Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Murray Wood: We may be headed for a cashless world, but we're not there yet
After Murray Wood handed a checkout clerk cash, he says she gawked at the coins like she'd never seen them before. In today's world, is it really so strange to use cash instead of a debit or credit ca...
Sep 15, 2025
Environment ministry offers tips on dealing with bats, as encounters increase
In the past few months, a number of bat encounters and bites have been reported to the province. The number of reports grew high enough for health officials and the Ministry of Environment to put out ...
Sep 15, 2025 Since bats are a protected species in Saskatchewan, anyone wanting to disrupt their habitat or kill them would need a license from the Ministry of Environment. (kyslynskyy/Depositphotos.com)
Saskatchewan offers $250K to support suicide-prevention initiatives
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing grants to initiatives working to prevent suicides around the province. Through the provincial suicide prevention plan, the Saskatchewan government is provid...
Sep 14, 2025 “The tragic loss of a person by suicide is felt by family members, friends, and the entire community,” Lori Carr, Saskatchewan’s mental health and addictions minister, said in a statement. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police warn of fraud calls involving SPS non-emergency number
The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) are asking the public to be cautious when answering the phone. On Friday, the SPS Communications Unit received several reports regarding suspicious phone calls, whic...
Sep 13, 2025 Reports say the caller identifies themself as an SPS officer and requests information related to a police file. (650 CKOM file photo)
U of S researchers' new discovery may help protect against sepsis
Sepsis is the most common cause of death in hospital intensive-care units around the world, but a new discovery by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan could help improve outcomes for those p...
Sep 13, 2025 According to the university, the next step in the process is to determine how feasible the new pathway is for treatment and determine whether it is still active “in conditions where sepsis is very common.” (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
'It saved my life': Saskatoon woman recalls kidney transplant during Living Organ Donation Week
Debbie Onishenko is living proof that Saskatchewan's living donor program works. Thanks to a kidney donation from Brent Kruger, she is alive today. Onishenko has had diabetes her entire life, and whil...
Sep 13, 2025
Woman dead after two-vehicle accident near Saskatoon
A 48-year-old woman died after a two-vehicle accident on Highway 219 near Saskatoon Friday morning. RCMP officers, ambulance and fire services responded to the collision about 15 kilometres of Saskato...
Sep 12, 2025 RCMP officers, ambulance and fire services responded to the collision about 15 kilometres of Saskatoon. The driver of one of the minivans was declared dead on scene by paramedics. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Man facing charges after dangerous person alert on Big River First Nation: RCMP
A 19-year-old man is facing charges after an incident that led police to issue an dangerous person alert on the Big River First Nation. According to the RCMP, officers got a call about an armed man on...
Sep 12, 2025 Police said the 19-year-old is facing charges of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Mounties responding to serious crashes on Highway 35, Highway 219
RCMP officers in Saskatchewan responded to a pair of serious crashes on Friday morning. In the first case, RCMP officers from Saskatoon responded to a crash on Highway 219, about 10 kilometres south o...
Sep 12, 2025 The RCMP said heavy fog was affecting visibility in the areas around both crash scenes. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed over opinions should be horrifying to people on all sides of the political spectru...
Sep 12, 2025
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