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Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Big Island Lake man charged with forcible confinement, assault with a weapon
A man from Big Island Lake Cree Territory is facing a list of criminal charges after a woman he had allegedly forcibly confined escaped and was able to get help. According to the RCMP, officers got a ...
Nov 14, 2024 Mounties are searching for 42-year-old Lorne Singer in connection with a forcible confinement and assault case. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
OTTAWA - The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 mont...
Nov 14, 2024 The RCMP says the cameras serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community. (The Canadian Press)
No arrests after bear spray set off in Midtown store: Police
Police say no arrests have been made after bear spray was set off in a store inside Saskatoon's Midtown mall on Wednesday evening. According to police, officers were called to the mall on First Avenue...
Nov 14, 2024 Police were called to the mall on First Avenue at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Moe says new Legislative Assembly will meet for first time on Nov. 25
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province's new Legislative Assembly will gather for the first time in Regina on November 25. The fall sitting is expected to run for two weeks, which the provin...
Nov 14, 2024 Saskatchewan's new Legislative Assembly will meet on Nov. 25. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Hospital Home Lottery 2024 grand prize fall winners
A Prince Albert man has won the $1.6 million grand prize showhome and 50,000 cash from the 2024 Hospital Home Lottery. Chirag Patel had the winning ticket for the Edgemont Park Estates home, located s...
Nov 14, 2024 Chirag Patel from Prince Albert had the winning ticket for the Edgemont Park Estates home, located south of Saskatoon. His family is joined by Lecina Hicke, CEO of St. Pauls Hospital Foundation.(Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Advance polls, uploading issues blamed for delay in Saskatoon election results
Residents in Saskatoon did not see municipal election results posted online until 10 p.m. on Wednesday night - two hours after the polls closed. Returning officer Shellie Bryant said closing the advan...
Nov 14, 2024 “We are already making notes to look at possible bylaw changes in the future, where we could count these special polls a day before or during the day,” said the city's returning officer. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties seize drugs, illegal smokes and $30,000 in cash in Kindersley
RCMP officers seized drugs, illegal cigarettes and thousands of dollars in cash from a home and vehicle in Kindersley last week, leading to the arrest of a man and a woman. According to police, office...
Nov 14, 2024 Police seized cocaine, fentanyl, illegal cigarettes and cash from a home and vehicle. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Many new mayors elected across Saskatchewan
Saskatoon and Regina both have new mayors, and it's a trend that continued across much of Saskatchewan on Wednesday night. Here are the mayoral race winners for each Saskatchewan city, according to th...
Nov 14, 2024 A number of Saskatchewan cities are waking up to new mayors on Thursday morning. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Cynthia Block makes history as Saskatoon's first female mayor
In a landslide victory on Wednesday night, Cynthia Block won the mayoral race, making history as Saskatoon's first female mayor. It was just before midnight when Mayor elect Cynthia Block walked into ...
Nov 13, 2024 Cynthia Block won the mayoral race on Wednesday night, making history as Saskatoon’s first female mayor. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Canada's first case of avian flu infection in humans in B.C.
Canada's Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country's first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu. The agency says in a st...
Nov 13, 2024 Canada’s Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country’s first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu. (The Canadian Press)
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