Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
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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2 dead in highway crash near North Battleford
Two men are dead and another was taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night on Highway 4. RCMP said it was about 11:30 p.m. when officers were sent to the scene, located about 30 kilo...
Jul 12, 2018
Police investigate Saskatoon man's death as possible murder
Saskatoon police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old man last Friday as a possible murder. Police have identified the victim as Ken Peter Balan from Saskatoon. Around 5:30 p.m. July 6, office...
Jul 12, 2018
4 arrested after stolen vehicle chase closes Hwy 14: RCMP
RCMP say a stolen truck chase that started in Saskatoon early Wednesday morning led to Highway 14 being shut down east of Biggar for several hours. In a statement, Biggar RCMP said the incident began ...
Jul 11, 2018
Helicopter spraying crops crashes in western Saskatchewan
A man is recovering in a Saskatoon hospital after the helicopter he was flying contacted a power line and crashed to the ground Tuesday. Unity RCMP responded to a call of a helicopter crash Tuesday at...
Jul 10, 2018 A Helicopter spraying fields in western Saskatchewan crashed to the ground after it came into contact with power lines on July 10, 2018. (Unity RCMP)
Saskatoon police rule pregnant woman's death a homicide
Saskatoon police have identified the woman found dead inside a Caswell Hill home after a fire last week. On July 6, firefighters found the remains of 37-year-old Crystal McFadyen while responding to a...
Jul 10, 2018 Crystal Louise McFadyen, 37, was eight months pregnant when she was found dead in an Avenue F home after a fire on July 6, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Saskatoon under severe thunderstorm watch
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Saskatoon. The alert was issued Tuesday just before 3:30 p.m. It covers areas surrounding Delisle, Rosthern and Wakaw. Heat warnings were issued earlier Tu...
Jul 10, 2018 Saskatoon has been added to a growing list of weather watches and warnings in the province on July 10, 2018. (Environment Canada)
Saskatoon police arrest man after standoff
Saskatoon police reported dealing with a man barricaded inside a building Tuesday morning in the city's Parkridge neighbourhood. Police were called around 9:30 a.m. to a home on the 100 block of Podil...
Jul 10, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP say semi truck rear-ended tractor in fatal crash
RCMP provided an update Tuesday on the investigation into a deadly crash on Highway 16. Bettina Shuurmans, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene Monday morning after the tractor she and her husband wer...
Jul 10, 2018 Bettina and Henk Schuurmans pictured with their Canadian Milk Tour tractor, and dairy cow Maple, during a stop in Regina on July 6, 2018. (Farm Credit Canada/Twitter)
Trucker charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash gets bail
The truck driver charged in connection with the Humboldt Broncos bus crash was granted bail ahead of his next court appearance. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, made his first appearance Tuesday in Melfort P...
Jul 10, 2018 RCMP escort Jaskirat Singh Sidhu from the Melfort Provincial Court building on July 10, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Man charged with arson in deadly Caswell Hill fire
A 39-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection to a deadly fire in Caswell Hill last Friday. Around 2:30 a.m. on July 6, firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the rear of the hom...
Jul 09, 2018 Investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire on Avenue F North that killed a person on July 6th, 2018. (Photo by Saskatoon Fire)
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