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Man faces charges after weapons and drugs seized from Lloydminster home, car: Police
An Alberta man faces charges in relation to a drug-trafficking investigation in Lloydminster, following a search warrant in a home and vehicle last month. According the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers who...
Dec 02, 2025 According the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers who searched a home and vehicle in the city on Nov. 26 found and seized about 320 grams of cocaine, approximately 500 grams of methamphetamine, a handgun, ammunition, a conducted-energy weapon, drug trafficking paraphernalia and some cash. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatoon overdose alert updated after additional death, carfentanil detected
A dangerous drug alert for the Saskatoon area has been updated following an additional overdose death - at least the third in the city since Nov. 17. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, ...
Nov 26, 2025 According to the Saskatchewan health ministry, Prairie Harm Reduction reported that carfentanil has been detected in drugs that were sold as fentanyl. The drugs appeared as “brown chunks,” the ministry said. (Saskatchewan Ministry of Health/Submitted)
Alert issued in Saskatoon after 104 overdoses in one week, including two deaths
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has issued an alert for Saskatoon after the city saw 104 overdoses within a single week, including two deaths on Monday. The Saskatoon Fire Department reported a sh...
Nov 20, 2025 In some of the overdose cases, hospitalization and multiple doses of naloxone have been required to revive the patient. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon cops seize more than a kilo of illegal drugs after raiding Stonebridge home
A search of a home in Saskatoon's Stonebridge neighbourhood last Thursday ended with police seizing more than a kilogram of illegal drugs. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Saskatoon ...
Nov 13, 2025 Police said officers seized $23,513 in cash, along with 743.2 grams of fentanyl, 552.9 grams of methamphetamine, 362 grams of cocaine, 750 millilitres of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, several mobile phones and drug trafficking paraphernalia. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Three facing charges after Mounties find cocaine during seatbelt stop: Sask. RCMP
Three people are facing criminal charges after a traffic stop due to an alleged seatbelt violation early this month. According to a statement issued Wednesday by the Saskatchewan RCMP, the traffic sto...
Nov 12, 2025 Police said an investigation indicated the drugs were headed for the Witchekan Lake area. (650 CKOM file photo)
Vancouver man charged after search near Kindersley turns up 20 kilos of drugs: RCMP
A 27-year-old Vancouver man is facing drug trafficking charges after a search of his vehicle near Kindersley allegedly turned up 20 kilograms of illegal drugs. A traffic officer pulled over a vehicle ...
Oct 30, 2025 The RCMP said a search of the vehicle revealed an after-market compartment containing large amounts of illegal drugs. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Mounties say man pointed gun at cop before his arrest in North Battleford
Mounties say a man pointed a gun at a police officer during a raid in North Battleford on Saturday. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers executed several sea...
Oct 29, 2025 “Collectively, during the search of the two residences and vehicles, officers located and seized approximately 176 grams of cocaine, three firearms, two replication firearms, a crossbow, body armour, bear spray, and drug trafficking paraphernalia,” the RCMP said. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Mounties turn up cocaine and brass knuckles in Swift Current
A 32-year-old Edmonton man is facing charges after a search by RCMP officers in Swift Current turned up around 255 grams of cocaine. According to police, Mounties from both Saskatchewan and Alberta ex...
Oct 24, 2025 Along with 255 grams of cocaine, police said the search of the Swift Current home turned up “a large sum of cash,” four cell phones, a set of brass knuckles and 18 cartons of unstamped cigarettes. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Supreme Court of Canada clarifies application of Good Samaritan drug overdose law
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the acquittal of a man who was arrested at the scene of a drug overdose, a ruling that clarifies application of a law intended to reduce substance use deaths. ...
Oct 24, 2025 People take a break on the front lawn of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prince Albert overdose deaths double provincial average, mobile response planned
by Susan McNeil Twice as many people in Prince Albert die of drug overdoses as the provincial average, a concerning statistic that is leading to a new response. On Monday, city council will be present...
Oct 05, 2025 An ambulance at Prince Albert's bus transfer station called for a suspected overdose in 2024. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
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