Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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CP rail responsible for cost and cleanup of train derailment
More than 100 responders were on the ground dealing with Monday's train derailment near Guernsey. Dale Kristoff is an environmental protection officer and hazardous materials co-ordinator with the Sas...
Dec 12, 2019 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed near Plunkett on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Meadow Lake RCMP makes arrest in November shooting incident
The Meadow Lake RCMP has arrested a man who was wanted following a shooting incident on Nov. 23. Lennex Merasty-Morin, 31, was arrested Monday following a short foot pursuit and the use of a taser. Me...
Dec 10, 2019
Train derailment near Guernsey causes oil car fire, closes Highway 16
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is continuing its response at a train derailment that happened early Monday morning on Highway 16 near Guernsey. A train hauling crude oil went off the tra...
Dec 09, 2019 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Firefighting expert says First Nations need more resources
A firefighting specialist believes more needs to be done to prevent fires on First Nations. Richard Kent, the commissioner of emergency and protective services for the Prince Albert Grand Council, poi...
Dec 06, 2019
City of Saskatoon blames ‘lack of appropriate procedures’ in $1-million online fraud
The City of Saskatoon is blaming its own internal systems for how a fraudster managed to get their hands on more than $1 million this summer. The findings of an internal investigation into the online ...
Dec 05, 2019
Teen arrested after online threat against Saskatoon high school
A 16-year-old boy is facing a charge of uttering threats after a social media post caused concern for parents and students at Saskatoon's Holy Cross High School. The post, which was shared widely by s...
Dec 04, 2019
Potato gun used to launch drugs into Saskatoon jail, police say
Two people have been charged after using a homemade cannon to shoot drugs into the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. On Sunday, a 29-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man were caught by police...
Dec 03, 2019
88-year-old man killed in crash with air seeder near Naicam
An 88-year-old man was killed Friday when the truck he was driving collided with an air seeder. The crash happened just north of Naicam on Highway 6. The operator of the air seeder was sent to hospita...
Dec 02, 2019
2 dead after house fire in Pelican Narrows
A house fire in northern Saskatchewan has claimed two lives. In a release, the RCMP said the fire occurred in Pelican Narrows on Saturday just before 11 a.m. The Mounties said seven or eight people we...
Dec 02, 2019 Eight people were in the home at the time of the fire. (Priscilla Merasty/Facebook)
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant for sex crimes
The Canora RCMP is searching for a 22-year-old man who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for three counts of sexual assault, two counts of invitation to sexual touching, two counts of sexual interfer...
Nov 29, 2019
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...