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Sask. govt introduces motion to revive Victoria Cross in Canada
The provincial government is calling on Ottawa to consider awarding the Victoria Cross to worthy veterans. The decoration, Canada's highest honour for heroism in combat, hasn't been handed out since t...
Dec 04, 2025 Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie’s Victoria Cross medal set sits on display after its unveiling at a press conference at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. No Canadian has been awarded the Victoria Cross since 1945. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Kawai
Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre to fall silent for 94th Remembrance Day service
At 11 a.m. on November 11, SaskTel Centre will fall silent as thousands gather for Saskatoon's 94th Remembrance Day service - honouring veterans, sacrifice and 80 years since the end of the Second Wor...
Nov 10, 2025 A Remembrance Day ceremony at SaskTel Centre in 2023. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
In memory of Joyce Temple: WWII vet dies at age 101
Editor's note: Joyce, who spoke to us last year about her service in the Second World War, has since passed away. We are resurfacing her story to honour her memory. At first glance, one might assume J...
Jul 08, 2025 Joyce Temple enlisted in 1944 and was stationed in the department for the repatriation of war brides in Ottawa. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon preparing for Canada's largest indoor Remembrance Day service
Canada's largest indoor Remembrance Day service is getting ready for its annual ceremony. It takes place at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, and thousands will gather inside the arena, but instead of ...
Nov 08, 2024 Canada's largest indoor Remembrance Day Ceremony is held in Saskatoon. Nov. 11, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
101-year-old World War II pilot lays wreath remembering veterans
Standing with a poppy pinned to his chest, Norman Johnson laid down a wreath reflecting on those who lost their lives serving in the war. "I still remember of course," he said. "Family, friends." Tena...
Nov 08, 2024
Remembrance Day poppy campaign launches in Saskatoon
Poppies will soon be appearing on jackets across the country in tribute to Canadian veterans. In Saskatoon, the 2024 poppy campaign launched at the Nutana Royal Canadian Legion on Friday, and campaign...
Oct 26, 2024 Poppy wreath at the Nutana
Royal Canadian Legion branch in Saskatoon on Oct. 25, 2024. (Lara Fominoff/650CKOM)
Legions across Saskatchewan receive grants for building repairs
By Nick Nielsen Branches of the Royal Canadian Legion around Saskatchewan are going to be getting some facelifts over the course of the next few months thanks to the Saskatchewan Veteran Service Club ...
Aug 12, 2024 Prince Albert Legion Branch No. 2. (paNOW file photo)
Regina's Victoria Park cenotaph vandalized for second time in two days
For the second time in as many days, workers will be scrubbing spray paint off the cenotaph in Regina's Victoria Park. Graffiti on the war memorial was found on Wednesday morning. Someone scrawled a v...
Mar 21, 2024
Thousands gather in Saskatoon to honour and remember veterans
Every year on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., the world falls silent to remember those who lost their lives while fighting for their country. In Saskatoon, the Remembrance Day ceremony held at SaskTel Centre is t...
Nov 11, 2023 Soldiers stand where wreaths have been laid. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon ready to mark Remembrance Day on Saturday
Saskatoon is getting ready to mark Remembrance Day on Saturday. The 92nd Saskatoon Remembrance Day Service is set for Saturday at SaskTel Centre, with doors opening at 9 a.m. and the program set to be...
Nov 09, 2023 Members of the new guard march in SaskTel Centre on Nov. 11, 2022 during the Remembrance Day ceremony. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
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