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Sarah Mills: National unity might be Mark Carney's toughest challenge
Sarah Mills takes a look at the priorities Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out for his ministers in their mandate letters. She says interprovincial trade might be Carney's toughest challenge. The Mill...
May 23, 2025
Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot and who's not. This week's list includes Team Canada and the producers working hard to get crops seeded. Murray Wood del...
May 23, 2025
Nearly 100 people caught driving while distracted during two-day traffic blitz
Police in Saskatoon caught nearly 100 distracted drivers during a two-day traffic blitz held this week. According to police, officers from the Saskatoon Police Service and other provincial agencies we...
May 22, 2025 Overall, the traffic blitz saw police hand out 345 tickets and issue 114 warnings. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Moisture levels still low, 72% planted: Sask. Crop Report
Almost three-quarters of crops have been planted in Saskatchewan, with a 72 per cent completion rate of seeding. Rain delays in the southern and eastern regions of the provinces have led to a smaller ...
May 22, 2025 Almost three-quarters of crops have been planted in Saskatchewan, with a 72 per cent completion rate of seeding. Rain delays in the southern and eastern regions of the provinces have led to a smaller increase from last week. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon City Council passes wildlife feeding ban, bird feeders exempt
An updated city bylaw in Saskatoon prohibits residents from feeding wildlife on all public and private property in the city, though there is an exception for bird feeders. The amendments to the city's...
May 22, 2025 Saskatoon's Urban Biological Services team received 214 calls regarding coyotes in 2024, a significant jump from the 78 coyote calls fielded in 2023. (Devon/Depositphotos.com)
Sarah Mills: Construction congestion causing chaos on roads
Sarah Mills says construction on 11th Avenue in downtown Regina is causing serious headaches for commuters, and some drivers are even going the wrong way on one-way streets trying to get around it. Th...
May 22, 2025
Murray Wood: Not surprising to see Trump backing away from tariffs
Murray Wood says it's not surprising to see U.S. President Donald Trump trying to find a way out of the tariff quagmire he created. Wood says tariffs and trade barriers are simplistic answers to compl...
May 22, 2025
City council approves city-wide multi-unit organics program
Green is the colour in the Bridge City. On Wednesday, Saskatoon City Council approved the implementation of a city-wide organics collection program for multi-unit residential properties like apartment...
May 21, 2025 Following a successful pilot program, apartments, condos and townhouses will now be part of the organics program in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Police Briefs: Multiple stabbings, officer allegedly assaulted
Officers with the Saskatoon Police Service's Serious Assault Unit are investigating a stabbing on 22nd Street West, in the city's Mount Royal neighbourhood. According to police, officers received a re...
May 21, 2025 Police said a male victim was "confronted by two men and stabbed" while he was walking on Tuesday evening. (650 CKOM file photo)
Financial fraud takes $5.3M from northern communities in 4 months: RCMP
The RCMP are warning the public of financial fraud in northern Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan RCMP have investigated 57 reports between December 1st, 2024 and March 21, 2025, where victims reported roughl...
May 21, 2025 RCMP caution these warning signs: Investment opportunities with higher-than-normal returns, Unsolicited telephone, email or social media investment offers, Pressure to send money quickly/urgently. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
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