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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list includes the start of the Olympics in Italy and a February grass fire. Murray Wo...
Feb 06, 2026
Police in P.A. arrest one of two suspects in Muskoday First Nation stabbing
One of the two men wanted in connection with a stabbing on the Muskoday First Nation has been arrested, while police are still searching for the second suspect. The Saskatchewan RCMP said 34-year-old ...
Feb 05, 2026 The RCMP said 34-year-old Jason Stonestand (right) was arrested on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, 27-year-old Chance Smith (left) is still wanted, and police asked the public to be on the lookout. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. snowboarder Mark McMorris won't compete in big air event Thursday after crash
Regina-born snowboarder Mark McMorris says he won't be competing in the big air event in Italy on Thursday night after suffering an injury on Wednesday. McMorris, a three-time Olympic bronze medal win...
Feb 05, 2026 McMorris, a three-time Olympic bronze medal winner, crashed during a training session on Wednesday and was seen being removed from the course on a stretcher. (Mark McMorris/X)
Saskatoon Paramedic Association votes for job action, but says services won't stop
The Saskatoon Paramedic Association says its members have voted in favour of job action, but emergency services will continue without interruption. The paramedics union said its members have been work...
Feb 05, 2026 The union said its members have been working without a contract for two years, while a “staffing crisis” is gripping the industry. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Fourth person charged in connection with quadruple homicide on Sask. First Nation
A year after two men and two women were killed on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, a fourth person is facing charges. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, a 67-year-old man was arrested at a home on...
Feb 05, 2026 On Feb. 4, 2025, the bodies of 34-year-old Tracey Hotomani, 44-year-old Sheldon Quewezance, 47-year-old Shauna Fay of Indian Head and 51-year-old Terry Jack were discovered at a home on the First Nation east of Regina. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Murray Wood: Ottawa puts the 'nein' in strychnine when it comes to gophers
Murray Wood says Saskatchewan farmers complaining of serious crop damage due to exploding gopher populations are out of luck so far when it comes to Ottawa allowing a somewhat controversial solution. ...
Feb 05, 2026
Sarah Mills: Robin Hood-style grocery store theft is a political statement we can all understand
Rising grocery prices have a team of Montreal thieves making a statement by giving away stolen food for free. Sarah Mills says no one is advocating for theft, but most can understand the desperation. ...
Feb 05, 2026
Rabbit Lake mom asks public to come forward with any leads on daughter's death
Two years after a Rabbit Lake woman's body was found in outside a home on the Red Pheasant Cree Nation, her mom is asking anyone who has information that could help solve the case to come forward. Can...
Feb 05, 2026 Pritchard was 44 years old at the time of her death in 2024. Her mother is calling for anyone with information on the death to come forward. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Mounties say man wearing devil mask robbed business, stole vehicle in Carrot River
RCMP officers are asking the public to keep an eye out for a man who allegedly robbed a business in Carrot River and stole a vehicle while armed with a gun and wearing a devil mask. Police said office...
Feb 04, 2026 The RCMP said a man entered the business in Carrot River early on Wednesday morning and threatened a victim inside with a gun before stealing cash from the business, along with the victim’s vehicle. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon cops responded to three stabbings in less than three hours on Wednesday morning
Police in Saskatoon were busy overnight, responding to three separate stabbings in less than three hours early on Wednesday morning. The first incident happened at around 12:30 a.m., when officers wer...
Feb 04, 2026 A new surgical robot named Erin at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon has just completed a milestone surgery for Saskatchewan. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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