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Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood looks back at the week's news and decides who's hot and who's not. This week's list includes the undefeated Saskatchewan Roughriders, and the people who use their phones whil...
Jul 04, 2025
Home sales above average in Sask. despite ongoing inventory challenges
Despite persistent challenges with inventory, homes sales across Saskatchewan remained strong in June as prices continued to rise. According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, there were 1,768 ...
Jul 04, 2025 Saskatchewan's residential benchmark price hit an all-time high of $370,700 last month, up from $369,500 in May. (650 CKOM file photo)
UPDATE: Escaped inmate Devon Ratt arrested, RCMP say
Editor's Note: In an update issued on August 5, the Saskatchewan RCMP said Ratt was arrested on July 15, and appeared in court in La Ronge on July 17. The Saskatchewan RCMP is asking the public to rep...
Jul 04, 2025 Devon Ratt was described as five-foot-seven in height, weighing 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He has the word “crooks” tattooed on his right hand, and the words “stay fly” tattooed on his right arm. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Police watchdog releases more details of Flying Dust RCMP shooting
More details are emerging about an RCMP shooting on a Saskatchewan First Nation. According to Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team, RCMP officers got a call from a girl who reported that a fa...
Jul 03, 2025 The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team said the man was shot twice by an RCMP officer on Sunday after advancing towards police while holding two knives. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Roughrider Foundation celebrates successful year of giving back in Sask.
The Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation says the past year seems like a championship season for kids across the province. Since 2019, the foundation has been working to support education, amateur sport...
Jul 03, 2025 Offensive lineman Logan Ferland regularly visits schools around the province during the offseason, speaking with kids about the importance of reading. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Sask. producers struggling with dry conditions despite rainstorms: Crop Report
Despite rainstorms that swept across the prairies over the past week, producers in some parts of Saskatchewan are still struggling with dry conditions. According to the latest crop report from the Sas...
Jul 03, 2025 Dry conditions in the RM of Enterprise in June, 2025. So far, spring runoff conditions are looking mixed across Saskatchewan for 2026. (Virginia Maier/Submitted)
PotashCorp ordered to pay $120,000 after serious worker injury in 2022
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan has been ordered to pay a hefty fine and surcharge after pleading guilty to a violation of the province's occupational health and safety regulations. According to Sa...
Jul 03, 2025 The court imposed a fine of $85,714.29, along with a surcharge of $34,285.71, bringing the total payment to $120,000. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sarah Mills: A little wave on the road can make somebody's day
Many Saskatchewan drivers give each other a little wave when they pass on the roads or highways, but Sarah Mills says she's not seeing the one-finger waves as often as she used to. The Mills Minute is...
Jul 03, 2025
Murray Wood: Mounties were right to ticket protesters on Sask. highway
A group of protesters allegedly blocking a bridge north of Prince Albert picked up tickets from the RCMP on Canada Day. Murray Wood says the right to protest doesn't mean you can block public infrastr...
Jul 03, 2025
Prairie Harm Reduction, Health Ministry issue new illicit drug alert for Saskatoon area
The Saskatchewan health ministry and Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) have issued a new drug alert for Saskatoon and surrounding areas, including the R.M. of Blucher, Corman Park, Warman, Martensville, Du...
Jul 02, 2025 According to experts, there's no such thing as ‘naloxone-resistant fentanyl.’ Even with stronger fentanyl, naloxone should always be used in the event of a suspected overdose, even if it takes multiple doses to reverse the effects. (Prairie Harm Reduction Facebook)
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