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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)
Provincial government touts strong employment statistics for 2024
Saskatchewan's economy created 14,000 jobs in 2024 while the province's unemployment rate sat at 5.5 per cent, well below the national average of 6.7 per cent. According to figures from Statistics Can...
Jan 10, 2025 "The opportunities being created by a strong economy means more people are living and working in Saskatchewan than ever before," said Deputy Premier Jim Reiter. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police investigating another bear spray incident at Midtown mall
Police in Saskatoon are investigating yet another incident involving bear spray at the city's Midtown mall. According to police, officers were called to the shopping centre on First Avenue South just ...
Jan 10, 2025 There have been a number of bear spray incidents at Midtown in recent months, with several youths facing charges as a result. (650 CKOM file photo)
Meadow Lake man dead after rollover on Highway 55
A 40-year-old man from Meadow Lake was killed in a single-vehicle rollover on Thursday. According to the RCMP, officers were notified of the crash on Highway 55, just east of Flying Dust First Nation,...
Jan 10, 2025 The 40-year-old driver was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. (650 CKOM file photo)
Yorkton RCMP arrest 20-year-old with 1.5 kg of meth
Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested a 20-year-old man from Yorkton. On January 7, officers searched the man and his vehicle as part of a drug trafficking investigation. According to RCMP, they seized "met...
Jan 10, 2025 Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested a 20-year-old man from Yorkton. On January 7, officers searched the man and his vehicle as part of a drug trafficking invertigation. According to RCMP, they seized "methamphetamine, cocaine, cash and evidence of drug trafficking." (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Print facility closure leaves future of Sask. newspapers unclear
Estevan's local newspaper has shut down production, effective immediately, according to a social media post by its former editor David Willberg. In a post on the Estevan Mercury's Facebook group, he s...
Jan 09, 2025 The Estevan Mercury has shut down production, effective immediately, according to a social media post by its former editor David Willberg. In a Facebook post inside the newspaper's group, he said the decision was made by the paper's owner, Glacier Media. (980 CJME)
Inquest into RCMP shooting death of Trent Angus to begin next month
An inquest set to begin next month will examine the death of 33-year-old Trent Angus, who was shot and killed by RCMP officers after allegedly firing a handgun at the Mounties. According to the Saskat...
Jan 09, 2025 According to the Ministry of Justice, Angus was shot and killed by RCMP officers after opening fire on police with a handgun. (650 CKOM file photo)
Taxidermist fined for operating without licence, illegally possessing wildlife
A Mossbank taxidermist is facing thousands of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to operating a taxidermy business without a licence and illegally possessing wildlife. According to the Government ...
Jan 09, 2025 The investigation began with a routine inspection by conservation officers, and ended with big fines. (ColleenGreen/Depositphotos.com)
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