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Three injured in crash involving police vehicle in North Battleford
Two civilians and one officer were injured in a crash in North Battleford on Monday. According to the RCMP, the collision involving a civilian vehicle and a police vehicle happened at the intersection...
Feb 03, 2025 Police said the intersection will remain closed for much of the day on Monday as the crash is investigated. (650 CKOM file photo)
Moe calls for 'de-escalation,' but supports first round of counter-tariffs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is continuing to call for "de-escalation" of the looming trade war between Canada and the United States, but says he supports the first round of counte...
Feb 03, 2025 Scott Moe says the focus should be on de-escalation as a trade war with the United States looms. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. Premier Scott Moe to address U.S. tariffs at 11 a.m.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to speak to the media at 11 a.m. on Monday. Moe's address follows the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods expo...
Feb 03, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to make a public address on Monday at 11 a.m. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Extreme cold warnings continue across central, southern Saskatchewan
The cold snap being felt in central and southern Saskatchewan is expected to persist until the middle of the week. Extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada continued to blanket the southern half ...
Feb 03, 2025 The extreme cold temperatures are expected to moderate by the middle of the week in most areas. (650 CKOM file photo)
Garden Talk: Lots to consider when planting a tree in a new neighbourhood
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday. Here are some questions and answers from the Feb. 2 show, which included special g...
Feb 02, 2025 A tree’s root zone is the top 12 inches or so of soil, so they need to be planted in a well oxygenated topsoil. (EdwardSV / Depositphotos.com)
'Dangerous' wind chill will last for days, forecasters say
People in Saskatchewan woke up to a return of extreme cold warnings in many parts of the province on Sunday, with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) saying the dangerous wind chill would las...
Feb 02, 2025 Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin when wind chill values are extreme. (movchanzemtsova / Depositphotos.com)
Justin Trudeau speaks on Canadian tariffs imposed by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will slap tariffs on Canadian imports today. The tariffs will take effect on Tuesday and would be in place until the fentanyl and immigration issues are resolve...
Feb 01, 2025
Police chase in Saskatoon ends in tree crash, dog bite and arrest
A Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) vehicle chase in the city on Jan. 30 ended after the driver hit a tree and was then found by a police dog, which bit him. A 25-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged ...
Feb 01, 2025 (Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com)
Sask. RCMP hunting for suspect in connection with multiple break-ins
RCMP suspects that a man captured on surveillance video after a break-in at the curling rink in Wadena in January may be connected to other break-ins of municipal offices and small businesses in Saska...
Feb 01, 2025 RCMP suspects that a man captured on surveillance video after a break-in at the curling rink in Wadena in January may be connected to other break-ins in Saskatchewan over the past few years. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Supplied)
Sask. domestic violence report reveals four children among 34 homicides
"Back when happiness was not looked for, because it was all I knew," a family member of the author - a domestic homicide victim - submitted the poem titled Innocence in the Domestic Violence Death Rev...
Jan 30, 2025 Domestic homicide victims' families and loved ones from the cases reviewed were invited to develop this memorial for those lost. "This memorial expresses loss, grief and memories. It also depicts hope for the future and for change." (Government of Saskatchewan)
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