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Meewasin Skating Rink open for the season in Kiwanis Memorial Park
The Meewasin Skating Rink in Kiwanis Memorial Park opened to the public on Monday. According to Meewasin, the rink, which is considered a staple of the holiday season in downtown Saskatoon, remains fr...
Dec 16, 2025 The rink is open for skating from noon to 8 p.m. from Wednesday to Sunday, and is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. (Meewasin/Submitted)
Murray Wood: Why is the first instinct after a tragedy to ask who's to blame?
Murray Wood says it's getting so that before we even fully know what happened, the question many people ask after a horrific attack like the shooting in Australia is which group bears responsibility. ...
Dec 16, 2025
Sarah Mills: Trump may have reached the limit with ridiculous Rob Reiner claim
Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim that the apparent murder of director Rob Reiner and his wife was due to "Trump derangement syndrome." Sarah Mills says Trump is showing a total lack of empat...
Dec 16, 2025
'Powerful, disruptive' winter storm headed into Saskatchewan
The Weather Network is warning of a "powerful and disruptive" winter storm headed into the province later this week. Before that storm hits, though, a strong cold front will sweep across the region br...
Dec 15, 2025 A storm headed into the province later this week will bring heavy snow of up to 15-30cm and very strong winds, but before that storm hits a cold front with winds up to 90 km/h is expected in many areas. (Paha_L/ Depositphotos.com)
Garden Talk: Tips to help your cut Christmas tree last longer
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 Dec. 14 show:Read mo...
Dec 15, 2025 Keep in mind a Christmas tree was cut probably two or three weeks before picking it up. From the tree nursery to the market, a tree could be cut for a few weeks before it even gets to a lot. (elenathewise/Depositphotos.com)
Gull Lake man, 80, dead after crash involving train and car: RCMP
An 80-year-old man from Gull Lake was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash involving a train on Sunday night. The Saskatchewan RCMP said police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene...
Dec 15, 2025 The crash is being investigated by RCMP officers and CPKC police, the Mounties noted. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police recover stolen property after fleeing suspect hits RCMP vehicle
The Saskatchewan RCMP recovered stolen property - including two vehicles - and seized a handgun after an investigation into a vehicle that was allegedly stolen from Martinson Beach last week. Accordin...
Dec 15, 2025 According to the RCMP, officers spotted the stolen vehicle on the Moosomin First Nation on Wednesday morning and attempted to stop the driver, but the driver allegedly took off, colliding with the police vehicle before fleeing. (650 CKOM file photo)
106 drivers suspended or charged for alcohol and drugs during first week of December
RCMP officers stopped 4,446 vehicles on Saskatchewan roads during an enforcement blitz during National Safe Driving Week, which saw 106 drivers suspended or charged for driving after consuming alcohol...
Dec 15, 2025 Police officers stopped 4,446 vehicles on Saskatchewan roads during an enforcement blitz that ran from Dec. 1 to 7, 2025. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Stolen vehicle abandoned in Saskatoon after armed robbery on Muskoday First Nation: RCMP
Police are searching for the man responsible for stealing a vehicle in an armed robbery on the Muskoday First Nation. According to the RCMP, officers got a report about a robbery on the First Nation s...
Dec 15, 2025 “Prince Albert RCMP are working to identify and arrest the suspect. He is described as wearing a red and black hat and a silver chain on his neck,” the RCMP said in a statement. (paNOW file photo)
Union donates five mechanical chest compression devices to Sask. Health Authority
A donation of five mechanical chest compression devices from a Saskatchewan health-care union could lead to better outcomes for patients receiving emergency care in Beauval, Esterhazy, Estevan, La Loc...
Dec 15, 2025 The health authority said the five devices – valued at more than a total of $100,000 – will be especially valuable while patients are being transported over long distances, or in rural areas where staff may be in short supply. (650 CKOM file photo)
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