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Severe storms, heat, smoke forecast in Saskatchewan
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is again predicting a risk of severe thunderstorms in southeast Saskatchewan on Saturday afternoon. ECCC said that any storms that develop will likely beco...
Aug 24, 2024 (Tim Mossholde/pexels.com)
Lac La Ronge Indian Band approves major settlement with federal govt.
In the the highest voter turnout in its history, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has approved a settlement with the federal government to to settle the Treaty 6 Agricultural Benefits Claim. In a ...
Aug 24, 2024 From left, Norman McKenzie, Elder Bella McKenzie, Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, and Councillor Gerald McKenzie at the community hall in Grandmother’s Bay during the voting for the Treaty 6 Agricultural Benefits Claim. (LLRIB/Submitted)
Man brandishing bat charged in Saskatoon gas station robbery
A 32-year-old man is facing robbery charges after police say he threatened a gas station employee with a bat on Thursday in a series of events where a man was also seriously injured. Saskatoon Police ...
Aug 24, 2024 (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
Sask. men wore disguises in ATM crime spree, say RCMP
Two men have been charged with a number offences after what police say was a crime spree across Saskatchewan that included the theft of ATMs. A 58-year-old man from Saskatoon and a 49-year-old man fro...
Aug 23, 2024 Saskatoon RCMP provided this map showing where more than 20 incidents throughout Saskatchewan were connected, including six ATM thefts and thefts of motor vehicles. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Supplied)
Wildfire smoke leads to air quality advisory for Saskatoon, Regina
Much of Saskatchewan was placed under an air quality advisory from Environment Canada on Friday, including the province's two largest cities. "Wildfire smoke is causing or expected to cause very poor ...
Aug 23, 2024 Rowers were out on the South Saskatchewan River on Friday morning, despite thick smoke in the air in Saskatoon. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
80-year-old woman dead after semi and SUV collide south of Indian Head
A crash that closed a stretch of highway south of Indian Head left an 80-year-old woman dead and another person injured. According to the RCMP, the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 1 and ...
Aug 23, 2024 Police say the driver of the semi was taken to hospital by STARS, while a passenger in the SUV was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. (STARS/Twitter)
Police charge man after early morning armed robbery in Fairhaven
One is in custody while police search for a second suspect involved in an armed robbery from earlier Friday morning. Police were called to a convenience store in the 200 block of Pendygrasse Road just...
Aug 23, 2024 In a police release, "officers determined that two men had entered the store brandishing knives while demanding cigarettes and cash. They then fled the store with the stolen property and an undisclosed amount of money."(650 CKOM)
Town of Kindersley to pay $175,000 after 2022 worker death
The Town of Kindersley has been ordered to pay $175,000 after pleading guilty to an occupational health and safety violation connected to the death of a worker in 2022. READ MORE: Worker injury leads ...
Aug 23, 2024 According to the provincial government, a worker was fatally injured in August of 2022 while entering a sewer manhole. (Rishad1977 / Depositphotos.com)
Man arrested after shot fired during Sturgeon Lake traffic stop: RCMP
A 44-year-old man was arrested and police are searching for a second suspect after a gunshot was allegedly fired during an RCMP traffic stop on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. According to the Mountie...
Aug 22, 2024 The Mounties say a gunshot was fired during a traffic stop, shattering a window, before two people took off on foot. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Sask. harvest 15 per cent complete, with southwest furthest ahead
Despite scattered storms, harvest in Saskatchewan is 15 per cent complete, up from six per cent a week ago. According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week...
Aug 22, 2024 Some crops experienced damage from heavy rains and hail. The report noted the increased heat in some regions has resulted in grain fill yield reductions. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
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