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Regina company ordered to pay $100,000 after worker seriously hurt
A Regina company is facing a six-figure fine after a worker was seriously hurt back in January of 2023. According to Saskatchewan's Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Regina's Rite Way...
Nov 21, 2024 The charges stemmed from an incident on Jan. 2, 2023, when a worker was struck by a suspended piece of metal. (980 CJME file photo)
Jump in intimate partner and family violence in 2023, Sask. RCMP says
Saskatchewan, which already has the highest rate of family violence and intimate partner violence in Canada, has seen yet another increase in these crimes, according to RCMP. Figures released by Saska...
Nov 20, 2024 A staff member carries bedding in one of the suites at an emergency shelter in Toronto for women in abusive situations. (Chris Young/CANADIAN PRESS FILES)
Police preach caution on roads and highways after significant snowfall
Police in Saskatchewan are asking drivers to use caution on the roads and highways after a winter storm brought the first major snowfall of the season to much of the province. The snowfall warnings fr...
Nov 20, 2024 The Saskatchewan RCMP shared some advice for drivers who get stuck or need to pull over due to the tricky conditions. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Sask. RCMP seize 50 kilograms of cocaine during traffic stop
On Thursday just before midnight, Saskatchewan RCMP's Roving Traffic Unit did a traffic stop that resulted in around 50 kilograms of cocaine being seized. The traffic stop happened on Highway #16 near...
Nov 19, 2024 On Nov. 14, just before midnight, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit did a traffic stop that resulted in around 50 kilograms of cocaine being seized. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Saskatoon's 14th homicide occurred early Sunday in Caswell Hill
In the 400 Block of 26th Street West, the Saskatoon Police Service responded to a call about an injured man around 2:30 a.m. A 37-year-old man died later in hospital from his injuries. Police believe ...
Nov 19, 2024 In 2024, the City of Saskatoon had 15 homicides, making it the second highest since 1981. (Google Maps/Céline Grimad/650CKOM)
November snowfall slows traffic across Saskatchewan
Snow was slowing down travel in a big way across much of Saskatchewan on Tuesday morning. Snowfall warnings from Environment Canada blanketed central and eastern Saskatchewan, including both Saskatoon...
Nov 19, 2024 Saskatchewan has been blanketed with strong winds and snowy conditions which has impacted drivers on Tuesday. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Two Lloydminster men dead after crash on Monday: RCMP
A crash at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 3, just north of Lloydminster, left a 71-year-old man and a 27-year-old man dead on Sunday. According to the RCMP, a car and a truck collided at a...
Nov 19, 2024 Police say the families of the two men who were killed in the crash have been notified of the deaths. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Public Library workers will strike again on Tuesday
Public libraries in Saskatoon will be closed for a one-day strike on Tuesday, the second such job action this month. Workers went on a one-day strike on Nov. 12 in support of negotiating a new contrac...
Nov 18, 2024 Saskatoon Public Library workers were walking the picket line at Frances Morrison Central Library downtown on Nov. 12, and will be doing so again on Nov. 19 (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Woman charged in homicide near Copper Mug on Friday
The Saskatoon Police Service have charged a 36-year-old female with first degree murder in relation to the city's 13th homicide. A 20-year-old woman was found dead in the Copper Mug parking lot on Nov...
Nov 18, 2024 A police vehicle was still parked outside The Copper Mug in Saskatoon at 5 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2024. The pub was the site of a sudden death investigation on Nov. 15. (Lara Fominoff/650 CLOM)
Pacific Heights stabbing sends two to hospital with serious injuries
Saskatoon Police Service were called near Pacific Park just down the same street as Father Vachon School and Lester B. Pearson School for a stabbing on Sunday. Police responded to two injured people a...
Nov 18, 2024 Two people were sent to the hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing happened just down the street from Father Vachon School and Lester B. Pearson School. (Brad Best/Rawlco Radio)
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