Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Trans activist wants federal guidance on U.S. travel after Trump orders
OTTAWA - A prominent trans activist wants Canada to update its travel safety guidelines for the United States following President Donald Trump's executive order limiting gender expression to male or f...
Jan 21, 2025 Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer Momentum, says she doesn’t believe her passport — which has an “X” in place of male or female — will be recognized if she travels through the U.S., and that the executive order causes a lot of uncertainty for herself and other Canadians like her. (The Canadian Press)
Saskatoon's University Bridge to stay closed until at least Wednesday
The City of Saskatoon is keeping University Bridge closed until an inspection on Wednesday after a bypass was set up to stop raw sewage spilling into the South Saskatchewan River after a sewer line wa...
Jan 20, 2025 The university remains closed as of Tuesday morning. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
'I'm excited': Former Blue Bomber Andrew Harris joins Riders coaching staff
Andrew Harris was one of the players Saskatchewan Roughriders fans loved to hate. Now the former Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back is joining the CFL's club's coaching staff. The team announced Harri...
Jan 20, 2025 Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Andrew Harris (33) runs for the first down against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during second half CFL Western final football action in Winnipeg, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (John Woods/The Canadian Press)
Sask. RCMP still hunting for prisoner who escaped from Prince Albert in December
Saskatchewan RCMP are looking for 29-year-old Glen Halkett, who escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert on Dec. 31. RCMP said in a news release on Jan. 20 that Halkett was charged ...
Jan 20, 2025 Police are looking for 29-year-old Glen Halkett, who escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert on Dec. 31, 2024. Halkett is described as 5-foot-8 and 168 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.He has a tattoo on his neck and under his left eye. Police said his hair is longer than in this photo. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Mass of Arctic air invades parts of Canada, sends mercury plunging
FREDERICTON - A mass of cold air that meandered south from the Arctic has sent temperatures plunging across parts of Canada from New Brunswick to eastern Alberta. Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Env...
Jan 20, 2025 Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Environment Canada, says winds circulating from west to east cause Arctic air to occasionally invade the southern latitudes for a few days before retreating north. (The Canadian Press)
Suspected mail thief arrested by Saskatoon police
A man suspected of stealing mail from a Main Street apartment building is now facing criminal charges. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers were called to an apartment building in the s...
Jan 20, 2025 Police say the mail was apparently stolen from three separate apartment buildings on Main Street. (650 CKOM file photo)
Update: Trump sworn in as 47th United States president in Washington DC
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a "revolution of common sense" and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the countr...
Jan 20, 2025 President Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
Man arrested after cab driver threatened with imitation gun: Police
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night after allegedly pointing an imitation firearm at a cab driver to escape paying his fare. According to police, officers were called to a home on First A...
Jan 20, 2025 Police said the 22-year-old is now facing four weapons charges. (650 CKOM file photo)
School buses cancelled as extreme cold warnings stretch across Sask.
Extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada covered almost all of Saskatchewan on Monday morning, prompting school bus cancellations in Saskatoon and Regina. "Wind chill values near -45 are expected...
Jan 20, 2025 Several school divisions in Regina and Saskatoon have cancelled bus service on Monday due to the extreme cold. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
Garden Talk: What do I need to do in January to get 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 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are some questions and answers from the Jan. 19...
Jan 19, 2025 Before spring pull out your garden tools, sharpen them and do any repairs you need to. Also take the blades off your lawnmower and sharpen them. (pryzmat/Depositphotos.com)
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