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Teens charged after fight between group of youths in Saskatoon
A 12-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy have been charged after a fight in the Confederation Park neighbourhood on Thursday. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release on March 20 that the pair we...
Mar 22, 2026 (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon lawyer Blaine Beaven will be Sask. firearms commissioner
Saskatchewan will soon have a new firearms commissioner. Saskatoon lawyer Blaine Beaven, who has served as senior legal council to the Saskatchewan Firearms Office since 2022, will be taking over for ...
Mar 22, 2026 Blaine Beaven speaking to reporters outside Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench. Beaven will soon take over from Robert Freberg as Saskatchewan's firearms commissioner. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Garden Talk: Advice on how to grow majestic hollyhocks in Saskatchewan
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 March 22 show: Read ...
Mar 22, 2026 Hollyhocks need consistent moisture for the flower buds to open up and re susceptible to aphids. (shari.brusse@yahoo.ca/Depositphotos.com)
Angling licences expire on March 31 in Saskatchewan
Anyone heading out for some fishing this spring should ensure their angling licence is up to date. The Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment reminded anglers that licences expire on March 31. Licen...
Mar 22, 2026 This year, anglers will be required to purchase a habitat certificate along with their licence in order to help protect Saskatchewan’s fisheries. (Kzenon/Depositphotos.com)
Sask. Mounties responded to fewer victims of family, intimate-partner violence in 2025
The Saskatchewan RCMP said fewer people became victims of family and intimate-partner violence in 2025, but the numbers remain "persistently high." The RCMP said officers in the province responded to ...
Mar 21, 2026 The RCMP said officers in the province responded to more than 9,800 alleged victims of domestic violence, down slightly from the 10,077 alleged victims the Mounties dealt with in 2024. (650 CKOM file photo)
Unlicensed immigration consultant ordered to pay $96,000 to compensate victim
An unlicensed immigration consultant has been ordered to pay a nearly-six-figure sum to compensate a victim. According to Saskatchewan's Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, Yan Wang collected...
Mar 21, 2026 The order is the first of its kind under the Immigration Services Act, the province noted. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police want help to identify man found dead outside
Police in Saskatoon are asking for help to discover the identity of a man whose body was found outside in the Caswell Hill neighbourhood earlier this month. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a ne...
Mar 20, 2026 Police said the Caucasian man was aged between 55 and 70 with an average build and short dyed blond hair. He had hazel eyes, a small scar on the top of his nose, and was missing most of his teeth.(Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Four people hospitalized after crash on Highway 16 near Paynton on Thursday: RCMP
Four people were hospitalized after a serious crash on Highway 16 on Thursday evening. According to the RCMP, the two-vehicle collision happened at around 9 p.m., west of the community of Paynton. Whi...
Mar 20, 2026 The RCMP said a teen who was injured in the crash was taken to hospital by a STARS helicopter. (STARS/X)
Saskatchewan Mounties responded to 31 fatal impaired-driving crashes in 2025
RCMP officers in Saskatchewan responded to 31 fatal crashes involving drug or alcohol impairment in 2025, claiming 33 lives. The RCMP said impairment was a contributing factor in a third of all fatal ...
Mar 20, 2026 The RCMP said impairment was a contributing factor in a third of all fatal collisions the Mounties saw on Saskatchewan’s roads and highways last year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list includes the first day of spring and a push for Don Cherry to get the Order of Canada...
Mar 20, 2026
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