Murray Wood: It's time to pull over reckless people on scooters, bikes
Murray Wood says he's had too many close calls with people on scooters, bikes and skateboards. But he's never seen them ...
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Garden Talk: How to deal with a lily beetle invasion
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from t...
Aug 17, 2024 Lily beetles are small red insects that appear on the leaves and stems of lilies, and they have the unfortunate habit of gobbling up entire plants within days. (Dutch Growers/Supplied)
Severe thunderstorm watch, tornado alert in Saskatchewan
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is predicting that dangerous thunderstorms will develop over much of the province late Saturday afternoon and evening, and a tornado warning was issued for...
Aug 17, 2024 (Frank Cone/ Pexels.com)
Green Zone Game Day show on now
The Riders bring a 5-3-1 record into the showdown at Mosaic Stadium against the CFL-best 8-1 Montreal Alouettes, with kickoff for the game set for 7 p.m. The Riders are getting a big boost back to the...
Aug 16, 2024
Gun, drugs and knives: Saskatoon police arrest 3
A three-week drug trafficking investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service has resulted in a 40-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman and a 44-year-old woman being charged. The Saskatoon Police Service C...
Aug 16, 2024 Search warrants were executed according to police in the 300 block of 29th Street West and the 2300 block of Millar Avenue. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Saskatoon homicides up 67 per cent so far in 2024, say police
Saskatoon police have released the latest crime statistics for the second quarter of 2024, and they are telling. This year has been one for the books so far, with Saskatoon having 11 homicides before ...
Aug 16, 2024 Homicides within the City of Saskatoon have increased by 67 per cent according to the latest statistics released by the Saskatoon Police Service. The statistics were based on both the first and second quarters of 2024 compared to that of 2023. (Leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)
Jasper residents should prepare for "intense" re-entry into townsite
Jasper residents who fled their homes more than three weeks ago were slowly making their way back to the town on Friday. More than 5,000 people had to leave as a massive wildfire in the national park ...
Aug 16, 2024 A fire truck travels past a devastated residential block in Jasper, Alta., on Friday July 26, 2024. Jasper residents who lost their homes in last month’s wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
'Several people' in custody after suspicious death in Saskatoon
Police in Saskatoon say several people are in custody in connection with a suspicious death. According to police, officers responded to "an ongoing incident" in the 200 block of Avenue I South early o...
Aug 16, 2024 Police say officers are investigating a suspicious death on Avenue I South, but the deceased person has not yet been identified. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Public Safety Agency shares update on fire threatening Sandy Bay
The wildfire in northern Saskatchewan that forced the evacuation of Sandy Bay is still not contained, but sprinklers and other resources have been put in place to protect homes and property. The Saska...
Aug 16, 2024 As of 11 a.m. on Friday, 76 wildfires were burning in Saskatchewan, with five of them considered uncontained. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Inquest to probe 2021 death of Saskatoon Correctional Centre inmate
A coroner's inquest will work to determine the facts around the 2021 death of an inmate at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, 33-year-old ...
Aug 16, 2024 Daniel Evans was found “in a low level of consciousness” inside his cell at a Saskatoon correctional centre on September 2, 2021. (650 CKOM file photo)
Running red light on e-bike leads to drug, weapon, stolen property charges
An Edmonton man who allegedly rode an e-bike through a red light in front of Saskatoon police officers ended up with a long list of criminal charges on Thursday. According to police, officers were dri...
Aug 16, 2024 Police say they spotted the end of a shotgun sticking out of the man's bag after stopping him for riding through a red. (650 CKOM file photo)
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