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Saskatoon police investigate Easter homicide on Embassy Drive
Police in Saskatoon are investigating a homicide case in the city's Holiday Park neighbourhood. According to police, officers were called to an apartment building where a man was found dead just after...
Apr 21, 2025 According to police, officers were called to an apartment building where a man was found dead just after noon on Easter Sunday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Police respond to nine bear spray incidents in under 12 hours
One person has been arrested following nine bear spray incidents in Saskatoon in less than a day. An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace and ...
Apr 17, 2025 Saskatoon Police Service have responded to nearly 10 bear spray incidents in just two days. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Male victim shot, bear sprayed on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation: RCMP
Three youths were arrested on Sunday in connection with a shooting on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the Cree Nation northwest of Prince Albert on Saturday...
Apr 16, 2025 The victim was taken to hospital by paramedics with injuries the RCMP said were serious, but not believed to be life threatening. (paNOW file photo)
Man arrested after three armed robberies on Monday in Saskatoon: Police
Police in Saskatoon arrested a 37-year-old man who was allegedly behind a series of three armed robberies on Monday. According to police, the first robbery happened just before 2 a.m., when officers w...
Apr 15, 2025 The 37-year-old man is now facing charges of robbery, possession of a weapon to commit an offence, unauthorized carry of a concealed weapon, mischief under $5,000, theft under $5,000 and uttering threats. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. legislation would classify fentanyl, meth, needles as 'street weapons'
The Government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation this week that would classify fentanyl, methamphetamine and hypodermic needles as categories of "street weapons." The amendments to the Safe Publi...
Apr 15, 2025 Once the changes take effect, municipalities and First Nations could opt in to new rules that would regulate the possession, storage and transport of times “potentially used as street weapons,” including large knives, machetes, bear spray and hypodermic needles. (650 CKOM file photo)
A Weldon man attempted to flee Prince Albert RCMP without success
Prince Albert RCMP used a conducted energy device to arrest a 39-year-old man from Weldon on Saturday just after midnight. The call came in that there was a disturbance near a business on Highway #2 n...
Apr 15, 2025 When officers stopped the vehicle on Highway #2, the driver was impaired and while they detained him, the passenger jumped into the driver’s seat and tried to get away.
The 39-year-old passenger was stopped by police, but while resisting arrest, he assaulted officers and provided a false name. Officers were not “seriously injured.” (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
RCMP searching for man who escaped Besnard Lake Correctional Centre
Police in Saskatchewan are asking members of the public to keep an eye out for a 26-year-old man who escaped from a provincial correctional centre. According to the RCMP, Kobe Kiseyinewakup was last s...
Apr 15, 2025 Kobe Kiseyinewakup, 34, was described as five-foot-six and 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
'It's crazy': Saskatoon firefighter says bear spray keeping first responders busy
Assaults involving bear spray are a big issue in Saskatoon, and the stinging spray is causing problems not only for the public, but for first responders as well. The Saskatoon Police Service said a wo...
Apr 14, 2025 Saskatoon firefighter Jay Protz says the fact that bear spray is both legal and readily available is part of the reason why the city is seeing the stinging spray used in so many assaults. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police seize swords, crossbow, body armour, tasers during drug bust
Police in Saskatoon seized a trove of items including methamphetamine, swords, a crossbow, tasers and body armour during a drug bust on Friday. The Saskatoon Police Service said officers raided a home...
Apr 11, 2025 During the search, officers uncovered 78.2 grams of meth and $410 in cash, along with “numerous edged weapons, conducted energy devices, a cross-bow, body armour and ammunition.” (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
SIRT investigating after Mountie hits 16-year-old pedestrian with vehicle
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after an RCMP officer hit a teenage pedestrian with a police vehicle while responding to a call on Tuesday. According to the oversight ag...
Apr 11, 2025 According to the Government of Saskatchewan, the teen pedestrian was signalling for a pair of RCMP vehicles to stop when he was struck and seriously injured. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
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