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Point-in-time count identifies 315 homeless children in Saskatoon
The number of children experiencing homelessness in Saskatoon has increased more than 1,000 per cent, the city's Point-in-Time Homelessness Count has revealed. The official 2024 Point-in-Time (PiT) Ho...
May 27, 2025 The report showed a dramatic increase in the number of homeless children in the city, which rose to 315 in the 2024 count from 26 counted in 2022 — a jump of 1,111.54 per cent. (Professor25 / Depositphotos.com)
Families watch wildfires threaten generations of memories from afar
For families with homes, cabins and trailers near the wildfires, watching the flames creep toward everything they love - from a distance - is "gut-wrenching." Ralph Danczak is one of them, he owns a t...
May 27, 2025 Fires are roaring accros Northern Saskatchewan, above is the Shoe Fire "Across the road and all around Caribou Creek," according to a Facebook post by Chris Brown. (Chris Brown/Facebook)
PHOTOS: Bush fire south of Prince Albert 'brought to a halt'
A spokesperson for the Prince Albert Fire Department says a large bush fire southeast of the city on Monday was brought to a halt thanks to the involvement of multiple agencies. The fire is now listed...
May 27, 2025 Highway 3 fire near Prince Albert in May 2025. (PaNow)
Rose Valley RCMP looking for man believed to be in grid road rollover
Police are looking for a man they believe was in a vehicle that rolled over on Monday. Rose Valley RCMP said in a news release on May 26 that officers received a report of a rollover on Grid Road 2121...
May 26, 2025 (CKOM files)
Sask. wildfire update: New blaze closes Highway 3 south of Prince Albert, residents told to ready for evacuation
Wildfire smoke has forced the closure of Highway 3 south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan RCMP said on Monday afternoon. The highway is closed to both south and northbound traffic due to low visibility ...
May 26, 2025 Wildfire smoke has forced the closure of Highway 3 south of Prince Albert. (DLeonis / Depositphotos.com)
Unofficial results: MN-S recounts underway, Glen McCallum wins 3rd term
There are a few new faces amongst the Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan's unofficial election results, as Marlene Hanson was elected as secretary. However, Glen McCallum has been re-elected as president. He ...
May 26, 2025 The elected officials will be sworn in on June 24 at the Batoche National Historic Site. The Legislative Assembly will gather on the first weekend in September. (650 CKOM)
Calgary woman dead in single-vehicle rollover on Highway 1: RCMP
A crash on Highway 1 left a 23-year-old Calgary woman dead on Sunday morning. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers from the Moose Jaw detachment received a report of a single-vehicle rollover ...
May 26, 2025 The 23-year-old Calgary woman was declared dead at the scene of the crash on Sunday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Grassroots group holds western separation event in Saskatoon
Conversations about western provinces separating from Canada have become more common over the past month. The group Unified Grassroots held an event discussing the possibility of western separation at...
May 26, 2025 Unified Grassroots was founded in 2021, and has held events on and off since 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Saskatoon police arrest second suspect in motel homicide case
Police have arrested the second suspect in a homicide case at a Saskatoon motel. Officers were called to a motel on Avenue B North at around 5 a.m. on May 17 after getting a report of a person with a ...
May 26, 2025 Officers were called to the motel in the 2000 block of Avenue B North around 5 a.m. on May 17 after receiving a report of a person with a gunshot wound. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Woman charged with manslaughter after child's death on Shoal Lake Cree Nation
A 23-year-old woman is facing a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of a child on a Saskatchewan First Nation. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home on the Shoal Lake C...
May 26, 2025 “The suspect and the child were known to each other,” the Mounties said in a statement. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
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