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Garden Talk: Exotic orchids are easy and rewarding houseplants
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. 7 show: Read mo...
Dec 07, 2025 Dendrobium orchids can thrive for years with proper care. (sweemingyoung/Depositphotos.com)
Cosmo Civic Centre reopens after extended power outage
Cosmo Civic Centre, Cosmo Arena and Carlyle King Library reopened on Sunday after an extended power outage on Saturday. City of Saskatoon said in a Dec. 7 news release that all programs and services a...
Dec 07, 2025 The Cosmo Civic Centre on Laurier Drive in Confederation Park includes an arena and the Carlyle King Library. (650 CKOM files)
SaskPower outage closes Saskatoon's Cosmo centre, arena, library
Cosmo Civic Centre, Cosmo Arena and Carlyle King Library will remain closed until Sunday after a SaskPower outage on Saturday afternoon. The City of Saskatoon said in a news release the outage only af...
Dec 06, 2025 The Cosmo Civic Centre on Laurier Drive in Confederation Park includes an arena and the Carlyle King Library. (650 CKOM files)
Saskatoon Fire Department wants people to report encampments
Saskatoon residents are asked to report encampments and people living in them to help connect them with safe supports, says the Saskatoon Fire Department. "Encampments exist in every Saskatoon neighbo...
Dec 06, 2025 Saskatoon residents are asked to report encampments and people living in them to help connect them with safe supports, says the Saskatoon Fire Department. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon honours National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
The City of Saskatoon has lowered the flags in Civic Square to half-mast today and encouraged employees to wear a white ribbon or moose hide pin to honour the National Day of Remembrance and Action on...
Dec 06, 2025 Flowers lay at a memorial for the victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique mass shooting, in Montreal, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Dec. 6 marks the anniversary of the anti-feminist massacre, which left 14 women dead and 13 others injured. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
The Green Zone Replay - Friday, Dec. 5
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Dec 05, 2025
Saskatoon man charged with alleged attempted robbery: Police
A 31-year-old Saskatoon man allegedly tried to steal an item from a business Thursday evening in the city's Haultain neighbourhood. According to police, officers were called about 9 p.m. to the 2000 b...
Dec 05, 2025 “It was reported the male attempted to steal an item and when confronted, he threatened the guards with a knife,” said the police in a statement. (650 CKOM file photo)
Woman, 26, eighth person charged with murder of Timothy Tootoosis
Warning: This story contains explicit details that may be disturbing to some readers. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) has charged an eighth person with first-degree murder of Timothy Tootoosis in 2024....
Dec 05, 2025 Timothy Tootoosis was an ‘avid sports enthusiast,’ who played for the Native Sons, an Indigenous youth soccer program, before beginning to struggle with alcohol addiction. (Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron/Submitted)
Safety tips for the holiday season: Saskatoon Fire Department
With the upcoming holiday season, the Saskatoon Fire Department is sharing some reminders to help keep celebrations safe for trees, electrical, heating, cooking, candles, and smoke and carbon monoxide...
Dec 05, 2025 For safety tips related to trees, choose one with fresh green needles and water it daily, as a dry tree can easily catch fire. (zigmunds/Depositphotos.com)
CPKC Holiday Train bringing Christmas cheer to Saskatoon on Saturday
All aboard! Next stop is Christmas! The CPKC Holiday Train is rolling into Saskatoon on Saturday, bringing Christmas cheer and collecting donations to support local food banks. Read more: Food bank ex...
Dec 05, 2025 “CPKC donates to the local food bank at each stop and encourages all attendees to make a monetary or heart-healthy food donation,” the railway said in a statement. (Canadian Pacific)
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