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Man charged in Monday morning bear spray incident in Pleasant Hill
An 18-year-old man is facing charges relating to resisting a peace officer, possession of a weapon, and concealing a weapon, according to the Saskatoon Police Service. At roughly 1:20 a.m. police saw ...
Aug 26, 2024 In the release, the Air Support Unit watched a man deploying ear spray. A Canine Unit was deployed to help catch the suspect. (650 CKOM)
Teen boy facing drug charges after running stop sign: Police
What might have been a simple stop sign ticket ended with a police chase and drug charges for a 17-year-old Calgary boy. According to police, officers tried to pull the teen over after he failed to st...
Aug 26, 2024 Police say dogs and an airplane were used to track down the 17-year-old after he took off on foot. (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Woman, 35, charged with first-degree murder after Corman Park death
Lauren Besse, 35, appeared in Saskatoon provincial court on Monday charged with first-degree murder after a man died in the RM of Corman Park on Friday. Warman RCMP said in a news release that officer...
Aug 26, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
Garden Talk: To prune or not to prune?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from t...
Aug 25, 2024 It is not too late in the season to plant elderberries. There is lots of growing time left — around two months — so they will grow roots. (Olga Kovalski/pexels.com)
Severe storms, heat, smoke forecast in Saskatchewan
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is again predicting a risk of severe thunderstorms in southeast Saskatchewan on Saturday afternoon. ECCC said that any storms that develop will likely beco...
Aug 24, 2024 (Tim Mossholde/pexels.com)
Lac La Ronge Indian Band approves major settlement with federal govt.
In the the highest voter turnout in its history, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has approved a settlement with the federal government to to settle the Treaty 6 Agricultural Benefits Claim. In a ...
Aug 24, 2024 From left, Norman McKenzie, Elder Bella McKenzie, Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, and Councillor Gerald McKenzie at the community hall in Grandmother’s Bay during the voting for the Treaty 6 Agricultural Benefits Claim. (LLRIB/Submitted)
Man brandishing bat charged in Saskatoon gas station robbery
A 32-year-old man is facing robbery charges after police say he threatened a gas station employee with a bat on Thursday in a series of events where a man was also seriously injured. Saskatoon Police ...
Aug 24, 2024 (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
Sask. men wore disguises in ATM crime spree, say RCMP
Two men have been charged with a number offences after what police say was a crime spree across Saskatchewan that included the theft of ATMs. A 58-year-old man from Saskatoon and a 49-year-old man fro...
Aug 23, 2024 Saskatoon RCMP provided this map showing where more than 20 incidents throughout Saskatchewan were connected, including six ATM thefts and thefts of motor vehicles. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Supplied)
Wildfire smoke leads to air quality advisory for Saskatoon, Regina
Much of Saskatchewan was placed under an air quality advisory from Environment Canada on Friday, including the province's two largest cities. "Wildfire smoke is causing or expected to cause very poor ...
Aug 23, 2024 Rowers were out on the South Saskatchewan River on Friday morning, despite thick smoke in the air in Saskatoon. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
80-year-old woman dead after semi and SUV collide south of Indian Head
A crash that closed a stretch of highway south of Indian Head left an 80-year-old woman dead and another person injured. According to the RCMP, the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 1 and ...
Aug 23, 2024 Police say the driver of the semi was taken to hospital by STARS, while a passenger in the SUV was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. (STARS/Twitter)
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