Murray Wood: Alberta is soon going to be living on 'Saskatchewan time'
Murray Wood says the debate about whether Saskatchewan should change it's clocks like other provinces is being replaced ...
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La Ronge Health Centre closed as SHA evacuates 53 acute-care patients
The Saskatchewan Health Authority )SHA) says acute-care patients have been safely transferred out of La Ronge as the community evacuates in the face of a wildfire. The mandatory evacuation order for L...
Jun 03, 2025 Ambulances line up at Elk Ridge, on their way to La Ronge to help evacuate patients on June 3, 2025. (Submitted)
Sweetgrass First Nation man charged with first-degree murder: RCMP
A 41-year-old man from the Sweetgrass First Nation is facing a charge of first-degree murder. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report about a serious assault in a field east of Cut K...
Jun 03, 2025 John Whitecalf, 41, is facing a first-degree murder charge, and made his first appearance in a North Battleford provincial courtroom on Monday. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police briefs: Cops respond to five separate stabbings over weekend
Police in Saskatoon responded to five separate stabbing calls between Friday and Sunday. The first case happened Friday morning, when a male victim said he was stabbed in the vicinity of 22nd Street W...
Jun 03, 2025 Police said five people were stabbed between Friday and Sunday in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sarah Mills: Mark Carney is no Santa Claus yet
The prime minister and premiers wrapped up a day of meetings in Saskatoon, and by the end of day a united front was presented. But as Sarah Mills says, there's no guarantee any wishlist has been fulfi...
Jun 03, 2025
Murray Wood: Yards should be a point of pride, not an eyesore
Why do people have yards if they're not going to care for them? Murray Wood is getting tired of seeing messy yards around the city, and he explores some of the issues in today's commentary. Read More:...
Jun 03, 2025
People in La Ronge area told to evacuate as Pisew Fire breaches airport
An evacuation order was issued for La Ronge, Air Ronge and Lac La Ronge IR late Monday afternoon as the fast-moving Pisew Fire threatened the communities, and in an update around 6 p.m. Saskatchewan P...
Jun 02, 2025 The Lac La Ronge Indian Band was also advised by SPSA to place the tri-communities and Stanley Mission on standby notice as the Pisew fire is 16 kilometres away from La Ronge. The above photo is from a backyard in La Ronge in the afternoon of June 2, 2025. (Nina Nahachewski/Submitted)
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
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