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SaskPower aims to help Indigenous communities with new home rebate
A new rebate program from SaskPower aims to help Indigenous communities make new home builds more efficient, without going over budget. The Indigenous New Homes Rebate offers financial support for Ind...
Feb 24, 2025 The Indigenous New Homes Rebate is funded by the federal government's Future Electricity Fund. (980 CJME file photo)
Garden Talk: Tips for a healthy tropical houseplant like bird of paradise
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning. Here are some questions and answers from the Feb. 23 show. https://iono.fm...
Feb 23, 2025 Larger tropical plants like bird of paradise need to be watered thoroughly so that it drains through the bottom.(ViktoriiaDyachenko/ Depositphotos.com)
'It's heartbreaking': Ukrainians in Sask. mark three years since Russian invasion
Rallies were held across Canada this weekend, including in several Saskatchewan cities, marking the three-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia's army crossed the border on Feb. ...
Feb 23, 2025 Graves of Ukrainian soldiers who died since Russia launched its full-scale invasion are seen at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, Monday Nov. 11, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mykola Tys)
Prince Albert RCMP looking for man after suspicious gas station fire
Prince Albert RCMP is asking for help to identify a suspect in a suspicious fire that occurred west of Prince Albert in December 2024. RCMP said in a Feb 21, 2025 news release that the blaze at a perm...
Feb 21, 2025 Prince Albert RCMP is looking for help to identify this man after a fire was deliberately it at at a permanently-closed service station on Highway 3 in December 2024 and caused significant damage. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Five people charged in Saskatoon drug trafficking investigation
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) has charged two 32-year-old women, a 42-year-old woman and two men aged 26 and 30 after a drug trafficking investigation in the city. SPS said in a news release on Frida...
Feb 21, 2025 (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
Lack of doctors means Saskatoon City Hospital's ER hours now cut until March 2
Saskatoon City Hospital's emergency department has extended its adjusted hours until March 2, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said in a news release on Friday. On Feb 14, the SHA said the ER h...
Feb 21, 2025 Saskatoon City Hospital’s emergency department will operate with adjusted hours until March 2, 2025. (650 CKOM files)
Saskatoon man recovering after being bear sprayed during robbery
A Saskatoon man is recovering after he was the victim of a violent robbery in the city's Richmond Heights neighbourhood on Thursday. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers got a report ju...
Feb 21, 2025 Bear spray has been an issue in Saskatoon in recent months, with police responding to 10 separate incidents involving the stinging spray over the Family Day Long Weekend. (650 CKOM file photo)
Proactive snow clearing in Saskatoon set to start this weekend
As temperatures rise, crews will be clearing snow from residential and industrial streets across Saskatoon starting this weekend, in a proactive move designed to prevent deep ruts from forming on road...
Feb 21, 2025 The city has asked residents to move vehicles off the street when possible, to make way for graders. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man wearing 'very little clothing' arrested after Moose Jaw break-in
Police in Moose Jaw arrested an under-dressed man in connection with a break-and-enter case on Wednesday. According to police, officers received a report of "a male running southbound on 1st Avenue No...
Feb 20, 2025 Police said the man is now facing a break-and-enter charge, and was treated for cuts and scrapes. (980 CJME file photo)
Illegal outfitting in Sask. leads to hefty fine for American cabin owner
A lengthy investigation by conservation officers led to a big fine for the man behind an illegal outfitting operation in northern Saskatchewan. The case began in 2020, when conservation officers in th...
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