Murray Wood: Social media exposes racists all around us
Murray Wood says he's constantly surprised by how many people are openly expressing racist views on social media. If you...
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Eight Saskatchewan communities set heat records on Wednesday: Environment Canada
The sudden onset of summer weather sent heat records falling like dominoes across Saskatchewan this week. According to preliminary data shared by Environment Canada, eight communities in the province ...
May 28, 2026 Saskatoon can expect a high of 37 C on Thursday, the weather service indicated in its forecast, followed by 35 C on Friday. In Regina, the mercury is expected to rise to 36 C on Thursday, followed by 35 C on Friday. (milangucci / Depositphotos.com)
Seeding passes halfway point in Saskatchewan after slow, wet start to growing season
Farmers in Saskatchewan have made good progress on seeding after late snowfall and wet conditions slowed down the start of the season. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministr...
May 28, 2026 After spring snowstorms and rainfall put a damper on the start of the 2026 growing season, producers have made solid progress on seeding, which is now 52 per cent complete across the province. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Cumberland House man facing charges of arson, attempted murder after fire on Tuesday
A 36-year-old man from Cumberland House is facing four charges of arson and four charges of attempted murder following a fire which destroyed a home and left one person with serious injuries. Accordin...
May 28, 2026 The RCMP said five adults were inside the home at the time of the fire on Tuesday evening, and one of them was taken to hospital with serious injuries. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties in Humboldt investigating report of man pointing gun at kids on Saturday
Police in Humboldt are asking the public for any information that could help them track down a man who reportedly pointed a gun at two young kids on Saturday. According to a statement issued on Thursd...
May 28, 2026 (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Murray Wood: Why is the name of a man shot and killed by police not released?
It happened two years ago. The Serious Incident Response Team investigated. Murray Wood says the police were rightly cleared, so why wasn't the identity of the man shot and killed released in the repo...
May 28, 2026
Sarah Mills: No one in the west will miss Steven Guilbeault after his departure
Sarah Mills says Steven Guilbeault, a Liberal MP and environmentalist activist, went a long way towards stoking western alienation and helped get Alberta to the point of a separation referendum. The M...
May 28, 2026
Cops handed out 2,013 charges, suspensions, tickets and warnings in Sask. during Road Safety Week
More than 2,000 drivers and passengers were charged, suspended, ticketed or warned by police in Saskatchewan during Canada Road Safety Week. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, police from various age...
May 28, 2026 Police from various agencies stopped 5,271 vehicles around the province between May 12 and May 18 during the annual traffic blitz. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Pilot performs emergency landing in Corman Park after running out of gas
A gravel road just northwest of Saskatoon served as an emergency runway on Tuesday evening. At around 6 p.m., officers with the Corman Park Police Service and the RCMP responded to a report of a possi...
May 27, 2026 The plane was able to get back into the air and fly to its departure airport after refueling. (Corman Park Police Service/Submitted)
Murray Wood: With just a bit more attention to detail, Kinsmen Park could be pretty perfect
There were people in Kinsmen Park paid to be working the other morning, so Murray Wood wonders why the litter wasn't picked up and why the people sleeping by the bushes weren't moved along. Murray Woo...
May 27, 2026
Sarah Mills: A staged photo op in Team Canada jerseys can't hide the political cracks
As the western premiers meeting wrapped up in Kananaskis, Sarah Mills says the tensions were evident, and couldn't be hidden behind the illusion of a united front. The Mills Minute is a daily commenta...
May 27, 2026
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