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Three facing charges after weekend bear spray incidents in Saskatoon
A man and two children are facing charges after three separate bear spray incidents over the weekend in Saskatoon. In one of the cases a bus driver was allegedly attacked, and another took place on a ...
Mar 03, 2025 Police said a 34-year-old man, a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy are facing charges after three separate incidents involving bear spray. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
2025 TeleMiracle telethon raises $5.7 million
TeleMiracle 49 has raised $5,709,306 in 2025. The 20-hour telethon - held at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park on March 1 and 2 - raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs eq...
Mar 02, 2025 TeleMiracle 49 raised $5,709,306 for the Kinsmen Foundation. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Garden Talk: Tips for planning a thriving home vegetable garden
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 March 2 show: https:...
Mar 02, 2025 Location, location, location is the most important thing when planning a home vegetable garden. (zmijak / Depositphotos.com)
Sask. RCMP looking for man who escaped from Willow Cree Healing Lodge
Saskatchewan RCMP is looking for a prisoner who escaped from Willow Cree Healing Lodge near Duck Lake on Saturday. In a news release on March 2, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said staff at ...
Mar 02, 2025 The Willow Cree Healing Lodge is located near Duck Lake. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Bad drug alert: At least 23 more overdoses in Saskatoon in 24 hours
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD), already under pressure after a number of overdoses this week, is now dealing with 23 more in the last 24 hours. A Saskatchewan Ministry of Health alert on Saturday...
Mar 02, 2025 Pictured is a package of fentanyl seized by the Regina Police Service in 2023. Testing provided by Prairie Harm Reduction on Feb. 26, 2025, said the recent spike on Saskatoon overdoses involved drugs sold as fentanyl or other drugs that are light pink chunks, or dark purple chunks. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
City of Saskatoon working on clearing drains with warmer temperatures
As Saskatoon welcomes warmer temperatures, the snow is melting and City of Saskatoon crews are proactively clearing snow and ice from priority drainage routes and known flooding areas. The city said i...
Mar 01, 2025 City of Saskatoon crews are proactively clearing snow and ice from priority drainage routes and known flooding areas. (980 CJME file photo)
Cocaine, magic mushrooms, SUV found after Saskatoon drug trafficking arrests
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) have laid charges against three people after a drug trafficking investigation in the city this week. SPS said in a news release on Friday that two of those people were a...
Feb 28, 2025 Saskatoon Police said they found cocaine, psilocybin (magic mushrooms), MDMA, Oxycodone, $14,715 in cash, two machetes, .22 calibre ammunition, 12 gauge shotgun ammunition and
various items related to proceeds of crime, including a 2003 Lexus SUV, in the drug trafficking investigation. (Saskatoon Police Service/Supplied)
It's time for Saskatchewan to 'ring those phones' again for TeleMiracle
Saskatchewan is getting ready to 'ring those phones' again as TeleMiracle is back for its 49th year. The telethon raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs equipment, tr...
Feb 28, 2025 TeleMiracle 48 raised $6,112,717 for Kinsmen Foundation in 2024. (TeleMiracle/ Submitted)
Saskatoon City Hospital ER hours restricted once again
Saskatoon City Hospital's emergency department has once again extended its adjusted hours, this time until March 9, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said in a news release on Friday. On Feb 14,...
Feb 28, 2025 Saskatoon City Hospital’s emergency department will operate with adjusted hours until March 9, 2025. (650 CKOM files)
Prairie Life and LEGO voyage shown for Black History Month at RPL
In celebration of Black History Month, the Regina Public Library played host to two different exhibits in February. One is the Black Prairies Exhibit - a display that showcases over 100 years of cultu...
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