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Sarah Mills: Snarky online reviews don't help businesses improve
Leaving a negative review online is an easy thing to do. In today's Mills Minute, Sarah Mills says it is harder - but fairer - to actually call the business up and explain why you're disappointed. The...
Aug 25, 2025
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, Aug. 22
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, Aug. 22 2:35 - Daily Blitz with Britton Gray The Riders are off to Calgary to take on the Stampeders tomorrow night. It's another must-see CFL matchup. Britton Gray has...
Aug 22, 2025
Woman charged with assaulting senior, police officer in Saskatoon
A 27-year-old woman from Prince Albert has been charged with aggravated assault and assaulting a police officer after an incident in Saskatoon on Thursday. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news rele...
Aug 22, 2025 (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon Police respond to seven bear spray calls in three days
The Saskatoon Police Service has had its hands full with bear spray incidents throughout the city this week. Two incidents on Aug. 19 At around 7:10 p.m., two people allegedly sprayed bear spray in a ...
Aug 21, 2025 Saskatoon police are investigating all the recent bear spray incidents and ask anyone with information to call police or Crime Stoppers. (650 CKOM file photo)
Two men arrested after laser pointed at Saskatoon police aircraft
The Saskatoon Police Air Support Unit had quite an interesting morning on Thursday. Shortly after midnight, the Air Support Unit alerted ground units that they had been struck by a green laser while i...
Aug 21, 2025 Two men have been arrested after a green laser was pointed at the Saskatoon Police Air Support Unit while in the air early on Thursday morning (650 CKOM file photo)
Premier will visit China and Japan for trade mission in September
Premier Scott Moe will visit China and Japan in early September as part of a trade mission aimed at deepening Saskatchewan's ties with international food, agriculture and energy industry stakeholders....
Aug 21, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says he and at least two of his ministers will travel to China in early September in hopes of meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
'Tornadic' storms bring intense lightning, hail to Saskatoon area
Emergency alerts sounded Wednesday evening as severe storms rolled through central Saskatchewan. "Severe storms will continue to track across Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba overnight into Thursday...
Aug 20, 2025 Jacqueline Klassen Thiessen captured this image of the storm from Saskatoon's Lakeview area Aug. on 20 around 9 p.m. (Facebook)
Saskatoon police briefs: Man flees police, man stabbed, bb gun damages window
A 52-year-old man was taken into custody after a high-speed chase with police in the downtown area on Aug. 19. According to police, at approximately 8:30 p.m., in the area of 20 St. W. and Ave. D S., ...
Aug 20, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service responded to calls related to a stabbing and a stolen vehicle Aug. 19. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. RCMP seize large amount of drugs in Martensville, two arrested
Two people were arrested in Martensville earlier this month following a drug trafficking investigation. On Aug. 7, Saskatchewan RCMP officers with the Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team arrested two p...
Aug 19, 2025 (Saskatchewan RCMP/submitted)
Apartment fire caused by cigarette butt: Saskatoon Fire
A cigarette butt caused around $200,000 in damage to an apartment building in Saskatoon's Confederation Suburban Centre neighbourhood early Tuesday morning, according to Saskatoon Fire. Thankfully, no...
Aug 19, 2025 No injuries were reported in the early morning but four people were relocated and rehoused by the property owner.(Saskatoon fire/submitted)
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