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Saskatchewan offers aircraft and firefighters to help battle California fires
Saskatchewan has offered to send equipment and personnel to California to help fight the deadly fires sweeping the American state. The wildfires have so far left at least 25 people dead, and have burn...
Jan 14, 2025 Cars sit at an auto repair shop after they were destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Collision near Biggar that killed Saskatoon man also caused deaths of 50 pigs
A crash on Highway 14 east of Biggar that killed a 35-year-old Saskatoon man last week was also deadly for the livestock the semi was hauling. RCMP said on Monday that 50 pigs were killed or euthanize...
Jan 13, 2025 (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Two 17-year-olds arrested in separate dangerous weapons incidents
Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025 In Mount Royal, a 25-year-old man from Saskatoon was charged with five firearms-related offences by the Saskatoon Police Service. Around 8 p.m. officers responded to an apartment...
Jan 13, 2025 All three arrests happened between January 10 to 12, 2025, in Saskatoon's Westmount, Confederation Park and Mount Royal neighbourhoods.
(Mia Holowaychuck/650 CKOM)
Three dead after pair of crashes on Highway 7: RCMP
Three people are dead after two separate crashes on Highway 7 on Sunday. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the first crash saw two SUVs collide on the highway west of Delisle at around 8 a.m. Read M...
Jan 13, 2025 The RCMP said two people were killed in the crash, and a third person was taken to hospital by STARS with serious injuries. (STARS/Twitter)
Mounties make major marijuana bust near Swift Current: 1,500 lbs
A traffic stop on Highway 1 last week saw Saskatchewan RCMP officers seize more than a thousand pounds of illicit cannabis. The total amount seized was roughly 1,551 lbs according to an RCMP news rele...
Jan 13, 2025 The RCMP said the case began around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 when the police force's Roving Traffic Unit stopped a large cargo van on the highway near Swift Current. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Manitoba man allegedly tried to ram police vehicle with tractor: RCMP
A Manitoba man is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to ram an RCMP vehicle with a tractor last week. According to the RCMP, officers were planning to visit a rural home about 15 kilometre...
Jan 13, 2025 According to the RCMP, the man tried to ram a police vehicle with his tractor before running away from the officers. (fotokostic/Depositphotos.com)
Guns, chemicals seized after illegal border crossing investigation: RCMP
An investigation into illegal border crossings between Saskatchewan and Montana ended with two men in custody and the seizure of several prohibited firearms, along with a stash of suspicious chemicals...
Jan 13, 2025 The investigation at the border saw Saskatchewan RCMP officers seize a number of prohibited firearms. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Fatal Sunday morning Stonebridge collision: Police
The Saskatoon Police Service responded to a vehicle that had collided with a brick wall around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday Morning. The crash happened on Jan. 12, at Preston Avenue South and Stonebridge Commo...
Jan 13, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service responded to a vehicle that had collided with a brick wall around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday Morning. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon employee frustrated after Cleo and Ricki's announces closures
More stores closures are in Saskatchewan's future as the parent company for Cleo fashions Inc. and Ricki's Fashions Inc. will be closing them down. Comark Holdings Inc., which also owns Bootlegger Clo...
Jan 10, 2025 In an affidavit, Chief Executive Shamsh Kassam estimated Comark's brands owed $61 million to a mix of vendors, landlords and other partners who the company would be unable to pay by the time Christmas arrived. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Police arrest 2, seize 25K cash and 67 codeine pills in Varsity View
Two men in their thirties are facing charges after a drug trafficking investigation by Saskatoon Police Service. The Crime Reduction Team made the arrest on January 8 in the 1500 block of 8th Street E...
Jan 10, 2025 Two men in their thirties are facing charges after a drug trafficking investigation by Saskatoon Police Service.
The Crime Reduction Team made the arrest on January 8 in the 1500 block of 8th Street East and the 2600 block of Lorne Avenue. (Saskatoon Police Service)
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