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Murray Wood says the meeting in Saskatoon between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada's premiers offers a chance to reset the sometimes rocky relationship the provinces have with Ottawa. Murray Wood...

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 June 1 show: Read mo...

Mtis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) has declared a State of Emergency as they say an "alarming number of citizens" are being forced to flee their home communities because of Saskatchewan wildfires, driven...

The Saskatchewan NDP are voicing their thoughts surrounding the province's wildfire fight. We're not even in June yet and the 2025 wildfire season has already been devastating. There have been 207 act...

A 23-year-old woman who was originally charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a child on the Shoal Lake Cree Nation is now facing a charge of second-degree murder. According to the ...

Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a suspect was shot in the arm by an RCMP officer during his arrest. According to a statement from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Just...

Wildfire smoke is lowering the air quality across much of Saskatchewan on Friday. Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement across all of central and northern Saskatchewan, warning...

Wildfires have forced thousands of people in Saskatchewan to leave their homes, and the summer hasn't even started yet. But what can be done to keep wildfires from starting in the first place? Sarah M...

Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot and who's not. This week's "not" list includes the cyclists who ride slowly in traffic and those helping wildfires sprea...

Saskatchewan's premier is planning to share an update on wildfires in the province on Thursday afternoon. 650 CKOM will carry the update from Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency live a...