeing a piece of your own past staring back at you. That’s exactly what happened to the owner of Saskatoon’s Hotel Senator when a sign he hadn’t seen in 35 years suddenly resurfaced. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet finds out how a forgotten…
23 Sep 2 min

Meet the Regina woman with 150 Saskatchewan Roughriders jerseys

Donna Ryhorchuk thought she had about 130 Saskatchewan Roughriders jerseys. We counted. There are 150 — each one carrying a story, a favourite player's name and a little piece of Rider history. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet is stepping into Donna's Riderville.
21 Sep 2 min

Cowboy up: A city slicker's guide to surviving Country Music Week

Cowboy boots. Stacked jeans. Belt buckles the size of dinner plates. With Country Music Week returning to Saskatoon, Toni Bergen of Cowtown has your essential guide to looking the part. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet is stopping by for a crash course in cowboy style.
15 Sep 2 min
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