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Highway 1 remains partially closed after semi fire: RCMP
A section of Highway 1 remained partially blocked on Monday morning after a semi caught fire on Sunday evening. The fire initially closed both westbound lanes of the highway roughly eight kilometres w...
Sep 16, 2024 Police say the semi fire happened Sunday evening, and cleanup is expected to take place on Monday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Manslaughter charge laid in shooting on Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation
A 20-year-old man is facing a manslaughter charge after a shooting death on Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation. Police were called to a home on the Cree Nation just west of Duck Lake at around 2:20 a.m...
Sep 16, 2024
'Grandparent scams' pop up again in Saskatoon, Moose Jaw: Police
Police in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw are warning the public about the so-called "grandparent scam," which has been happening in both communities recently. The scam involves a call to a usually elderly vi...
Sep 13, 2024 Police in Saskatoon say this woman is a person of interest in a "grandparent scam" investigation. Anyone who can identify her was asked to contact Saskatoon police. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Police investigate suspicious death on Big Island Lake Cree Territory
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes is investigating a suspicious death on Big Island Lake Cree Territory. According to police, a report came in on Thursday afternoon saying someone had been seriously inju...
Sep 13, 2024 Police say a woman's remains were found at a home on Thursday, and she has not yet been identified. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. residents lost $3.4 million in cryptocurrency frauds this year: RCMP
The Saskatchewan RCMP say scammers have ripped off residents of the province for more than $3.4 million in cryptocurrency since the start of 2024. "Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RC...
Sep 12, 2024 “Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RCMP had investigated 116 files involving cryptocurrency fraud, and in total, victims had reported more than $3,400,000 in cryptocurrency fraud losses,” the Saskatchewan RCMP said in a statement. (The Canadian Press)
In separate incidents, police arrest two people for swinging pieces of metal
Two people were arrested in Saskatoon on Wednesday for allegedly swinging pieces of metal. In the first case, police said a 45-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested at around 11 a.m. on Wednesday after ...
Sep 12, 2024 Police say two men were arrested on Wednesday after separate incidents involving a metal pole and a metal bar. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Cops seize car, cocaine, counterfeit cash during Saskatoon drug bust
Police in Saskatoon seized a vehicle, more than a kilogram of cocaine, counterfeit cash and more during a drug investigation this week. According to police, officers with the Saskatoon Police Service'...
Sep 12, 2024 Police seized more than a kilogram of cocaine, along with a machete, cash, a vehicle, and more. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Woman charged after allegedly stealing, crashing Regina police vehicle
An 18-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing - and crashing - a Regina police vehicle. According to police, officers were called to Eighth Avenue on Wednesday at around 5:3...
Sep 12, 2024
Bourassa to retire as Moose Jaw's police chief in 2025
Rick Bourassa is stepping down as chief of the Moose Jaw Police Service. The police force made the announcement on Wednesday, saying Bourassa will leave the force in 2025, and an official retirement d...
Sep 11, 2024 Rick Bourassa has been police chief in Moose Jaw since October 4, 2013. (Moose Jaw Police Service/Submitted)
Regina man bear sprayed while trying to sell smart watch: Police
A 47-year-old Regina man thought he was meeting a person who was interested in buying his smart watch, but ended up the victim of an attempted robbery and an assault with bear spray. According to poli...
Sep 11, 2024
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