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Saskatoon man charged with sexually assaulting nine-year-old girl
A 34-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges -- including sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and making child pornography -- and police said the victim was a nine-year...
Jun 16, 2023 Saskatoon police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the city early on Aug. 29, 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP nabs Melfort robbery suspects
Two robbery suspects were arrested Wednesday evening after an armed home invasion in Melfort. Police said a man and a woman - both armed with guns - entered a home in Melfort early Wednesday morning, ...
Jun 15, 2023 (Melfort RCMP/Submitted)
Former principal of Legacy Christian Academy facing 11 assault charges
The second former staff member from Saskatoon's Legacy Christian Academy to face criminal charges appeared in court Thursday. Duff Friesen, the school's former principal, made his first court appearan...
Jun 15, 2023 (Left to right) Robynne Cuthbert, Sean Kotelmach, Caitlin Erickson and Jen Beaudry outside Saskatoon Provincial Court on June 15, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Community concerned after shooting and police standoff in Pleasant Hill
A shooting that prompted an emergency alert in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood has left residents feeling unsettled. On Wednesday morning, a 35-year-old man was shot in that neighbourhood acro...
Jun 15, 2023 A heavy police presence in the afternoon on June 14, 2023 on Avenue S South in Saskatoon, across from Pleasant Hill Community School. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Melfort RCMP searching for two suspects in armed robbery
The Melfort RCMP are asking for help to find a man and woman allegedly involved in an armed robbery. On Tuesday at around 5 a.m., police received a report of a robbery at a home on Stovel Avenue East ...
Jun 15, 2023 Photo of suspect (submitted/Melfort RCMP)
Saskatoon police arrest additional suspect in connection with homicide
Police in Saskatoon have arrested another suspect after a 35-year-old man was killed in a shooting Wednesday morning. Officers were called to a location on Avenue S South at about 7 a.m., where they f...
Jun 14, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
RCMP arrests teen after deadly home invasion near Esterhazy
The RCMP has made an arrest in connection with a deadly home invasion near Esterhazy. In a news release sent Monday evening, the RCMP said a 17-year-old was arrested and charged on Saturday. "As a res...
Jun 12, 2023 An RCMP vehicle blocks a road in the area of a home invasion near Esterhazy on Feb. 10, 2023. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Two women charged in Saskatoon's latest murder
A weapons calls in Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood has become the city's fifth homicide of the year. At approximately 1:22 p.m. Saturday, police were called to a disturbance in the 300 block of A...
Jun 11, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police renew call for information on anniversary of Saskatoon homicide
Friday marks the 21st anniversary of a historical homicide in Saskatoon, and police are renewing a call for information. Shortly before noon on June 9, 2002, police were called to a basement suite on ...
Jun 09, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
No ifs, ands or butts: Saskatoon police seize more than 58K cigarettes
A Saskatoon man saw more than $34,000 go up in smoke Sunday night. According to police, at around 8:45 p.m., officers saw a man driving an SUV make what police called "a sudden and illegal turn across...
Jun 05, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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