Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Murray Wood: Olympic ideals meet hockey trash talk
Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk is known for his chirping in the NHL, so Murray Wood says it's not exactly surprising he doesn't seem familiar with the Olympic athletes' oath of conduct. Murray Wood delive...
Feb 17, 2026
Nearly 500 robot-assisted surgeries performed in Saskatchewan over the past year
Robots are having a big impact on surgeries in Saskatchewan. A fourth robot-assisted surgical system is up and running at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital. Two other surgical robotic systems are ...
Feb 16, 2026 Over the past year, the ministry said 496 robot-assisted surgical procedures have been performed in Saskatchewan, with 438 taking place in Saskatoon and 58 in Regina. That number stands to grow, with a fourth robotic surgical system now up and running in the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
Be careful using fireworks for Lunar New Year celebrations: Fire department
The Saskatoon Fire Department is urging everyone ringing in the Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year and the arrival of the Year of the Horse with fireworks to be cautious. Low-hazard fireworks are perm...
Feb 15, 2026 Other than sparklers, people should never light a firework in their hand or hold a lit firework, the Saskatoon Fire Department advised. (belchonock/Depositphotos.com)
VIDEO: Saskatoon curling team takes gold at U18 National Championships
A Saskatoon curling team has won a gold medal at the 2026 U18 National Curling Championships in Ontario. Saskatchewan's female team of Rene Wood (skip), Edie Jardine (third), Amelia Whiting (second) a...
Feb 15, 2026 Saskatchewan's 2026 U18 National Championships gold medal Team Wood are, from left, skip Renee Wood, third/vice-skip Edie Jardine, second Amelia Whiting, lead Winnie Morin, alternate Abby Hogeboom, and coach Dwayne Yachiw. The Sutherland Curling Club team is based in Saskatoon. (Curling Canada/Andrew Denny)
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance celebrates eight decades of service
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance is celebrating 80 years of providing critical care air transport to the province. The provincial service is the oldest "formally organized, non-military air medical transpor...
Feb 14, 2026 SAA operates four medically equipped airplanes with available service 24 hours a day, every day of the year. SAA completes about 1,500 patient transfers each year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Car crashes into house, flips, on Mowat Crescent: Police
A car crashed into a home, causing the vehicle to flip onto its side, in the Pacific Heights neighbourhood on Friday morning. According to an Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) release, a man was driving ...
Feb 13, 2026 Police sid the driver of the car suffered a medical event, and there were no charges. (Bear J Darwyn/Facebook)
Saskatoon cops seize several kilos of illegal drugs after raiding four homes
Police in Saskatoon seized a huge quantity of illegal drugs on Thursday after making two arrests which led to SWAT team raids on four homes. According to police, officers arrested a 22-year-old on Alb...
Feb 13, 2026 According to police, the searches turned up 1,954 grams of fentanyl, 5,514 grams of methamphetamine, 908 grams of cocaine and 10,250 millilitres of GHB. Officers also seized $33,965 in cash, forged drivers licences and “drug paraphernalia,” the police force added. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Mounties identify woman whose remains were found in burned truck in Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan RCMP has identified the woman whose body was found inside a burned truck at a Prince Albert business this month. According to the Mounties, the death of 39-year-old Stacey Badger, a r...
Feb 13, 2026 (650 CKOM file photo)
Reporter says it's hard to describe 'the magnitude of grief' in Tumbler Ridge after shooting
Canadian political leaders are expected to arrive in Tumbler Ridge on Friday ahead of a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting in the remote B.C. community. According to the RCMP, 18-year-old Jesse ...
Feb 13, 2026 The victims who died in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, are shown in this composite handout image. The victims at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School were Abel Mwansa, Kylie Smith, Zoey Benoit and Ticaria Lampert, all aged 12, as well as 13-year-old Ezekiel Schofield and educator Shannda Aviugana-Durand, 39 (not shown). The mother of the shooter is identified as Jennifer Jacobs, who was also known as Jennifer Strang, 39, who died at her home with 11-year-old Emmett Jacobs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-RCMP, GoFundMe, Kenesha Mercredi and Sarah Lampert
Sarah Mills: More money for Canada Post is not the way to go
Sarah Mills says another $1 billion for the public mail carrier is repeating madness and not conducive to the long-term solutions that need to be found to keep this entity alive. The Mills Minute is a...
Feb 13, 2026
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