Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Garden Talk: What do I need to know about snow melt products and salt?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Here are some questions and answers from the Nov. 23 show:Read mo...
Nov 23, 2025 Regular rock salt is pretty harsh on everything, including landscaping surfaces like concrete. Even getting it on your feet and walking indoors can damage interior hardwood floors. (Kris.Rad / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatchewan stories: Catch up with the best of Brittany Caffet
Brittany Caffet is Rawlco Radio's feature storyteller, drawing on more than a decade of experience in talk show production and audio engineering to craft compelling weekly features for both digital an...
Nov 23, 2025 Clockwise from left: A worker at Light of the Prairies Coffee, Second World War veteran Ruth Bond-Martinson, five-year-old Makenna Hiebert, and Nutana Cemetery. (Brittany Caffet and Submitted/CKOM files)
Seventh person charged with first-degree murder in Timothy Tootoosis killing
Warning: This story contains explicit details that may be disturbing to some readers. A seventh person has now been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the the 2024 death of Timothy Tootoo...
Nov 22, 2025 Timothy Tootoosis was an 'avid sports enthusiast,' who played for the Native Sons, an Indigenous youth soccer program. (Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron/Submitted)
Nutrien's decision to build U.S. export terminal made to meet potash demand
Agricultural product provider Nutrien's decision this week to build a US$1-billion potash export terminal in Longview, Washington, rather than in Canada was made to "meet rising demand for Saskatchewa...
Nov 21, 2025 Potash at Nutrien's Allan mine. Nutrien currently exports potash via Vancouver, Saint John, and Portland. (650 CKOM file photo)
Traffic restricted on Highway 1 east of Chaplin after semi rollover: RCMP
Drivers on Highway 1 may see some delays on Friday, as the route has been restricted to a single lane after a semi rollover east of the community of Chaplin. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the re...
Nov 21, 2025 “The driver and passenger of the semi reported non-life-threatening injuries to police but did not require medical treatment from EMS,” the RCMP said in a statement. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list includes the Roughriders, the U of S Huskies and Donald Trump's treatment of reporter...
Nov 21, 2025
Sarah Mills: A new agreement illustrates how silly interprovincial trade barriers are
Why would labels, approvals and testing be needed in the first place if we are one country? Sarah Mills says tariffs on Canada have highlighted how unnecessary trade barriers in the same country are. ...
Nov 21, 2025
Man dead, two injured after ATV and truck collide on Pelican Lake First Nation: RCMP
A 34-year-old man from the Pelican Lake First Nation was killed this week when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving collided with a truck. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the crash happened at a...
Nov 21, 2025 Saskatchewan has seen a number of fatal crashes involving ATVs this year, which prompted the Mounties to issue a reminder about safety for ATV drivers in late September. (tsuguliev / Depositphotos.com)
Two women are latest to face charges in Timothy Tootoosis homicide case
Warning: This story contains explicit details that may be disturbing to some readers. Two women are the latest to be charged in connection with the 2024 death of Timothy Tootoosis, bringing the total ...
Nov 20, 2025 Timothy Tootoosis was an ‘avid sports enthusiast,’ who played for the Native Sons, an Indigenous youth soccer program, before beginning to struggle with alcohol addiction. (Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron/Submitted)
Sask. RCMP leader speaks up after Meadow Lake Tribal Council slams slow response times
The commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP says his officers are doing their best to keep the province safe while dealing with a growing volume of calls and a number of other challenges. The comm...
Nov 20, 2025 “It’s important to note that police response times to calls for service vary significantly from one area to the other and from one incident to the next,” Robin McNeil said. (650 CKOM file photo)
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