Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Bad drug alert: At least 23 more overdoses in Saskatoon in 24 hours
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD), already under pressure after a number of overdoses this week, is now dealing with 23 more in the last 24 hours. A Saskatchewan Ministry of Health alert on Saturday...
Mar 02, 2025 Pictured is a package of fentanyl seized by the Regina Police Service in 2023. Testing provided by Prairie Harm Reduction on Feb. 26, 2025, said the recent spike on Saskatoon overdoses involved drugs sold as fentanyl or other drugs that are light pink chunks, or dark purple chunks. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
City of Saskatoon working on clearing drains with warmer temperatures
As Saskatoon welcomes warmer temperatures, the snow is melting and City of Saskatoon crews are proactively clearing snow and ice from priority drainage routes and known flooding areas. The city said i...
Mar 01, 2025 City of Saskatoon crews are proactively clearing snow and ice from priority drainage routes and known flooding areas. (980 CJME file photo)
Cocaine, magic mushrooms, SUV found after Saskatoon drug trafficking arrests
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) have laid charges against three people after a drug trafficking investigation in the city this week. SPS said in a news release on Friday that two of those people were a...
Feb 28, 2025 Saskatoon Police said they found cocaine, psilocybin (magic mushrooms), MDMA, Oxycodone, $14,715 in cash, two machetes, .22 calibre ammunition, 12 gauge shotgun ammunition and
various items related to proceeds of crime, including a 2003 Lexus SUV, in the drug trafficking investigation. (Saskatoon Police Service/Supplied)
It's time for Saskatchewan to 'ring those phones' again for TeleMiracle
Saskatchewan is getting ready to 'ring those phones' again as TeleMiracle is back for its 49th year. The telethon raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs equipment, tr...
Feb 28, 2025 TeleMiracle 48 raised $6,112,717 for Kinsmen Foundation in 2024. (TeleMiracle/ Submitted)
Saskatoon City Hospital ER hours restricted once again
Saskatoon City Hospital's emergency department has once again extended its adjusted hours, this time until March 9, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said in a news release on Friday. On Feb 14,...
Feb 28, 2025 Saskatoon City Hospital’s emergency department will operate with adjusted hours until March 9, 2025. (650 CKOM files)
Prairie Life and LEGO voyage shown for Black History Month at RPL
In celebration of Black History Month, the Regina Public Library played host to two different exhibits in February. One is the Black Prairies Exhibit - a display that showcases over 100 years of cultu...
Feb 28, 2025
Premier Scott Moe believes tariffs can be avoided after Washington D.C. trip
Following Premier Scott Moe's trip to Washington D.C. this week, he believes tariffs can be avoided. Moe was in the American capital from Feb. 24 to Feb. 27, leading a delegation of business leaders i...
Feb 28, 2025 Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters on February 28 after returning from Washington, D.C. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
What do labels like 'Made in Canada' and 'Product of Canada' mean?
How can you know you're buying a made-in-Canada product as a consumer living in Canada? With more Trump tariffs on the horizon, Evan Bray speaks with food label consultant Walter Dullemond with FTC In...
Feb 27, 2025 To some extent, products that are labelled or produced and labelled in Canada have an option of being labelled as products or made in Canada. But it's not required. Products that are imported may or may not be required to have a country of origin listed, which is a bit of a challenge. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon expecting $12.27M surplus from civic operations budget
The City of Saskatoon says it's expecting a sizable surplus in its civic operations budget. Saskatoon's preliminary year-end financial results for 2024 will be presented to the city's standing committ...
Feb 27, 2025 The city says snow clearing was more costly than expected, but that deficit was offset by other savings. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon sees spike in overdoses with over 25 in 24 hours
The Saskatoon Fire Department says its resources are strained after a number of overdoses in the past 24 hours. Rob Hogan, deputy chief of operations and emergency communications for the Saskatoon Fir...
Feb 26, 2025 Kayla Demong, the executive director of PHR is worried about the pink drug in circulation that has been linked to the high amount of overdoses Saskatoon is seeing in late Febuary. She said fentanyl can be reversed with Narcan, but it doesn't work with benzodiazepines, which is what is mixed in the light pink drug. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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