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Lane closed at 108th Street Circle Drive overpass after oversize load crash
A crash involving an oversized load has closed the northbound curb lane on Circle Drive under the 108th Street overpass. According to the City of Saskatoon, the crash will leave the lane closed until ...
Dec 05, 2024 The city says the lane closure is expected to last until Friday afternoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Guns and Drugs: Police arrest 2 men in Briarwood traffic stop
A 37-year-old man and a 32-year-old man were arrested following a traffic stop on Dec. 3 by Saskatoon Police Service. At around 2 p.m. on Dec. 3, SPS had a call about a suspicious vehicle. Read More: ...
Dec 04, 2024 Saskatoon Police Service said "The passenger of the vehicle was also arrested for breach of conditions." Police found a handgun in the 37-year-old's pocket as well as Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Fentanyl. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Melfort RCMP: Two dead from Birch Hills and Melfort after SUV crash
A fatal collision happened on the morning of Dec. 3 near Yellow Creek on Highway #41. Melfort RCMP reported a two-vehicle collision, both were SUVs just after 7 a.m. EMS declared both drivers deceased...
Dec 04, 2024 Melfort RCMP reported a two-vehicle collision, both were SUVs just after 7 a.m. EMS declared both drivers deceased on the scene. (650 CKOM)
La Ronge RCMP arrest carjacking suspect who stole vehicle at gunpoint
La Ronge RCMP arrested Wayne McLeod on December 3 in a La Ronge apartment. RCMP had asked the public to be on the lookout for a 24-year-old man accused of stealing a vehicle at gunpoint last month. Du...
Dec 04, 2024 RCMP officers in La Ronge have arrested the 24-year-old man accused of stealing a vehicle at gunpoint in November. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
First-degree murder charge for 16-year-old in Copper Mug homicide
The Saskatoon Police Service arrested a 16-year-old boy and charged him with First Degree Murder on Dec. 4 after a homicide at the Copper Mug in November. He will make his first appearance in court on...
Dec 04, 2024 A police vehicle was still parked outside The Copper Mug in Saskatoon at 5 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2024. The pub was the site of a sudden death investigation on Nov. 15. (Lara Fominoff/650 CLOM)
Mayor Cynthia Block breaks down Saskatoon's budget with Evan Bray
After finalizing the city's budget for 2025, which includes a 4.96 per cent property tax hike, Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block joined the Evan Bray Show on Wednesday morning. The conversation covered th...
Dec 04, 2024 Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block told reporters she is happy with the 2025 city budget. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
RCMP investigates shooting, carjacking on Saulteaux First Nation
Mounties in Saskatchewan are investigating after a shooting and carjacking left a man badly injured on the Saulteaux First Nation. According to a statement from the Saskatchewan RCMP released on Wedne...
Dec 04, 2024 Police said the man was assaulted by a group of people while he was parked beside a grid road last month. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Sask. to extend legislation keeping carbon tax off home heating bills
The Government of Saskatchewan says new legislation keeping the federal carbon tax off home heating bills for another year will save the average family about $480 in the year ahead. The legislation wa...
Dec 04, 2024 Minister Jeremy Harrison said the government will keep pushing back against the carbon tax until it is eliminated completely. (980 CJME file photo)
'A fantastic life': Reflections from a second-generation Allan Potash miner
ALLAN, SK - Brent Dauvin can't remember a time when his life didn't involve the salty smell of potash. "It's the only thing I've been exposed to," said Dauvin. Listen to Dauvin on Behind the Headlines...
Dec 04, 2024 Mine Operations GF Brent Dauvin explains how the boring machine works. It's at the head of the potash mining operations, cutting the soft pink, red and white rock in the shape of circles. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Traffic chaos follows 'cascading' power outage from switch failure in Saskatoon
There was gridlock in many parts of Saskatoon after power was restored following a major outage that hit much of the city on Tuesday afternoon, and freezing rain and light snow falling in the evening ...
Dec 03, 2024 There was gridlock in many parts of Saskatoon after power was restored following a major outage that hit much of the city on Dec. 3, 2024. (xload/Depositphotos.com)
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