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STF says Sask. teachers to start rotating strike action Thursday
Saskatchewan teachers are set to begin rotating strikes this week, as contract negotiations with the provincial government remain stalled. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Fed...
Jan 29, 2024 Teachers began a single-day strike in Saskatoon on Jan. 16, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Police probe pair of weekend shootings in Saskatoon
A pair of weekend shootings in Saskatoon are under investigation by police. In the first case, police said a 29-year-old man arrived at Royal University Hospital on Saturday suffering from a gunshot w...
Jan 29, 2024 Police say a Saskatoon man arrived at Royal University Hospital on Saturday suffering from a gunshot wound to his foot. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man stabbed in Saskatoon's Mount Royal neighbourhood
A 48-year-old man was seriously hurt in a stabbing in Saskatoon's Mount Royal neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon. According to police, officers were called to an address on Vancouver Avenue North for...
Jan 29, 2024 Police say an altercation inside a home led to a 48-year-old man being stabbed. (650 CKOM file photo)
Shoplifter arrested after pulling fake gun on employee: Police
A 16-year-old Saskatoon boy was arrested on Saturday after allegedly pulling out a fake gun after he was confronted for shoplifting. According to police, the teenage shoplifter was confronted by an em...
Jan 29, 2024 The teen boy fled after the robbery but was later spotted and arrested. (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP looking for tips to find wanted man in Western Canada
The RCMP is turning to the public for help finding a wanted man who Mounties believe could be anywhere in Western Canada. Kelfort Keller, 56, is wanted by Correctional Service Canada for being unlawfu...
Jan 29, 2024 RCMP are asking the public to report sightings of Kelfort Keller (Submitted)
Saskatchewan appoints seven new human rights commissioners
Seven new members were appointed to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission this week, including a new chief commissioner. Treena Sikora, a Saskatoon lawyer and former chair of the Saskatchewan Polic...
Jan 26, 2024 Seven new members were appointed to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission on Friday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Cocaine, cars, body armour seized by cops during drug investigation
A drug trafficking investigation by police in Saskatoon ended with three arrests, and the seizure of two vehicles, drugs, weapons and more. According to police, on Wednesday evening, officers arrested...
Jan 26, 2024 Officers in Saskatoon seized body armour, cash, cars, drugs and weapons on Wednesday. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Caisse cashes in: La Ronge VLT pays out $1M jackpot
Saskatchewan has a new millionaire. Mary Caisse of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band Reserve took home $1,006,667.68 after winning the grand jackpot in the Vault Breaker VLT game at Eddie's Place in La Ron...
Jan 26, 2024 Mary Caisse. (Western Canada Lottery Corporation/Submitted)
Inquest into Myles Sanderson's death to begin Feb. 26 in Saskatoon
While one of the largest inquests in the province's history is examining the deaths of Myles Sanderson's victims, an inquiry into his death is set to begin next month. Sanderson, 32, embarked on a spr...
Jan 26, 2024 RCMP officers captured Myles Sanderson south of Rosthern on Sept. 7, 2022, but he died in "medical distress" shortly after his arrest. (RCMP/Submitted)
Lloydminster school division employee fired, charged after alleged theft
An employee of the Lloydminster Public School Division was fired - and subsequently charged by police - after allegedly stealing nearly $8,000 last June. The Ministry of Education included that loss i...
Jan 26, 2024
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