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Woman charged with manslaughter after child's death on Shoal Lake Cree Nation
A 23-year-old woman is facing a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of a child on a Saskatchewan First Nation. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home on the Shoal Lake C...
May 26, 2025 “The suspect and the child were known to each other,” the Mounties said in a statement. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Sarah Mills: The garden that couldn't - But might someday
Sarah Mills shares her gardening adventures just as many are planting for the season. Historically, her home has been more of a plant graveyard than a thriving garden - but that hasn't stopped her fro...
May 26, 2025
Murray Wood: A King Trumps All...
Murray Wood says Donald Trump is a big fan of the royals, and so Mark Carney is playing his cards well, by putting Canada's king into play... Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful commentary with a b...
May 26, 2025
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
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