Murray Wood: Liberals spending on the future, but deficit budget ignores struggling citizens
Canada's projected deficit for this year is sitting at $78.3 billion, but Murray Wood says the federal government's spen...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Oct. 2
8:30 - When we started the summer grilling season we were paying more for burgers and steaks. Now that barbecue season is ending, is the price of beef cooling off? Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, food distrib...
Oct 02, 2025
Two charged in Saskatoon's eighth homicide case of 2025: Police
Two people are facing charges in connection to an alleged murder that occurred over the weekend. A 22-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder, and a 20-year-old man is charged with manslaugh...
Oct 02, 2025 A 22-year-old man is charged with second degree murder and a 20-year-old man is charged with manslaughter, police said in a statement. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police responded to five stabbings in just 15 hours
Police in Saskatoon responded to five separate stabbing calls in a 15-hour span on Tuesday and Wednesday. Officers were called to St. Paul's Hospital at noon on Tuesday after a man arrived to seek tre...
Oct 01, 2025 In three of the cases, police were called to Saskatoon hospitals after victims arrived seeking treatment for stab wounds. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
FSIN breaks silence after forensic audit finds $34M in 'questionable' spending
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has responded to an audit that identified millions of dollars of questionable spending. The forensic audit concluded that more than $34 million in...
Oct 01, 2025 The FSIN said it is confident that ISC “will conclude that all expenditures are eligible with the exception of minor administrative errors that have since been corrected” after it reviews the documentation the FSIN provided in response to a lengthy list of questions and data items. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. govt aims to improve access to legal services access with law update
The Government of Saskatchewan is hoping that amendments to the Legal Profession Act will help improve access to legal services. The changes, which came into effect on Wednesday, allow the Law Society...
Oct 01, 2025 “Access to justice is the key to safe communities, strong families, and equal opportunities across our province,” said Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan’s justice minister and attorney general. (650 CKOM file photo)
All Sask. newborns eligible for RSV immunization in winter months
All babies born in Saskatchewan this winter will be eligible for immunization against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health said RSV is a common virus that infects...
Oct 01, 2025 While the program was previously only available to high-risk newborns, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health said all children born between Wednesday and March 31 will be eligible to receive the immunization. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Murray Wood: Community spirit alive and well in small-town Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says he's noted a decline in community spirit in some parts of the province recently, but a train ride between Ogema and Pangman in south-central Saskatchewan has him reconsidering. Murray...
Oct 01, 2025
Sarah Mills: Tony Blair's involvement in Gaza doesn't bode well for peace
With former British Prime Minister Tony Blair poised to get involved in the conflict in Gaza, Sarah Mills is wishing everyone involved good luck, as Blair doesn't exactly have a great history in the r...
Oct 01, 2025
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, Oct. 1
8:30 - From Val Marie, Saskatchewan, to the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins, Evan Bray sits down with former professional hockey player and seven time Stanley...
Oct 01, 2025
Sarah Mills: The world now knows about Alice Spence and so it should
Sarah Mills is praising the two decades long work by Saskatoon police and genealogical experts that have given Alice Spence her identity back and a chance for her soul to rest. The Mills Minute is a d...
Sep 30, 2025
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