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Ministry of Health issues overdose alert after two drug deaths in P.A.
Two deaths believed to be linked to toxic drugs in Prince Albert have prompted an overdose alert from Saskatchewan's health ministry. According to the alert, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service reported...
Mar 17, 2025 The ministry said the substances believed to have caused the two deaths can be either smoked or injected. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police remind public of drug risks after seizing fentanyl, meth, cocaine
Police in Saskatoon are reminding the public about the dangers of illegal drugs, as the city finds itself in the midst of an overdose crisis. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers arrest...
Mar 17, 2025 "SPS would like to remind the public that any drug not prescribed by a doctor and dispensed by a pharmacist can result in serious injury or death." (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Provincial government offers help to Saskatoon amid 'toxic drug crisis'
The Government of Saskatchewan is offering help to Saskatoon as the city deals with a high number of overdoses. The Bridge City has seen a spike in overdoses over the past two months, with more than o...
Mar 13, 2025 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. cracks down on fentanyl traffickers with $1M fine
The provincial government announced a suite of new measures on Tuesday aiming to curb the production, transportation, sale and use of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Saskatchewan. According to the Gov...
Feb 25, 2025 Saskatoon Police Chief Cam McBride said it will take time to see if these new measures announced by the government will work. (Regina Police Service)
Woman charged after allegedly hitting parked cars while fleeing police
A Regina woman is facing a lengthy list of traffic and drug charges after allegedly running from a traffic stop, hitting three other vehicles in the process. According to the Regina Police Service, of...
Feb 10, 2025
Mounties seize drugs, smokes, guns after searching home near Humboldt
Mounties seized thousands of illegal cigarettes, along with nearly two kilograms of drugs and several weapons after executing a search warrant at a Saskatchewan home. According to the RCMP, the search...
Feb 07, 2025 At the home, police seized a kilogram of methamphetamine, 801 grams of cocaine, 35,000 illegal cigarettes, four guns and bear spray. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Eight kilos of fentanyl seized during RCMP traffic stop on Highway 1
Saskatchewan RCMP officers seized eight kilograms of fentanyl during a traffic stop on Highway 1. According to the RCMP, officers with the police force's traffic unit was working with the Saskatchewan...
Jan 30, 2025 Two Calgary men are facing charges in connection with the major drug bust. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sask RCMP locates NYE escaped prisoner, charges laid
An inmate who went missing from the Prince Albert Penitentiary on New Year's Eve is once again behind bars. According to Correctional Service Canada, 29-year-old Glen Halkett was found to be missing d...
Jan 22, 2025
Dozy Saskatoon driver wakes up to drug and weapons charges: Police
A driver who took a nap behind the wheel got a rude awakening on Thursday night, and he's now facing a lengthy list of criminal charges. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers were called...
Jan 17, 2025 According to police, officers found three types of drugs and six weapons inside the van. (650 CKOM file photo)
Three charged after 1.2 kilos of cocaine seized during RCMP traffic stop
Two men and a woman are facing charges after a traffic stop by Saskatchewan RCMP officers turned up more than a kilogram of cocaine. According to the RCMP, officers with the Kamsack detachment receive...
Jan 15, 2025 Roughly 1.2 kilos of cocaine seized by RCMP officers in December. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
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