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La Ronge Health Centre closed as SHA evacuates 53 acute-care patients
The Saskatchewan Health Authority )SHA) says acute-care patients have been safely transferred out of La Ronge as the community evacuates in the face of a wildfire. The mandatory evacuation order for L...
Jun 03, 2025 Ambulances line up at Elk Ridge, on their way to La Ronge to help evacuate patients on June 3, 2025. (Submitted)
Sweetgrass First Nation man charged with first-degree murder: RCMP
A 41-year-old man from the Sweetgrass First Nation is facing a charge of first-degree murder. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report about a serious assault in a field east of Cut K...
Jun 03, 2025 John Whitecalf, 41, is facing a first-degree murder charge, and made his first appearance in a North Battleford provincial courtroom on Monday. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police briefs: Cops respond to five separate stabbings over weekend
Police in Saskatoon responded to five separate stabbing calls between Friday and Sunday. The first case happened Friday morning, when a male victim said he was stabbed in the vicinity of 22nd Street W...
Jun 03, 2025 Police said five people were stabbed between Friday and Sunday in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sarah Mills: Mark Carney is no Santa Claus yet
The prime minister and premiers wrapped up a day of meetings in Saskatoon, and by the end of day a united front was presented. But as Sarah Mills says, there's no guarantee any wishlist has been fulfi...
Jun 03, 2025
Murray Wood: Yards should be a point of pride, not an eyesore
Why do people have yards if they're not going to care for them? Murray Wood is getting tired of seeing messy yards around the city, and he explores some of the issues in today's commentary. Read More:...
Jun 03, 2025
People in La Ronge area told to evacuate as Pisew Fire breaches airport
An evacuation order was issued for La Ronge, Air Ronge and Lac La Ronge IR late Monday afternoon as the fast-moving Pisew Fire threatened the communities, and in an update around 6 p.m. Saskatchewan P...
Jun 02, 2025 The Lac La Ronge Indian Band was also advised by SPSA to place the tri-communities and Stanley Mission on standby notice as the Pisew fire is 16 kilometres away from La Ronge. The above photo is from a backyard in La Ronge in the afternoon of June 2, 2025. (Nina Nahachewski/Submitted)
The Green Zone Replay - Monday, June 2
The Green Zone Replay - Monday, June 2 2:35 - Jeremy Roenick, NHL Hall of Famer Part. 1 Jamie Nye and & Locker sat down with NHL legend and hall of famer Jeremy Roenick. In Part 1 we talk to JR ab...
Jun 02, 2025
Sarah Mills: Trade barriers should be top priority for Carney, premiers
As Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Canada's premiers in Saskatoon, Sarah Mills says the focus should be on removing barriers to interprovincial trade. The Mills Minute is a daily commentary hear...
Jun 02, 2025
Murray Wood: Meeting between Carney and premiers offers a chance for a reset
Murray Wood says the meeting in Saskatoon between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada's premiers offers a chance to reset the sometimes rocky relationship the provinces have with Ottawa. Murray Wood...
Jun 02, 2025
Garden Talk: Can fruit be affected by wildfire smoke?
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 June 1 show: Read mo...
Jun 01, 2025 Wildfire smoke could affect the taste of fruit when it is ripening. It's pretty early right now for most of our berries in Saskatchewan except for haskaps, which will be ripening in another couple of weeks. It might add a smoky taste to jam. (robert6666 / Depositphotos.com)
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Sarah Mills: Politicians should work together on fires rather than complaining about smoke
Wildfire smoke is causing some back-and-forth debate between U.S. and Canadian politicians, but as Sarah Mills says in t...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, August 6
Guest host Tamara Cherry talks with Premier Moe on trade, AI and Chappell Roan, U.S. tariffs on mining with Scott Bahr, ...
