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Sask. prohibits name changes for murderers, drug traffickers, fraudsters and more
Saskatchewan has updated its regulations around legal name changes to prevent anyone convicted of several serious crimes from changing their names. According to the provincial government, the regulato...
Dec 04, 2025 Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said the change – which was first announced in the Throne Speech earlier this fall – is about ensuring convicted criminals “cannot escape the consequences of their past actions.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Luigi Mangione's court hearing continues on anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
NEW YORK (AP) - A high-stakes hearing in the New York murder case against Luigi Mangione continues Thursday, a year to the day after prosecutors say he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson....
Dec 04, 2025 Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)
Officer recalls confronting Luigi Mangione during the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting manhunt
NEW YORK (AP) - A Pennsylvania police officer responding to a tip from the manager of a McDonald's testified Tuesday about confronting Luigi Mangione during the intense manhunt last year for UnitedHea...
Dec 02, 2025 Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)
Man faces charges after weapons and drugs seized from Lloydminster home, car: Police
An Alberta man faces charges in relation to a drug-trafficking investigation in Lloydminster, following a search warrant in a home and vehicle last month. According the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers who...
Dec 02, 2025 According the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers who searched a home and vehicle in the city on Nov. 26 found and seized about 320 grams of cocaine, approximately 500 grams of methamphetamine, a handgun, ammunition, a conducted-energy weapon, drug trafficking paraphernalia and some cash. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
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)
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