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Man suffers serious injuries in Humboldt machete assault: RCMP
A 48-year-old Humboldt man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting another man with a machete last week, leaving him seriously hurt. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers were called to th...
Feb 13, 2025 Police said the alleged attacker was arrested on Friday at a rural property near Humboldt. (650 CKOM file photo)
Funerals held for Carry the Kettle homicide victims
Two fathers have been laid to rest after being killed on Carry the Kettle First Nation last week. The victims, Terry Jack and Sheldon Quewezance had their funeral services on Febuary 11, according to ...
Feb 11, 2025 Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed the identity of the four adult homicide victims from Carry the Kettle First Nation, no suspect has been apprehended. The victims are 34-year-old Tracey Hotomani of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, 44-year-old Sheldon Quewezance of Zagime Anishinabek, 47-year-old Shauna Fay of Indian Head and 51-year-old Terry Jack of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Gas station pit stop ends with firearm charges for two in Saskatoon
A traffic stop conducted by the Saskatoon Police Service on Tuesday morning resulted in a man and woman being arrested. Around 2:30 a.m. in a gas station parking lot at Cumberland Avenue South and 8th...
Feb 11, 2025 A traffic stop conducted by the Saskatoon Police Service on Feb. 11 at around 2:30 a.m. resulted in a man and woman being arrested on firearm charges. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Sask. agriculture minister heading to India, UAE on trade mission
As Premier Scott Moe heads to Washington and Mexico in an effort to counter tariffs threatened by United States President Donald Trump, Saskatchewan's agriculture minister is off to India and the Unit...
Feb 11, 2025 The provincial government said its network of nine international trade offices – including those in India and the UAE – are “working to grow Saskatchewan's exports, attract investment into the province and strengthen relationships with our partners in these markets.” (980 CJME file photo)
Grenfell man, 82, and 60-year-old man from Bruno die in weekend crashes
A man from Bruno as well as a man from Grenfell have died in two separate fatal crashes in the province over the weekend. Saskatoon RCMP said in a new release on Monday that Saskatoon detachment was c...
Feb 10, 2025 (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
Saskatchewan extends out-of-province breast cancer diagnostic initiative
An initiative allowing Saskatchewan patients to receive breast cancer diagnostics at a Calgary facility has been extended until March of 2026. The temporary initiative was launched late in 2023 in ord...
Feb 10, 2025 The out-of-province initiative has been extended until March of 2026. (Submitted)
Beware of fake online casinos: Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan
Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan is warning the province to avoid falling victim to fake online casinos. According to the provincial organization, scammers pretending to be legitimate casinos in the ...
Feb 10, 2025 According to Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan, fraudsters imitating legitimate casinos in online ads are aiming to steal credit card numbers or other banking information. (980 CJME file photo)
Extreme cold warnings return to much of Saskatchewan
After a brief reprieve this weekend, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued more extreme cold warnings for many parts of the province on Sunday afternoon. ECCC said that another prolonged...
Feb 09, 2025 The South Saskatchewan River weir during a period of extreme cold. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Garden Talk: Can I add worms to a raised garden bed?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning. Here are a selection of questions and answers from the Feb. 9 show, with s...
Feb 09, 2025 You can relocate worms from another part of your garden but they may not stay in a raised garden bed, which freezes a little harder in the winter so worms tend to go deeper and may not come back up. (Sippakorn Yamkasikor/pexels.com)
Evan Bray Show: Prairie biodiversity depends on the survival of grasslands
Murray Wood was guest host on The Evan Bray Show on Friday. He spoke with Carolyn Gaudet, manager of the Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan and the chair of the North Prairie Restoration/Re...
Feb 09, 2025 Saskatchewan's remaining grasslands habitat can be found mostly in the southern parts of the province. (Tourism Saskatchewan website)
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