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Saskatoon police briefs: Three arrested after robbery, assault in Stonebridge
Three people were arrested after allegedly stealing merchandise and assaulting two security guards at a business in Saskatoon's Stonebridge neighbourhood on Friday evening. Officers were called to the...
Feb 24, 2026 Three people were arrested after an alleged robbery in Stonebridge on Friday evening. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta, accused of attempted murder
Alberta RCMP say a relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested in an attempted murder investigation. They say in a statement that Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar was arrested on ...
Feb 24, 2026 RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Business facing bylaw charges after allegedly breaking rules around bear spray sale
A Saskatoon business is facing bylaw charges after allegedly breaking the city's rules around the sale of bear spray. The charge is the first of its kind after Saskatoon City Council added sale and re...
Feb 24, 2026 Under the new rules, anyone purchasing the irritant spray in the city must be at least 18, and must provide two pieces of government-issued ID. The business is then required to record the purchaser’s name, ID numbers, date of birth and address and share that information with the city. (650 CKOM file photo)
Residents raise concerns about crime, applaud Prairie Harm Reduction's efforts at community meeting
It was standing room only at Saskatoon's Confederation Inn on Thursday evening for a community meeting billed as an event to discuss the effects Prairie Harm Reduction's supervised drug consumption si...
Feb 20, 2026 About 150 people attended a meetings at the Confederation Inn in Saskatoon on Thursday evening to discuss their experiences with crime and safety near the supervised drug consumption site Prairie Harm Reduction. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Bloc MP says he was mugged and pepper-sprayed while in Brussels for NATO visit
A Bloc Qubcois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represents the rid...
Feb 20, 2026 Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Man charged with dangerous driving after allegedly fleeing from Mounties in stolen semi
A 38-year-old Alberta man was arrested near North Battleford after allegedly fleeing from police in stolen semi, driving on the rims after officers popped the vehicle's tires. According to the RCMP, o...
Feb 20, 2026 Police said the driver “continued driving on the tire rims” after officers deflated the truck’s tires. (Saskatchewan RCMP/X)
Prince Albert cops seize more than three kilos of drugs during search of basement suite
Police officers in Prince Albert seized more than three kilograms of illegal drugs during a search of a basement suite on Friday. According to police, officers began an investigation in January after ...
Feb 19, 2026 Police said the officers searching the suite found and seized 1,515 grams of cocaine, 1,328 grams of MDMA, 608 grams of methamphetamine, 152 grams of fentanyl, about $12,500 in cash, three cell phones, a money counter, a digital scale and what police described as “kilo-level drug packaging materials.” (Prince Albert Police Service/Submitted)
Champagne unveils Ottawa's 'follow the money' plan to tackle extortion
The federal government is bringing law enforcement and financial institutions together in a bid to fight extortion operations targeting Canadian businesses and households. Finance Minister Francois-Ph...
Feb 19, 2026 Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne poses outside the ministry's offices, in Montreal, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Teen boy facing murder charge after death on Star Blanket Cree Nation: RCMP
A teen boy is facing a murder charge after a death on Wednesday on the Star Blanket Cree Nation. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers with the File Hills First Nations Police Service were call...
Feb 19, 2026 While very few details were released by police, the Mounties said the teen boy is facing a charge of second-degree murder. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police briefs: Teens charged after alleged armed robbery with machete
Two teenage boys, ages 15 and 16, are facing charges after a pair of alleged armed robberies in the city's Fairhaven neighbourhood. Police said officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at a ...
Feb 17, 2026 Police said two robbers armed with a machete stole liquor and cash from a business on Fairlight Drive on Friday evening. (Konstantin1985 / Depositphotos.com)
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