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Garden Talk: What do I need to do in January to get ready for spring?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are some questions and answers from the Jan. 19...
Jan 19, 2025 Before spring pull out your garden tools, sharpen them and do any repairs you need to. Also take the blades off your lawnmower and sharpen them. (pryzmat/Depositphotos.com)
Brr! Extreme wind chills bring cold warnings to much of Saskatchewan
After a brief reprieve from cold weather earlier in the week, it has returned with a vengeance, with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) saying people in Saskatchewan can expect a multi-day e...
Jan 18, 2025 With wind chill values reaching -40 C at times this weekend, motorists in Saskatchewan are being advised to carry emergency supplies that include extra blankets and jumper cables. (OlafNaami / Depositphotos.com)
$300,000 donation pushes Hope's Home closer to $8.6M fundraising goal
A major gift is pushing Hope's Home closer to its goal of opening Saskatoon's first medically inclusive child-care centre. The charitable organization is aiming to raise $8.6 million for the centre, w...
Jan 18, 2025 The donation will fund a fully equipped kitchen for the medically inclusive child-care centre in Saskatoon. (Hope's Home/Submitted)
Ron MacLean looks back on 25 years of Hockey Day in Canada
Saturday is the 25th annual Hockey Day in Canada, and Sportsnet broadcaster Ron MacLean joined The Green Zone with Jamie & Locker. Canmore in Alberta is hosting the event in 2025, with a live TV b...
Jan 17, 2025 Ron MacLean holding a hockey stick and skates (Ron MacLean/X)
Dozy Saskatoon driver wakes up to drug and weapons charges: Police
A driver who took a nap behind the wheel got a rude awakening on Thursday night, and he's now facing a lengthy list of criminal charges. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers were called...
Jan 17, 2025 According to police, officers found three types of drugs and six weapons inside the van. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police respond to three bear-spray incidents in less than 24 hours
A number of criminal cases involving bear spray kept police in Saskatoon busy in this week, with three separate incidents happening in the past 24 hours alone. The first incident happened just after 5...
Jan 17, 2025 Canisters of bear spray seized in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Sask. RCMP responded to record 40 homicides in 2024, Blackmore tells Bray
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the officer in charge of the Saskatchewan RCMP, joined the Evan Bray Show on Friday morning to check in on a number of different topics, including crime statis...
Jan 17, 2025 Rhonda Blackmore says the Saskatchewan RCMP responded to a record number of homicides in 2024. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
RCMP warns of treacherous highway conditions across Saskatchewan
A blast of winter weather caused by an Alberta clipper is creating difficult driving conditions on highways across Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan RCMP issued an advisory on Friday morning, warning tha...
Jan 17, 2025 The Saskatchewan RCMP is warning drivers of tricky conditions on roads around the province. (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
Gallagher family disappointed with guilty plea at murder trial
"It's like a kick in the gut," is how Brian Gallagher and his wife described how they felt on Thursday after hearing about the latest developments in Megan Gallagher's homicide case. On January 6, the...
Jan 16, 2025 Although it was not the outcome Brian and his wife Debbie had hoped for, he said "I'm not losing faith in the justice system, but I know that there are some holes in it." (650 CKOM file photo)
Police arrest 28-year-old man in Saskatoon's eighth homicide of 2024
The Saskatoon Police Service has made an arrest in the murder of 25-year-old Kade Lee. Aaron Ironstand, a 28-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested and has already appeared in court for the April 16, 202...
Jan 16, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service has made an arrest in the murder of 25-year-old Kade Lee.
Aaron Ironstand, a 28-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested and has already appeared in court for the April 16, 2024 homicide in the 200 block of Avenue O South. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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