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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)
Murray Wood: Objectionable conduct during the Riders' Grey Cup celebrations
Murray Wood is throwing a flag at Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace for his unparliamentary language in front of the legislature during the team's Grey Cup celebrations this week. Murray ...
Nov 20, 2025
Sarah Mills: We need to look beyond property tax revenue to fund municipalities
As Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block has suggested, the current property tax model was around in the days of the horse and buggy. Sarah Mills says we are living in a very different world today. The Mills ...
Nov 20, 2025
SUMA president welcomes federal infrastructure funding, but says more money needed
Federal funds to help municipalities build and replace infrastructure will be welcomed in communities across Saskatchewan, according to the head of the organization representing the province's urban g...
Nov 20, 2025 Randy Goulden, president of SUMA, says many municipalities are facing serious challenges when it comes to funding much-needed infrastructure projects. While money earmarked in the federal budget will help, she says more money will be needed to fully address the issues. (twixx/ Depositphotos.com)
Three fined $8,229 for illegal possession, transport of timber from provincial forest
Three men from the Prince Albert area were fined thousands of dollars in the spring for illegally possessing and transporting timber. According to Saskatchewan's Ministry of the Environment, the case ...
Nov 19, 2025 The illegal timber will be used as firewood by campers at Great Blue Heron Provincial Park, the government said. (2checkingout / Depositphotos.com)
Murray Wood: Why buy American, when there may be a Swede-er deal for Canada?
Donald Trump doesn't want Canada making cars for the U.S. market, so Murray Wood is wondering why Canada should buy American-made fighter jets? Meanwhile, Sweden thinks it has a better idea for Canada...
Nov 19, 2025
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