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Former Christian school principal to be sentenced for assault with a weapon in December
The former principal of a Saskatoon Christian will receive his sentence next month after he was found guilty of assault with a weapon. Duff Arthur Friesen was found guilty of assaulting a former stude...
Nov 28, 2025 Duff Friesen is one of several former staff members of Legacy Christian Academy to face criminal charges after a number of former students came forward with abuse allegations. (650 CKOM file photo)
Teen boy arrested after fight involving bear spray, pellet gun in Meadowgreen apartment
A 16-year-old boy is facing firearms charges after a fight involving a pellet gun and bear spray inside a Saskatoon apartment on Thursday. According to police, officers were called to the apartment in...
Nov 27, 2025 “Upon arrival, officers determined that a confrontation had occurred between persons known to one another resulting in bear spray and an imitation firearm being discharged," police said in a statement. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon police, youth centre to benefit from Criminal Property Forefeiture Fund
A Saskatoon youth centre and the city's police force are both getting some upgrades because of Saskatchewan's Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund. The fund, which includes forfeited cash and the proceed...
Nov 27, 2025 The police force received $300,000 for new video transmission equipment to be used in its plane. (SPS Air Support Unit/X)
Sexual extortion of children for money is on the rise: Financial intelligence agency
Canada's financial intelligence agency is warning of an increase in cases of sexual extortion of children for profit - acts that often are linked to organized crime. This type of online blackmail invo...
Nov 27, 2025 A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in this Sunday, Oct. 9, 2023, photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Saskatoon man, 20, charged after allegedly trying to steal teen's jacket at knifepoint
A 20-year-old Saskatoon man found himself in handcuffs on Tuesday after allegedly trying to steal a teenager's jacket while menacing him with a knife in broad daylight. According to police, officers w...
Nov 26, 2025 According to police, officers were called to the 200 block of 23rd Street East, which is home to the city’s downtown transit terminal, at around 4 p.m. after getting a report of the attempted robbery. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police briefs: Woman charged after allegedly crashing with three-year-old in vehicle
A 28-year-old woman is facing charges of assaulting a peace officer and refusing to provide a breath sample after allegedly crashing a vehicle carrying a three-year-old child on Tuesday morning. Accor...
Nov 25, 2025 Two women were arrested after a single-vehicle crash early on Tuesday morning, and police say there was a young child inside the vehicle at the time. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police briefs: P.A. man arrested after allegedly firing gun in parking lot
An 18-year-old man from Prince Albert was arrested in Saskatoon on Sunday evening after allegedly firing a shotgun in a parking lot on Avenue X South. According to police, officers were called to the ...
Nov 24, 2025 A report by Saskatoon Police Service chief Cam McBride noted 3,410 PACT service calls in 2025 – up slightly from 3,295 in 2024 and from 2,632 in 2023.
Two women are latest to face charges in Timothy Tootoosis homicide case
Warning: This story contains explicit details that may be disturbing to some readers. Two women are the latest to be charged in connection with the 2024 death of Timothy Tootoosis, bringing the total ...
Nov 20, 2025 Timothy Tootoosis was an ‘avid sports enthusiast,’ who played for the Native Sons, an Indigenous youth soccer program, before beginning to struggle with alcohol addiction. (Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron/Submitted)
Sask. RCMP leader speaks up after Meadow Lake Tribal Council slams slow response times
The commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP says his officers are doing their best to keep the province safe while dealing with a growing volume of calls and a number of other challenges. The comm...
Nov 20, 2025 “It’s important to note that police response times to calls for service vary significantly from one area to the other and from one incident to the next,” Robin McNeil said. (650 CKOM file photo)
Watchdog calls for changes to how justice system treats sexual violence survivors
The federal ombudsperson for victims of crime is calling for reforms to improve how survivors of sexual violence are treated by the criminal justice system. Benjamin Roebuck says too many survivors de...
Nov 19, 2025 Benjamin Roebuck, the federal ombudsperson for victims of crime, speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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