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Garden Talk: Can I grow potatoes from seeds harvested out of the pods?
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 Aug. 10 show: Read m...
Aug 10, 2025 It is possible to grow potatoes from seed taken from pods but because it's been pollinated you might not get the same variety as what you had planted. (RandomlyRedneck/Reddit)
Truck stolen in Shellbrook had unsecured firearm inside, RCMP says
Saskatchewan RCMP is looking for a truck they say was stolen in Shellbrook with a firearm inside on Friday. RCMP said in an Aug. 9 news release that officers at the Shellbrook detachment were called a...
Aug 10, 2025 RCMP said the truck reported stolen (top) is a red 2005 GMS Sierra 2500 with Saskatchewan licence plate 297 MLE. Police also want to speak to the occupants of a grey Ford F150 truck (bottom), who they say may have information about the theft. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatoon Berries primed and confident facing Game 3 against Moose Jaw
It's do or die on Saturday night in Saskatoon, as the Saskatoon Berries and Moose Jaw Miller Express meet in a Game 3 of the Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs. First pitch at Cairns Field in S...
Aug 09, 2025 Joe Carnahan, Saskatoon Berries head coach and manager, said the team feels the love at every home game at Cairns Field. (Saskatoon Berries/X)
Very high risk air quality warnings, rain warnings for Saskatchewan
It's a good day to stay indoors, as air quality and heavy rain warnings were issued for many parts of Saskatchewan by Environment Canada on Saturday. Wildfire smoke will reach very risk levels, the ag...
Aug 09, 2025
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, Aug. 8
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, Aug. 8 2:35 - Jennifer Lee Chan, NBC Sports The San Francisco 49ers are once again a team to watch but they need to stay healthy. Reporter, Jennifer Lee Chan has an upd...
Aug 08, 2025
One dead after being shot by police officer in Deschambault Lake: RCMP
Saskatchewan RCMP said on Friday that several people were in custody in relation to a fatal officer-involved shooting in Deschambault Lake. RCMP said in a news release on Aug. 8 that the shooting happ...
Aug 08, 2025 Deschambault Lake is located 99km west of Creighton. (Matthew Siemens/SaskLakes.ca)
Tree planting program helping restore Narrow Hills Provincial Park after wildfire
After wildfires ripped through large parts of northern Saskatchewan, leaving charred and barren ground in their wake, a tree-planting program is helping to restore the natural landscape of Narrow Hill...
Aug 08, 2025 “Amid the newly planted trees, various grasses, shrubs, and deciduous trees like trembling aspen, white birch and balsam poplar are beginning to grow,” the Saskatchewan Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport said in a statement. (Alana Ross/X)
Saskatoon cops seize drugs, vehicles, bear spray and more during trafficking investigation
Police officers arrested six people and seized drugs, weapons and four vehicles at the conclusion of a two-month investigation into what police called "high level drug traffickers in Saskatoon." Accor...
Aug 08, 2025 Police seized 106 grams of cocaine, 6.25 grams of psilocybin, 19 Xanax bars and $46,470 in cash, along with a canister of bear mace, four Airsoft handguns, drug paraphernalia and four vehicles. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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 the red-hot Roughriders, wildfire smoke and issues with road construction. M...
Aug 08, 2025
Sarah Mills: Brands should earn loyalty through great service, not reward points
Air Canada has announced changes to its loyalty program, but Sarah Mills says these programs don't offer much for the average consumer, and they make it harder to shop around for the best options. The...
Aug 08, 2025
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