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Beware of fake online casinos: Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan
Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan is warning the province to avoid falling victim to fake online casinos. According to the provincial organization, scammers pretending to be legitimate casinos in the ...
Feb 10, 2025 According to Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan, fraudsters imitating legitimate casinos in online ads are aiming to steal credit card numbers or other banking information. (980 CJME file photo)
Extreme cold warnings return to much of Saskatchewan
After a brief reprieve this weekend, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued more extreme cold warnings for many parts of the province on Sunday afternoon. ECCC said that another prolonged...
Feb 09, 2025 The South Saskatchewan River weir during a period of extreme cold. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Garden Talk: Can I add worms to a raised garden bed?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning. Here are a selection of questions and answers from the Feb. 9 show, with s...
Feb 09, 2025 You can relocate worms from another part of your garden but they may not stay in a raised garden bed, which freezes a little harder in the winter so worms tend to go deeper and may not come back up. (Sippakorn Yamkasikor/pexels.com)
Evan Bray Show: Prairie biodiversity depends on the survival of grasslands
Murray Wood was guest host on The Evan Bray Show on Friday. He spoke with Carolyn Gaudet, manager of the Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan and the chair of the North Prairie Restoration/Re...
Feb 09, 2025 Saskatchewan's remaining grasslands habitat can be found mostly in the southern parts of the province. (Tourism Saskatchewan website)
RCMP investigating fatal crash on Highway 11 near Hanley
An 81-year-old man from Saskatoon is dead after an SUV and truck collided just north of Hanley on Wednesday. Saskatoon RCMP said in a news release on Friday that the crash was reported on Highway 11 a...
Feb 07, 2025 (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
Mounties seize drugs, smokes, guns after searching home near Humboldt
Mounties seized thousands of illegal cigarettes, along with nearly two kilograms of drugs and several weapons after executing a search warrant at a Saskatchewan home. According to the RCMP, the search...
Feb 07, 2025 At the home, police seized a kilogram of methamphetamine, 801 grams of cocaine, 35,000 illegal cigarettes, four guns and bear spray. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Don't call 911 for highway condition updates: Saskatchewan RCMP
This week was a busy one for the Saskatchewan RCMP, with a snowstorm leading to quite a few accidents on roads and highways around the province. But while it's a good idea to check conditions before h...
Feb 07, 2025 Mounties reminded drivers that calling 911 is for emergencies only. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Man charged after allegedly attempting to murder young child in Yorkton
A 41-year-old Saltcoats man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly assaulting a young child at a home in Yorkton. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home on Waterloo Road...
Feb 06, 2025 Police say the man will make a court appearance on Friday in Yorkton. (paNOW file photo)
Woman facing third arson charge after house fire in Moose Jaw
A 29-year-old woman has been charged of arson with disregard for human life following a house fire in Moose Jaw last month, and it's not the only arson charge she's facing. The Moose Jaw Police Servic...
Feb 06, 2025 The fire on January 14 left behind an estimated $100,000 in damage. (650 CKOM file photo)
Snow creates tricky highway conditions across central, southern Saskatchewan
A major snowfall in central and southern Saskatchewan has left many of the province's highways in rough shape. The provincial Highway Hotline was recommending against travel on most of the highways in...
Feb 06, 2025 Travel conditions are expected to be tricky on many highways across Saskatchewan on Thursday. (Highway Hotline/X)
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