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After 35 hours, fire at Saskatoon business fully extinguished
It took fire crews in Saskatoon just over 35 hours to put out the blaze of a local family business. In a release just before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Saskatoon Fire said the structure fire at WD Plastic...
May 08, 2025 A fire broke out overnight at WD Plastics in Saskatoon's North Industrial area. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Village of Alvena issues water rationing notice as wildfire burns nearby
The Village of Alvena has issued a water rationing notice to its residents as a fire continues to spread near the village, about an hour northeast of Saskatoon. According to a social media post, a fir...
May 08, 2025 "A fire continues to burn Thursday afternoon near the Village of Alvena, northeast of Saskatoon. The Village has issued a water rationing notice to area residents." (Danny McDonell/Submitted)
Two charged with witness intimidation after home invasion in Nipawin: RCMP
Two people are facing charges including witness intimidation after a home invasion in Nipawin that left two people hurt on Wednesday morning. According to the RCMP, police officers and paramedics were...
May 08, 2025 The RCMP said a 36-year-old man and 33-year-old woman have each been charged with aggravated assault, witness intimidation, intimidation of a justice system participant, break and enter, mischief under $5,000, uttering threats and failing to comply with a release order. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Single-vehicle rollover near St. Walburg claims life of 42-year-old man
A 42-year-old Lloydminster man is dead following a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 795 on Wednesday. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the crash happened about 11 kilometres west of the community...
May 08, 2025 Police said the 42-year-old Lloydminster man was declared dead at the scene of the crash on Wednesday. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
New mammography machines to help speed up screenings in Regina, Saskatoon
New mammography machines in Saskatoon and Regina should help speed up the screening process for women in Saskatchewan. The machines - which will be operated by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) ...
May 08, 2025 The provincial government has been working to improve breast screening in Saskatchewan after facing criticism for long wait times and an initiative sending patients to receive breast cancer diagnostics at a facility in Calgary. (Submitted)
Teen girl arrested after stabbing on Saskatoon Transit bus: Police
A 15-year-old girl is facing charges after a stabbing on a Saskatoon Transit bus on Wednesday night. According to police, officers were called to the bus in the area of Wardlow Road and Appleby Drive ...
May 08, 2025 Police said the 17-year-old victim was taken to hospital after she was stabbed on a city bus on Wednesday night. (650 CKOM file photo)
Two men arrested, charged after Saskatoon Police drug trafficking investigation
After a two-month-long drug trafficking investigation, the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit have arrested two men. They have also been charged with various drug trafficking-related offences. Read mo...
May 07, 2025 Saskatoon police executed two search warrants at at least two residents in Saskatoon and seized 140 grams of cocaine, 307 dilaudid pills, 116 percocet pills, $1,715, multiple cell phones and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. (Saskatoon Police Service/submitted)
Saskatoon's Prairie Lily 'beached,' rowing club concerned for athlete safety on South Saskatchewan River
Right now, the South Saskatchewan River around Saskatoon is more like a sandbox, according to the owner and captain of the Prairie Lily. Mike Steckhan, who also owns the famous riverboat that carries ...
May 07, 2025 "There are now so many sandbars and river levels are so low that the Prairie Lily can't start its season, and the Saskatoon Rowing Club Manager says athletes' safety is at risk. " (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Serious Incident Response Team investigating in-custody death in Melfort
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the death of a 44-year-old man, who was found unresponsive in a cell at the Melfort RCMP detachment. According to the RCMP, officers were...
May 07, 2025 The circumstances of the man’s death will now be investigated by the province’s Serious Incident Response Team, a civilian-led organization which investigates cases where a person dies or is seriously hurt while in police custody or as the result of the actions of a police officer. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police Briefs: Hit and run, man charged after allegedly threatening people with bat
A 28-year-old man is facing assault charges after allegedly threatening staff at a business with a baseball bat on Tuesday. According to police, officers were called to the business on Eighth Street E...
May 07, 2025 Saskatoon police are investigating a hit and run at 24th Street and First Avenue that sent a person to hospital on Wednesday morning. (Chris Springett/Facebook)
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