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'It's kind of surreal:' Wakaw-area farmer reflects on Sanderson incident close to home
Richard Orenchuk has had his farm locked up tightly recently. "Our doors aren't always locked but they have been for the past (seven) days," Orenchuk said. The Orenchuk farm is less than half a mile n...
Sep 11, 2022 A photo of the arrest of Myles Sanderson. (Sandee Reed/650 CKOM)
Sanderson investigation will have lasting impact on officers, former RCMP investigator says
Even though Myles Sanderson was caught and died in police custody on Wednesday, the police investigation is not over. There are still many unanswered questions about the man accused in the James Smith...
Sep 10, 2022 RCMP vehicles at the James Smith Cree Nation on Sept. 6, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP finds Nissan Rogue believed to be used by Myles Sanderson
The RCMP has found the SUV it believes was used as a getaway vehicle by Myles Sanderson. In a video posted Friday afternoon, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore - the commanding officer of the Sas...
Sep 09, 2022
Saskatchewan residents recall interactions with Queen Elizabeth II
Lynn Zakreski was only a child when she first spoke to Queen Elizabeth II, but Zakreski couldn't understand a word the Queen said to her. When the Queen visited Saskatoon in 1978, Zabreski was only si...
Sep 09, 2022
London streets 'eerily quiet' after Queen's death, says Saskatoon man in U.K.
Tim Gitzel never imagined he would be witnessing history during a business trip to London. The Cameco CEO happened to be in the city attending a nuclear conference when it was announced Thursday that ...
Sep 09, 2022 Flowers and candles lay on the steps of the British High Commission in Ottawa following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Lots of questions still unanswered about Myles Sanderson manhunt
It has been two days since murder suspect Myles Sanderson was captured, but many questions still remain as to how he was able to evade police for four days. On Sunday, Myles and his brother Damien all...
Sep 09, 2022
Saskatoon police announce details of Sanderson death investigation
Saskatoon police will be investigating the death of accused killer Myles Sanderson. Myles Sanderson. (RCMP/Submitted) Sanderson died in the custody of the RCMP on Wednesday afternoon. According to the...
Sep 09, 2022
Eligibility set to expand for bivalent vaccine in Saskatchewan
At-risk populations are to be the first people eligible to receive the Moderna bivalent vaccine in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says starting Monday, people 18 and over who live in ...
Sep 09, 2022
'Our family is here to forgive,' victim's brother says during event on James Smith Cree Nation
One particularly poignant moment stood out during an emotional news conference Thursday on the James Smith Cree Nation. Five days after a stabbing rampage left 11 people dead -- 10 (including a suspec...
Sep 08, 2022 Darryl Burns, brother of murder victim Lydia Burns, puts his arms around a woman identified only as the wife of murder suspect Damien Sanderson on Sept. 8, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan people react to news of Queen Elizabeth's death
Mercedes Will was fighting back tears Thursday as she reflected on the life of Queen Elizabeth II. "She was very dear to me in so many ways," said Will, a member of the Monarchist League of Canada who...
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