Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Teenage boy charged with bear spray armed robbery in Saskatoon
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with assault with a weapon and armed robbery after an incident where bear spray was used in Saskatoon on Thursday night. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news rele...
Aug 30, 2025
Mosquitoes are on the hunt. Here's how to deal with their bites.
The warm weather has awakened mosquitos in parts of Saskatchewan, and this week the City of Saskatoon said it is seeing around 20 more mosquitoes in each of its traps than at this point last year. So ...
Aug 29, 2025
Speed limit to drop on part of Munroe Avenue on Sunday as city opens new bikeway
The City of Saskatoon is expanding its cycling infrastructure with a new "neighbourhood bikeway" along Munroe Avenue between College Drive and 14th Street. The route connects to the bikeway along 14th...
Aug 29, 2025
La Ronge man charged with arson after allegedly starting major Weyakwin-area wildfire
A 29-year-old man from La Ronge is facing an arson charge after allegedly starting a major wildfire that led to the evacuation of several communities this summer. According to the RCMP, the blaze was ...
Aug 29, 2025
Sarah Mills: The magic of a good, old-fashioned letter
Could letters of old be the way to save Canada Post? In today's Mills Minute, Sarah Mills says there is something rather wistful about a good old-fashioned letter, and it could help the postal service...
Aug 29, 2025
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 jump in gas prices, which came just ahead of the Labour Day long weekend...
Aug 29, 2025
Alert issued after Saskatoon firefighters respond to string of overdose calls in August
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued an alert in Saskatoon after firefighters responded to a string of drug overdose calls this month. According to the health authority, firefighters in the Br...
Aug 29, 2025
Man and woman facing drug, weapons charges after traffic stop near Nipawin
Two people are facing charges after a traffic stop by Saskatchewan conservation officers on Wednesday morning. According to the RCMP, Mounties were called to a grid road west of Nipawin at around 8 a....
Aug 29, 2025
Nutrien Fireworks Festival will light up Saskatoon sky this weekend
The Nutrien Fireworks Festival returns to Saskatoon this weekend, with two shows on Friday and Saturday. Shad Ali, one of the festival's organizers, joined Mark Loshack on the 650 CKOM Morning Show to...
Aug 29, 2025
PHOTOS: Saskatoon firefighters fish empty SUV out of South Saskatchewan River
Firefighters in Saskatoon retrieved an empty vehicle from the South Saskatchewan River on Thursday morning. According to the fire department, a call came in reporting a vehicle in the river near the B...
Aug 28, 2025
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...