Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Nearly 100 people caught driving while distracted during two-day traffic blitz
Police in Saskatoon caught nearly 100 distracted drivers during a two-day traffic blitz held this week. According to police, officers from the Saskatoon Police Service and other provincial agencies we...
May 22, 2025 Overall, the traffic blitz saw police hand out 345 tickets and issue 114 warnings. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
'The community is living in fear': JSCN rolls out plan to address crime, drug crisis
By Nigel Maxwell The James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is taking a proactive approach to addressing crime and what leaders are calling an escalating drug crisis. Following a vote held during a community ...
May 22, 2025 Over the weekend, police responded to a break-in at a residence on the First Nation that involved multiple people entering the home with weapons. One of the residents was shot and others were assaulted. (paNOW)
Saskatoon Police Briefs: Multiple stabbings, officer allegedly assaulted
Officers with the Saskatoon Police Service's Serious Assault Unit are investigating a stabbing on 22nd Street West, in the city's Mount Royal neighbourhood. According to police, officers received a re...
May 21, 2025 Police said a male victim was "confronted by two men and stabbed" while he was walking on Tuesday evening. (650 CKOM file photo)
Former MLA says he 'clandestinely' gave note to woman in alleged trafficking case
By Jenny Hagan ROSETOWN, Sask. - The high-profile human trafficking and sexual assault trial of Mohammad Masum and Sohel Haider continued on Tuesday with testimony from a former Saskatchewan MLA who t...
May 21, 2025 (Jenny Hagan/WestCentralOnline)
Three people charged after man shot on James Smith Cree Nation
Over the May long weekend, Melfort RCMP responded to a report of a firearms discharge on James Smith Cree Nation, which is around 70 km east of Prince Albert. This happened during the early hours of S...
May 20, 2025 Over half a dozen RCMP vehicles could be seen with their lights flashing down highway 3 heading south east on Saturday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. (Jamie Wilson/Submitted)
Saskatoon Police Briefs: Man allegedly draws CO2 pistol after refusing to pay for cab
A 29-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly pulling out a replica handgun while refusing to pay for a taxi ride in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to the 3500 block of Eig...
May 20, 2025 Police said a 29-year-old man was arrested Saturday after allegedly pulling out a fake gun after refusing to pay for a cab ride. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
RCMP asks public for assistance after fatal pedestrian collision on Highway 11
The Saskatchewan RCMP is asking the public for assistance as officers investigate a fatal pedestrian collision on Highway 11. According to the RCMP, officers were told about a deceased person on the h...
May 20, 2025 “(Police) also would like to speak to anyone travelling in the area at that time, or who may know where the damaged black Jeep is,” the RCMP said in a statement. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Sask. Mounties searching for two suspects after shooting on Red Earth Cree Nation
RCMP officers are searching for two men in connection with a shooting on the Red Earth Cree Nation on Saturday. According to a statement released by the federal police force on Tuesday, officers were ...
May 20, 2025 Harvey Whitehead (left) and Gregory Whitehead (right) are each facing a list of charges including aggravated assault, discharging a firearm with intent, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Missing Sask. woman found, wanted man arrested: RCMP
Police have located both Michael Bouvier and a woman in a rural location near Loon Lake, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release that the woman was safe and being assessed by paramedics...
May 16, 2025 (650 CKOM files)
RCMP still looking for man accused of luring child near Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan RCMP is asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly lured and exposed himself to a young child near Saskatoon last week. According to a news release on May 13, officers...
May 16, 2025 RCMP said the man is about 6-foot with a medium build, light complexion, medium-length curly blond hair and clean shaven. This image is the official police sketch created by an RCMP forensic artist. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
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