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Reasons for trial delays vary, explains Saskatoon criminal defence lawyer
A Saskatoon criminal defence lawyer is shedding some light on why criminal cases may see trial delays. Brady Knight said the reasons court cases are delayed range from disclosure not being shared in a...
Jan 08, 2025 Taylor Ashley Kennedy departs Saskatoon Provincial Court with her lawyers on the second day of her trial. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Two men seriously hurt after 'altercation' involving machete, knife
Two men are recovering in hospital after what the Saskatoon Police Service described as "an altercation between several people involving a machete and a knife." Read More: Huge increase seen in violen...
Jan 03, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service asked anyone with information on the incident to get in touch with police or Crime Stoppers. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Inmate arrested near Dundurn after escaping custody on Christmas
An escaped inmate who made a bid for freedom on Christmas was arrested just before New Year's Day. According to the RCMP, 36-year-old Martin Oochoo, an inmate at the Whitespruce Provincial Training Ce...
Jan 02, 2025 Martin Oochoo, 36, went missing on Christmas from the Whitespruce Provincial Training Centre. (Yorkton RCMP/submitted)
Armed ATM robberies foiled after victims refuse to co-operate: Police
Police say the same man may be behind a pair of unsuccessful armed robberies at ATMs in Saskatoon. Both of the attempted robberies were stymied when the victims refused the would-be robber's demands f...
Jan 02, 2025 Police say the attempted armed robberies happened Wednesday on Slimmon Road and Lenore Drive. (kalinovsky/Depositphotos.com)
Community steps up after equipment stolen from Pike Lake fire hall
A Saskatchewan fire chief is grateful for support from the community after equipment valued at more than $20,000 was stolen from a volunteer fire hall in Pike Lake last weekend. "They took almost all ...
Jan 02, 2025 Mike Given, chief of the Delisle & District Fire Department, said firefighting equipment valued at more than $20,000 was stolen from a volunteer fire hall in Pike Lake last weekend. (Delisle & District Fire Department/Facebook)
29-year-old inmate escapes Sask. Penitentiary on New Year's Eve
Police are searching for a 29-year-old man who escaped from the minimum security unit of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary on New Year's Eve. According to Correctional Service Canada, Glen Frederick Richa...
Jan 02, 2025 Glen Frederick Richard Halkett was found to be missing during the 9:30 p.m. count on December 31 at the federal prison. (Correctional Service Canada)
Two arrested after report of shots fired in Saskatoon
Two people are in custody after callers to Saskatoon police reported they heard shots fired in the Mayfair neighbourhood of the city on Friday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release th...
Dec 28, 2024 (CKOM files)
Regina man steals vehicle after offering to help stuck driver: Police
A Regina man is facing charges for allegedly stealing a vehicle after offering to help the driver, who was stuck in the snow. According to police, officers were called to Parliament Avenue at just aft...
Dec 23, 2024
One person in custody after woman injured in machete attack: Police
A 29-year-old woman was hospitalized early on Monday morning after she was allegedly stabbed with a machete inside a suite on Avenue X South. According to police, officers were called to the suite in ...
Dec 23, 2024 Police said the 29-year-old woman was left with serious injuries after the alleged stabbing, but was in stable condition after she was taken to hospital. (650 CKOM file photo)
Wanted Swift Current man arrested on multiple robbery, assault, firearms charges
A man wanted to face a number of charges that include robbery, serious assault and firearms offences has been arrested by Swift Current RCMP. Read more: RCMP now treating Hudson Bay woman's Dec. 5 dea...
Dec 13, 2024
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