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What are the threats, opportunities and challenges created by solar flares?
Powerful solar flares erupted on the surface of the Sun on May 10 and 11, spitting out a burst of radiation that caused short radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the Earth and spectacular northern l...
May 25, 2025 Powerful solar flares erupted on the surface of the Sun on May 10 and 11, spitting out a burst of radiation that caused short radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the Earth. (Nasa/X)
Garden Talk: Save money by being water wise in your yard this summer
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 May 25 show, which f...
May 25, 2025 Collecting rainwater is a great way to save drinking water and it's also really good for your plants. There are lots of nutrients in rainwater that plants like. The City of Saskatoon offers a rain barrel rebate. (Copit1606 / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatchewan's young entrepreneurs getting support from provincial government
A new program from the Government of Saskatchewan will provide support for young entrepreneurs working to take their businesses to the next level. The New Young Entrepreneur Bursary, which was unveile...
May 25, 2025 The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce will administer the new bursary program, along with local chambers, and the provincial government will fund the program to the tune of $285,000 annually for the next three years, along with administration costs. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Don't interfere with baby wildlife, Sask. Government urges
With the weather warming up, it's not uncommon to spot a baby animal on its own in the wild. But the Government of Saskatchewan is encouraging the public to leave baby wildlife alone, even though the ...
May 25, 2025 A fawn sleeps in the warm sunny grass at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md., Friday, May 31, 2019. A mother deer usually leave their fawns for a period of time to forage for food. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Sask. RCMP warns AI sketch of child luring suspect on social media is inaccurate
The Saskatchewan RCMP is warning people that an AI-generated sketch circulating on social media is inaccurate. RCMP said in a news release on May 24 that the sketch has been associated with a child lu...
May 24, 2025 RCMP said the man is about 6-foot with a medium build, light complexion, medium-length curly blond hair and clean shaven. This image is the official police sketch created by an RCMP forensic artist. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
University of Sask. receives funding for two new agricultural research facilities
Agriculture students and researchers at the University of Saskatchewan will soon have access to two new facilities dedicated to crop and soil science. The university has received $11.8 million in fund...
May 24, 2025 The Soil Science Field Facility will allow scientists to work on issues related to soil health and sustainability, soil fertility and plant production, as well as Indigenous agriculture and environmental issues like mitigating the impacts of climate change on agriculture. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Death of child on on Shoal Lake Cree Nation investigated as homicide: RCMP
Saskatchewan RCMP has a person in custody and is investigating the death of a child "under the age of 10" that happened on Shoal Lake Cree Nation on Friday night as a homicide. Police said in a news r...
May 24, 2025
University of Saskatchewan's Engineering Design Hub project gets $1.5M boost
A $1.5 million investment from Cenovus will create a new space for fabrication and testing at the University of Saskatchewan's Engineering and Design Hub. The money will support the creation of the Ce...
May 24, 2025 A design render of the Cenovus Energy Makerspace. (University of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatchewan actor Kim Coates talks about new show The Walking Dead: Dead City
From the rolling hills of Saskatchewan to the big screen in Hollywood, Saskatoon-born Kim Coates, Canadian-American actor in Sons of Anarchy and American Primeval, joined Evan Bay this week to talk ab...
May 24, 2025 Kim Coates, seen here in American Primeval, plays Bruegel in The Walking Dead: Dead City. (Netflix)
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, May 23
The Green Zone - Friday, May 23 2:35 - Jimmy Quinlan - Saskatchewan Rush Tomorrow the Saskatchewan Rush are facing the Buffalo Bandits in the final game of the series for the NLL Championship. We are ...
May 23, 2025
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