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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Saskatoon firefighters extinguish two fires that were deliberately set
The Saskatoon Fire Department dealt early Friday with two fires that investigators say were deliberately set. In the first of two media releases, the department said it responded just before 6 a.m., t...
Jul 10, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters were called to a garage fire in the 1100 block of Avenue C North early Friday. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Man charged after shotgun found in vehicle
A traffic stop in the city Thursday night resulted in weapons charges against a 39-year-old Alberta man. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block o...
Jul 10, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Employee at Saskatoon bar tests positive for COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority issued an advisory Thursday evening after confirming an employee working at the Canadian Brewhouse Pub and Restaurant in Stonebridge tested positive for COVID-19. The...
Jul 09, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
New hunting, fishing initiative will provide access to training and cultural education for First Nations youth
The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) and the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday that will help educate First Nations youth on some of their tre...
Jul 09, 2020 Photo of a gun range at the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation (Facebook)
Cooper offers detailed explanation of Penner arrest during special meeting of Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners
Saskatoon police chief Troy Cooper offered up plenty of explanation during a special meeting with the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday to address the Evan Penner arrest video that s...
Jul 09, 2020 There was a special board of police commissioners meeting to vote on the request for eight additional police officers in Saskatoon on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Five new COVID-19 cases in Sask.; more new guidelines issued
As the province keeps opening, Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer is reminding people to keep their bubbles intact. Dr. Saqib Shahab said each case we're seeing is generating more contacts no...
Jul 09, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Mother of man seen in arrest video calls for justice, FSIN calls for changes
Sherry Penner had trouble watching a video of her son take numerous hits from police during an arrest last week. Penner, joined by members of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and ...
Jul 09, 2020 Sherry Penner (left), the mother of a man whose arrest raised debate of police use of force, wipes tears away as Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice-Chief Edward Lerat speaks to reporters. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Two charged after early-morning break-in in Saskatoon
Two men are facing charges after a break-in early Thursday at a north-end business. Police said in a release that at around 3 a.m., officers were patrolling in the 2200 block of Northridge Drive when ...
Jul 09, 2020
Water Security Agency warns of rapid river flows and possible flooding in some northern regions
The Water Security Agency (WSA) says the high streamflow advisory continues for the Churchill River System, with a risk of localized flooding, and says there is also a heightened risk around Prince Al...
Jul 09, 2020 (paNOW file photo)
Some Sask. crops damaged by hail and too much rain
Many areas of the province had hail and strong winds this past week, damaging some crops. According to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture, the Tisdale region reported damaged crops a...
Jul 09, 2020 (Saskatchewan Agriculture/Submitted)
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