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Saskatoon's Police Chief says no one 'culprit' to explain high 2024 murder rate
Saskatoon's Police Chief says there isn't any one thing in particular that can help explain the high number of murders in the city this year. The city's 15th homicide occurred on Dec. 18. Police offic...
Dec 19, 2024 Saskatoon Police Chief Cam McBride said he's aware that some people may now be feeling more vulnerable after Saskatoon's 15th homicide. (650 CKOM file photo)
'Legal loophole:' NDP want to see changes to Conflict of Interest Act
The NDP are asking for more from Sask Party's Minister of Health, Jeremy Cockrill. This comes after Cockrill was found to have broken a conflict of interest rule earlier this week. NDP's Rural and Rem...
Dec 18, 2024
'Miscarriage of justice': FSIN calls for appeal, new law in Kennedy case
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for an appeal and law changes after charges were stayed for a woman who struck and killed a nine year old girl on a marked crosswalk in...
Dec 17, 2024 Friends and family of Baeleigh Maurice stand with FSIN members on Dec. 17, 2024 in Saskatoon, calling for justice in the case of the 9-year-old's death. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
'We're in crisis': STC Chief Mark Arcand wants Saskatoon to do more for homeless
Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand said on Friday that he doesn't want the city to wait to address homelessness, he wants something done now. The 2024 Point-in-Time Count showed that clo...
Dec 14, 2024 STC Tribal Chief Mark Arcand speaks to the media to address the homeless crisis in Saskatoon on Dec. 13, 2024. (Will Mandzuk/65KCOM)
Impaired driving charge in Kennedy case stayed due to delays
The court case of a woman accused of hitting and killing a nine-year-old Saskatoon girl in a crosswalk has been stayed due to delays. Taylor Ashley Kennedy was charged with impaired driving causing de...
Dec 13, 2024 Taylor Kennedy leaves court after a previous appearance. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon snow haulers angry after picking up tickets for unsecured loads
Several truck drivers helping to haul snow after Saskatoon's first two major snowfalls of the year are upset with how the Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatchewan Highway Patrol handled a traffic bli...
Dec 06, 2024 Truckers hauling snow out of the city say they were ticketed by police for driving with unsecured loads during a recent traffic blitz. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Warming centre fights to keep Saskatoon's homeless safe in freezing cold
The only overnight warming centre currently operating in Saskatoon has become a vital refuge as freezing temperatures grip the city. With hundreds of people seeking shelter from the cold each day, the...
Nov 29, 2024 Saskatoon’s only current overnight warming centre, operated by the Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre, has become a vital refuge as freezing temperatures grip the city. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Three arrested in connection with massive Saskatoon drug bust: Police
Three men are facing charges after an investigation that saw Saskatoon police seize roughly 16 kilograms of methamphetamine. According to police, officers were investigating a group of men believed to...
Nov 28, 2024 Police seized roughly 16 kilograms of methamphetamine, along 470 grams of cocaine, 175 grams of carfentanyl, 16 grams of fentanyl, four litres of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and $69,269 in cash. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Sask. Government starts work on new student assessment program
The Government of Saskatchewan is working to develop a new student assessment program in order to get clear data on how well students across the province are performing in key areas. The Ministry of E...
Nov 27, 2024 The assessment will start in the 2025-26 school year with math and English assessments for students in certain grades. (paNOW file photo)
Weekend winter storm dropped 30 cm of snow on some parts of Sask.
After a sudden start to winter with two storms coating Saskatchewan in snow, crews are working overtime to get streets and highways cleared. Rose Carlsen, a meteorologist Environment Canada, said it i...
Nov 25, 2024 A young man shovels snow after a storm in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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