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Denare Beach residents hoping for better communication after SPSA VP retires
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has announced that Steve Roberts, its vice-president of operations, has moved up his retirement to June 30. Both parties agreed on the announcement. The ne...
Jun 23, 2026 An aerial view of last year's wildfire damage at Denare Beach. (Linda Lowe/Facebook)
40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development
Forty mayors from around the world have signed onto a pact announced Tuesday to try to shape how urban data centers are built and operated. It's their vision for how urban data center development can ...
Jun 23, 2026 Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Murray Wood: Police officers in the line of fire need more support from Ottawa.
Two RCMP officers were wounded in Melville, and officers have been killed in Montreal and Toronto. Murray Wood says the Carney government should stop worrying about hunters and get tougher on gun crim...
Jun 23, 2026
Sarah Mills: Saskatchewan wildfire report should bring about immediate change
Saskatchewan is not new to wildfires. They happen every year, but Sarah Mills says the review of the 2025 fire season should be a rude awakening, indicating that current processes need an overhaul. Th...
Jun 23, 2026
VIDEO: Funnel clouds spotted over Saskatoon as Environment Canada warns of severe storms
Residents of central and southern Saskatchewan will want to keep an eye on the sky on Monday, as Environment Canada says conditions are right for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. The weather servic...
Jun 22, 2026 A funnel cloud spotted over Saskatoon on the afternoon of June 22, 2026. (Environment Canada)
Forestry Farm's snow leopard Kazi euthanized after decline in health
Kazi, the snow leopard who delighted visitors at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, was euthanized over the weekend after the animal's health declined. The animal, which was born at the Toron...
Jun 22, 2026 “Caring for animals also means making difficult decisions when their quality of life declines,” zoo manager Jeff Mitchell said in a statement. “This was not a decision made lightly.” (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Boy, 15, charged in Eastview shooting: Saskatoon police
Police in Saskatoon say a 15-year-old boy is facing charges in connection with a shooting that left a man seriously hurt on Friday morning. According to police, officers were called to the 10 block of...
Jun 22, 2026 Police said an adult male victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the shooting early on the morning of Thursday, June 18, 2026. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Strychnine distribution begins after emergency use approved in parts of Saskatchewan
After the provincial government secured federal approval for strychnine to be used to control gophers in some parts of the province, the distribution of the pesticide has begun. According to the Saska...
Jun 22, 2026 While strychnine will be used to control Richardson’s ground squirrels – commonly referred to as gophers – the provincial government said its strychnine program includes “significant measures” to protect at-risk species, including the black-tailed prairie dog, the burrowing owl, the swift fox, the Ord’s kangaroo rat, the ferruginous hawk and the greater sage grouse. (k_v/Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon police briefs: Man trying to sell phone stabbed in neck
A man trying to sell a cell phone ended up in the hospital after he was stabbed in the neck on Sunday evening. According to police, officers were called to Marlatte Crescent, in the city's Evergreen n...
Jun 22, 2026 “The man was transported to hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries consistent with a stabbing,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Two RCMP officers seriously injured in shooting in Melville, suspect arrested
Two Saskatchewan RCMP officers were seriously injured in a shooting in Melville on Sunday night. According to police, the shooting happened while officers were responding to a report of an assault at ...
Jun 22, 2026 RCMP investigators outside a home in Melville on Monday, June 22 following a shooting on Sunday night that left two officers seriously hurt. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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