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Canada wins 7th gold medal at Paris 2024
Canada won its seventh Olympic gold medal in Paris in the men's 4X100 metre relay with a time of 37.50 seconds. The gold medalists are Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Jerome Blake. B....
Aug 09, 2024
2 charged with robbery after man pulled from vehicle on 8th Street
A 23 and 29-year-old man are facing robbery charges after stealing a man's vehicle on Wednesday night. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, multiple men approached the 56-year-old man's vehicle ...
Aug 09, 2024 The Circle Centre Mall parking lot is where a 56-year-old man had his vehicle robbed by a pair of men in their 20s. He was able to recover it thanks to Onstar GPS. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Harvest is 2% completed within Sask., as some farmers hope for rain
Producers are still hoping for rain to help with grain fill and pasture conditions, according to the provincial crop report. As temperatures increase, crops are rapidly advancing even with a lack of m...
Aug 08, 2024 Harvest is two percent completed within the province which aligns with the five and 10-year averages. The provincial crop report said four per cent has been done in the southwest region. "All other producers are preparing for harvest by getting equipment ready, cleaning out bins and hauling grain." (650 CKOM file photo)
STF: Arbitration hearing dates confirmed for teachers and Sask. Gov.
As fall fast approached, dates have now been confirmed for the arbitration hearing between teachers and the province by the Saskatoon Teachers Federation. The hearing will take place in Saskatoon betw...
Aug 08, 2024 Written positions and presentations on wages and class complexity-accountability framework will be permitted during the hearing from both the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Drugs, guns, body armour and bear spray seized by Saskatoon police
Two men and a woman are facing dozens of criminal charges after a drug investigation led Saskatoon police to seize a trove of illegal items, including drugs, body armour and weapons. According to poli...
Aug 07, 2024 Three people are facing 36 charges after police executed a search warrant at the end of July. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
RCMP release name of Red Earth Cree Nation hit and run victim
RCMP have now released the name of the victim, Ericson Bear of Red Earth Cree Nation from a hit-and-run back in Febuary. The RCMP said officers from the Carrot River detachment got a call on Febuary 1...
Aug 07, 2024 RCMP released the victim's name, Ericson Bear of Red Earth Cree Nation, from a hit-and-run on February 12, 2024 around 4:30 a.m. on Highway 163 on the Red Earth Cree Nation. (RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatoon man arrested after allegedly ramming RCMP vehicles in Kindersley
A 26-year-old Saskatoon man is facing a long list of criminal charges after allegedly ramming RCMP vehicles outside a business in Kindersley. According to the RCMP, the pursuit began when officers got...
Aug 06, 2024 Two RCMP vehicles were damaged when the man allegedly rammed into them at a Kindersley business. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Deadly weekend: Wolsley double semi crash one of two fatal Sask. collisions
Two people were killed in separate collisions on Saskatchewan roads over the long weekend. On Sunday morning, police were called to to the scene of a single-vehicle rollover on Whitfield Road in the R...
Aug 06, 2024 Video showing the aftermath of a crash on Highway 1 near Wolseley on Monday was shared to a trucking Facebook group. (Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook)
Mackenzie Trottier's remains found at Saskatoon landfill after 93-day search
The family of Mackenzie Trottier is finally getting a measure of closure after the missing woman's remains were discovered by police at the Saskatoon landfill. On Tuesday, the Saskatoon Police Service...
Aug 06, 2024 Police in Saskatoon search the city landfill for evidence in Mackenzie Trottier's 2020 disappearance. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Fraud cases lead to losses for Saskatchewan government, SaskTel
Two fraud cases resulted in losses for Saskatchewan Crown corporations, according to reports tabled Tuesday. One case involved a SaskTel employee taking six devices through fraud, while the larger of ...
Aug 06, 2024 One of the reported losses involved a SaskTel employee taking six devices through fraud. (650 CKOM file photo)
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