Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Dozens rally for more funding, safety measures in Fairhaven, Confederation
Dozens of people, many from the Fairhaven and Confederation Park neighbourhoods, rallied Wednesday afternoon for more safety measures and funding to address concerns stemming from the homeless shelter...
Sep 06, 2023 Dozens of people, many from Saskatoon's Fairhaven and Confederation Park neighbourhoods held a peaceful rally Wednesday afternoon along Idylwyld Drive, near downtown Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Holy smokes: Highway Patrol seizes almost two million unstamped cigarettes
Wildfire smoke has been causing concerns around Saskatchewan recently, but police are often focused on a different kind of smoke. The Saskatchewan Highway Patrol seized 1.9 million unstamped cigarette...
Sep 06, 2023 The Saskatchewan Highway Patrol has seized almost two million unstamped cigarettes. (650 CKOM file photo)
High construction cost blamed for pause on Saskatoon soccer stadium
Saskatoon's proposed soccer stadium is getting a yellow card, but not because it picked up a foul. Dan Kemppainen, CEO of Prairieland Park, said the project's high construction cost is the reason why ...
Sep 06, 2023 Prairieland Park was meant to be the home of a new soccer stadium, but the project has been put on hold due to high construction costs. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Provincial funds available to help protect and support Indigenous women and girls
Saskatchewan is setting aside hundreds of thousands of dollars for grassroots projects aiming to prevent violence and offer support to Indigenous women and girls. According to the Government of Saskat...
Sep 06, 2023 The monument to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls outside Saskatoon police headquarters. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Four people, including 12-year-old boy, charged after two stabbings
Four people - including a 12-year-old boy - are facing serious charges after a pair of stabbings in Saskatoon on Tuesday night. According to police, officers got two separate reports of stabbings in t...
Sep 06, 2023 Four people, including a young boy, are charged with aggravated assault after two stabbings in Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Victim uninjured after shooting outside restaurant Tuesday night
A 40-year-old man wasn't hurt after he was allegedly shot at while outside a Saskatoon restaurant. According to police, officers got a report that a woman in a green Ford Bronco fired a gun at the man...
Sep 06, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Traffic congested on Wanuskewin Road after semi takes out light
Traffic on Wanuskewin Road is heavily congested after a semi collided with a traffic light at the intersection of 71st Street. According to police, a wide-load semi took down the traffic light Wednesd...
Sep 06, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police looking for tips to help solve 41-year-old cold case in Saskatoon
The killing of Greg Rayfuse is a 41-year-old cold case in Saskatoon. On Tuesday, Saskatoon police again asked for the public's help in solving the murder, which happened Sept. 5, 1982. At around 1 a.m...
Sep 05, 2023 Saskatoon police are asking for the public's help to solve a murder that occurred in the city in 1982. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police ask for public's help finding person of interest in murder case
Saskatoon police have identified a person of interest in connection with the city's latest murder. In a media release Tuesday, police asked for the public's help in locating 33-year-old Cary Daniel Bl...
Sep 05, 2023 Cary Daniel Bluebell is a person of interest in Saskatoon's most-recent homicide. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon animal rehab centre takes in abnormal number of injured pelicans
A Saskatoon animal rehab centre faced a unique situation over the Labour Day long weekend: It had to care for four injured pelicans. "It has been many years since we had our last pelican," said Jan Sh...
Sep 05, 2023 A Saskatoon animal rehab clinic had to tend to four injured pelicans over the Labour Day weekend. (650 CKOM file photo)
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