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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)
Province touts affordability incentives for Sask. residents in 2024
The province is hoping families will have the chance to keep some money in their pockets in 2024. In a release from the Government of Saskatchewan on Friday morning, the province touted low personal t...
Dec 29, 2023 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer discusses the Public Accounts on June 29, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Three arrested after patio incident on Fairmont Drive
Three people have been arrested and face several charges after an assault with a weapon in the Fairhaven neighbourhood on Wednesday. Around 1:30 p.m., Saskatoon police learned about an altercation bet...
Dec 28, 2023 Saskatoon police responded to a home after a report that five unknown people were on a home's patio in the Fairhaven neighbourhood. (650 CKOM file photo)
Serious worker injury results in $46,000 fine for Sask. company
A Canadian company based in Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to violating workplace safety regulations after a worker was seriously injured. Agrow Canada Ltd. sells and rents pre-owned agricultural equ...
Dec 28, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Blades stuff Raiders 6-3 on teddy bear toss night
The Saskatoon Blades return from the Christmas break produced a win and win for hundreds of kids in the city. Nearly 8,000 fans poured stuffed animals onto the ice at Sasktel Centre Wednesday night an...
Dec 28, 2023 Nearly 8,000 fans at Sasktel Centre showered the ice with teddy bears on Dec. 27, 2023 (Saskatoon Blades)
Christmas Day death becomes Saskatoon's 12th murder of 2023
A death over the holidays in Saskatoon has become city's 12th murder of the year. Vianna Moberly appeared in provincial court Thursday morning charged with second degree murder. The 20-year-old was re...
Dec 28, 2023 The corner of Jonathan Avenue and Malouf Road in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon ponds cleared for skating
The ice on recreational ponds in Saskatoon is now thick enough for skaters. That information comes after ice thickness testing from the Fire Department at stormwater retention ponds around Saskatoon, ...
Dec 27, 2023
'The Shell Lake Massacre' podcast to replay starting on Boxing Day
A true crime podcast that captivated more than a million listeners this year will be replayed on CKOM and CJME this week. "The Shell Lake Massacre," a Rawlco Radio podcast, chronicles one of the worst...
Dec 25, 2023 All six episodes of 'The Shell Lake Massacre' will be replayed on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. (Jennifer Losie/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Police seeking assistance in locating a missing 8-year-old boy
The Saskatoon Police service is asking for help from the public in locating eight year old Aven Okbay. Okbay went missing from the 30 block of Central Place on December 23rd at 7:30 p.m. The boy is de...
Dec 24, 2023 8-year-old Aven Okbay (Saskatoon Police Service Submitted)
Sask. records 13 influenza deaths as flu, COVID cases decline
While COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Saskatchewan, the flu has claimed 13 more lives. According to the latest respiratory illness report from the Ministry of Health, COVID cases dropped for the...
Dec 22, 2023 The province has seen 13 flu-related deaths in a two-week period. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
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