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Saskatoon official shares details of homeless centre relocation as residents express concerns
Saskatoon City Council has voted to relocate a drop-in centre to support the city's homeless population from its previous location on Avenue C to a new home on Idylwyld Drive. Council approved the pur...
Feb 26, 2026 Homelessness is a growing issue in Saskatoon, with a point-in-time homeless count conducted in October identifying 1,931 homeless people in the city, an increase of about 29 per cent over 2024’s count. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: The Pitt is actually rather elevating
Murray Wood doesn't talk about TV that much, but he has become a fan of medical drama The Pitt. Wood says he enjoys the series for the underlying commentary as much as for the obvious drama. Murray Wo...
Feb 26, 2026
Sarah Mills: Turns out 10 little piggies are more important than we know
The experience of breaking a toe makes you realize just how essential our toes really area, and Sarah Mills says the pain of a broken toe is more than a minor inconvenience. The Mills Minute is a dail...
Feb 26, 2026
City of Saskatoon proclaims near-balanced operating budget to end year
A utility surplus and a near-balanced operating budget are the highlights of the City of Saskatoon's year-end fiscal report. In a release from the city, it touted a surplus of $18.985 million within i...
Feb 25, 2026 The City of Saskatoon said it's preliminary year-end report is showing a strong utility surplus for 2025. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Long history of El Mencho cartel violence behind recent Mexico unrest
Tourists in areas of Mexico that were under a "shelter in place" order due to cartel violence in places like Puerto Vallarta are now reporting that the the region is returning to normal. Guest host of...
Feb 25, 2026 Regina's Mike Schuba said a semi-trailer caught fire a couple blocks down the road from their condo in Puerto Vallarta, on the northern edge of the hotel zone. (Mike Schuba/Submitted)
Man wanted after assault on Sask. First Nation arrested: Sask. RCMP
A man charged in an attack that left a victim injured on a Saskatchewan First Nation last month has been arrested. According to a statement issued by the Saskatchewan RCMP on Wednesday, Lonnie Moosomi...
Feb 25, 2026 Police said 35-year-old Lonnie Moosomin was arrested on Feb. 7. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Cops seize more than nine kilos of meth, fentanyl after traffic stop near Wynyard
What might have been a routine traffic stop in the Wynyard area ended with Mounties seizing more than nine kilograms of illegal drugs. According to police, officers conducting traffic patrols stopped ...
Feb 25, 2026 The RCMP said police seized 4.907 kilos of meth and 4.219 kilos of fentanyl after stopping a vehicle for an equipment violation. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Dodsland mayor 'speechless' after village raises $8 million to rebuild rink
Ryan Neumeier, the mayor of Dodsland, said he's floored by the fundraising response from within and outside the community to help rebuild the local sports centre after a fire in July. In December, the...
Feb 25, 2026 The Dodsland Sports Centre caught fire back in July, causing major damage to the interior of the building. Mayor Ryan Neumeier said about 50 volunteers helped put the fire out. (Ryan Neumeier/Submitted)
Saskatchewan Mounties follow footprints in snow to find break-in suspect hiding in fridge
It didn't take long for Mounties to track down a pair of men who allegedly attempted a break-in on the Salteaux First Nation, as one of them left behind a trail of footprints for the officers to follo...
Feb 25, 2026 Mother Nature played a helping hand as RCMP officers tracked down a break-in suspect. Police said the officers followed footprints left in the snow. (HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com)
Mounties searching for 36-year-old inmate who escaped correctional camp
RCMP officers are searching for an inmate who escaped from a Saskatchewan correctional camp on Monday. According to the RCMP, 36-year-old Thomas Hunt was last seen at around 2 p.m. on Monday at the Be...
Feb 25, 2026 Police asked the public to report any sightings of Thomas Hunt, who was described as 5’9” in height, weighing 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
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