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Two people facing 41 charges each after break-ins around Swift Current: RCMP
Two people are facing a lengthy list of charges in connection with a string of break-ins in the Swift Current area. According to the RCMP, the break-ins occurred in rural areas around Swift Current be...
Jul 12, 2025 The charges include 13 counts of breaking and entering with intent, five counts of breaking and entering, five counts of motor vehicle theft, eight counts of theft over $5,000, three counts of theft under $5,000 and seven counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. (BrianAJackson/Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon police chief says bear spray incidents declining
Saskatoon's city council recently approved a new bylaw aiming to reduce the number of criminal incidents involving bear spray, and the city's police chief says there's been a drop even before the new ...
Jul 12, 2025 Saskatoon police chief Cam McBride said he's noticed a recent reduction in the number of crimes involving bear spray in the Bridge City. (Mia Holowaychuck/650 CKOM)
Trump's tariff threat to have 'minimal' impact: Sask. Premier
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says most of the province's exports will remain exempt after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports starting A...
Jul 11, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on Fri., July 11, 2025, that about 95 per cent of Saskatchewan’s exports to the United States are exempt from the latest tariff threat. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties ask public to report sightings of man wanted for sex assault, choking, confinement
The Saskatchewan RCMP is asking the public for help as officers work to locate a 27-year-old man wanted for sexual assault and other charges. "Andrew Aubichon is wanted on warrant by le--la-Crosse RCM...
Jul 11, 2025 Andrew Aubichon was described as six-foot-one in height, weighing 250 pounds, with brown eyes and short, black hair. He has tattoos on his right arm, the RCMP noted, and may be driving a black Toyota RAV4 SUV. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Police handed out 214 tickets, impounded 20 vehicles during Chamberlain check stop
Saskatchewan police officers handed out hundreds of tickets during a two-day check stop at Chamberlain this week. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, Mounties and municipal police officers joined forc...
Jul 11, 2025 “Motorists are generally glad to see officers taking impaired drivers off the road and deterring driving behaviors like speeding that put others at risk,” said Cst.Mario Chabot. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Two arrested after allegedly trying to force their way into man's car outside Idylwyld business
A man and a boy were arrested on Thursday evening after allegedly trying to force their way into another man's car outside a business on Idylwyld Drive North. According to police, officers were called...
Jul 11, 2025 Police said the victim was unharmed, and officers caught up with the two suspects a short distance away. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. Health Authority warns of measles exposure risk at Rosthern gas station
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public about a potential measles exposure risk at a Rosthern business. According to the health authority, anyone who visited the Rosthern Gas Plus on H...
Jul 11, 2025 “Anyone potentially exposed may be eligible for preventative treatment for up to six days after exposure if they are unvaccinated, pregnant, under one year of age, or immune suppressed,” the health authority said in a statement. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Sarah Mills: Beckhams are latest family to have drama go public
Family tensions can spill over, whoever you are. As Sarah Mills explores in her commentary, if you add money, power and fame into the mix it is a recipe for drama played out in the public eye. The Mil...
Jul 11, 2025
Murray Wood: Why do Sask. drivers tap their brakes at green lights?
Murray Wood says he's noticed a trend of drivers in Saskatchewan touching their brakes as they approach a green light, and a few other bad habits on the road that wouldn't serve drivers well in bigger...
Jul 11, 2025
Saskatchewan minimum wage going up 35 cents in October to $15.35
Saskatchewan's lowest earners will be earning a little bit more this fall. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan's minimum wage will increase from $15 per hour to $15.35 per hour, effec...
Jul 10, 2025 Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase from $15 per hour to $15.35 per hour, with the change coming into effect on October 1. (650 CKOM file photo)
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