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Saskatoon cops seize car, cash, cocaine after drug investigation
Officers with the Saskatoon Police Service's Crime Reduction Team arrested a 40-year-old man this week, seizing cash, cocaine, and a Lincoln SUV in the process. According to police, a drug investigati...
Nov 01, 2024 Police say a 40-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in the city's Fairhaven neighbourhood. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
SaskPower resumes carbon tax relief program for electric heating
SaskPower is once again providing a reduction in the carbon tax for those using electricity as their primary source of home heating. According to the Crown corporation, those customers will see a 60 p...
Nov 01, 2024 Customers relying on electricity as their primary source of home heating will see a 60 per cent reduction in the federal carbon tax on their bills over a period starting on Friday and running until April 30. (980 CJME file photo)
Two charged, one man still wanted in connection with P.A. shooting
A 27-year-old man is wanted by police in relation to a carjacking and shooting in the Prince Albert area that prompted an emergency alert last Thursday. According to the RCMP, the incident happened on...
Nov 01, 2024 The RCMP says 27-year-old Dallas Fulton, a resident of Prince Albert, is wanted in connection with a shooting that prompted an emergency alert last week. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
When is Saskatoon's civic election? Know your ward, how to vote
Who am I voting for in the civic election? The election will see residents voting for Saskatoon's next mayor, 10 city councillors and 17 school board trustees for the next four years. When is the civi...
Oct 31, 2024 The Municipal election will determine who will be Saskatoon's next Mayor, 10 City Councillors and 17 School Board Trustees for the next four years. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
LISTEN: NDP Leader Carla Beck opens up after election
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck sat down with 650 CKOM's Evan Bray on Thursday morning to share her thoughts on the results of the provincial election and everything that comes next. While Scott Mo...
Oct 31, 2024 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck opened up to share her thoughts on the election during Thursday's Evan Bray Show. (Alex Brown/650CKOM)
Saskatoon Westview goes to Sask. NDP after second count
Elections Saskatchewan is conducting its second preliminary count, and at least one riding has a different result. The second count includes mail-in ballots which were received by Oct. 26. Saskatoon W...
Oct 30, 2024 Workers open, count and verify the first set of mail-in ballots in the second preliminary count for the 2024 provincial election. Oct. 30, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Yields were above average during 2024 harvest in Sask.: Crop Report
Despite concerns of a late harvest due to wet weather in May and June, the Saskatchewan's 2024 harvest began earlier than usual, and yields were generally above average for many crops. According to th...
Oct 30, 2024 According to the Ministry of Agriculture, producers are still working hard to get their last field work done before the ground freezes. (Ashley Heavin/Submitted)
Wanted man arrested, charged after failed bid to flee from police
A 33-year-old wanted man is facing a list of new charges after a failed attempt to flee from a traffic stop in a Dodge Journey early on Wednesday morning. According to police, officers tried to stop t...
Oct 30, 2024 Police say the 33-year-old driver was wanted on numerous warrants, and found to be breaching court-ordered conditions. (Mia Holowaychuk /650 CKOM)
City says washroom trailer pilot was 'a very positive experience'
Saskatoon's washroom trailer pilot project is being called "a very positive experience" by the director of the city's emergency management organization. The trailer, which was staffed at all times by ...
Oct 30, 2024 Pamela Goulden McLeod, director of the Saskatoon Emergency Management Organization, said the project provided a safe place where people were treated with respect. (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
Police plane used to arrest four teens for assault in downtown Saskatoon
Four teens were arrested and charged with assault after an incident in downtown Saskatoon on Monday night. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Monday that three girls aged 13, 14,...
Oct 29, 2024 Saskatoon Police Service's air support unit. (SPS Air Support Unit/X)
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