Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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RCMP looks for ways to prevent crimes as Sask. killing stats climb
As violent crime increases in rural parts of the province, the Saskatchewan RCMP is trying to find time and resources for officers to invest in preventing crime -- not just responding to it. Earlier t...
Jan 05, 2024 Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore says the RCMP needs to address the root causes of crime to lower the number of incidents in Saskatchewan. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM file photo)
VIDEO: Collision near Warman at Township Road 384 causes delays
Highway Hotline reported a vehicle collision three kilometres south of Warman at Township Road 384. Video submitted by Adam Peters showed fire crews extinguishing flames from a white van in the northb...
Jan 05, 2024 There were no serious injuries after a two vehicle collision near Warman on Fri., Jan 5, 2024.
Former Legacy Christian Academy student speaks at abuser's hearing
The former athletic director of Legacy Christian Academy will learn his sentence for sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor later this month. Aaron Travis Benneweis served as the independen...
Jan 04, 2024 Jennifer Beaudry speaks to media outside of Saskatoon Provincial Court on Jan 4, 2023. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Former teacher at Legacy Christian Academy set for sentencing hearing
Aaron Travis Benneweis, a former teacher at Legacy Christian Academy, could become the first staff member to be sentenced for his role in the incidents that happened at the school. He is to appear in ...
Jan 04, 2024 Mile Two Church is located in the same building as Legacy Christian Academy, and is affiliated with the school. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon facility adding 14 more addictions treatment spaces
A Saskatoon facility is set to open 14 new addictions treatment spaces. Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan's minister for mental health and addictions, announced Wednesday the spaces for Possibilities Recovery ...
Jan 03, 2024 Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan's minister for mental health and addictions, announced Wednesday that Possibilities Recovery Center in Saskatoon will open 14 new addictions treatment spaces. (650 CKOM file photo)
Unions serve Viterra with 72-hour strike notice
More than 400 workers at Viterra Canada are ready to strike. GSU locals 1 and 2, which represent the country operations and maintenance workers and employees at Regina head office respectively, served...
Jan 02, 2024 Workers at Viterra's head office in Regina are among those preparing for a possible strike. (980 CJME file photo)
Four people hurt in weekend stabbings: Police
Police in Saskatoon rang in the new year by responding to four separate stabbings, including three on New Year's Day. Officers were first called to Avenue I South on Friday afternoon, when they found ...
Jan 02, 2024 Police in Saskatoon say three people were stabbed on Monday, and another incident happened on Friday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Stabbing sends man to hospital in Nipawin
The Nipawin RCMP is seeking tips from the public as it investigates a stabbing that sent a man to hospital with serious injuries. On Tuesday, the Mounties issued a release saying officers responded Mo...
Jan 02, 2024 RCMP officers found the injured man Monday at about 2:45 a.m. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon welcomes first baby of 2024
Dawsyn Ivy Fornwald is Saskatoon's first baby of 2024. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said little Dawsyn was born at 1:28 a.m. on Monday at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. Dawsyn weighed nine...
Jan 02, 2024 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (File photo)
Six-month investigation leads to drug charges against Sask. man
A six-month investigation into trafficking in Saskatchewan communities has led to five charges against a Saskatoon man. Randolph Letwiniuk, 60, was charged on Dec. 21 with three offences under the Con...
Dec 29, 2023 Saskatchewan RCMP said a six-month investigation has helped with disrupting the drug trafficking supply chain in the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
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