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Police use less-lethal weapon on standoff suspect in Hampton Village
Saskatoon police are responding to online rumours about a shooting during a standoff in Hampton Village Tuesday night. Around 10:30 p.m. the Tactical Support Unit (TCU) was deployed for a barricaded p...
Nov 07, 2024 According to a statement sent to 650 CKOM, tactical officers waited a period of time before forcing their way into the home. The suspect approached the door but did not follow officer commands to exit the residence which resulted in a less-lethal round being discharged. (Mia Holowaychuck/650 CKOM)
Listen to U.S. election results with ABC Radio on 650 CKOM
Tune in to 650 CKOM for exclusive, live coverage of the U.S. election results through ABC Radio. Listen here. Our broadcast begins at 6 p.m. and will bring you up-to-the-minute updates on one of the m...
Nov 05, 2024
'Pig butchering' cryptocurrency scam prompts police warning
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is warning people about a romance/investment cryptocurrency scam that they say is having "increasingly devastating effects" on its victims. The economic crime unit and c...
Nov 04, 2024 (evphoto48.yandex.ru/Depositphotos.com)
Bear Spray Incident in Dundonald on Sunday Afternoon
Another bear spray attack in Bridge City happened on Sunday afternoon. Saskatoon Police Service were called to the 200 Block of Nesbitt Crescent around 4 p.m. In a news release officers found a male a...
Nov 04, 2024 In a news release officers found a male and female who had the effects of bear spray. "Two suspect vehicles followed the victims to Nesbitt Crescent before exiting the vehicles and discharging bear spray." Police searched the area believing the suspects were headed northbound, but did not locate them. (Tracey Tufnail/650 CKOM)
Nearly 12,000 ballots have been cast in Saskatoon's municipal election
Many Saskatoon voters have already casted their ballots in the city's municipal election. According to the City of Saskatoon, 11,889 people have visited the advance polling stations as of 12:36 p.m. o...
Nov 04, 2024 Saskatoon is heading to the polls on Nov. 13 to choose its next local government representatives. (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatoon high school students make massive donation to food bank
Students at a pair of Saskatoon high schools collected 32,673 pounds of food for the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre during a Halloween food drive. The Halloweening for Hunger event - which ...
Nov 04, 2024 Students at two Saskatoon high schools made a massive donation to the city's food bank after a Halloween food drive. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police vehicle damaged by gunshot in Pelican Narrows: RCMP
An unoccupied RCMP vehicle in the northern community of Pelican Narrows was damaged by a gunshot, the federal police service says. According to the RCMP, a window in the vehicle was broken by a single...
Nov 04, 2024 Police said the damage was discovered on Sunday evening. (650 CKOM file photo)
Five-figure fines for companies after Sask. worker seriously injured
Two companies are facing hefty fines after a worker suffered a serious injury near Major, Sask. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the charges stem from an incident on...
Nov 04, 2024 The charges stemmed from an incident when a worker near Major was struck and seriously hurt by an ejection clamp. (650 CKOM file photo)
Garden Talk: Indoor grow room plantings can breathe life into winter
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from t...
Nov 03, 2024 Grow lights for indoors need to be the correct distance away from the plant. (Dimaberlin / Depositphotos.com)
650 CKOM wins national award for best local radio newscast
A 650 CKOM newscast featuring the details of a carbon monoxide poisoning at the Wakaw rink during a hockey tournament and the ongoing budget deliberations for the City of Saskatoon has won a national ...
Nov 03, 2024 650 CKOM's winning newscast covered the November 2023 furnace issues at a hockey rink in Wakaw that caused a number of players to fall sick during an under-15 hockey tournament. (Wakaw Minor Hockey/Facebook)
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