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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)
Saskatoon man wanted after allegedly defrauding victims for thousands of dollars
The Saskatchewan RCMP has issued a warrant for the arrest of a 42-year-old Saskatoon man on fraud charges. The RCMP said officers started investigating Jason Pacik in January of 2024 in relation to a ...
Nov 26, 2025 On Nov. 18, Jason Pacik was charged with one count of fraud under $5,000 and one count of fraud over $5,000. Police are asking the public to report any sightings of Pacik to police or Crime Stoppers. (RCMP/submitted)
Saskatoon council approves increased police, library budgets as deliberations begin
Saskatoon City Council is working to reduce a projected property tax increase of 7.43 per cent for 2026 and a further hike of 5.92 per cent for 2027. Three days of budget deliberations began on Tuesda...
Nov 26, 2025 Saskatoon police chief Cam McBride speaking to Saskatoon City Council on Nov. 25, 2025. McBride said he knew the police budget represented a significant increase, but he noted that some savings were found along the way. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Two dead after crashes near Saskatoon, Maple Creek: RCMP
A 71-year-old man from Maple Creek and an 83-year-old man from Saskatoon were killed in separate crashes on Monday. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the first crash happened at the intersection of ...
Nov 25, 2025 The Saskatchewan RCMP said the first crash happened at the intersection of two grid roads in the RM of Reno, while the second crash occurred on Highway 41, about 10 kilometres north of Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police briefs: Woman charged after allegedly crashing with three-year-old in vehicle
A 28-year-old woman is facing charges of assaulting a peace officer and refusing to provide a breath sample after allegedly crashing a vehicle carrying a three-year-old child on Tuesday morning. Accor...
Nov 25, 2025 Two women were arrested after a single-vehicle crash early on Tuesday morning, and police say there was a young child inside the vehicle at the time. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon budget deliberations begin with projected 7.43 per cent tax hike
Budget deliberations in Saskatoon begin on Tuesday with a projected 7.43 per cent property tax increase for 2026. That figure is down from 8.23 the per cent projected just a few weeks ago, and 9.9 per...
Nov 25, 2025 Saskatoon's projected property tax increase for 2026 has gone down from 9.9 per cent to 7.43 per cent, with administration preparing more than 100 options to lower taxes further. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Measles cases confirmed in Saskatoon
Measles cases have been confirmed in Saskatoon, with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) notifying people of an exposure risk. The SHA said in a news release on Nov. 24 if anyone was at the locati...
Nov 24, 2025 A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is pictured at the Taber Community Health Centre in Taber, Alta., Monday, July 28, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Two women are latest to face charges in Timothy Tootoosis homicide case
Warning: This story contains explicit details that may be disturbing to some readers. Two women are the latest to be charged in connection with the 2024 death of Timothy Tootoosis, bringing the total ...
Nov 20, 2025 Timothy Tootoosis was an ‘avid sports enthusiast,’ who played for the Native Sons, an Indigenous youth soccer program, before beginning to struggle with alcohol addiction. (Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron/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 road crews hard at work after overnight snowfall
Saskatoon is waking up to city blanketed in white after freezing rain turned into snow during the early morning hours on Wednesday. The City of Saskatoon said its road crews are already hard at work c...
Nov 19, 2025 The city said 20 sanders, eight plows and nine sidewalk plows will be working on road maintenance around the city on Wednesday, following an overnight snowfall. (650 CKOM file photo)
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