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Operation Safe Driver Week led to 235 tickets, 12 suspensions
A total of 235 tickets were issued in the province during Operation Safe Driver Week by the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP). The tickets were issued for "speeding, unregistered vehicles, seatbelts, ...
Jul 29, 2024 The tickets were issued for "speeding, unregistered vehicles, seatbelts, failing to stop at a stop sign, suspension from driving, overweight commercial vehicles and cargo securement violations," according to Saskatchewan Government. (Government of Saskatchewan/Twitter)
Task force to monitor future byelections for foreign interference
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says measures to monitor and assess foreign interference threats will be part of all future federal byelections, not just general elections. Public Safety Minister Domi...
Jul 29, 2024 Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force will be watching for signs of meddling in two September byelections, one in Quebec, the other in Manitoba. (The Canadian Press)
Canada Soccer 'disappointed' and will appeal Olympic spying scandal decision
Canada Soccer issued a statement on Saturday afternoon as the country was still reeling from the news the Canadian women's soccer team at the Paris Olympics will have points deducted after the drone s...
Jul 27, 2024 The 2024 Canadian Women's soccer team is pictured in a screen grab from Canada Soccer. (Supplied/Canada Soccer)
Saskatoon police plane helps stop high-speed chase
Saskatoon's air support unit helped police arrest three people after a high-speed chase in the city on Friday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release that on July 26 around 3:50 a.m. of...
Jul 26, 2024 Saskatoon's air support unit helped police arrest three people after a high-speed chase in the city on Friday. (Supplied/Saskatoon Police Service)
Rain, cooler weather prompts Saskatchewan to lift some fire bans
Saskatchewan's provincial fire ban was lifted in some areas on Friday after cooler temperatures and rainfall helped lower the fire risk in the province. The fire ban was first implemented on July 11 a...
Jul 26, 2024 The fire ban was put into effect on July 11. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
PHOTOS: Sinkhole swallows truck in Saskatoon's City Park
A sinkhole that formed after an apparent water main break in Saskatoon appeared to mostly swallow a truck on Thursday. The sinkhole, which formed at the intersection of Fourth Avenue North and Queen S...
Jul 26, 2024 The sinkhole in City Park appeared to swallow a truck on Thursday evening. (Murray Wood/650 CKOM)
Two Saskatoon-area men facing child pornography charges
Officers with Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) have charged two individuals for allegedly possessing child pornography. On Tuesday, 25-year-old Albert Wipf, a resident of the haml...
Jul 26, 2024 Police say both men have already made their first court appearances. (650 CKOM file photo)
Extreme heat has some Saskatchewan producers concerned
Many producers in southern and western Saskatchewan are concerned after another hot, dry week. According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending on Mo...
Jul 25, 2024 Canola producers are concerned about how their crop will fare as the flowering period is heat-sensitive. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Sask. Government helps food banks with $2M over two years
Food Banks of Saskatchewan is getting a multi-million-dollar boost from the provincial government. The provincial government is giving the organization $2 million over the next two years in order to h...
Jul 25, 2024 The Moose Jaw and District Food Bank says its number of monthly clients has doubled over the past two years. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Woman arrested after driving stolen van through park: Police
A 24-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly driving a stolen van through a Saskatoon park while being chased by police. According to police, officers got a report just before 11 a.m....
Jul 25, 2024 Police say the driver took the stolen van through several intersections at high speeds. (650 CKOM file photo)
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