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Alfred Okyere's family awaits answers as court process begins
Family and friends of 23-year-old Alfred Okyere sat in a Saskatoon courtroom on Wednesday hoping for an update on the man charged with Okyere's murder. Okyere, an international student from Ghana, was...
Jan 29, 2025 Victor Yeke (left) president of the Ghana Canadian Association in Saskatoon, said he hopes ‘justice will be served’ in the case, which is currently before the courts. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. RCMP saw 27 per cent jump in homicide cases in 2024, setting record
Mounties in Saskatchewan responded to a record number of homicides last year, with 38 separate cases and a total of 40 victims. According to the RCMP, the figures from 2024 represent a 27 per cent inc...
Jan 28, 2025 The Saskatchewan RCMP noted that "clusters" of homicide cases can stretch police resources thin. (paulfleet/Depositphotos.com)
Student Alfred Okyere stabbed to death just months after arriving in Saskatoon
Alfred Okyere recently moved from Ghana to Saskatoon as an international student. But less than four months after arriving in the city, the 23-year-old was stabbed to death at his part-time job, and h...
Jan 24, 2025 Alfred Okyere, 23, moved to Saskatoon from Ghana as an international student in September. (Alexander Osei-Owusu/Submitted)
Sask. RCMP responded to record 40 homicides in 2024, Blackmore tells Bray
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the officer in charge of the Saskatchewan RCMP, joined the Evan Bray Show on Friday morning to check in on a number of different topics, including crime statis...
Jan 17, 2025 Rhonda Blackmore says the Saskatchewan RCMP responded to a record number of homicides in 2024. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
Saskatoon youth, 17, charged with manslaughter
A 17-year-old from Saskatoon is facing manslaughter and dangerous weapon charges after a shooting that resulted in the death of Jordan Wright in North Battleford in February. Saskatchewan RCMP said in...
Dec 16, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
North Battleford man charged with murder in February shooting
A man has been charged with murder in connection with a shooting that resulted in the death of Jordan Wright in North Battleford in February. Xavier Lonesinger of North Battleford, aged 26, has been c...
Dec 09, 2024 Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. (Google Street View)
Regina murder suspect Reshaun Cote added to Canada's most-wanted list
A 22-year-old man wanted in a Regina murder case has the dubious honour of appearing on the country's most-wanted list. Reshaun Norman Cote is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder ...
Dec 09, 2024
RCMP still looking for man after White Bear F.N. murder suspect arrested
The man wanted for murder after the death of a 33-year-old man on White Bear First Nation on Dec. 3 has been arrested by Saskatchewan RCMP. RCMP said in a news release on Sunday that Jeremy Whitebear ...
Dec 08, 2024 Dwayne Maxie, 26, is wanted for manslaughter the death of a 33-year-old man on the White Bear First Nation on Dec. 3. He is about 6-foot-2 tall and weighs around 250 lbs, has brown eyes and black hair. Police say he should not be approached. (Saskatchewan RCMP/submitted)
Two wanted by RCMP after homicide on White Bear First Nation
Two men are wanted for murder and manslaughter after the death of a 33-year-old man on the White Bear First Nation. Saskatchewan RCMP officers were called to a home on the First Nation at around 2:30 ...
Dec 06, 2024 The RCMP say 26-year-old Dwayne Maxie (left) and 22-year-old Jeremy Whitebear are both wanted in connection with the death of Talon Lonethunder. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Police renew calls for information in Harvey Zoerb homicide case
Police in Saskatoon are once again asking the public to come forward with any information that could help them solve a homicide case dating back to June. On June 12, 2024, police were called to a park...
Nov 28, 2024 Zoerb was found critically injured in a parking lot on Forrester Road on June 12. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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