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Saskatoon woman dead, two others seriously injured in fatal highway crash: RCMP
A collision between a truck and an SUV on Tuesday morning east of Sweetgrass First Nation left one person dead and two seriously hurt. Battlefords RCMP responded to the report of the crash around 7:30...
Mar 25, 2026 Battlefords RCMP responded to a fatal crash on Tuesday morning that left a 21-year-old woman dead and two others with serious injuries. (Battlefords RCMP/Submitted)
DNA evidence leads to sexual assault charge in Saskatoon case dating back to 2001
DNA evidence led police in Saskatoon to lay charges in a sexual assault case dating all the way back to 2001. According to police, officers were called to a home on Avenue E North in September of that...
Mar 25, 2026 Police said the 52-year-old man accused in the case was arrested on Tuesday. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Man facing charges after kidnapping a victim at gunpoint in Kelliher: RCMP
A 31-year-old man from Kelliher, Sask. is facing a list of criminal charges after allegedly kidnapping another man at gunpoint and attacking two people who tried to intervene. According to a statement...
Mar 25, 2026 A 21-year-old man has been arrested on 12 charges relating to drug trafficking and having a prohibited weapon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Murray Wood: Is it time to review royalty rates in Saskatchewan?
Murray Wood says he's hearing people wonder how Saskatchewan keeps running deficits with all of the activity in the resource sector, and it's got him questioning the province's royalty rates. Murray W...
Mar 25, 2026
Sarah Mills: A World Cup lawsuit speaks to soccer fans' frustration
Fan groups in Europe are suing FIFA over sky-high World Cup ticket prices and unfair lotteries. Sarah Mills says this lawsuit shows the World Cup is far from the fan-driven spectacle it once was. The ...
Mar 25, 2026
Snowfall warning in effect for east-central Saskatchewan, freezing rain warning ended
Central and eastern parts of Saskatchewan could be in for some messy weather on Wednesday. A snowfall warning from Environment Canada covered a large area on Wednesday morning, stretching from just ea...
Mar 25, 2026 An area covering Regina and stretching east to Moosomin was under a freezing rain warning on Wednesday morning, while other parts of the province are expecting heavy snow. (Valleyboi63 / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon police briefs: Gun on city bus and another stabbing
After four stabbings on Saturday, Saskatoon police are investigating another that happened on Monday night. On March 24, police were dispatched around 12:10 a.m. to St. Paul's Hospital. It was reporte...
Mar 24, 2026 Saskatoon police responded to another stabbing after four on the weekend and a gun that was brought onto a city bus. (650 CKOM file photo)
Prairie Harm Reduction fires executive director, puts out urgent call for support
Saskatoon's safe injection site, Prairie Harm Reduction, has just announced the termination of its executive director and put out an "urgent call for community support." The organization shared in a r...
Mar 24, 2026 Prairie Harm Reduction has just announced the firing of its executive director after sharing the organization is in a difficult financial situation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police say man found dead in Caswell Hill has been identified
Police in Saskatoon say officers have identified a man who was found dead in Saskatoon's Caswell Hill neighbourhood earlier this month, but the force isn't saying who it was, citing privacy. In a news...
Mar 24, 2026 Police said the Caucasian man was aged between 55 and 70, with an average build and short, hair dyed blond. He had hazel eyes, a small scar on the top of his nose and was missing most of his teeth. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Meat processing company fined $40,000 after worker injured while handling rifle
A meat processing company is facing a hefty fine in relation to a workplace injury involving a rifle, which dates back to 2023. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace...
Mar 24, 2026 According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Valley Meat Processors pleaded guilty to one violation of the province’s occupational health and safety regulations in Rosthern Provincial Court on March 11. (650 CKOM file photo)
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