Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Garden Talk: Do mushrooms at a tree base need to be removed?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are selected questions and answers from the Oct...
Oct 06, 2024 Garden Talk listener Ross from Saskatoon has a problem with mushrooms growing at the base of a lilac. (Submitted)
Saskatoon school evacuated after bear spray attack
A school in the Saskatoon suburb of Mount Royal was evacuated on Thursday after a fight between two 17-year-old students ended in a bear spray attack. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news rel...
Oct 04, 2024 Saskatchewan restricts the possession of bear spray in public urban spaces. (Parks Canada/Submitted)
Man charged after fire at encampment under University Bridge
A 24-year-old man has been arrested after a fire at an encampment under Saskatoon's University Bridge on Friday morning. He has been charged with mischief under $5,000 after Saskatoon Fire Department ...
Oct 04, 2024 “Fire crews found an individual, unharmed, who was taken into Police custody,” the Saskatoon Fire Department explained in a statement. “The firefighters put out the small fire.”
Fake gold jewelry being used in scams in Saskatchewan: RCMP
Mounties are warning the public about scams involving fake gold jewelry in Saskatchewan. On September 13, RCMP officers in Carlyle were told about a fraud case which saw a person approach a driver nea...
Oct 04, 2024 Police say scams involving fake gold jewelry have been popping up around the province. (kvkirillov/Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon police responded to three bear spray incidents on Wednesday
Police in Saskatoon were kept busy on Wednesday, responding to three separate incidents involving bear spray. The first incident happened just after 3 p.m., when officers were called to the 2100 block...
Oct 04, 2024 Saskatoon police responded to three separate incidents involving bear spray on Wednesday. (Tracey Tufnail/650 CKOM)
Sask. Roughriders' Brett Lauther to appear in 100th CFL game
Brett Lauther isn't treating his 100th CFL game differently than any other outing. The Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker will play in his 100th game on Saturday when the team takes on the Edmonton Elks....
Oct 03, 2024
Man charged after allegedly assaulting 14-year-old girl in Fairhaven
A 30-year-old man is facing an assault charge after allegedly attacking a 14-year-old girl in Saskatoon's Fairhaven neighbourhood. Police said officers were called to the 400 block of Fairmont Drive a...
Oct 03, 2024 Police say the girl was left with injuries after the alleged assault. (650 CKOM file photo)
SARM calls for more infrastructure funding ahead of election
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) put infrastructure at the top of its list of priorities in this month's provincial election. The organization, which represents rural munici...
Oct 03, 2024 SARM says rural roads and bridges are one of its top priorities in Saskatchewan's provincial election. (650 CKOM file photo)
A company pleaded guilty and was fined $55,000 for workplace injury
A company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured in Saskatchewan when a disc was ejected from a pressurized setting tool on August 16, 2022. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations ...
Oct 03, 2024 Summit Wireline Inc. pleaded guilty on Sept. 23 in Lloydminster Provincial Court. The Court fined them $39,285.71 with a surcharge of $15,714.29, for contravening clause 3-6 (1) of the regulation. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man assaults two officers during arrest in Nutana Park: Police
A 19-year-old man allegedly assaulted two Saskatoon police officers during his arrest after a domestic disturbance on Thursday morning. According to police, officers were called to an address on Middl...
Oct 03, 2024 Police say the man is now facing two assault charges. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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