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Mounties make major marijuana bust near Swift Current: 1,500 lbs
A traffic stop on Highway 1 last week saw Saskatchewan RCMP officers seize more than a thousand pounds of illicit cannabis. The total amount seized was roughly 1,551 lbs according to an RCMP news rele...
Jan 13, 2025 The RCMP said the case began around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 when the police force's Roving Traffic Unit stopped a large cargo van on the highway near Swift Current. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Manitoba man allegedly tried to ram police vehicle with tractor: RCMP
A Manitoba man is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to ram an RCMP vehicle with a tractor last week. According to the RCMP, officers were planning to visit a rural home about 15 kilometre...
Jan 13, 2025 According to the RCMP, the man tried to ram a police vehicle with his tractor before running away from the officers. (fotokostic/Depositphotos.com)
Guns, chemicals seized after illegal border crossing investigation: RCMP
An investigation into illegal border crossings between Saskatchewan and Montana ended with two men in custody and the seizure of several prohibited firearms, along with a stash of suspicious chemicals...
Jan 13, 2025 The investigation at the border saw Saskatchewan RCMP officers seize a number of prohibited firearms. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Fatal Sunday morning Stonebridge collision: Police
The Saskatoon Police Service responded to a vehicle that had collided with a brick wall around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday Morning. The crash happened on Jan. 12, at Preston Avenue South and Stonebridge Commo...
Jan 13, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service responded to a vehicle that had collided with a brick wall around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday Morning. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon employee frustrated after Cleo and Ricki's announces closures
More stores closures are in Saskatchewan's future as the parent company for Cleo fashions Inc. and Ricki's Fashions Inc. will be closing them down. Comark Holdings Inc., which also owns Bootlegger Clo...
Jan 10, 2025 In an affidavit, Chief Executive Shamsh Kassam estimated Comark's brands owed $61 million to a mix of vendors, landlords and other partners who the company would be unable to pay by the time Christmas arrived. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Police arrest 2, seize 25K cash and 67 codeine pills in Varsity View
Two men in their thirties are facing charges after a drug trafficking investigation by Saskatoon Police Service. The Crime Reduction Team made the arrest on January 8 in the 1500 block of 8th Street E...
Jan 10, 2025 Two men in their thirties are facing charges after a drug trafficking investigation by Saskatoon Police Service.
The Crime Reduction Team made the arrest on January 8 in the 1500 block of 8th Street East and the 2600 block of Lorne Avenue. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Provincial government touts strong employment statistics for 2024
Saskatchewan's economy created 14,000 jobs in 2024 while the province's unemployment rate sat at 5.5 per cent, well below the national average of 6.7 per cent. According to figures from Statistics Can...
Jan 10, 2025 "The opportunities being created by a strong economy means more people are living and working in Saskatchewan than ever before," said Deputy Premier Jim Reiter. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police investigating another bear spray incident at Midtown mall
Police in Saskatoon are investigating yet another incident involving bear spray at the city's Midtown mall. According to police, officers were called to the shopping centre on First Avenue South just ...
Jan 10, 2025 There have been a number of bear spray incidents at Midtown in recent months, with several youths facing charges as a result. (650 CKOM file photo)
Meadow Lake man dead after rollover on Highway 55
A 40-year-old man from Meadow Lake was killed in a single-vehicle rollover on Thursday. According to the RCMP, officers were notified of the crash on Highway 55, just east of Flying Dust First Nation,...
Jan 10, 2025 The 40-year-old driver was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. (650 CKOM file photo)
Yorkton RCMP arrest 20-year-old with 1.5 kg of meth
Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested a 20-year-old man from Yorkton. On January 7, officers searched the man and his vehicle as part of a drug trafficking investigation. According to RCMP, they seized "met...
Jan 10, 2025 Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested a 20-year-old man from Yorkton. On January 7, officers searched the man and his vehicle as part of a drug trafficking invertigation. According to RCMP, they seized "methamphetamine, cocaine, cash and evidence of drug trafficking." (Saskatchewan RCMP)
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