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Garden Talk: What should I do now to get my Sask. garden ready for spring?
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 16 show: Liste...
Mar 17, 2025 Plants love to be pruned, say our garden experts, but you need to know what to prune and when. (carenas1/Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon police plane used to make two arrests after chase
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) used its plane to follow a vehicle from Pleasant Hill to south of Blaine Lake and make two arrests on Friday night. SPS said in a news release on March 17 that the two m...
Mar 17, 2025 Saskatoon Police Air Support Unit (@SPSAir1/Twitter)
Three men, two women face 26 drug, weapon charges in Saskatoon
Saskatoon Police Crime Reduction Team have charged five people with drug- and weapons-related offences. On March 14, after a traffic stop, a man and woman were taken into custody in the 10 block of St...
Mar 17, 2025 The two women, ages 24 and 27, and the three men, ages 35, 37, and 41, face a total of 26 charges. (Saskatoon Police)
Court denies certification of $2.5-million Black class action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed a motion to certify a proposed class action lawsuit that was launched by Black public servants in 2020 who alleged there was systemic racism within the pub...
Mar 17, 2025
Ministry of Health issues overdose alert after two drug deaths in P.A.
Two deaths believed to be linked to toxic drugs in Prince Albert have prompted an overdose alert from Saskatchewan's health ministry. According to the alert, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service reported...
Mar 17, 2025 The ministry said the substances believed to have caused the two deaths can be either smoked or injected. (650 CKOM file photo)
Internet Child Exploitation Unit sees case numbers rising in Saskatchewan
The police unit tasked with fighting online child exploitation in Saskatchewan says its caseload is rapidly growing. The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE), which includes Mounties an...
Mar 17, 2025 During the current fiscal year, the police task force said it is on track to reach 1,317 new files. (650 CKOM file photo)
Two kids, ages seven and eight, bear sprayed in Saskatoon: Police
Two young children and a bus passenger were among the victims in the latest string of bear spray incidents in Saskatoon. According to police, three people were arrested and charged over the weekend as...
Mar 17, 2025 Police said officers responded to three separate incidents involving bear spray over the weekend, and three people are facing charges as a result. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Police remind public of drug risks after seizing fentanyl, meth, cocaine
Police in Saskatoon are reminding the public about the dangers of illegal drugs, as the city finds itself in the midst of an overdose crisis. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers arrest...
Mar 17, 2025 "SPS would like to remind the public that any drug not prescribed by a doctor and dispensed by a pharmacist can result in serious injury or death." (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation awarded $630 million in agriculture settlement
An agreement signed by Saskatchewan's Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) and the federal government is being described as a historic victory. The $630 million settlement is the latest in a series of ...
Mar 15, 2025 Chief Peter Beatty with members of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation executive. (Tina Pelletier/Submitted)
Stolen hockey sticks worth $15,000 found after Saskatoon trafficking arrests
Hockey sticks stolen in 2019 from Extreme Sports Regina have been recovered by Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) in a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking investigation investigation. SPS said in a news rele...
Mar 14, 2025 (Alex_Schmidt/Depositphotos.com)
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