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Moose Jaw woman facing 53 fraud charges after allegedly lying about illness
A Moose Jaw woman is in hot water after allegedly lying about having a terminal illness - and collecting a lot of dough from the community through fundraisers. According to the Moose Jaw Police Servic...
Oct 11, 2023 A Moose Jaw woman is facing more than 50 fraud charges. (650 CKOM file photo)
Israel attacks hit close to home for Sask. Jewish community
While Israel may be thousands of miles away from Saskatchewan, the attacks on that country by Hamas are hitting very close to home for many. Saskatchewan is home to more than 1,000 people who identify...
Oct 11, 2023 Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
RCMP working to ease safety concerns around self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada'
A community hall in southwest Saskatchewan had standing room only on Tuesday afternoon as the RCMP addressed safety concerns about the presence of the self-described "Queen of Canada" in the village o...
Oct 11, 2023 The self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada" has set up shop in Richmound, much to the chagrin of the Saskatchewan village's mayor. (Village of Richmound/Facebook)
Sask. police remove roadblocks for Indigenous people reclaiming names
Indigenous people whose names were changed by the residential school system will have an easier time reclaiming their names thanks to a change by police across Saskatchewan. The new move by the Saskat...
Oct 11, 2023 Indigenous people whose names were changed by the residential school system will have an easier time reclaiming their names thanks to a new change in Saskatchewan. (650 CKOM file photo)
Two teens arrested after woman attacked on Saskatoon Transit bus
A 37-year-old woman was injured after she was allegedly attacked by a group of children while riding a Saskatoon Transit bus. According to police, officers got a report of "several teens assaulting an...
Oct 11, 2023 Officers got a report of 'several teens assaulting another passenger' while the bus was stopped at Witney Avenue and 20th Street West late on Tuesday evening. (650 CKOM file photo)
North Battleford teen charged with attempted murder after shooting
An 18-year-old is facing an attempted murder charge after a shooting in North Battleford on Sunday night. According to the RCMP, a vehicle carrying several people pulled up to a parked vehicle with an...
Oct 11, 2023 An 18-year-old is facing a serious charge after a shooting in North Battleford on Sunday night. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon explores potential shelter sites after $40-million funding announcement
The search is on for two new homeless shelter sites in Saskatoon after a major funding announcement last week. On Friday, the provincial government announced $40.2 million over two years to create up ...
Oct 11, 2023 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Safety board says broken rail behind fiery train derailment near Guernsey
The Transportation Safety Board says a broken rail led to a fiery derailment in Saskatchewan that spilled millions of litres of oil. On Dec. 9 2019, a C-P Rail train carrying oil from Alberta to Oklah...
Oct 11, 2023 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed west of Guernsey on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Lloydminster-area man dead after rollover on Highway 675
A 55-year-old man is dead after a rollover on Highway 675 on Thanksgiving. According to the RCMP, officers responded to a single-vehicle rollover north of Neilburg on Monday at about 4:30 p.m. The dri...
Oct 10, 2023 A 28-year-old man is facing charges after several people in La Loche were held against their will.
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RCMP busts 14 drivers impaired by cannabis at Highway 11 checkstop
An RCMP checkstop over the weekend saw 14 cannabis-impaired drivers issued roadside suspensions. Police set up the Saturday checkstop along Highway 11 in Chamberlain, the typical driving route between...
Oct 10, 2023 A police checkstop on Saturday saw 14 cannabis-impaired drivers issued roadside suspensions. (650 CKOM file photo)
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