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Regina Beach man charged after motorhome, gun stolen: RCMP
A 46-year-old Regina Beach man is facing charges after allegedly stealing a motorhome, along with a gun and ammunition. According to police, the motorhome was taken from a home on Highwood Avenue in B...
Apr 21, 2025 Police said the Regina Beach man is now facing several gun charges, along with a charge of mischief under $5,000 “in relation to an attempted ATM break-in at a business in Regina Beach on April 18.” (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Patuanak woman dead after vehicle-pedestrian crash on Highway 11: RCMP
A 35-year-old woman from Patuanak was killed on Easter Sunday after she was struck by a vehicle on Highway 11 south of Prince Albert. According to the RCMP, officers received several reports from the ...
Apr 21, 2025 According to the RCMP, officers received several reports from the public saying a person was “in the middle” of the highway at around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
'A great pope': Sask. archbishop says Francis will leave lasting legacy
Catholics in Saskatchewan and around the world are in mourning following the death of Pope Francis. The pope died on Monday at the age of 88, following a hospitalization for pneumonia earlier this yea...
Apr 21, 2025 Pope Francis speaks to journalists during the papal flight direct to Rio de Janeiro, Monday, July 22, 2013. (Luca Zennaro/Pool Photo via AP, File)
RCMP investigating after wanted man goes into 'medical distress' during arrest
RCMP officers and the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team will conduct an investigation after a man went into what police described as "medical distress" after his arrest in North Battleford o...
Apr 21, 2025 Police said paramedics were called and the man was taken to a hospital for treatment after he went into "medical distress" after his arrest. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police investigate Easter homicide on Embassy Drive
Police in Saskatoon are investigating a homicide case in the city's Holiday Park neighbourhood. According to police, officers were called to an apartment building where a man was found dead just after...
Apr 21, 2025 According to police, officers were called to an apartment building where a man was found dead just after noon on Easter Sunday. (650 CKOM file photo)
City reminds Saskatoon residents flowers, items on graves at Woodlawn may be removed
Only approved monuments or memorials are considered permanent items and are permitted to remain in Woodlawn Cemetery year-round, the City of Saskatoon says. In a news release on April 17, the city sai...
Apr 20, 2025 Saskatoon's Woodlawn Cemetery has seen approximately 63,000 burials since it was first opened in 1906. (City of Saskatoon website)
Garden Talk: When can I transplant a rhubarb plant?
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 April 20 show: https...
Apr 20, 2025 As well as being delicious, rhubarb is very ornamental and makes a good landscape plant with a purpose.(jlmcloughlin1/Depositphotos.com)
Vassy Kapelos Show: Meat council CEO says Chinese tariff on pork challenging
China's tariffs on $2.9 billion of exports from Canada - 100 per cent on canola oil and peas and 25 per cent on seafood and pork - have hit exports hard. Chris White, president and CEO of the Canadian...
Apr 20, 2025 China is a very lucrative market for Canadian pork producers because of the middle-class demographics. (Photo 95637807 © Voratham Yuangngoen | Dreamstime.com)
LISTEN: The Remarkable Klara Belkin - A Holocaust survivor in Saskatchewan
Most of us are familiar with the story of Anne Frank: a young Jewish girl who, along with her family, hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II After two years of hiding, they were betrayed....
Apr 19, 2025 The Remarkable Klara Belkin is a three-part series produced and hosted by Brittany Caffet. (Graphic design by Jen Losie)
City of Saskatoon begins spring clean-up of parks
The more than 2,000 hectares of park and open spaces in Saskatoon are getting a spring clean. The City of Saskatoon said in a news release on April 15 that seasonal workers returned mid-April and the ...
Apr 19, 2025 Gabriel Dumont Park in Saskatoon features naturalized areas, walking paths and views of the South Saskatchewan River as well as opportunities for bird watching. (Google Street View)
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