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Mosquitoes are, sadly, part of summer in Saskatchewan but on a camping trip Murray found this is an epic year for the bu...
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Alleged kidnapper arrested after missing woman found safe earlier this week: Sask. RCMP
Mounties in Saskatchewan say a 31-year-old man facing a kidnapping charge has been found and arrested, after a 30-year-old missing woman was reported missing on Monday morning. According to the RCMP, ...
Jul 15, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP said the 31-year-old man who is alleged to have abducted a woman earlier this week, has been arrested. (980 CJME file photo)
Production resumes at Cigar Lake mine following two-week shutdown
It's business as usual at the Cigar Lake mine once again, after two weeks of not producing the uranium concentrate that is used as fuel in nuclear reactors internationally. In a release issued when th...
Jul 15, 2026 Cameco's Cigar Lake uranium mine in Cigar Lake, Sask., Monday, June 15, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards)
Moose Jaw police officer cleared in fatal rollover sparked by dispute over tractor
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team has concluded its investigation into a fatal rollover that occurred during a police pursuit in Moose Jaw in 2024. In a report released publicly this wee...
Jul 14, 2026 A Serious Incident Response Team investigation has determined a Moose Jaw police officer was not responsible for a death that occurred in a crash in Moose Jaw on November 7, 2024. (650 CKOM file photo)
Air quality warning in effect in La Ronge, northeast Saskatchewan
Wildfire smoke drifting into northeast Saskatchewan has prompted an air quality warning from Environment Canada. The warning area begins just north of Montreal Lake and Nipawin, stretching to the Mani...
Jul 14, 2026 Deschambault Lake, La Ronge, Pelican Narrows, Pinehouse, Sandy Bay, Stanley Mission and Southend are all covered by the air quality warning from Environment Canada. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW)
Murray Wood: Saving money by gardening?
Murray Wood concludes that if you do the math, you might not be saving much money by growing food yourself in your yard, but it's still great value overall. Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful comm...
Jul 14, 2026
Sarah Mills: There is a lot to dislike about Argentina's soccer team
History has shown that Argentina has benefited from controversial refereeing decisions and favouritism at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says that's unlikely to change when Argentina faces England. The Mi...
Jul 14, 2026
An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches
WASHINGTON (AP) - An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than today's treatments - by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers rep...
Jul 14, 2026 These brain scan images provided by Biogen show how high levels of Alzheimer's-related tau protein, in red, dropped in a recipient of the company's experimental drug diranersen. (Biogen via AP)
La Loche RCMP seek shooting suspect
La Loche RCMP are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a shooting that happened on Saturday morning. Officers responded to a call on Janvier Avenue and determine...
Jul 13, 2026 The La Loche RCMP is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that took place on Janvier Avenue on July 11, 2026. (CKOM file photo)
Norquay man, 50, dead after rollover on Keeseekoose First Nation: RCMP
A 50-year-old man from Norquay was killed in a single-vehicle rollover on Sunday afternoon. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report of the crash on the Keeseekoose First Nation, nort...
Jul 13, 2026 Police said the driver and only occupant of the vehicle was declared dead at the scene by paramedics, and his family has been notified. (650 CKOM file photo)
UK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community and bans Revolutionary Guard
LONDON (AP) - A series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain were the work of a proxy group backed by Iran, the U.K. government said Monday. The government said it is banning the I...
Jul 13, 2026 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, hosts a reception with the Jewish community, to discuss efforts to tackle antisemitism, at Downing Street in London, England, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)
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