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Man faces drug, firearm charges in convenience store robbery
A 30-year-old man faces several charges following an incident at a downtown convenience store Saturday evening. Just before 6 p.m. police received a 911 call about a man that stole something from the ...
Jan 20, 2019
Extreme cold warnings end across Saskatchewan
Environment Canada has ended its extreme cold weather warnings across the entire province. An extreme cold warning Sunday morning stretched from the Fond du Lac area south through Cree Lake, La Ronge,...
Jan 19, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Martensville man faces child porn charges
An investigation that began after a complaint last November has resulted in child porn charges for a Martensville man. The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) charged 32-year-old Dale ...
Jan 19, 2019
Busy, successful 2018 for Saskatoon Crime Stoppers
Saskatoon Crime Stoppers is out with its record-breaking stats for 2018. The non-profit organization received 1,618 tips last year, compared to 1,447 in 2017. Constable Ryan Ehalt credits the quality ...
Jan 19, 2019 (Saskatoon Crime Stoppers/Facebook)
RCMP rescue man stuck in vehicle on Northern Sask. ice road
Turnor Lake RCMP officers responding to a sudden death call Friday night helped save a man's life. After half an hour, three RCMP constables with the help of local guides located the vehicle on Frobis...
Jan 19, 2019 (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Extreme cold ends as snow moves into southern Saskatchewan
Environment Canada continued to warn about the extreme cold for most of Saskatchewan Saturday morning. Cold warnings blanketed most communities north of Saskatoon and along the Manitoba border as far ...
Jan 19, 2019
Riders promote Jeremy O'Day to general manager
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have named Jeremy O'Day as the club's general manager. "I feel like I'm ready for this opportunity," O'Day said shortly after being introduced as general manager Friday du...
Jan 18, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Twitter)
Police issue arrest warrant for 20-year-old man
Saskatoon police have issued an arrest warrant for a man they believed is responsible for a stabbing on Jan. 11. Abirawan Aninda Khan, 20, is described as being five-feet nine-inches tall, with a slim...
Jan 18, 2019 A photo of Abirawan Aninda Khan supplied by Saskatoon police on Jan. 18, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Man flees with cash from Stonebridge bank robbery
Saskatoon police are searching for a suspect and some stolen cash after a bank robbery in Stonebridge Thursday afternoon. Police say a man entered a bank on the 3000 block of Clarence Avenue near Circ...
Jan 17, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Garage goes up in flames behind Wildwood home
A black plume of smoke rose from Saskatoon's east end Thursday morning after a garage went up in flames in the Wildwood neighbourhood. The detached garage, located behind a home at 323 Nemeiben Road, ...
Jan 17, 2019 A garage behind a home on Nemeiben Road was left charred after a fire on Jan. 17, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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