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Sask. police watchdog agency to investigate RCMP response on Onion Lake Cree Nation
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) will examine the conduct of RCMP officers during an incident on Wednesday on Onion Lake Cree Nation that left a 42-year-old man dead. According t...
Mar 23, 2026 “SIRT's investigation will examine the conduct of police during this incident, including the circumstances surrounding the male's death,” the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team said in a statement. (650 CKOM file photo)
Murray Wood: Is anyone surprised at Trump's response to Robert Mueller's passing?
Murray Wood says when you have no dignity, it's hard to manufacture some, even if you're the leader of your country commenting on the passing of a decorated veteran who served his country with honour....
Mar 23, 2026
Sarah Mills: No harm in a Pierre Poilievre appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast
Joe Rogan has a massive audience into the tens of millions. Who wouldn't want to use that platform to get a certain message across? Sarah Mills says Canada's Conservative leader did just that. The Mil...
Mar 23, 2026
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)
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