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Saskatoon police seize cash, meth, cocaine in trafficking investigation
Three people have been arrested following an investigation by the Saskatoon police Service Guns and Gangs Unit. Read more: Police look for man involved with stabbing, two people bearsprayed Woman char...
Sep 09, 2025 According to police, members seized 7.89 grams of crack cocaine, 5.16 grams of cocaine, 24.12 grams of methamphetamine and $6,522.60 from the property during a Sept. 6 search warrant at a home. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Prairie Harm Reduction recognizes overdose deaths in online tribute
Behind each overdose statistic is a human story, followed by the heartbreak of the loved ones left behind. Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), which operates Saskatoon's supervised consumption site, commemo...
Aug 31, 2025 Prairie Harm Reduction Executive Director Kayla DeMong said posting stories of those lost to overdosing shows "that they were human beings.” (CKOM file photo)
Alert issued after Saskatoon firefighters respond to string of overdose calls in August
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued an alert in Saskatoon after firefighters responded to a string of drug overdose calls this month. According to the health authority, firefighters in the Br...
Aug 29, 2025 In some of the overdose cases, hospitalization and multiple doses of naloxone have been required to revive the patient. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Street weapons and EV charging costs on Saskatoon City Council's agenda
A couple of big issues will be covered during Saskatoon City Council's meeting on Wednesday. One of those is whether or not the city will opt into the Safe Public Spaces Act, a piece of provincial leg...
Aug 26, 2025 Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, said she fears that opting into the Safe Public Spaces Act will impact, "the people who are living without homes and facing so many layers of discrimination already.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon cops seize drugs, vehicles, bear spray and more during trafficking investigation
Police officers arrested six people and seized drugs, weapons and four vehicles at the conclusion of a two-month investigation into what police called "high level drug traffickers in Saskatoon." Accor...
Aug 08, 2025 Police seized 106 grams of cocaine, 6.25 grams of psilocybin, 19 Xanax bars and $46,470 in cash, along with a canister of bear mace, four Airsoft handguns, drug paraphernalia and four vehicles. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Cops seize cash, cocaine, meth, fentanyl and GHB during search of apartment
Police in Saskatoon seized cash, cell phones, vehicles and several different types of drugs after a search at an apartment complex. According to police, an investigation by the police force's Crime Re...
Jun 27, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service said officers seized $4,410 in cash, 44.5 grams of cocaine, 76.8 grams of methamphetamine, 3.9 grams of fentanyl, a litre of GHB, 23 100mg tablets of gabapentin, an electric moped, an electric bicycle and an electric scooter, along with cell phones and “assorted paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.” (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Overdose alert issued after Regina sees four suspected overdose deaths in a week
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has issued an overdose alert after Regina saw four suspected overdose deaths in a single week. According to the ministry, many of the 54 suspected overdoses police ...
Jun 13, 2025 Saskatchewan’s health ministry recommended that drug users keep a naloxone kit handy following a rash of overdoses in Regina. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Police Briefs: Fake guns, blasting caps and retail crimes
A 40-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday morning after allegedly pointing a fake gun at a man who refused to give him a lift. According to police, officers were called to Charlebois Crescent in Silve...
May 28, 2025 Police said officers made 22 arrests during a four-day retail crime blitz on Confederation Drive. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Police Briefs: Drugs, weapons seized, train, semi collision and robbery with a hatchet
Two men are facing charges following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service Crime Reduction Team. The men, ages 41 and 32, were arrested at a home located in the 600 block of 9th Street East...
May 22, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service seized these items from a home on May 21 in the 600 block of 9th Street East. The items include 31 stolen pieces of ID, knives, a revolver and fentanyl production supplies. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
'The community is living in fear': JSCN rolls out plan to address crime, drug crisis
By Nigel Maxwell The James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is taking a proactive approach to addressing crime and what leaders are calling an escalating drug crisis. Following a vote held during a community ...
May 22, 2025 Over the weekend, police responded to a break-in at a residence on the First Nation that involved multiple people entering the home with weapons. One of the residents was shot and others were assaulted. (paNOW)
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