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Saskatoon police watching safe injection site proposal closely
Saskatoon police are planning to keep a close eye on the area around a safe injection site for illicit drug users, should the Pleasant Hill facility be approved by the federal government. AIDS Saskato...
May 22, 2019 Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper. (650 CKOM file photo)
Forum seeks ideas in fight against Sask. meth crisis
A two-day forum in Saskatoon has community groups, addictions and mental health workers, law enforcement and others coming together to try and tackle the growing crystal meth crisis in Saskatchewan. "...
Apr 04, 2019 Crystal methamphetamine, often referred to as simply as "meth" or "jib," is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. (Wikimedia commons).
Pleasant Hill Bakery closes its doors after 63 years
Nothing but empty racks, unplugged ovens and stacks of rolling pins remained at Pleasant Hill Bakery on Saturday. After 63 years, the longtime community staple on 20th Street is closing its doors one ...
Mar 23, 2019 Pleasant Hill Bakery owner Keith Jorgenson stands in front of his remaining stock during the bakery's final operating hours on March 23, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Police arrest man and woman found in stolen vehicle
Saskatoon police say they found a gun and drugs after pulling over a stolen vehicle. Officers spotted an SUV early Thursday morning that was reported stolen from the town of Punnichy, according to a p...
Mar 21, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Safe injection site facing little opposition: AIDS Saskatoon
No one showed up for the first in a series of open houses on a proposal for a safe injection site in Saskatoon. AIDS Saskatoon executive director Jason Mercredi was on hand Wednesday evening at what t...
Mar 07, 2019
Manslaughter charges over tainted drugs a first for Sask.
For the first time ever in Saskatchewan, manslaughter charges have been laid after people died from overdoses allegedly involving tainted drugs. The investigation dates back to March 2018 when emergen...
Feb 22, 2019 Staff Sgt. Vince Ashmeade addresses media at Saskatoon police headquarters on Feb. 22, 2019. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Hepatitis vaccine shortage concerning winter travellers
Winter travellers looking to escape the cold by landing in a hot destination might be opening themselves up to health risks as hepatitis vaccine supplies dwindle across the country. A nation-wide shor...
Jan 12, 2019
Man turns himself in after allegedly luring teens
A 24-year-old man wanted for allegedly offering teenage girls drugs in exchange for sex through a social media app has turned himself in. Alexander Tokaryk, 24, is charged with two counts of luring a ...
Dec 04, 2018
Police seize Xanax disguised as SweeTarts candy
Saskatoon police are warning the public after they reportedly seized drugs disguised as candy. Police said in a Friday release they seized Xanax tablets made to look like SweeTarts during a recent inv...
Oct 19, 2018 Saskatoon police seized several Xanax tablets designed to look like SweeTarts candy. (Saskatoon Police)
Kindersley RCMP warn about drug overdoses
RCMP is concerned about illicit drugs mixed with fentanyl or carfentanil making the rounds in the Kindersley area. On Tuesday mounties were told about a 22-year-old man taken to hospital by paramedics...
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