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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)
Public inquest to scrutinize woman's death outside Moosomin care centre in 2022
A public inquest beginning next month will examine the circumstances around the 2022 death of a woman outside a local care centre in Moosomin. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, 50-yea...
Feb 28, 2026 Karen Ireland was brought to the Southeast Integrated Care Centre by the RCMP on Nov. 22, 2022 due to mental health concerns, according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice. The 50-year-old woman was found dead about 550 metres away from the facility the following afternoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority website)
Ontario men arrested after Sask. RCMP, highway patrol find millions of illegal cigarettes
Holy smokes! According to the RCMP, Mounties in the Swift Current area seized a huge cache of illegal cigarettes after the pallets of tobacco products were flagged by Saskatchewan Highway Patrol offic...
Feb 27, 2026 “Officers located and seized 26 pallets of illegal cigarettes in the semi trailer,” the Saskatchewan RCMP said in a statement. (Government of Saskatchewan/X)
Manslaughter charge reduced in Saskatoon stabbing case: Police
Police in Saskatoon say a man who was charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal stabbing earlier this month is now charged as an accessory to manslaughter instead. According to police, two ...
Feb 27, 2026 According to police, two 25-year-old men seeking treatment for stab wounds arrived at St. Paul’s Hospital at around 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 3. Police said one of the men later died as a result of his injuries. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list includes the successful Olympians and U.S. President Donald Trump's AI videos. M...
Feb 27, 2026
Sarah Mills: It won't be much of a World Cup without fans in the stands
Another round of failure in the lottery draw for tickets had Sarah Mills giving up on her World Cup dreams until a new opportunity presented itself. Was it to be? The Mills Minute is a daily commentar...
Feb 27, 2026
Snow squalls possible on Thursday evening in west-central Sask.: Environment Canada
Environment Canada is warning that "brief but intense bands of snow" are expected to hit west-central Saskatchewan on Thursday evening. The weather service issued a snow squall watch on Thursday after...
Feb 26, 2026 The conditions could make travel hazardous, Environment Canada added, as visibility could suddenly drop significantly. (OlafNaami / Depositphotos.com)
Two women arrested as Saskatoon cops seize more than five kilos of meth
Police in Saskatoon seized more than five kilograms of methamphetamine at the conclusion of a drug investigation early on Thursday morning. According to police, officers stopped a vehicle in the area ...
Feb 26, 2026 A search of the vehicle turned up 5,082 grams of meth, police said, along with a single gram of crack cocaine, $600 in cash and scales. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
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