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North Battleford man dead from gunshot wounds: RCMP
An early morning shooting on Aug. 9, left a man in hospital. Police are now saying he has died. RCMP identified the victim as 37-year-old Dustin Pewean from North Battleford. Officers found the victim...
Aug 22, 2024 At 2 a.m. on Aug. 9, Battleford RCMP got a report of a gunshot in the 108 Street area. Officers found a man with serious injuries from a gunshot outside of a residence on 108 Street. He was taken to hospital. (650 CKOM)
Dutch elm disease case identified in Saskatoon
The City of Saskatoon's parks department says it has identified a positive case of Dutch elm disease in the city's Varsity View neighbourhood. The city has initiated its Dutch elm disease response pla...
Aug 22, 2024 The city said the infected tree will be removed, and parks staff will monitor the area to determine if other trees are infected. (650 CKOM file photo)
Former Sask. Roughriders head coach Ken Miller passes away at 82
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Ken Miller has passed away at the age of 82. The product of The Dalles, Ore., was hired as the Roughriders' offensive co-ordinator in the Grey Cup-winning se...
Aug 21, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders' Ken Miller announced he was stepping down as head coach of the CFL team on Dec. 2, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
RCMP drone finds armed robbery suspect on Poundmaker Cree Nation
Mounties from the Cut Knife RCMP detachment used an aerial drone to track down a robbery suspect earlier this month. According to the RCMP, officers got a report of an armed robbery on the Poundmaker ...
Aug 21, 2024 Insp. Devin Pugh talks about the capabilities of the drone aircraft in North Battleford. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW file photo)
Wollaston Lake woman dead after single-vehicle rollover: RCMP
A single-vehicle rollover on Highway 905 claimed the life of a Wollaston Lake woman on Tuesday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Black Lake detachment were called to the scene about 68 kilomet...
Aug 21, 2024 Police say the crash happened on Highway 905, south of Points Landing, on Tuesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mexicans working for unlicensed paving company arrested in Moose Jaw
Police in Moose Jaw, working with the Canada Border Services Agency, arrested four Mexican citizens on Tuesday in connection with an unlicensed paving company operating in the city. According to polic...
Aug 21, 2024 Police say the company was operating under multiple names, including Tartans Paving and Hortons Paving and Masonry. (650 CKOM file photo)
'A sad day:' Reeve says two homes lost in brush fire south of Saskatoon
The reeve of the RM of Corman Park says the community is "devastated" after two homes were destroyed by a brush fire on Tuesday. "It's a sad day for the community," Judy Harwood said. "There's no doub...
Aug 21, 2024 The aftermath of a brush fire in Corman Park, south of Saskatoon. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Strong wind fuels brush fire near Saskatoon
Saskatoon Fire Department crews are on scene at a brush fire in a field south of the city. The department said in a news release that firefighters arrived at the site of the fire off Highway 11 and we...
Aug 20, 2024 Firefighters are fighting a brush fire off Highway 11 and west of Victor Road near Saskatoon. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Sask. is addressing health-care issues, Premier Scott Moe says
A Saskatchewan family doctor quitting the province over problems with the health-care system has appealed to the government to "build the bottom of the pyramid." In a column submitted to the Saskatoon...
Aug 20, 2024 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on The Evan Bray Show that the province was working towards the type of type of blended capitation model used in B.C., where doctors are paid both for their time and visits. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Before hunting this fall, check out the new mandatory game testing rules
After bovine tuberculosis was detected in a cattle herd last year, the Government of Saskatchewan is making game testing mandatory in certain areas. The mandatory testing applies to hunters who draw e...
Aug 20, 2024 An Elk (David Watts Jr. | Dreamstime.com)
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