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Police arrest armed and armoured pedestrian on 25th Street
A man walking around with a sawed-off shotgun while wearing body armour was arrested by police in Saskatoon this week. According to police, members of the city's Gangs and Guns Unit spotted the man wa...
Jan 13, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon dentist and brother charged with drug trafficking
A Saskatoon dentist, his brother and a woman have been arrested on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Officers raided four properties in the city on Jan. 5 in connection with what polic...
Jan 13, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
RCMP search for suspect after violent assault on One Arrow First Nation
Police are searching for a violent and possibly armed suspect on the One Arrow First Nation. According to the RCMP, officers were called at 10:30 p.m. Thursday after a report of "a violent assault" at...
Jan 13, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Warman parents, grandparents on edge after abduction attempt
After the attempted abduction of a girl in Warman on Wednesday, parents are feeling concerns about the safety of their children. Emails from the Prairie Spirit School Division on Wednesday and Thursda...
Jan 13, 2023 Brian King event centre in Warman. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
A desperate situation at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital: Nurses union
By Derek Craddock Saskatchewan's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital is in a critical situation, like nothing ever seen before by nurses in that facility. That's according to the president of the Saskatc...
Jan 13, 2023 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
After two cancelled tournaments, BRIT is back
One of the best-known basketball events in the province made its big return this week. The last time the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) was held was back 2020. On Thursday, BRIT returned ...
Jan 12, 2023 Bedford Road and Raymond High School tipoff at BRIT 53. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Popular Saskatoon café to close its doors this month
One of the city's most well-known cafs will close its doors at the end of the month. Drift Saskatoon's last day of business will be on Jan. 29, the caf announced on social media this week. "It is with...
Jan 12, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police arrest two more Quebec men in connection with scams
Police in Saskatoon have arrested two more Quebec men in connection with a series of scams. Police say the family emergency scam typically involves someone contacting a victim, often a senior, and pre...
Jan 12, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Man facing 12 sexual assault charges applies to change guilty plea
A Saskatoon man claiming to be a traditional healer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women between 2013 and 2021, but now wants to change that plea. Last April, police said there were a number...
Jan 12, 2023
U of S to host 2024 women's hockey championship
The University of Saskatchewan will host the 2024 U SPORTS women's hockey championship. The university made the announcement Thursday, saying the championship will take place at Merlis Belsher Place f...
Jan 12, 2023 Merlis Belsher Place is home to Huskie Athletics, located near the main campus at the University of Saskatchewan. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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