Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Sarah Mills: Food choices are crucial during long summer road trips
It's road trip season, and Sarah Mills is thinking about the best foods to snack on while on the road. Mills enjoys an A&W teen burger, but they're pretty hard to eat while behind the wheel. The M...
Jul 07, 2025
Murray Wood: Morality and decency used to matter to the public
Murray Wood compares the prostitution scandal that did so much damage to the reputation of televangelist Jimmy Swaggart to the many scandals surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump. Murray Wood delive...
Jul 07, 2025
Construction worker from Alberta dead after Saskatoon crane collapse
An Alberta construction worker died and another worker was injured after a crane collapsed at a work site in Saskatoon on Saturday. The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Sunday ...
Jul 06, 2025 The collapsed crane lying on the roof of a building under construction on Webster Street in Saskatoon's Forest Grove neighbourhood on July 5, 2025. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Fish for free in Saskatchewan on the weekend of July 12-13
Anglers can fish for free in Saskatchewan's public waters on the weekend of July 12-13. According to the provincial environment ministry, the free fishing weekend means no licence is needed, though th...
Jul 06, 2025 The free fishing weekend means no licence is needed, though the event does not apply to waters within national parks. (650 CKOM file photo)
Garden Talk: How can I prevent maggots in my cherries?
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 July 6 show: Read mo...
Jul 06, 2025 The best way to get rid of maggots in your cherries is to pick them and dispose of them. Don't leave them to sit on the ground. (urban_light / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatchewan's massive Shoe Fire still only 68 per cent contained: SPSA
There were 64 active fires burning in Saskatchewan on Saturday, with the massive Shoe Fire first reported on May 7, still only 68 per cent contained, according to Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SP...
Jul 05, 2025 There have been 343 blazes so far in 2025, including grass and forest fires, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said on July 5, 2025. In 2024 at this time 221 fires had been recorded. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Construction in Saskatoon brings move of downtown transit terminal
Saskatoon Transit's downtown terminal is temporarily moving because of construction and road restrictions. The terminal and bus stops on 23rd Street and adjacent bus stops will be relocated one block ...
Jul 05, 2025 Unlike the permanent transit terminal, the temporary location will be open to regular traffic and buses will park along the curb lane, so the city asked pedestrians to be aware they may not be visible to drivers. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. researchers examine blood vessels in fossilized rib of Scotty the T. rex
A research team from the University of Regina made an important discovery while examining a rib bone from Scotty the tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most famous fossils unearthed in Saskatchewan. Resear...
Jul 05, 2025 A cast skeleton display of Scotty the T. rex at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. (980 CJME file photo)
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, July 4
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, July 4 2:35 - Craig From New York Locker's son-in-law, Craig (who lives in New York and is a diehard Yankees fan), weighs in on the Toronto Blue Jays sweeping New York ...
Jul 04, 2025
Moose Jaw police searching for sexual assault suspect
Police in Moose Jaw have asked the public to be on the lookout for a man wanted on sexual assault and child pornography charges. According to police, officers executed a search warrant on February 20 ...
Jul 04, 2025 Calvin Longworth, 39, is charged with making child pornography, accessing and possessing child pornography, sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, and arranging to commit a sexula offence against a child. (Moose Jaw Police Service/Submitted)
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On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...
