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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)
PHOTOS: Peek inside the 2024 Hospital Home Lottery grand prize home
The Hospital Home Lottery is back in Saskatoon, with a grand prize show home up for grabs in Edgemont Park Estates, south of the city. The proceeds from the lottery support the hospital foundations fo...
Aug 28, 2024 The grand prize show home in Edgemont Park Estates is awarded fully furnished, decorated and landscaped. (Hospital Home Lottery)
Saskatoon police call in plane to halt high-speed chase
Saskatoon police called in their plane to track a vehicle attempting to evade officers in the city early on Tuesday morning, resulting in the arrest of 23-year-old Warman man. Saskatoon Police Service...
Aug 27, 2024 Saskatoon Police Service's air support unit. (SPS Air Support Unit/X)
RCMP investigate drive-by shooting on highway near Big River First Nation
Mounties are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting on a highway near the Big River First Nation. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home on the First Nation on Sunday evening for a...
Aug 27, 2024 Police say a man was shot while walking on Highway 793 on Sunday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man, woman arrested after allegedly slashing tire, firing shot in Westmount
A man and a woman were arrested in Saskatoon on Monday evening after allegedly slashing a tire, and then firing a gunshot into the air. According to police, officers were called to Avenue P North in t...
Aug 27, 2024 'Initial information stated a male and female slashed a tire and when confronted, pulled out and discharged a firearm into the air,' the Saskatoon Police Service said. (FotoPrivet / Depositphotos.com)
City Hospital Foundation raising $3M for state-of-the-art CT scanner
The Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation is working to raise millions of dollars for a new, state-of-the-art CT scanner. The foundation said it wants the hospital to have the very best technology, in or...
Aug 27, 2024 The scanner at City Hospital helped more than 15,000 patients in 2022-23. (Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation/Submitted)
Maple creek company fined for illegally importing Alberta pine logs
A Maple Creek firewood, logging and sawmill company has been ordered to pay nearly $10,000 after illegally importing pine logs from Alberta. According to Saskatchewan's environment ministry, the inves...
Aug 27, 2024 The company was fined $9,700 after pine logs imported from Alberta were discovered. (The Canadian Press)
La Ronge man charged after fatal rollover in Bell's Point
A 24-year-old man from La Ronge is accused of impaired driving after a fatal rollover in Bell's Point on Saturday morning. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the scene of a single-vehicle ...
Aug 27, 2024 Police said one person was killed in the crash, and two others were taken to hospital for treatment. (paNOW file photo)
WATCH: Aggressive pack of dogs has Allan mayor 'panicking'
ALLAN, Sask. - Ask many people from Allan what it's like living in the small town about 35 minutes southeast of Saskatoon, and they'll tell you they love it there. Most residents know each other - the...
Aug 27, 2024 Allan residents are concerned for their safety, as a pack of aggressive dogs regularly escape and roam through the town. (Gloria Stephanson/Submitted)
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