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Sask. Mounties responded to fewer victims of family, intimate-partner violence in 2025
The Saskatchewan RCMP said fewer people became victims of family and intimate-partner violence in 2025, but the numbers remain "persistently high." The RCMP said officers in the province responded to ...
Mar 21, 2026 The RCMP said officers in the province responded to more than 9,800 alleged victims of domestic violence, down slightly from the 10,077 alleged victims the Mounties dealt with in 2024. (650 CKOM file photo)
Unlicensed immigration consultant ordered to pay $96,000 to compensate victim
An unlicensed immigration consultant has been ordered to pay a nearly-six-figure sum to compensate a victim. According to Saskatchewan's Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, Yan Wang collected...
Mar 21, 2026 The order is the first of its kind under the Immigration Services Act, the province noted. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police want help to identify man found dead outside
Police in Saskatoon are asking for help to discover the identity of a man whose body was found outside in the Caswell Hill neighbourhood earlier this month. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a ne...
Mar 20, 2026 Police said the Caucasian man was aged between 55 and 70 with an average build and short dyed blond hair. He had hazel eyes, a small scar on the top of his nose, and was missing most of his teeth.(Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Four people hospitalized after crash on Highway 16 near Paynton on Thursday: RCMP
Four people were hospitalized after a serious crash on Highway 16 on Thursday evening. According to the RCMP, the two-vehicle collision happened at around 9 p.m., west of the community of Paynton. Whi...
Mar 20, 2026 The RCMP said a teen who was injured in the crash was taken to hospital by a STARS helicopter. (STARS/X)
Saskatchewan Mounties responded to 31 fatal impaired-driving crashes in 2025
RCMP officers in Saskatchewan responded to 31 fatal crashes involving drug or alcohol impairment in 2025, claiming 33 lives. The RCMP said impairment was a contributing factor in a third of all fatal ...
Mar 20, 2026 The RCMP said impairment was a contributing factor in a third of all fatal collisions the Mounties saw on Saskatchewan’s roads and highways last year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list includes the first day of spring and a push for Don Cherry to get the Order of Canada...
Mar 20, 2026
Sarah Mills: AI in movies shouldn't be the future, but it has potential when used correctly
Val Kilmer is being resurrected for a new movie that he was cast in five years before his death. In this case, Sarah Mills says AI is not a replacement for art, but for a way to honour a character and...
Mar 20, 2026
Police watchdog agency notified after man dies during RCMP call on Onion Lake Cree Nation
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team has been notified after a man died during an RCMP call on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report about a wo...
Mar 20, 2026 "There is no indication that RCMP officers discharged their firearms during this police response," the RCMP said in a statement. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Reaction to provincial budget comes in from across Sask. sectors
While the Official opposition has made clear its stance on the latest provincial budget, an assortment of reaction is coming in from across Saskatchewan. Many sectors are questioning whether what has ...
Mar 19, 2026 Finance Minister Jim Reiter said the economic turmoil around the world is having an impact, and preventing the province from achieving the kind of growth it expected. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon cops investigating a pair of armed robberies involving bear spray
Police in Saskatoon are investigating two armed robberies involving bear spray, which may have involved the same perpetrators. Both robberies happened on Wednesday. The first incident saw officers cal...
Mar 19, 2026 Police said the two alleged robberies are currently under investigation, and officers believe they are related. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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