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Suspected mail thief arrested by Saskatoon police
A man suspected of stealing mail from a Main Street apartment building is now facing criminal charges. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers were called to an apartment building in the s...
Jan 20, 2025 Police say the mail was apparently stolen from three separate apartment buildings on Main Street. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man arrested after cab driver threatened with imitation gun: Police
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night after allegedly pointing an imitation firearm at a cab driver to escape paying his fare. According to police, officers were called to a home on First A...
Jan 20, 2025 Police said the 22-year-old is now facing four weapons charges. (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire at Unity Agro-Plex causes damage to building
Fire crews were busy battling both a blaze and Mother Nature on Sunday night after the Agro-Plex in Unity, Sask. caught fire. According to Unity Fire & Rescue, the blaze was reported to 911 at 6:4...
Jan 20, 2025 Fire crews battled the elements after being called to a fire at the Unity Agro-Plex on Sunday night. The cause of the fire is not yet known. (Unity Fire & Rescue/Submitted)
School buses cancelled as extreme cold warnings stretch across Sask.
Extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada covered almost all of Saskatchewan on Monday morning, prompting school bus cancellations in Saskatoon and Regina. "Wind chill values near -45 are expected...
Jan 20, 2025 Several school divisions in Regina and Saskatoon have cancelled bus service on Monday due to the extreme cold. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
Saskatchewan TikTok user not concerned about U.S. ban
As TikTok users in the United States were unable to watch videos on the popular social media platform from Saturday night, Saskatchewan TikTok creator Dickson Delorme said the U.S. ban wouldn't mean m...
Jan 19, 2025 Saskatchewan TikTok creator Dickson Delorme said the U.S. ban of the social media platform wouldn’t mean much to him. (Dickson Delorme/TikTok)
What police want you to know about Amber Alert week in Saskatchewan
Jan. 13 marked National Amber Alert Awareness Day in Canada. Police forces across the province gathered to demonstrate what goes on behind the scenes in an Amber Alert. In the past 10 years, there hav...
Jan 18, 2025 Representatives from two cities in Saskatchewan along with the RCMP took part in a Jan. 16 Amber Alert information session in Saskatoon. From left are Saskatoon Police Service's Supt. Tonya Gresty, RCMP Senior Major Crimes Inspector Ashley St. Germaine and Prince Albert Police Service's Deputy Chief of Police Farica Prince. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
'Our bodies, our future': Saskatchewan marches highlight women's issues
The frigid temperatures did not stop hundreds of people from gathering around the province for the annual Women's March on Saturday. In Regina, the walk started at the new YWCA facility at 10 a.m. and...
Jan 18, 2025 Sarah Cummings Truszkowski (left) and her 12-year-old daughter Grace chose to walk to fight for bodily autonomy on Jan. 18, 2025 in Regina. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Brr! Extreme wind chills bring cold warnings to much of Saskatchewan
After a brief reprieve from cold weather earlier in the week, it has returned with a vengeance, with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) saying people in Saskatchewan can expect a multi-day e...
Jan 18, 2025 With wind chill values reaching -40 C at times this weekend, motorists in Saskatchewan are being advised to carry emergency supplies that include extra blankets and jumper cables. (OlafNaami / Depositphotos.com)
$300,000 donation pushes Hope's Home closer to $8.6M fundraising goal
A major gift is pushing Hope's Home closer to its goal of opening Saskatoon's first medically inclusive child-care centre. The charitable organization is aiming to raise $8.6 million for the centre, w...
Jan 18, 2025 The donation will fund a fully equipped kitchen for the medically inclusive child-care centre in Saskatoon. (Hope's Home/Submitted)
More frigid prairie weather on the horizon, meteorologist says
Things are about to get a whole lot colder in the prairies. After a week that saw above-freezing temperatures in many parts of Saskatchewan, some arctic air is blowing into the province, which is expe...
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