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Police arrest 18-year-old man in 2 bear spray incidents on Saturday
Police arrested an 18-year-old Saskatoon man after two separate bear spray incidents on Saturday. Around 5:50 p.m. in the 200 block of 1st Avenue South, police were called about numerous people allege...
Sep 16, 2024 Around 5:50 p.m. in the 200 block of 1st Avenue South, Saskatoon police were called about numerous people allegedly attacked by bear spray. (Tracey Tufnail/650 CKOM)
SUV collision in the RM of Tramping Lake leaves 1 dead, 3 injured
Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Monday morning, Unity and Wilkie RCMP responded to a single-motor vehicle collision according to a release. RCMP said the crash occurred "on Highway #374 in the RM of Tramping ...
Sep 16, 2024 RCMP said the fatal crash occurred "on Highway #374 in the RM of Tramping Lake, approximately 10 kilometers south of Highway #14." (Céline Grimard/650CKOM)
RCMP releases names of three people found dead in Lloydminster home
The RCMP has released the names of the three people found dead in a home in Lloydminster last week. According to police, officers were called to a home in the Saskatchewan-Alberta border city for a we...
Sep 16, 2024 According to police, officers were called to a home in the Saskatchewan-Alberta border city for a welfare check on Wednesday evening. (City of Lloydminster Website)
Two arrested after man allegedly attacked by teens in Pleasant Hill
A 54-year-old man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries on Friday after he was allegedly attacked by a group of teens in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. According to police, officers ...
Sep 16, 2024 Police say the 54-year-old victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the alleged attack. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Province touts progress on growth plan targets ahead of election
The Government of Saskatchewan says it has already exceeded a number of the goals it set out in its 2019 growth plan. The goals already met include exports, population growth, potash sales and more. T...
Sep 16, 2024 The Sask. Party government is touting its progress on goals set in 2019 as Saskatchewan gears up for a provincial election this fall. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Highway 1 remains partially closed after semi fire: RCMP
A section of Highway 1 remained partially blocked on Monday morning after a semi caught fire on Sunday evening. The fire initially closed both westbound lanes of the highway roughly eight kilometres w...
Sep 16, 2024 Police say the semi fire happened Sunday evening, and cleanup is expected to take place on Monday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Garden Talk: Do purple apples really grow in Saskatchewan?
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 a selection of questions and answers from t...
Sep 15, 2024 Not everything you see online really exists. Like this "purple apple that originated in Saskatchewan" from a Facebook post. (Marian Spencer/Facebook)
PHOTOS: Elements of nature collide with amazing aurora in Saskatoon
Saskatoon amateur photographer Dr. Shaden Rislan Bani Yaseen said she was mesmerized by the way elements of nature collided in the skies over Saskatoon on Sept. 14. Yaseen, who sent her photos in to 6...
Sep 15, 2024 Northern lights seen in Saskatoon on Sept. 14, 2024. (Dr. Shaden Rislan Bani Yaseen/Submitted)
Rail crossings closed after person hit by a train in Midale
Two rail crossings in the southeastern Saskatchewan town of Midale were closed for several hours on Saturday after a train hit a person. Saskatchewan RCMP said in an update sent around 1:20 a.m. on Se...
Sep 14, 2024
Suspicious death at Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation under investigation
The Saskatchewan RCMP is investigating the suspicious death of a man at Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation on Saturday. RCMP said in a news release that around 2:20 a.m. on Sept. 14, officers from th...
Sep 14, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
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