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Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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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)
Melfort, Star City firefighters withstand biting cold to put out house and trailer blazes
Two more Saskatchewan fire departments were put to the test Saturday fighting two simultaneous blazes in Star City, after a fire at a landfill in Whitewood on Friday night and an empty building fire i...
Jan 25, 2026 Melfort firefighters battling the two fires burning in adjacent structures in Star City, about 18 kilometres east of Melfort, on Jan. 24, 2026. (Melfort Fire & Rescue/Facebook)
New catalyst worked on at Canadian Light Source could make hydrogen production more affordable
A new type of catalyst that uses five times less platinum than usual could help make hydrogen production cheaper in the future. Splitting water molecules with electricity generates hydrogen (electroly...
Jan 25, 2026 A hydrogen molecule. A new type of catalyst that uses five times less platinum to split water molecules with electricity and generates hydrogen could help make production cheaper in the future. (Pixabay)
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