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FASD Network of Sask. received increase in provincial funding
Expanded supports are coming to those impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) after the province announced $135,000 in additional annual funding for the FASD Network of Saskatchewan. "The F...
Jul 15, 2024 The increase, which is in addition to the organization's annual three per cent funding increase from the ministry, will be used to enhance in-home and educational services. (650 CKOM)
No injuries after fire at home on Idylwyld Drive
A fire at a multi-unit home on Idylwyld Drive ended with no injuries on Monday morning. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, smoke could be seen when firefighters arrived in the 1000 block of I...
Jul 15, 2024 No injuries were reported after a house fire on Idylwyld Drive on Monday morning. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Man dies on Waskesiu Lake after going into distress: RCMP
An apparent drowning claimed a man's life on Waskesiu Lake on Sunday. According to the RCMP, officers from the local detachment were called after a man in distress was spotted on the lake. Parks Canad...
Jul 15, 2024 Mounties say they won't release the man's name, as there was no criminal element to his death. (Gerald Bauman/650 CKOM)
Battlefords RCMP looking for woman reported missing in April
Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for help to locate a woman reported missing in April. In a news release on April 13, Battlefords RCMP said that 32-year-old Courine Sylvester was last heard from by loved ...
Jul 13, 2024 Courine Sylvester, 32, was last heard from by loved ones in April 2024. (Supplied/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Man to be charged with assaulting Saskatoon police officer
A 35-year-old man is facing a number of charges, including assaulting a police officer, after an incident in the city on Friday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Saturday that ...
Jul 13, 2024 Saskatoon's Midtown mall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon cyclist sent to hospital after collision with truck
A Saskatoon cyclist was sent to hospital on Friday night after he collided with a truck. The 46-year-old man was sent to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries at 6 p.m. The collision...
Jul 13, 2024 Saskatoon Police say a truck and cyclist collided on Friday night which sent the cyclist to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. (650 CKOM)
Man injured by armed home invaders in Richmond Heights
A 22-year-old man was injured in an armed home invasion in Saskatoon's Richmond Heights neighbourhood. According to police, three men armed with a gun and bear spray broke into a home on Rupert Drive ...
Jul 12, 2024 Police say three men broke into the home early on Friday morning and assaulted a man inside. (650 CKOM file photo)
Summer safety on the minds of Blackmore and Sask. RCMP
With summer weather hitting in full force this week, safety is on the mind of the Saskatchewan RCMP. The RCMP has been busy stepping up safety-related enforcement aimed at impaired drivers and water s...
Jul 12, 2024 Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, says police have responded to a number of fatalities on highways and lakes around the province this summer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Severe thunderstorms watches, warnings issued in central Sask.
A week of sweltering heat in Saskatchewan could be ending with a bang. Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watches and warnings for large areas of central Saskatchewan on Friday, saying the ...
Jul 12, 2024 Environment Canada says thunderstorms could continue on Friday in central parts of Saskatchewan. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Police impersonators stop vehicle on Onion Lake Cree Nation: RCMP
A group of police impersonators wearing balaclavas stopped a vehicle on the Onion Lake Cree Nation on Saturday. According to the RCMP, the impersonators' vehicle was a black SUV equipped with red and ...
Jul 12, 2024 The RCMP said anyone can ask to see a Mountie's badge and ID card, which will have a photograph. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
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