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Calls to Saskatoon police mental health and addictions unit tripled over past six years
Saskatoon's Police and Crisis Team units responded to more than 3,000 calls last year - more than 3.5 times the number of calls for mental health and addictions responses fielded when the team was cre...
Apr 23, 2026 A report by Saskatoon Police Service chief Cam McBride noted 3,410 PACT service calls in 2025 – up slightly from 3,295 in 2024 and from 2,632 in 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
How chess is helping Saskatoon kids slow down and think
In a classroom within Saskatoon's Wildwood School, the room settles into an unusual kind of silence. It isn't empty - it's focused. Small hands hover over chessboards, brows furrow, eyes scam possibil...
Apr 23, 2026 Arash Abdollahzadeh is on his way to becoming a Canadian national master in chess. He is hoping to spread a love of the game with kids in Saskatoon. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Police say man beaten with baton, BB gun during mugging on 22nd Street
Police in Saskatoon say a man was beaten with a baton and what appeared to be a BB gun during a mugging on 22nd Street West on Tuesday evening. According to police, officers were called to St. Paul's ...
Apr 22, 2026 According to police, officers were called to St. Paul’s Hospital at around 7:30 p.m. after the 18-year-old victim arrived there, seeking treatment for his injuries. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon leads province in economic impact from tourism
Saskatoon is celebrating a notable increase to its "visitor economy" during National Tourism Week. According to Discover Saskatoon, the city is leading the province in tourism growth thanks to its vis...
Apr 21, 2026 The City of Saskatoon's University Bridge on a snowy spring day on March 25, 2026. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Where fun meets fitness: Exploring Dynasty Ninja in Saskatoon
The first thing you notice about this gym is what's missing. No rows of treadmills. No clanking dumbbells. No mirrors lined with people counting reps. Read more Saskatchewan Stories from Brittany Caff...
Apr 21, 2026 Have you ever heard of ninja? Not the shadowy, rooftop-flipping ninja from the movies — the sport! Kids swinging from rings, climbing walls and racing through obstacles. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
No injuries after 'unknown white powder' causes scare at Canada Post distribution centre
A mysterious white powder that led to a scare at a Canada Post distribution centre in Saskatoon on Monday morning turned out to be non-hazardous. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, a decontam...
Apr 20, 2026 The fire department said a postal worker was exposed to the powder at the centre on 103rd Street East and was assessed by paramedics, but showed “no symptoms of injury or distress.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon cops investigating gunpoint robbery in Exhibiton-area parking lot
Police in Saskatoon are investigating after a man was allegedly robbed at gunpoint inside his own vehicle. According to police, officers were called to the parking lot of a business in the 100 block o...
Apr 17, 2026 “Upon arrival, officers learned that a man had been exiting his vehicle in the parking lot when he was approached by two unknown suspects, forced back into his vehicle, and robbed of his property at gunpoint,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Food Bank boosted through Rock 102's Stuff the Bus campaign
Once again, Saskatoon residents have answered the call to help ensure fewer people go hungry in the city. On Thursday, Rock 102's Stuff the Bus campaign filled two transit buses with 15,022 pounds of ...
Apr 16, 2026 Rock 102 hosts Sheri, Woody, Sully and Whitney were on hand for the 21st Stuff the Bus collecting food and cash donations for Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre. (Rock 102/Submitted)
Very few details shared as police in Saskatoon open suspicious death investigation
Police in Saskatoon have opened a suspicious death investigation, but very few details were made public. According to police, officers got a call about an "injured and unresponsive person" in an apart...
Apr 16, 2026 "Members of the Major Crime and Forensic Identification Sections were called to the scene and are continuing to investigate," police said in a statement. (paulfleet/Depositphotos.com)
Police in Saskatoon make arrests after bear spray incidents, robbery
Police in Sasktoon arrested three people after a pair of bear sprayings and a robbery on Monday and Tuesday. The first incident saw officers called to 22nd Street West shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday a...
Apr 15, 2026 Police in Saskatoon say officers responded to a robbery and a pair of bear spray incidents on Monday and Tuesday. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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