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RCMP bringing drones to every detachment in Saskatchewan
It's a bird ... It's a plane ... No, it's the police! The Saskatchewan RCMP is taking to the skies by adding aerial drones to every detachment in the province. The RCMP said the drones -- which office...
Aug 25, 2023 The Saskatchewan RCMP says it is working to bring drones to every detachment in the province by April of 2024. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
No reports of drugged zip ties despite viral post: Police
A social media post warning about drugged zip ties attached to the handles of car doors has been shared like wildfire in Saskatoon. But the city's police department said there haven't been any calls o...
Aug 25, 2023 (Jennifer Bear/Facebook)
38-year-old man charged after 'struggle' with Saskatoon police officer
A 38-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a Saskatoon police officer Wednesday afternoon. Police said the incident happened just before 1 p.m., as a member of the police service's...
Aug 24, 2023 A 31-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting an officer at police headquarters. (650 CKOM file photo)
Winnipeg man dead after collision near Fillmore Wednesday afternoon
RCMP officers are investigating a fatal collision that happened northwest of Fillmore. According to the RCMP, the driver and sole occupant of a car - a 27-year-old man from Winnipeg - was killed when ...
Aug 24, 2023 The Wakaw RCMP has located a 90-year-old man who had been reported missing Thursday.(650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP investigating two fatal crashes on Saskatchewan highways
The RCMP is probing two fatal crashes that occurred Wednesday on Saskatchewan highways. A 23-year-old woman from Swift Current is dead after a crash between a car and a semi south of that city. The ot...
Aug 24, 2023
Boil drinking water order issued for area in western Saskatchewan
People in the area of Alsask are being told to boil their water after harmful bacteria was identified in water samples. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health issued a boil drinking water order Thursday fo...
Aug 24, 2023 A boil drinking water order has been issued for the area around Alsask in western Saskatchewan. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan NDP critic calls on Ottawa to extend CEBA deadline
Thousands of small businesses will be required to repay loans under the Canada Emergency Business Account program by the end of the year. But while the federal loans of up to $60,000 helped keep some ...
Aug 24, 2023 The Saskatchewan NDP's Aleana Young is calling on Chrystia Freeland, federal finance minister, to extend the CEBA loan deadline to help small businesses. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Crop report says harvest 21 per cent complete in Saskatchewan
Farmers in Saskatchewan are ahead of schedule with the 2023 harvest. The weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture said that as of Monday, harvest was 21 per cent done across the province, w...
Aug 24, 2023
Rod Stewart apologizes to Saskatoon after missing performance
Sir Rod Stewart is very sorry. The British singer didn't appear on stage at a performance at Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre on Saturday night after suffering a vocal cord injury during his warmup immediat...
Aug 24, 2023 Rod Stewart couldn't appear at a show in Saskatoon last weekend after injuring his vocal cords shortly before he was scheduled to begin performing. (Sir Rod Stewart/Twitter)
Youth facing murder charge after man's death in Pelican Narrows
A boy is facing a charge of second-degree murder after a man's death in Pelican Narrows this week. According to the RCMP, police got a call about "a serious assault at a residence in Pelican Narrows" ...
Aug 23, 2023 A youth has been charged with second-degree murder in Pelican Narrows after an "altercation" with a 30-year-old man Tuesday. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
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