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Swift Current man facing child porn and luring charges
A 56-year-old Swift Current man is facing charges of luring a child and possession of child pornography. According to police, officers with the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit started an...
Feb 14, 2024 A 56-year-old Swift Current man is facing charges after an investigation by Saskatchewan's ICE Unit. (650 CKOM file photo)
Body found near Sutherland dog park in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police say a body was recovered near the Sutherland dog park on Sunday. According to a brief statement from police, officers were called out to the 100 block of Beef Research Road at around ...
Feb 14, 2024 Police say the remains were turned over to the coroner's service for further investigation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Bad driver busted after hitting bus stop while fleeing police in Saskatoon
A remarkably bad driver was arrested Tuesday night after a failed attempt to flee from police in Saskatoon in an allegedly stolen vehicle. According to police, officers spotted the vehicle shortly bef...
Feb 14, 2024 Police say a driver in a stolen car hit a bus stop, a parked car and a snowbank. (650 CKOM file photo)
Big Island Lake woman charged with murder after assault victim dies: RCMP
A woman from the Big Island Lake Cree Territory is facing a second-degree murder charge after the victim of an alleged assault died of his injuries. According to the RCMP, officers from the Pierceland...
Feb 14, 2024 RCMP say two seniors and three children were killed after a house fire broke out in Davidson on Sunday afternoon. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
WestJet to run daily Saskatoon-Minneapolis flights starting in April
Daily flights to Minneapolis are coming to Saskatoon in the spring. According to the Saskatoon Airport, WestJet's service between the Bridge City and Minneapolis will be increased from three flights a...
Feb 14, 2024 Daily WestJet flights between Saskatoon and Minneapolis are set to start April 28 and run through October. (Skyxe Saskatoon Airport/Facebook)
Saskatchewan teachers headed back to picket lines after talks break down
Saskatchewan teachers are going back on strike. In a media release Tuesday evening, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation announced that talks with the province's Government-Trustee Bargaining Committ...
Feb 13, 2024 STF members display their signs along Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon on Feb. 7, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Mounties suspect hit-and-run driver killed man on Red Earth Cree Nation
A 31-year-old man from the Red Earth Cree Nation is dead after a suspected hit-and-run early Monday. The RCMP said officers from the Carrot River detachment got a call Monday at around 4:30 a.m. about...
Feb 13, 2024 The Carrot River RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are probing the man's death. (650 CKOM file photo)
SHA asks patients, visitors at St. Paul's Hospital to arrive early due to construction
As construction continues at the entrance to Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital, patients and visitors may face delays when they arrive. According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, patients and visit...
Feb 13, 2024 The health authority asked patients and visitors at St. Paul's Hospital to arrive early amid construction on the hospital's entrance. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Gun charges added in Westmount homicide case
A 21-year-old Saskatoon man facing a second-degree murder charge is now facing four gun charges as well. Police announced the new charges on Tuesday in an update to a case that began over the weekend....
Feb 13, 2024 Police say the alleged murderer made a court appearance on Monday. He's now facing gun charges in addition to the murder charge. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man arrested after allegedly threatening people with gun at 22nd Street business
A 23-year-old man found himself in handcuffs on Monday afternoon after he allegedly threatened people with a gun at a Saskatoon business. According to police, officers were called to the 900 block of ...
Feb 13, 2024 Police say the man was carrying two sawed-off guns when he was arrested. (650 CKOM file photo)
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