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Murray Wood: Hanging with Dr. Evil
Murray Wood says it must be like Christmas for conspiracy theorists as both U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney attend the World Economic Forum's conference in Switzerland. Murr...
Jan 21, 2026
Two arrested after drive-by shooting in Little Red River leaves one in hospital: RCMP
Two people are facing charges after a drive-by shooting in the community of Little Red River. According to the Prince Albert RCMP, officers got a report about the shooting at around 9 a.m. on Sunday. ...
Jan 21, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP in North Battleford said officers responded to a shooting and chased down an SUV to arrest and charge two men. No one was injured. (650 CKOM file photo)
Blowing snow, strong winds lead to difficult conditions on Saskatchewan highways
Strong winds and blowing snow are making travel tricky on many Saskatchewan highways. A blowing snow advisory from Environment Canada covered the southeastern part of the province on Wednesday morning...
Jan 21, 2026 “I would try to stay off the roads if you're able to in any sort of blowing-snow scenario like this,” meteorologist Rose Carlsen noted. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Snow blowing in to southern Saskatchewan will be followed by high-risk wind chill
Environment Canada issued a number of weather advisories and warnings on Tuesday afternoon, saying much of the southern part of the province will get two to four centimetres of snow as stiff northwest...
Jan 20, 2026 Wind chill values of up to -39 C are considered high risk and exposed skin can freeze in 10 to 30 minutes, while values of -40 C to -47 C are very high risk, and exposed skin can freeze in five to 10 minutes. (belphnaque / Depositphotos.com)
Scott Moe and Saskatchewan agriculture groups celebrate tariff deal with China
Saskatchewan's premier was joined by representatives from a number of agriculture groups at the University of Saskatchewan on Tuesday as he celebrated the tariff deal struck between Canada and China. ...
Jan 20, 2026 "What this is going to allow us to do is to get back to flowing our canola and pulse stocks to China, as well as many other countries around the world,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said during a speech at the University of Saskatchewan on Tuesday. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Federal ag minister says diversification is key to stability after tariff deal with China
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a preliminary trade deal with China, sharply reducing tariffs on Canadian canola seed and lifting other agricultural duties. In exchange, Canada will allo...
Jan 20, 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, back left, and Premier of China Li Qiang, back right, look on as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald, front left, and Sun Meijun, Minister of the General Administration of Customs in China take part in a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Sask. justice minister calls Ottawa's buyback program a 'flawed gun grab'
Saskatchewan's justice minister isn't holding back his criticisms of the federal government's gun buyback program. The program, which launched on Monday, aims to provide compensation to the owners of ...
Jan 20, 2026 According to the Government of Saskatchewan, many of the banned guns included in the buyback program are hunting rifles and collectors’ items. (predrag1 / Depositphotos.com)
Man injured by gun-wielding duo in home on Avenue J North: Police
Two men are facing charges after allegedly breaking into a Saskatoon home while armed with a gun and assaulting a resident inside. According to police, officers were called to a home on Avenue J North...
Jan 20, 2026 "The 43 year old victim was assaulted as they stole his wallet and attempted to steal the keys to his truck. The suspects then fled in a Ford Taurus," police said. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon lawyer and MP Morris Bodnar dead at 77
A noted Saskatoon lawyer and politician has passed away. Morris Bodnar, who represented the riding of Saskatoon-Dundurn in the House of Commons from 1993 to 1997 as a member of the Liberal Party, died...
Jan 20, 2026 Morris Bodnar was born in Prud’Homme in 1948 and practiced law in Saskatoon for five decades. (Saskatoon Funeral Home)
Murray Wood: Liberals move forward with gun buyback despite admitting it's not very good
Murray Wood says the federal gun buyback is Ottawa's attempt to appear to be taking action on violent crime by banning scary-looking guns, while allowing similar models to remain on sale. Murray Wood ...
Jan 20, 2026
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