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Murray Wood: Hoping for rain as wildfires ravage province
Murray Wood takes a look at the wildfires burning in Saskatchewan, which are forcing people to flee their homes and cabins. He says we often hear about these fires being caused by human activity, and ...
May 29, 2025
Saskatchewan Mounties seize meth laced with fentanyl in Meadow Lake
RCMP officers in Meadow Lake have seized methamphetamine laced with fentanyl, and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health is warning of an increased overdose risk as a result. According to police, officer...
May 29, 2025 According to police, officers seized about 29 grams of meth during a traffic stop in Meadow Lake on Monday, and field testing revealed that it was laced with fentanyl, a powerful opioid. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
'If a fire gets in here, I don't know where it stops': Candle Lake resident
"It's a time of uncertainty, for sure, for everybody," said Candle Lake's Ron Sowinski. He's a resident who works at the Pro Shop on the Candle Lake Golf Course. "We live up here full time, so we've g...
May 28, 2025 Candle Lake Mayor Colleen Lavoie said the wildfire burning to the east of the resort village is “a big one.” (Debe Billay/Submitted)
Canora suspicious package neutralized: RCMP
A businesses was evacuated in Canora as RCMP officers investigated a suspicious package. It has now since been neutralized. "Main Street is now open to traffic. Please note that smaller areas may be c...
May 28, 2025 The origin and contents of the package have not yet been determined, the Mounties noted, and the RCMP’s Explosive Disposal Unit is working to figure out what's inside it and where it came from. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Cameco donates $10 million to University of Saskatchewan campaign
Cameco, a nuclear fuel and energy company headquartered in Saskatoon, is investing in the future of education in the province with a $10 million gift to the University of Saskatchewan. The funds, dona...
May 28, 2025 Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel said the donation announced this week is the single largest gift in the company’s history. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Sarah Mills: Throne speech was a big moment for Canada - and King Charles
Sarah Mills says no monarch can ever surpass Queen Elizabeth II, but if there was moment to finally feel that King Charles was truly Canada's king, it came on Tuesday as he delivered the throne speech...
May 28, 2025
Murray Wood: Throne speech shows Canada is not an extension of the U.S.
Murray Wood takes a look at King Charles' throne speech, which he delivered in Ottawa on Tuesday. But was U.S. President Donald Trump paying attention? Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful commentar...
May 28, 2025
Saskatoon Police Briefs: Fake guns, blasting caps and retail crimes
A 40-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday morning after allegedly pointing a fake gun at a man who refused to give him a lift. According to police, officers were called to Charlebois Crescent in Silve...
May 28, 2025 Police said officers made 22 arrests during a four-day retail crime blitz on Confederation Drive. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's Cosmo Civic Centre being used by Red Cross for wildfire evacuees
Saskatoon's Cosmo Civic Centre in Confederation Suburban Centre will be used to house people evacuated from the wildfires burning in northern Saskatchewan. The centre and arena has been closed to the ...
May 27, 2025 Saskatoon's Cosmo Civic Centre was was chosen to house wildfire evacuees due to its size and amenities, ability to be quickly converted for emergency use, proximity to services such as retail and food, and access to transit. (CKOM files)
Point-in-time count identifies 315 homeless children in Saskatoon
The number of children experiencing homelessness in Saskatoon has increased more than 1,000 per cent, the city's Point-in-Time Homelessness Count has revealed. The official 2024 Point-in-Time (PiT) Ho...
May 27, 2025 The report showed a dramatic increase in the number of homeless children in the city, which rose to 315 in the 2024 count from 26 counted in 2022 — a jump of 1,111.54 per cent. (Professor25 / Depositphotos.com)
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