Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Saskatoon vet explains how to keep your pets cool and happy this summer
While summer usually means a time of rest and relaxation for people, there are several things that could harm your pets during the summer months. From parvovirus and the signs of heat stroke to blue-g...
Jul 09, 2025
Officers fired guns while responding to stolen vehicle call: Saskatoon police
Gunshots were fired by police officers responding to an incident involving a stolen vehicle in Saskatoon on Wednesday morning. According to police, officers got a report of a stolen vehicle in the are...
Jul 09, 2025 The incident on Wednesday morning prompted a massive police response, with numerous police vehicles and an armoured vehicle seen racing to the scene with their lights and sirens activated. (Submitted)
Sarah Mills: Figuring out what went wrong for NDP isn't a difficult task
Sarah Mills says it shouldn't be too hard for the federal NDP to figure out why it did so poorly in the spring election. Mills says the party lost support from its base after leaving its core values b...
Jul 09, 2025
Murray Wood: Marking 50 years of the metric system... kind of
Canada has been using the metric system for 50 years, but Murray Wood points out that we actually use a hybrid system. Just ask someone their height, or what temperature they're setting the oven to. M...
Jul 09, 2025
Police say inmate who stole van to escape jail work crew has ties to Saskatoon, Regina
RCMP officers in Saskatchewan are searching for an escaped correctional centre inmate. According to the RCMP, 39-year-old inmate Michael Landry was working with a crew from the Saskatoon Provincial Co...
Jul 09, 2025 Landry was described as six-foot-two in height, with a heavy build, brown hair and brown eyes. “If seen, he should NOT be approached,” the RCMP said. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Police chief discusses recent crimes, bear spray bylaws and more on Evan Bray Show
Cam McBride, Saskatoon's police chief, joined the Evan Bray Show on Tuesday for a wide-ranging interview. The interview covered several recent criminal incidents that have caused concern in the city, ...
Jul 08, 2025 Cam McBride, Saskatoon's police chief, said there's been a recent decline in the number of incidents involving bear spray in the city, and a new bylaw will soon come into force that could curb its use even further. (650 CKOM file photo)
Two arrested in connection with armed robbery at jewelry store in Saskatoon mall
Two people have been arrested in relation to an armed robbery at a jewelry store inside a Saskatoon shopping mall last month. According to police, two men carrying axes and bags entered the Centre Mal...
Jul 08, 2025 Two people have been arrested after a store at the Centre Mall was robbed on June 4. (650 CKOM file photo)
Four guns stolen during break-in on Muskowekwan First Nation: RCMP
Four guns ended up in the wrong hands after a break-in at a home on a Saskatchewan First Nation earlier this month. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, one or more people broke into a home on the Musk...
Jul 08, 2025 The Mounties said investigators believe the burglary happened sometime between 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sarah Mills: We can't control nature, but we can learn important lessons
Sarah Mills says she's feeling for the parents of the children lost at summer camps in the flooding in Texas, and the floods are a reminder that we have no control over the forces of nature. The Mills...
Jul 08, 2025
Murray Wood: Saskatchewan's minimum wage should be higher
The head of the Saskatoon Food Bank says the minimum wage should be higher in order to keep people from needing help with basics like food. Murray Wood says Saskatchewan should heed that advice. Murra...
Jul 08, 2025
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