Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Green Zone Replay - Monday, June 2
The Green Zone Replay - Monday, June 2 2:35 - Jeremy Roenick, NHL Hall of Famer Part. 1 Jamie Nye and & Locker sat down with NHL legend and hall of famer Jeremy Roenick. In Part 1 we talk to JR ab...
Jun 02, 2025
Sarah Mills: Trade barriers should be top priority for Carney, premiers
As Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Canada's premiers in Saskatoon, Sarah Mills says the focus should be on removing barriers to interprovincial trade. The Mills Minute is a daily commentary hear...
Jun 02, 2025
Murray Wood: Meeting between Carney and premiers offers a chance for a reset
Murray Wood says the meeting in Saskatoon between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada's premiers offers a chance to reset the sometimes rocky relationship the provinces have with Ottawa. Murray Wood...
Jun 02, 2025
Premiers huddle with Carney in Saskatoon to decide what major projects to prioritize
SASKATOON - Canada's premiers are meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in person for the first time since the federal election to pitch which major projects they think should get fast-tracked. The ...
Jun 02, 2025
Garden Talk: Can fruit be affected by wildfire smoke?
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 June 1 show: Read mo...
Jun 01, 2025 Wildfire smoke could affect the taste of fruit when it is ripening. It's pretty early right now for most of our berries in Saskatchewan except for haskaps, which will be ripening in another couple of weeks. It might add a smoky taste to jam. (robert6666 / Depositphotos.com)
'We're going to stand with the victims': Saskatoon Intimate Partner Violence team removing barriers
In Saskatchewan, there is a growing trend of intimate partner violence (IPV). In 2024 the province released startling numbers showing that in 2023 more than half of the violent crimes dealt with by RC...
Jun 01, 2025 Saskatoon Police Service's Intimate Partner Violence Response Team can help victims with the court process, help connect them with financial support and counselling. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Donations drive begun, Métis Nation Sask. declares wildfire state of emergency
Mtis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) has declared a State of Emergency as they say an "alarming number of citizens" are being forced to flee their home communities because of Saskatchewan wildfires, driven...
May 31, 2025 Wildfire smoke in Weyakwin on May 30, 2025. (Lis Hennie/Facebook)
Saskatoon spray pads open ahead of schedule due to warm weather
Kids in Saskatoon can get a break from the heat a day earlier than planned this year. The City of Saskatoon said in a news release this week that warm weather in recent days means all 23 button-activa...
May 31, 2025 Families stay cool at the spray pad at River Landing. (650 CKOM file photo)
'This is the time for all hands on deck in this province, NDP Leader Carla Beck says
The Saskatchewan NDP are voicing their thoughts surrounding the province's wildfire fight. We're not even in June yet and the 2025 wildfire season has already been devastating. There have been 207 act...
May 30, 2025 Two Bulldozers sit in the ditch along highway 120 to construct the Candle Lake firebreak (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Manslaughter charge in child's death on Shoal Lake Cree Nation upgraded to murder
Editor's note: The woman charged in this death was found unfit to stand trial as of January 2026. Her matters were forwarded to the review board, which makes decisions or orders regarding an accused w...
May 30, 2025 “The suspect and the child were known to each other,” the Mounties said in a statement. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
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