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Residents raise concerns about crime, applaud Prairie Harm Reduction's efforts at community meeting
It was standing room only at Saskatoon's Confederation Inn on Thursday evening for a community meeting billed as an event to discuss the effects Prairie Harm Reduction's supervised drug consumption si...
Feb 20, 2026 About 150 people attended a meetings at the Confederation Inn in Saskatoon on Thursday evening to discuss their experiences with crime and safety near the supervised drug consumption site Prairie Harm Reduction. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Bloc MP says he was mugged and pepper-sprayed while in Brussels for NATO visit
A Bloc Qubcois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represents the rid...
Feb 20, 2026 Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Man charged with dangerous driving after allegedly fleeing from Mounties in stolen semi
A 38-year-old Alberta man was arrested near North Battleford after allegedly fleeing from police in stolen semi, driving on the rims after officers popped the vehicle's tires. According to the RCMP, o...
Feb 20, 2026 Police said the driver “continued driving on the tire rims” after officers deflated the truck’s tires. (Saskatchewan RCMP/X)
Prince Albert cops seize more than three kilos of drugs during search of basement suite
Police officers in Prince Albert seized more than three kilograms of illegal drugs during a search of a basement suite on Friday. According to police, officers began an investigation in January after ...
Feb 19, 2026 Police said the officers searching the suite found and seized 1,515 grams of cocaine, 1,328 grams of MDMA, 608 grams of methamphetamine, 152 grams of fentanyl, about $12,500 in cash, three cell phones, a money counter, a digital scale and what police described as “kilo-level drug packaging materials.” (Prince Albert Police Service/Submitted)
Champagne unveils Ottawa's 'follow the money' plan to tackle extortion
The federal government is bringing law enforcement and financial institutions together in a bid to fight extortion operations targeting Canadian businesses and households. Finance Minister Francois-Ph...
Feb 19, 2026 Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne poses outside the ministry's offices, in Montreal, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Teen boy facing murder charge after death on Star Blanket Cree Nation: RCMP
A teen boy is facing a murder charge after a death on Wednesday on the Star Blanket Cree Nation. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers with the File Hills First Nations Police Service were call...
Feb 19, 2026 While very few details were released by police, the Mounties said the teen boy is facing a charge of second-degree murder. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police briefs: Teens charged after alleged armed robbery with machete
Two teenage boys, ages 15 and 16, are facing charges after a pair of alleged armed robberies in the city's Fairhaven neighbourhood. Police said officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at a ...
Feb 17, 2026 Police said two robbers armed with a machete stole liquor and cash from a business on Fairlight Drive on Friday evening. (Konstantin1985 / Depositphotos.com)
Four charged after cops seize 'approximately $25,000 worth of stolen vape products'
Four people are facing charges after police investigating a robbery and a threat made at gunpoint seized thousands of dollars in allegedly stolen vape products along with several guns. According to th...
Feb 17, 2026 Police said officers seized a 12-gauge shotgun, a .22 rifle resembling a WWII-era MP40 submachinegun, an SKS rifle, a handgun, bear spray, a knife, ammunition and “approximately $25,000 worth of stolen vape products.” (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon cops seize several kilos of illegal drugs after raiding four homes
Police in Saskatoon seized a huge quantity of illegal drugs on Thursday after making two arrests which led to SWAT team raids on four homes. According to police, officers arrested a 22-year-old on Alb...
Feb 13, 2026 According to police, the searches turned up 1,954 grams of fentanyl, 5,514 grams of methamphetamine, 908 grams of cocaine and 10,250 millilitres of GHB. Officers also seized $33,965 in cash, forged drivers licences and “drug paraphernalia,” the police force added. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Mounties identify woman whose remains were found in burned truck in Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan RCMP has identified the woman whose body was found inside a burned truck at a Prince Albert business this month. According to the Mounties, the death of 39-year-old Stacey Badger, a r...
Feb 13, 2026 (650 CKOM file photo)
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