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Saskatoon homicides up 67 per cent so far in 2024, say police
Saskatoon police have released the latest crime statistics for the second quarter of 2024, and they are telling. This year has been one for the books so far, with Saskatoon having 11 homicides before ...
Aug 16, 2024 Homicides within the City of Saskatoon have increased by 67 per cent according to the latest statistics released by the Saskatoon Police Service. The statistics were based on both the first and second quarters of 2024 compared to that of 2023. (Leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)
Jasper residents should prepare for "intense" re-entry into townsite
Jasper residents who fled their homes more than three weeks ago were slowly making their way back to the town on Friday. More than 5,000 people had to leave as a massive wildfire in the national park ...
Aug 16, 2024 A fire truck travels past a devastated residential block in Jasper, Alta., on Friday July 26, 2024. Jasper residents who lost their homes in last month’s wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
'Several people' in custody after suspicious death in Saskatoon
Police in Saskatoon say several people are in custody in connection with a suspicious death. According to police, officers responded to "an ongoing incident" in the 200 block of Avenue I South early o...
Aug 16, 2024 Police say officers are investigating a suspicious death on Avenue I South, but the deceased person has not yet been identified. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Public Safety Agency shares update on fire threatening Sandy Bay
The wildfire in northern Saskatchewan that forced the evacuation of Sandy Bay is still not contained, but sprinklers and other resources have been put in place to protect homes and property. The Saska...
Aug 16, 2024 As of 11 a.m. on Friday, 76 wildfires were burning in Saskatchewan, with five of them considered uncontained. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Inquest to probe 2021 death of Saskatoon Correctional Centre inmate
A coroner's inquest will work to determine the facts around the 2021 death of an inmate at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, 33-year-old ...
Aug 16, 2024 Daniel Evans was found “in a low level of consciousness” inside his cell at a Saskatoon correctional centre on September 2, 2021. (650 CKOM file photo)
Running red light on e-bike leads to drug, weapon, stolen property charges
An Edmonton man who allegedly rode an e-bike through a red light in front of Saskatoon police officers ended up with a long list of criminal charges on Thursday. According to police, officers were dri...
Aug 16, 2024 Police say they spotted the end of a shotgun sticking out of the man's bag after stopping him for riding through a red. (650 CKOM file photo)
Human remains found near Moose Jaw in April identified: RCMP
Human remains found in a rural area northwest of Moose Jaw in April have been identified. According to the RCMP, the remains were those of a man from Saskatchewan. His family has been notified of the ...
Aug 16, 2024 A shirt found along with human remains at an abandoned campsite in the woods in the RM of Moose Jaw. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatoon's Folk Fest welcomes Nigerian and Latino pavillions
Afrobeats, tourtires and even a fashion show of Vietnamese costumes will be happening in Saskatoon for the next three days. Two new pavilions will be added to Folkfest this year as it celebrates its 4...
Aug 15, 2024 Two new pavilions will be added to Folkfest this year as it celebrates its 45th year. The Nigerian and Latino Pavillions will both be in Prairieland Park. The multicultural festival returns on Thursday, celebrating the city’s diversity through music, food, activities and performances. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Cockroach infestation frustrates tenants of gov't funded apartment
Brent Patterson says he has cockroaches crawling on him when he sleeps. The tenant who lives at High Park Towers, a government operated seniors apartment building in Moose Jaw, said the pests invaded ...
Aug 15, 2024
Crime stats reveal 'concerning' increase in homicides, violent crime
Homicides, stalking and robbery are just a few of the crimes trending upward in Saskatoon, according to the Saskatoon Police Service's Quarterly Crime Activity and Trends. Speaking on the Evan Bray sh...
Aug 15, 2024 Saskatoon police responded to a bomb threat on July 17, 2024 at the Royal University Hospital and Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. The Saskatoon Police Service has released it's latest crime statistics and they show a rise in violent crimes within the Bridge City. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
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