Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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GST credit will help, but more investment needed to reduce grocery prices: Food expert
An expert studying food distribution and policy says the GST credit announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday will help many struggling Canadians afford food, but more needs to be done in orde...
Jan 27, 2026 Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab=, joined the Evan Bray Show to share his thoughts on the GST credit announced on Monday, which is intended to help Canadians afford groceries as prices rise. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan's power grid 'remaining strong' amid cold snap, SaskPower helping other regions
Saskatchewan's Crown power company says its system is holding up well amid the extreme cold, even as winter storms strain North America's power grid. In fact, SaskPower's stability during the recent c...
Jan 27, 2026 From Friday evening through Monday morning, SaskPower said it has “continuously sold the maximum of 150 MW into the Southwest Power Grid, the grid and wholesale market for 14 states in the United States Midwest.” (SaskPower/Twitter)
Murray Wood: Even Saskatchewan's bureaucracy moves slower in the cold
Somehow, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says it will take months to total up some simple data from this recent cold snap, and Murray Wood wonders how the SHA could be as slow as it claims. Murray W...
Jan 27, 2026
Sarah Mills: The federal government's GST boost doesn't address the here and now
The prime minister has announced an increase to the GST rebate, to be received by some 12 million Canadians. But Sarah Mills says it doesn't put money in families' pockets when they need it the most. ...
Jan 27, 2026
RCMP hunting for pair charged after stabbing on Muskoday First Nation
Prince Albert RCMP are looking for two men after a stabbing on Muskoday First Nation on Saturday. RCMP said in a news release on Jan. 26 that officers were called to a home on the First Nation around ...
Jan 26, 2026 Chance Smith (left) and Jordan Stonestand are wanted after the stabbing on Saturday on Muskoday First Nation. Police said Stonestand is 6-foot-2, weighs 165 lb with brown eyes and brown hair, while Smith is also 6-foot-2, weighs 152 lb, and has brown eyes and black hair. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Man, 39, allegedly stabbed in Mount Royal neighbourhood: Police
A man was reportedly injured in a stabbing that took place in a restaurant and lounge in the city's Mount Royal neighbourhood Saturday night. Saskatoon Police Service responded to the report of an inj...
Jan 26, 2026 “Two suspects were seen, one armed with a machete and the other with a firearm,” added the police. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police investigating sudden death of woman, believed to be non-suspicious
Saskatoon Police Service said it responded to the sudden death of a woman, which is believed to be non-suspicious in nature, on Monday morning. Read more: Fatal single snowmobile rollover in Bulyea Ar...
Jan 26, 2026 Officers were called to the 2100 block of Airport Drive where witnesses found a woman outside a business at around 7 a.m., noted the police in a statement. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Armed robbery reported in Warman in December amid string of vape shop break ins: RCMP
Both Martensville RCMP and Warman RCMP said a number of vape shops reported break-and-enters between October and December 2025. One of those incidents involved an armed robbery in Warman on Dec. 13. R...
Jan 26, 2026 Police believe a white 2019 or newer model Toyota RAV4 was involved in the armed robbery incident on Dec. 13, 2025. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Garden Talk: Everything you need to know about starting seeds for spring
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 Jan. 25 show: Read m...
Jan 25, 2026 Towards the end of January is the time to start things like onion seeds or leeks. (bhofack2 / Depositphotos.com)
James Smith Cree Nation holds sod-turning ceremony for new wellness centre, renovated lodge
A sod-turning ceremony at the James Smith Cree Nation this week marked the start of two major construction projects. The ceremony on Jan. 20 celebrated the start of construction on the Miyo-Pimatisiwi...
Jan 25, 2026 From left, Chief Robert Head, Chief Kirby Constant, Concillor Dane Sanderson, Randy Constant, Marie Sanderson and Barbara Michel participate in a sod-turning ceremony on the James Smith Cree Nation on Jan. 20, 2026. (James Smith Cree Nation/Submitted)
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