Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Homemade tire shredders scattered on Nipawin streets
Homemade tire deflation devices made of drywall screws put through electrical cord were found scattered on Nipawin streets on Sunday, including at the entrance to the RCMP parking lot. Saskatchewan RC...
Mar 02, 2026 Homemade tire deflation devices made of drywall screws put through electrical cord were found scattered on Nipawin streets on Sunday, including at the entrance to the RCMP parking lot. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
19-year-old Saskatoon man hospitalized after shooting in Pacific Heights: Police
Police in Saskatoon say a 19-year-old man was hospitalized after a shooting early on Sunday morning. According to police, officers were called to a home on Centennial Drive, in the city's Pacific Heig...
Mar 02, 2026 Police said the shooting victim "was transported to hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries." (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Winnipeg man charged with posing threats to prime minister, Jewish communities
A Winnipeg man is facing charges after RCMP allege he posted multiple online threats targeting Prime Minister Mark Carney. RCMP say a national security investigation began in January into a user on th...
Mar 02, 2026 An RCMP logo is seen at a news conference in St. John's on Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Metal on ice: Megadeth guitarist shreds on skates at Saskatoon's Meewasin rink
Heavy metal legends Megadeth played a concert in Saskatoon last month, and it appears the band filmed a new music video in the Bridge City at the same time. The video shows the band's Finnish guitaris...
Mar 02, 2026 Megadeth guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari skates outside Saskatoon’s Bessborough hotel in a video for the band’s recent song “Let There Be Shred.” (Megadeth/YouTube)
Sarah Mills: The perils of social media are indicated in a new ad playing in Ireland
Sarah Mills says a new commercial warning about the dangers of oversharing on social media should have all of us pausing for a bit of reflection before we post. The Mills Minute is a daily commentary ...
Mar 02, 2026
Murray Wood: When it comes to attacking Iran, why now? Why not, but why now?
Iran is a terrorist state and the world would be better off if the attacks force a regime change, but Murray Wood says if the Trump administration has a plan beyond swift victory, it isn't revealing i...
Mar 02, 2026
Saskatchewan-based Cameco to supply $2.6B in uranium to India under energy deal
A Saskatchewan company is set to sell billions of dollars in uranium to India through a new energy deal signed on Monday. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe witnessed the signing of the agreement between ...
Mar 02, 2026 A worker drives a forklift at Cameco’s uranium milling operation in Key Lake, Saskatchewan. (Cameco/Submitted)
Garden Talk: Prune fruit trees now to stop black knot spreading
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 March 1 show: Read m...
Mar 01, 2026 Black knot describes the most obvious sign of the fungus disease and the rough black galls can encircle the entire branch. Infection occurs during the spring, but the symptoms do not appear until the following spring. (Akchamczuk / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon Public Schools appoints Charlene Scrimshaw as director of education
Saskatchewan's largest school division has a new director of education. Saskatoon Public Schools announced on Friday that Charlene Scrimshaw, one of the division's deputy directors, will take over the...
Mar 01, 2026 Charlene Scrimshaw, who is originally from Big River, also sits on the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation’s board, and is the president of the board for Persephone Theatre. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Submitted)
Sask. chips in $600,000 to finish interpretive centre at Yorkton Brick Flour Mill
A heritage project preserving part of the province's agricultural history is getting a big boost from the Government of Saskatchewan. The Brick Flour Mill in Yorkton, which operated from 1890 to 1989,...
Mar 01, 2026 The Brick Flour Mill in Yorkton, which operated from 1890 to 1989, is a designated municipal heritage property that currently operates as a museum, operated by a local heritage society. (Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society website)
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