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 include...
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Man and woman facing drug, weapons charges after traffic stop near Nipawin
Two people are facing charges after a traffic stop by Saskatchewan conservation officers on Wednesday morning. According to the RCMP, Mounties were called to a grid road west of Nipawin at around 8 a....
Aug 29, 2025 The RCMP said officers discovered "a significant quantity of illicit drugs and weapons" during a search of the vehicle on Wednesday. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Nutrien Fireworks Festival will light up Saskatoon sky this weekend
The Nutrien Fireworks Festival returns to Saskatoon this weekend, with two shows on Friday and Saturday. Shad Ali, one of the festival's organizers, joined Mark Loshack on the 650 CKOM Morning Show to...
Aug 29, 2025 Along with the two fireworks displays, the festival offers plenty to see and do, including food trucks, live music and activities at the Family Fun Zones. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
PHOTOS: Saskatoon firefighters fish empty SUV out of South Saskatchewan River
Firefighters in Saskatoon retrieved an empty vehicle from the South Saskatchewan River on Thursday morning. According to the fire department, a call came in reporting a vehicle in the river near the B...
Aug 28, 2025 The fire department said its water rescue team confirmed there was nobody inside the SUV. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Harvest 12 per cent complete across Sask., lagging behind long-term averages
Harvest is 12 per cent complete across the province, but is still lagging behind the five- and 10-year averages. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, whic...
Aug 28, 2025 Bertha armyworms in canola crops were the largest source of crop damage during the week ending on Monday, the ministry added, though the damage was “fairly minor and not widespread as many infested fields have been sprayed.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Murray Wood: Show your Rider pride ahead of Labour Day Classic
Murray Wood says this weekend marks the biggest Rider game of the regular season, as the team faces off against the Bombers in the 60th Labour Day Classic. Wood says he considers it a warmup for the G...
Aug 28, 2025
Sarah Mills: Trade barriers remain a big issue in Canada
It has been six years since a major change to Saskatchewan's trade barriers around alcohol. But, as Sarah Mills argues in today's Mills Minute, there's been little change all these years later. The Mi...
Aug 28, 2025
Saskatoon declares Friday 'Green & White Day' ahead of 60th Labour Day Classic
The Roughriders may play in Regina, but the Bridge City is showing its Rider pride as well. Ahead of the 60th Labour Day Classic - which will see the Riders square off against their arch rivals, the W...
Aug 28, 2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders fans eat watermelon ahead of a CFL game in Regina, Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
As mosquito counts rise in Saskatoon, entomologist offers tips to keep them in check
Mosquito counts are up in Saskatoon, but an entomologist says they're still a lot lower than last summer. The week ending on Friday saw the city collect an average of 24.97 biting mosquitos in its tra...
Aug 27, 2025 Georgiana Antochi-Crihan, an entomologist for the City of Saskatoon, said the warm temperatures and widespread rainfall in August likely contributed to the recent spike in mosquito populations. (Wizzard / Depositphotos.com)
Man sentenced for illegal outfitting in Wilkie area: CPPS
A recent investigation by the Saskatchewan Conservation Officer Service resulted in a Red Pheasant Cree Nation man being charged with unlawful hunting and several other offences. The man was charged a...
Aug 27, 2025 A Red Pheasant Cree Nation man was charged with illegal hunting in the Wilkie area last fall. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Murray Wood: Taylor Swift engagement a nice way to end a cruel summer
Murray Wood says the only thing as amusing as the reaction of fans to Taylor Swift's engagement announcement on Tuesday was the reaction from the people who aren't Swifties. Murray Wood delivers sharp...
Aug 27, 2025
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