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Man goes into 'medical distress' in Saskatoon police holding cell
A 29-year-old man was in critical condition in a Saskatoon hospital Saturday night after going into what police termed "medical distress" in their holding cells. Police said in a release that at aroun...
Nov 05, 2023 Saskatoon police are investigating after a 29-year-old man went into medical distress while in detention. (650 CKOM file photo)
New market to open at Saskatoon's River Landing in March
A new market is set to open at Saskatoon's River Landing this spring. Gather Local Market is set to open on March 30, and is currently accepting applications for vendors. According to Ideas Inc., the ...
Nov 04, 2023 Gather Local Market will open its doors on May 4 at River Landing. (Ideas Inc./Submitted)
Environment Canada warns of freezing rain, snow in Sask. this weekend
This might not be the best weekend for a road trip. According to Environment Canada, a developing weather system has the potential to hammer much of the province with freezing rain and snow. According...
Nov 03, 2023 Environment Canada says freezing rain and snow are expected over the weekend. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Estevan officer shot with police gun, suspect shot by second officer: SIRT
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) says an Estevan police officer injured in an incident Wednesday at the police station was shot with a police gun before the suspect was shot by ano...
Nov 03, 2023
Saskatchewan posts country's lowest unemployment rate
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate in October was the lowest in the country. According to the Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, which was published on Friday, the province's unemployment rate last ...
Nov 03, 2023
Sask. government offers $20M in 'stabilization funding' to family doctors
Family doctors in Saskatchewan are getting a funding boost. On Friday, Saskatchewan's health ministry announced $20 million in what it called "stabilization funding" for community-based family doctors...
Nov 03, 2023 Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan’s minister of health, says timely and local access to family health care is essential for Saskatchewan families. (650 CKOM file photo)
Estevan police calling incident a murder, confirm two dead
The Estevan Police Service has come out with more information on what happened before a police officer was badly hurt inside the police station. Around 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Estevan police got a cal...
Nov 03, 2023
Sturgeon Lake man facing murder charge after Emma Lake death
A man from the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is facing a murder charge in connection with a death at Emma Lake. According to the RCMP, 41-year-old Wesley Naytowhow has been charged with a single count of ...
Nov 02, 2023 RCMP officers found the 27-year-old Okemow’s body at “an outdoor location” at Emma Lake’s MacIntosh Point on Aug. 21. (650 CKOM file photo)
Hope's Home celebrates big donation for inclusive child-care centre in Saskatoon
Hope's Home, the only medically inclusive child-care centre in Saskatchewan, is celebrating a big funding boost for a major project in Saskatoon. The organization is celebrating a $150,000 donation fr...
Nov 02, 2023 The classrooms at the new Hope's Home centre in Saskatoon will include adaptive equipment for children with special medical needs. (Hope's Home/Submitted)
RCMP track down man wanted in extortion case
A man who has been wanted by the RCMP for more than a month is now in custody. The RCMP said Jared Naytowhow was arrested after a standoff Monday on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. The Mounties have b...
Nov 02, 2023 The RCMP has arrested a man wanted in connection with an extortion case. (File photo)
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