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Before Canada blows out the candles, a group of Saskatchewan kids has some suggestions for the birthday party: more flags, more balloons, a bigger cake and a little extra care for the country.

These athletes don’t just swim — they perform underwater choreography while holding their breath, training tirelessly to make the impossible look effortless in the world of artistic swimming. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Diagnosed with autism and once struggling to communicate, Langham's Grayson Bigoraj found confidence, connection and purpose through an unlikely part of 4-H: public speaking. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

What began as a school project for a Grade 8 class has become something much bigger: a hand-painted mural, a lesson in Michif culture and a lasting gift to the city. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Cessa Fern grew up counting the weeks until her dad came home from Cameco’s Cigar Lake mine. Years later, she’s working there too — and seeing those years away in a different light. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

The Lapointe family is flipping the usual theatre script: instead of watching from the audience, the parents and children are onstage together in this Saskatoon Summer Players' performance. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Got a box of “junk” in the garage? It might be a piece of Saskatchewan soccer history. A legacy project is collecting forgotten photos, medals and stories before they’re thrown away. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

A language on the edge of extinction, a teacher who refuses to let it fade and a puppet that suddenly makes children listen. This is how Nakoda is finding its voice again. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Courtney Rohachuk was once told to “harden up” in the male-dominated potash industry. Nineteen years later at Nutrien, she’s helping change what leadership in mining looks like. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Dust will fly, engines will roar and crowds will cheer as Saskatchewan's Triple Town Crown lawn mower racing circuit returns with stops in King George, Demaine and Beechy. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

What do a sketchbook, a crochet hook, a keyboard and a loaf cake have in common? They might all turn up in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' locker room. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Nearly 100 years ago, a Regina mother baked cookies so girls could go camping. Today, Girl Guide cookies remain one of Canada’s sweetest traditions, rooted in a Saskatchewan success story. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Biggar’s $5 million Main Street revitalization project was about more than fresh paint and new sidewalks. It was a community deciding its future was still worth fighting for. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

After losing their daughter Clarke to leukemia, Cassandra and Riley Thiesen turned grief into hope, inspiring more than 100 blood donations and launching a legacy that continues saving lives. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

One month. One province. Nearly 1,600 kilometres on foot. Saskatoon's Megan Wotherspoon is running across Saskatchewan, raising funds and awareness for blood cancer in honour of her late mother. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

A childhood of birthday potato planting still shapes centenarian Ileen Boechler’s outlook on life: stay useful, stay grateful and keep moving forward. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

James Kirkpatrick spends his days sweeping Regina parks for hidden relics, uncovering coins, rings and forgotten stories buried just beneath the surface. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Saskatchewan artist Bhupinder Singh’s water-colour painting of a grain elevator in Fillmore was selected to be sent to Windsor Castle in England, where it will hang in the Royal Library. 980 CJME's Gillian Massie takes us Behind the Headlines.

Munch Café and Catering looks like any other restaurant, but behind the counter is a team of people with disabilities building skills, confidence and careers in a supportive workplace. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Pop’s Old Forge near Marcelin has become a living classroom where 89-year-old Hubert Smith forges iron and keeps a nearly lost trade burning bright. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

From family dinners to difficult goodbyes, foster moms like Deb Davies shape lives in ways that last forever. This Mother’s Day, we celebrate their quiet, powerful impact. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

On Tuesday mornings at Ashworth Holmes Park in Caswell Hill, Saskatoon birders gather for a weekly walk that turns this ordinary park into a place for discovery, community and a closer look at nature. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

As McHappy Day is marked at McDonald’s, the Stewart family from Melville is reflecting on the support they received from Ronald McDonald House during a medical journey far from home. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

Think maple syrup only comes from Quebec or Ontario? Think again. In Osler, Josh Wiebe is boiling sap from Manitoba maple trees into delicious syrup right here on the prairies. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.

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