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Mounties seize two kilos of meth during traffic stop near Meadow Lake
RCMP officers uncovered a huge stash of illegal drugs during a traffic stop near Meadow Lake last weekend. According to the RCMP, officers from the Green Lake detachment stopped a vehicle on Highway 5...
Jun 28, 2024 Cpl. Paul Loder with the Green Lake RCMP said the “significant drug seizure” removed as many as 20,000 doses of methamphetamine from the black market in the area. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
April saw 486 drivers suspended or charged for impaired driving: SGI
Hundreds of drivers in Saskatchewan are facing penalties after picking up licence suspensions or criminal charges for impaired driving last month. According to SGI, police across the province handed o...
May 30, 2024 Police also handed out 4,203 tickets for speeding or aggressive driving in April. (Saskatchewan RCMP/YouTube)
Drug treatment court expanding to North Battleford
Saskatchewan is expanding its drug treatment court to North Battleford in an effort to help drug users recover from their addictions. The expansion is being funded using $240,000 of the $574 million e...
May 09, 2024 Drug treatment courts are currently only offered in Regina and Moose Jaw, but will soon expand to North Battleford. (980 CJME file photo)
Taylor Kennedy tells court she admitted using drugs because she thought she had to
A 29-year-old woman charged with driving while high and causing the death of a nine-year-old Saskatoon girl took the stand in her defence Wednesday in Saskatoon Provincial Court. Bayleigh Maurice died...
Apr 18, 2024 Taylor Kennedy exits Saskatoon Provincial Court in April. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Prairie Harm Reduction plans to cut hours amid funding strain
Keeping the doors open at Prairie Harm Reduction has been an uphill battle. Starting on May 1, the supervised consumption site and drop-in centre will not be able to keep its doors open past 4 p.m. Ka...
Apr 02, 2024 Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, says the organization will soon be reducing its hours. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Battlefords RCMP seizes trove of drugs, guns, cigarettes after searches
RCMP officers in North Battleford seized more than a kilogram of meth and a wide assortment of illegal items during two searches. According to the Mounties, officers from the Battlefords Gang Task For...
Mar 27, 2024 Two RCMP searches turned up drugs, guns, illegal cigarettes and more. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. gov't touts work of crime reduction, trafficking response teams
Police officers across Saskatchewan seized more than six kilograms of methamphetamine, nearly two kilos of cocaine and 88 guns during busts in the province in the last quarter of 2023. In a media rele...
Mar 25, 2024
Early-morning police chase ended by tire deflation device, police dog
A tire deflation device and a police dog brought a chase in Saskatoon to an end early Tuesday morning. According to police, officers tried to stop a vehicle on Fairlight Drive just after 2 a.m. becaus...
Mar 19, 2024 Police say a search of the vehicle turned up several different types of drugs and a prohibited weapon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Regina police seize more than 12 kilos of illegal drugs in major bust
A search by police in Regina led to three arrests, and saw police seize 12 kilograms of illegal drugs. According to police, officers with the police service's drug and tactical support units executed ...
Feb 22, 2024
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation councillor says residents feel safer after RCMP operation
The chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation says the goal is to transform Pelican Narrows into a place where safety and wellness are tangible realities for every member of the community. "We are cri...
Feb 13, 2024 Chief Karen Bird of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation said potential improvements are being identified. (paNOW file photo)
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