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King of Kovbasa: Martensville butcher crowned top Sask. sausage maker
A crowd of nearly 800 gathered at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park last week, ready to partake in a beloved tradition that's as fiercely contested as it is fun. The air was alive with the sounds of Ukrain...
Feb 11, 2025 Trent Ens of Smokehaus Meats is the reigning King of Kovbasa. This is the third year in a row that Ens has won the Saskatchewan-wide sausage contest, adding to his impressive seven victories in total. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon community rinks hit with theft and vandalism
In a discouraging trend that's leaving community rink co-ordinators worried, at least four outdoor rinks have been hit with a string of thefts and vandalism this winter. In November 2024, the Eastview...
Feb 11, 2025 In January 2025, the Hampton Village community rink had a storage shed damaged and their snow sweeper stolen, along with two jerry cans full of gas. (Hampton Village Community Association website)
Grenfell man, 82, and 60-year-old man from Bruno die in weekend crashes
A man from Bruno as well as a man from Grenfell have died in two separate fatal crashes in the province over the weekend. Saskatoon RCMP said in a new release on Monday that Saskatoon detachment was c...
Feb 10, 2025 (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
The Mustard Seed takes over the former downtown Saskatoon Lighthouse
Downtown Saskatoon has a new face on a familiar land mark - the former Lighthouse building on Second Avenue South. Since Dec. 1, 2024, Alberta-based non-profit organization The Mustard Seed has taken ...
Feb 10, 2025 The Mustard Seed took over running and operating the downtown building on Dec. 1, 2024. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Extreme cold warnings return to much of Saskatchewan
After a brief reprieve this weekend, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued more extreme cold warnings for many parts of the province on Sunday afternoon. ECCC said that another prolonged...
Feb 09, 2025 The South Saskatchewan River weir during a period of extreme cold. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Garden Talk: Can I add worms to a raised garden bed?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning. Here are a selection of questions and answers from the Feb. 9 show, with s...
Feb 09, 2025 You can relocate worms from another part of your garden but they may not stay in a raised garden bed, which freezes a little harder in the winter so worms tend to go deeper and may not come back up. (Sippakorn Yamkasikor/pexels.com)
Saskatoon organizations keeping city's most vulnerable warm in cold weather
As the cold temperatures in Saskatchewan look to continue for the foreseeable future, many folks will be bundling up with an extra layer. But some of Saskatoon's most vulnerable won't have that luxury...
Feb 08, 2025 The Saskatoon Fire Department and five city organizations, are running a winter clothing drive until Feb. 14. Pictured is Saskatoon’s Sage Clan Patrol handing out warm clothes in 2023. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Patience is key for those wanting spring to arrive in Saskatchewan
After another major snow dump across the province, many people in Saskatchewan may begin counting down the days to spring. So far this winter Saskatoon and Regina have combined for around 80 centimete...
Feb 07, 2025 Senior Climatologist David Phillips said people in Saskatchewan will have to be patient as they wait for spring to return (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Mounties seize drugs, smokes, guns after searching home near Humboldt
Mounties seized thousands of illegal cigarettes, along with nearly two kilograms of drugs and several weapons after executing a search warrant at a Saskatchewan home. According to the RCMP, the search...
Feb 07, 2025 At the home, police seized a kilogram of methamphetamine, 801 grams of cocaine, 35,000 illegal cigarettes, four guns and bear spray. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Don't call 911 for highway condition updates: Saskatchewan RCMP
This week was a busy one for the Saskatchewan RCMP, with a snowstorm leading to quite a few accidents on roads and highways around the province. But while it's a good idea to check conditions before h...
Feb 07, 2025 Mounties reminded drivers that calling 911 is for emergencies only. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
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