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P.A. cop facing three assault charges after two separate incidents
A Prince Albert police officer is facing three assault charges after two separate incidents dating back to last summer. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, the Public Complaints Commiss...
Sep 29, 2023 A Prince Albert police officer is facing three assault charges after two separate incidents dating back to last summer. (paNOW file photo)
Sask. RCMP hosts celebration ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day
In anticipation of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Saturday, the Saskatchewan RCMP invited Indigenous performers to teach employees and the public about their culture. The performance...
Sep 29, 2023 Thomas Benjoe performs the Prairie Chicken dance at RCMPs F Division. Sept. 28, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Human remains found after fire at home near Meadow Lake
Human remains were found in a home near Meadow Lake after a fire on Wednesday. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the home about 45 kilometres south of Meadow Lake for a reported fire. The...
Sep 29, 2023 RCMP officers were called to the home about 45 kilometres south of Meadow Lake for a reported fire on Wednesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Final vote to rename John A Macdonald Road sparks debate
Some residents in Saskatoon will be changing addresses without having to move after city council finalized the name change for John A. Macdonald Road Wednesday. Despite council unanimously approving a...
Sep 28, 2023 Saskatoon city council voted Wednesday 8-3 in favour of renaming John A Macdonald Road. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon council moving forward with garbage utility fee
People in Saskatoon will be dishing out more money for garbage disposal next year. The recommendation to charge a utility fee for garbage collection was passed by council on Wednesday. Starting in Jan...
Sep 27, 2023 Three sizes of black bins will be available in 2024. (650 CKOM file photo)
Prairie Harm Reduction slams wellness centre for banning problem clients
Prairie Harm Reduction is not happy with the decision to start kicking the most troublesome clients out of Saskatoon's Emergency Wellness Centre. Mark Arcand is chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, ...
Sep 27, 2023 Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, said she felt "utter disappointment" at the decision. (650 CKOM file photo)
Avenue R death no longer considered suspicious after autopsy: Police
Police in Saskatoon say a man's death is no longer considered suspicious after an autopsy was done. The 38-year-old man, who hasn't been named by police, was found dead outdoors on Avenue R South shor...
Sep 27, 2023 According to police, the death of a 38-year-old man is no longer considered suspicious. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police dog wins 'Top Dog' award at national competition
Canada has a new "Top Dog," right here in Saskatoon. According to a news release from Saskatoon Police Service (SPS), Police Service Dog (PSD) Yanga and his handler, Cst. Drew Dubnyk brought home some...
Sep 27, 2023 A Saskatoon police dog was named "Top Dog" at a national competition. (Saskatoon Police Service/Twitter)
Sask. sees largest annual population growth in more than 100 years
Saskatchewan's population has grown by more than 30,000 people over the past year. According to Statistics Canada data, Saskatchewan's population hit 1,209,107 on July 1. Over the past year, the provi...
Sep 27, 2023 Saskatchewan’s population has jumped by more than 30,000 people over the past year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of RCMP officer in Wolseley
The man charged with running over and killing RCMP Const. Shelby Patton in June of 2021 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Alphonse Traverse, who originally was facing a charge of first-degree murder...
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