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Battlefords RCMP clock driver at 176 km/h before icy arrest
A 22-year-old man from Saltcoats is facing a number of charges including impaired driving and dangerous driving after a high-speed chase at the weekend. Battlefords RCMP said in a news release on Feb ...
Feb 24, 2026 After his vehicle was stopped by police on Hwy 97, Mounties followed a driver as he ran onto a frozen body of water, where he was arrested on Feb. 21, 2026. His charges include impaired and dangerous driving. (Alina_Mosinyan/Depositphotos.com)
Police briefs: Three arrested after allegedly confining women in apartment during robbery
A woman and her roommate were allegedly confined inside their apartment suite by three people on Sunday morning in Saskatoon's City Park neighbourhood. Officers were called to an apartment building in...
Feb 24, 2026 Police said three people confined the victim and her roommate while the suspects robbed the suite and took her vehicle’s keys. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police searching for escaped Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate
Police are on the hunt for a 30-year-old inmate who escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary on Friday. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Correctional Service of Canada, Keiston Custe...
Feb 24, 2026 The Correctional Service of Canada initially said Keiston Custer absconded from lawful custody when being transported by staff from Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. (Correctional Service of Canada/Facebook)
Saskatoon police briefs: Three arrested after robbery, assault in Stonebridge
Three people were arrested after allegedly stealing merchandise and assaulting two security guards at a business in Saskatoon's Stonebridge neighbourhood on Friday evening. Officers were called to the...
Feb 24, 2026 Three people were arrested after an alleged robbery in Stonebridge on Friday evening. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Business facing bylaw charges after allegedly breaking rules around bear spray sale
A Saskatoon business is facing bylaw charges after allegedly breaking the city's rules around the sale of bear spray. The charge is the first of its kind after Saskatoon City Council added sale and re...
Feb 24, 2026 Under the new rules, anyone purchasing the irritant spray in the city must be at least 18, and must provide two pieces of government-issued ID. The business is then required to record the purchaser’s name, ID numbers, date of birth and address and share that information with the city. (650 CKOM file photo)
Company fined $100k after Saskatoon worker hit and injured by forklift
A forklift injury in the Saskatoon area led to a hefty fine for a Montral-based company. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Air Liquide Canada Inc. pleade...
Feb 24, 2026 “The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 21, 2023, near Saskatoon. A worker was seriously injured after being hit by a forklift.” (kalinovsky / Depositphotos.com)
Employer at Weyburn tree farm facing charges under Sask. immigration laws
An employer at a Weyburn-area tree farm is facing six charges under Saskatchewan's immigration legislation. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, Rodney Sidloski h...
Feb 24, 2026 According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, Rodney Sidloski has been charged with six offences against two foreign workers. (650 CKOM file photo)
Road clearing underway in Saskatoon after 7 cm snowfall
Saskatoon road crews are working to keep the streets clear after a sudden storm dropped about seven centimetres of snow on the city. The city said workers started with the highest-priority routes on M...
Feb 24, 2026 "When you see the blue and amber flashing lights of snow crews, please slow down, remain at least 15 metres (2.5 car lengths) behind, and be prepared to stop," the City of Saskatoon advised. (650 CKOM file photo)
Murray Wood: Canada can lose occasionally and still be number one
There have been times in Canada where confidence in our hockey dominance has wavered, but Murray Wood says a loss in the finals at the Olympics doesn't change the fact that Canada outplayed the U.S. M...
Feb 24, 2026
Sarah Mills: A royal crisis of its own making
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces no charges yet, but Sarah Mills says silence from the king and heir about what they knew does no one any favours and casts doubt on the future of the monarchy. The Mil...
Feb 24, 2026
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