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Murray Wood: Fall season is too brief to waste indoors
Today marks the first day of fall, as the equinox arrives. Murray Wood says that despite the fantastic temperatures we've seen in Saskatchewan recently, the signs of autumn are upon us already. Murray...
Sep 22, 2025
Sarah Mills: It's time for ticket policies that help fans, not scalpers
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are accused of allowing resellers to make billions off of scalped tickets. Sarah Mills says fans have been duped by ticketing policies for too long, and it's time for it t...
Sep 22, 2025
Six vehicles stolen from Pierceland business: RCMP
Within three days, Pierceland RCMP responded to thefts of six vehicles from a business. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Pierceland RCMP responded to a group of three to four people who stole five vehicles, ...
Sep 21, 2025 On Tuesday and Wednesday, Pierceland RCMP responded to a group of three to four people who stole five vehicles, keys and a significant amount of equipment from a business.
On Thursday night, Pierceland RCMP responded to another vehicle theft from the same business. (650 CKOM file photo)
Living Sky Wildlife Rehab seeks fish donations for injured pelicans
Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation is currently taking care of two pelicans with leg injuries. While dealing with the challenges of rehabbing and caring for the injured birds, a new challenge has emer...
Sep 21, 2025 Two injured Pelicans at Living Sky are only allowed to eat store bought fish (Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation/Submitted)
City of Saskatoon adds extra drop-off days for household hazardous waste
Saskatoon residents have two more weekends to drop off their household hazardous waste this fall. The city is adding two special weekend drop-off days: Sept. 27, and Oct. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at...
Sep 21, 2025 Paint and paint products are among the items that can be dropped off during the City of Saskatoon's household hazardous waster day. (650 CKOM file photo)
Remai family donates $350K for new sensory room at Hope's Home
Hope's Home will receive a new sensory room at Saskatoon's first medically inclusive child care centre with support from the Joseph Alfred Remai Family Foundation. The family is donating $350,000 to t...
Sep 21, 2025 Hope's Home provides care for children with complex medical and typical needs. (Hope's Home/Submitted)
New night patrols target property crime in Battlefords: RCMP
Battlefords RCMP are addressing concerns about property crime with a new targeted night patrols initiative. The new initiative, which started earlier this week, is called "Property Crime Prevention Po...
Sep 20, 2025 During the night, police officers on foot and on bicycles, in police uniforms or civilian clothes, will be patrolling the Town of Battleford and the City of North Battleford to target and deter property crimes. (Alex_Schmidt/ Depositphotos.com)
Sask. trade minister aims to open export markets in southeast Asia
Saskatchewan's trade minister is headed to southeast Asia as the province works to diversify its markets in the face of tariffs from China and the United States. Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan's ministe...
Sep 20, 2025 Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan’s trade and export development minister is headed to southeast Asia on a trade mission which starts on Saturday and runs through Sept. 28. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
U of S leading international project to help evaluate maternal health of Indigenous women
A professor at the University of Saskatchewan is leading an international project aiming to create a new tool in order to evaluate the maternal health of Indigenous women in rural parts of Canada and ...
Sep 20, 2025 Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace said the project explores the intersection of water and environment with social and cultural systems for women and mothers in communities around the world. (650 CKOM file photo)
New technology installed at short line crossing near Wakaw, Hwy 41
An estimated $100,000 pilot project will enhance safety at a provincially regulated short line crossing, as Rail Safety Week runs Sept. 15 to 21. "Seeking innovative ways to improve safety for motoris...
Sep 20, 2025 The first-of-its-kind technology system is also expected to be capable of detecting broken rails at the crossing to provide notifications to the railway operator to mitigate derailments. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
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