Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Sarah Mills: Don't let the cabinet door hit you on the way out, Steven Guilbeault
The energy MOU between Alberta and the federal government has the former environment minister throwing in the cabinet towel. But if he put Canada first, Sarah Mills says he'd take his seat at the tabl...
Nov 28, 2025
New research at University of Saskatchewan identifies cause of pig ear necrosis
Pig ear necrosis was first described in the 1960s, but since then it's been nearly impossible to identify the cause of the painful animal affliction. Until now, that is. Read more: Farmers will lobby ...
Nov 28, 2025 “I think now we can finally take a step towards controlling the disease and improving the quality of life of these animals,” said Dr. Matheus Costa, of the university’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine. (980 CJME file photo)
Teen boy arrested after fight involving bear spray, pellet gun in Meadowgreen apartment
A 16-year-old boy is facing firearms charges after a fight involving a pellet gun and bear spray inside a Saskatoon apartment on Thursday. According to police, officers were called to the apartment in...
Nov 27, 2025 “Upon arrival, officers determined that a confrontation had occurred between persons known to one another resulting in bear spray and an imitation firearm being discharged," police said in a statement. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Prince Albert man, 67, dead after three-vehicle crash on Highway 3: RCMP
A 67-year-old Prince Albert man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 3 on Wednesday. The Saskatchewan RCMP said officers were called to the scene, about five kilometres south of the city, at...
Nov 27, 2025 The crash happened the same day that the Saskatchewan RCMP issued a statement urging drivers to use extra caution on the roads following 11 fatal collisions during the month of November. (980 CJME file photo)
Pinehouse Lake man, 43, dead after snowmobile crash: RCMP
A man from Pinehouse Lake was killed in a snowmobile crash on Tuesday. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report of the crash on Pinehouse Lake at around 7:40 a.m. Read more: Advocate ...
Nov 27, 2025 “Investigation determined a snowmobile collided with a reef,” the RCMP said in a statement. (bkilzer / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon police, youth centre to benefit from Criminal Property Forefeiture Fund
A Saskatoon youth centre and the city's police force are both getting some upgrades because of Saskatchewan's Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund. The fund, which includes forfeited cash and the proceed...
Nov 27, 2025 The police force received $300,000 for new video transmission equipment to be used in its plane. (SPS Air Support Unit/X)
Murray Wood: Is it really likely the Epstein files can make Trump look worse?
Murray Wood says there's nothing to indicate Trump is implicated in whatever passes for the Epstein files, so why was the U.S. president determined to convince people it was all a hoax? Murray Wood de...
Nov 27, 2025
Sarah Mills: A true operational audit is the only way to understand city budget deliberations
As councils in Saskatoon and Regina pour over budget documents, Sarah Mills says the true picture of what it takes to actually run a city needs to be considered before crucial decisions are made. The ...
Nov 27, 2025
SHA expanding point-of-care testing program to Assiniboia, Esterhazy, Kipling, Rosthern
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding its point-of-care testing program to four new communities. The program, which the health authority said is designed to help improve service at ERs in rur...
Nov 27, 2025 The program will be up and running in Kipling at the start of December, the health authority said, while the other communities will be notified when the program begins in their area. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon overdose alert updated after additional death, carfentanil detected
A dangerous drug alert for the Saskatoon area has been updated following an additional overdose death - at least the third in the city since Nov. 17. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, ...
Nov 26, 2025 According to the Saskatchewan health ministry, Prairie Harm Reduction reported that carfentanil has been detected in drugs that were sold as fentanyl. The drugs appeared as “brown chunks,” the ministry said. (Saskatchewan Ministry of Health/Submitted)
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
