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Three people facing 64 charges after bank robbery, ATM thefts in Sask.
A woman and two men are facing a combined total of 64 charges after Saskatchewan RCMP connected them to a Landis bank robbery in November 2024 and "a string of ATM thefts and attempted thefts." RCMP s...
Feb 17, 2025 (kalinovsky/Depositphotos.com)
Hunt continues for one man after triple stabbings on Big River First Nation
Saskatchewan RCMP are still looking for a suspect in three stabbings on Big River First Nation on Saturday. In a late afternoon update on Feb. 16, police said the first reported stabbing was around 3:...
Feb 16, 2025 RCMP are looking for 29-year-old Ryan Lachance, who was named as a suspect in a Feb. 15 triple stabbing on Big River First Nation. Police said he is considered armed and dangerous. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Circle Drive exits closed after crash takes out traffic lights
Northbound exits to Clancy Drive and Circle Drive in Fairhaven have been closed after a collision at the intersection knocked out traffic lights on Sunday. The City of Saskatoon said in a news release...
Feb 16, 2025 Northbound exits to Clancy Drive and Circle Drive in Fairhaven have been closed after a collision at the intersection knocked out traffic control signals on Sunday. (Google Street View)
Occupant of Saskatoon home found dead after bungalow fire
The occupant of a home in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood of Saskatoon was found dead after a house fire early Sunday morning. Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) said in a news release that crews were ca...
Feb 16, 2025 The occupant of a home in Pleasant Hill was found dead after a house fire on Feb. 16, 2025. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Found: Woman located after armed carjacking in North Battleford
Saskatchewan RCMP just released they have "located Leanna Frenchman safe at a residence on St. Laurent Drive in North Battleford," at around 1:25 p.m. on Friday. Earlier on Feb. 14, RCMP officers were...
Feb 14, 2025 Leanna Frenchman is considered missing after an armed carjacking early on Friday morning. At this time, it is unsure whether Leanna’s hair colour in the photo matches her current appearance. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
'We're going to fight for Canada,' Chrystia Freeland tells Evan Bray
As news comes daily out of Ottawa and the U.S. concerning tariffs on Canadian goods, the "51st State" and the state of Canadian parliament, Liberal Party leadership candidate and former deputy prime m...
Feb 14, 2025 Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland was on The Evan Bray Show on Feb. 14, 2024. (Abby Zieverink/980CJME)
City of Melville workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of job action
Workers at the City of Melville have voted in favour of job action. According to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 32 employees with the city, the overwhelming majority v...
Feb 14, 2025 The union said additional bargaining with a mediator is expected to begin later this month. (City of Melville/Facebook)
Love is on the air: 650 CKOM's Valentine's Day coverage
It's Valentine's Day, and love is on the air at 650 CKOM. While dating in the digital age often involves swiping left and right on Tinder or other dating apps, many people still prefer a face-to-face ...
Feb 14, 2025 Take a look through all of our Valentine's Day coverage below. (IgorTishenko / Depositphotos.com)
'Layers, layers, layers': Letter carrier braces extreme cold
Extreme cold continues to send a chill through most of Saskatchewan. But while most people cozy up in their homes, one man bundles up to go to work. Marko Jopp, a letter carrier with Canada Post, said...
Feb 13, 2025
Border guards can cancel temporary visas and turn people away
OTTAWA - A notice published Wednesday by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada gives border guards the "explicit" authority to revoke temporary resident visas and electronic travel documents in ...
Feb 13, 2025 The border crossing between Canada and the U.S.A. at the Emerson Port of Entry, in Emerson, Man., Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press)
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