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North Battleford, Meadow Lake get $800K grants for policing
The cities of North Battleford and Meadow Lake are getting support from the Saskatchewan government for policing in their communities. The provincial government announced Tuesday that each city is get...
Nov 21, 2023
Charges pending after suspected impaired driver hits tree: Police
Police in Saskatoon say charges are pending after a suspected impaired driver crashed into a tree on Whiteswan Drive. Officers were called to the street on Saskatoon's north end at around midnight on ...
Nov 21, 2023 Police say a 29-year-old man has died after a stabbing on June 3, 2024 (650 CKOM file photo)
MacKay sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in wife's poisoning death
By Angela Brown A man charged in the death of his wife Cindy MacKay was sentenced to life imprisonment in Battleford's Court of King's Bench on Monday. Michael MacKay, 41, was charged with first-degre...
Nov 20, 2023 Michael MacKay being taken away following court Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP identify man hurt in collision on Highway 11
UPDATE: RCMP now say they have been able to identify the man hit by a vehicle on Sunday, as someone from the North Battleford detachment area. According to a brief statement, police are not releasing ...
Nov 20, 2023 Police say this man was injured in a collision on Highway 11 near Duck Lake early on Sunday morning. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Province unveils policing grants for Prince Albert, Yorkton
The police services in Prince Albert and Yorkton will have a number of positions funded by the provincial government through its Municipal Police Grants program. This year's annual funding adds up to ...
Nov 20, 2023 The annual municipal police grant funding adds up to $3.04 million in Prince Albert for 2023. (paNOW file photo)
Saskatoon police board asks for $200K more for alternative response officers
Saskatoon's board of police commissioners has voted to ask city council for another $200,000 to fund five more alternative response officers next year. The AROs develop relationships with vulnerable r...
Nov 20, 2023 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. Party MLA removed from government after charge for 'sexual services'
A Sask. Party MLA has been removed from the government's benches and stripped of all his appointments and responsibilities. Ryan Domotor, MLA for Cutknife-Turtleford, has been charged under the sectio...
Nov 17, 2023 Ryan Domotor, MLA for Cut Knife-Turtleford. (Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan)
Moose Jaw cops collect Van de Vorst Family Award for work on impaired driving
Six police officers in Moose Jaw collected the Van de Vorst Family Award this week for their work fighting impaired driving. The award was established by Linda and Lou Van de Vorst five years ago in m...
Nov 17, 2023 Cst. Alanna Coghill, Cst. Ryan Lundquist and Cst. Sarah Kristy were among the six recipients of the Van de Vorst Family Award. (Moose Jaw Police Service/Submitted)
Child abuse case leads to 3.5 year jail sentence for Saskatoon woman
A Saskatoon woman was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Friday for abusing three children at her home on Lenore Drive. The woman, who can't be named because doing so could identify the young victims...
Nov 17, 2023 A Saskatoon woman has been handed a 3.5-years sentence for abusing three young children. (650 CKOM file photo)
Province provides $7.61 million to Saskatoon police, funding 54 positions
This year's contributions from the provincial government to the Saskatoon Police Service add up to $7.61 million. According to the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, police in the Br...
Nov 17, 2023 Charlie Clark, Saskatoon’s mayor, said neighbourhoods across the city are seeing “an increasing challenge” due to mental health issues and addictions. (650 CKOM file photo)
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