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Pedestrian dies after being hit by RCMP vehicle near Turnor Lake
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating after a fatal collision involving an RCMP vehicle. SIRT said in a news release on Friday the 31-year-old man from Clearwater River...
Aug 30, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
RCMP: Suspicious man approached child at playground near Lloydminster
Police say a suspicious man approached a child at the Sandy Beach Regional Park playground on Wednesday afternoon. The man ran away when a parent arrived. According to the RCMP, officers from the Maid...
Aug 29, 2024 Police say the suspicious man was speaking with a child at a playground at Sandy Beach Regional Park on Wednesday afternoon, and ran away when he was approached by a parent. (Tourism Saskatchewan)
Sask. harvest 25 per cent complete, above 5-year average
Saskatchewan's harvest is a quarter complete. That's according to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending on Monday. "Some producers in the ...
Aug 29, 2024 Harvest is above the 5-year average and is continuing to yield greater crops for some, while dry hail damaged crops are seeing less. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man found dead in sewage lagoon near Langham after fleeing police
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team has launched an investigation after an 18-year-old man's body was recovered from a sewage lagoon the day after police made two attempts to stop his truck ...
Aug 29, 2024 (Alex_Schmidt/Depositphotos.com)
'Incredibly difficult': Wildfire evacuation order issued for Southend
For the second time in two weeks, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has ordered the evacuation of one of its communities due to a wildfire. An evacuation order for Southend was issued on Wednesday afte...
Aug 29, 2024 An evacuation order for Southend was issued on Wednesday due to an uncontained wildfire. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Missing 5-year-old boy found safe
UPDATE: Police said the boy was found safely on Thursday evening. 650 CKOM has removed his name and photo. -- The five-year-old by was last seen on Aug. 26, 2024, in Kinsmen Park. Saskatoon police are...
Aug 28, 2024
Wilkie care facility worker faces sexual assault charges: RCMP
Wilkie RCMP said they've determined at least four adult residents in a care facility located in Wilkie, Sask. were assaulted, sexually assaulted and/or threatened between January 2023 and February 202...
Aug 28, 2024 Wilkie RCMP said they've determined at least four adult residents in a care facility located in Wilkie were assaulted, sexually assaulted and/or threatened between January 2023 and February 2024. (Townofwilkie.com)
Road closures planned during fireworks festival this weekend
Some road closures will go into place around downtown Saskatoon on Thursday and Friday ahead of the Nutrien Fireworks Festival. The free festival runs on Friday and Saturday nights, featuring two uniq...
Aug 28, 2024 Spectators take in the dazzling displays from the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
25-year-old Macklin firefighter charged in hay bale arson case
A 25-year-old firefighter from Macklin, Sask. is facing arson and theft charges after allegedly lighting a hay bale fire in a field near Macklin and Evesham on July 31. According to the RCMP, the inci...
Aug 28, 2024 Police said they've received 15 reports of deliberately set hay bale and grass fires in the Macklin area over the past month. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
14 new internationally trained docs now working in rural Sask.
Fourteen new internationally trained doctors are working in rural parts of the province. According to the Ministry of Health, the doctors completed the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice As...
Aug 28, 2024 Doctors working in rural Saskatchewan are also eligible for some major incentives, as the province continues its efforts to get more physicians working in rural and remote areas. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
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