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Maidstone woman fined $12,000 in investigation into illegal trafficking of bear parts
A Maidstone woman was handed $12,000 in fines and a five-year hunting suspension at the conclusion of an interprovincial investigation into illegal trafficking of wildlife parts. According to the Sask...
Dec 23, 2025 On Nov. 24, Weol Ran Lee pleaded guilty to trafficking in wildlife, including the gall bladders and paws of black bears, in a Lloydminster courtroom. (jill@ghostbear.org/Depositphotos.com)
Sask. contracting company fined after worker falls from unsecured ladder
A workplace injury back in 2023 has led to a hefty fine for a Saskatchewan contracting company. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, SMK Contracting pleaded...
Dec 23, 2025 The ministry said the charges stemmed from an incident in July of 2023, when a worker in the Wawota area fell about 14 feet from an unsecured ladder, leaving them with a serious injury. (twixx/ Depositphotos.com)
Sask. watchdog agency investigating Saskatoon police shooting
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team, a provincial agency designed to provide police oversight in cases when a serious injury or death occurs, is investigating after a Saskatoon police office...
Dec 23, 2025 Saskatoon police said members of the force's Tactical Support Unit were executing a warrant in the 1500 block of Rayner Avenue in Sutherland when the man was shot on Dec. 19, 2025. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Sturgis woman wins $900,144 VLT jackpot in Preeceville
Christmas came early for a Sturgis woman, who claimed more than $900,000 after winning a VLT jackpot in Preeceville this month. According to Western Canada Lottery Corporation, Heather Jaeb is $900,14...
Dec 23, 2025 Heather Jaeb is $900,144.91 richer after claiming the Vault Breaker jackpot at the Golden West Hotel in Preeceville on Dec. 16. (Western Canada Lottery Corporation/Submitted)
Murray Wood: City councils in Saskatoon, Regina hand out lumps of coal for Christmas
Faced with hiking taxes or slashing services, Saskatoon and Regina's city councils chose tax increases of 6.7 per cent and 10.9 per cent. Murray Wood says they have to know this can't continue. Murray...
Dec 23, 2025
Sarah Mills: Canada Post's future doesn't rest on a tentative deal with the union
Canada Post and its union have reached a tentative contract agreement, but questions remain about whether the federal service can survive into the future and what customers must be willing to accept. ...
Dec 23, 2025
Saskatoon's skating ponds and ski trails ready for winter season
Saskatoon's cross-country ski trails and skating ponds are ready for the season. According to the city, the groomed skiing trails at Upper Meewasin, Lower Meewasin, Diefenbaker, Victoria and Forest pa...
Dec 23, 2025 The city said firefighters tested the ice and determined it is at least eight inches thick, which meets the minimum requirement. “Residents are reminded to check the posted signage each time they consider using the pond,” the city explained in a statement. (vkovalcik / Depositphotos.com)
Man, 60, charged with second-degree murder after death in Wollaston Lake
A 60-year-old man from Wollaston Lake has been charged with second-degree murder after the death of a man in the remote northern community last week. The body of 33-year-old Michael Denechezhe was fou...
Dec 22, 2025 (CKOM files)
Missing senior found safe in Saskatoon
A missing senior has been found in the Bridge City. Police said 71-year-old Wallace Ochitwa has been found safely. He was reported missing on Monday. Read more: First civilian human remains detection ...
Dec 22, 2025 Wallace Ochitwa was reported missing after leaving his east side home in Saskatoon on Dec. 21. Police said he has since been found safely. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
VIDEO: Saskatchewan Roughriders take the stress out of Christmas with dad jokes
Riders quarterbacks Trevor Harris and Jake Maier are both fathers, which makes them highly qualified to tell dad jokes. A good dad joke is usually a simple, inoffensive, groan-inducing corny pun or on...
Dec 21, 2025 What do you call two Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterbacks in Christmas sweaters? A couple of dad jokers. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Facebook)
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