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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)
RCMP warns of treacherous highway conditions across Saskatchewan
A blast of winter weather caused by an Alberta clipper is creating difficult driving conditions on highways across Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan RCMP issued an advisory on Friday morning, warning tha...
Jan 17, 2025 The Saskatchewan RCMP is warning drivers of tricky conditions on roads around the province. (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
Gallagher family disappointed with guilty plea at murder trial
"It's like a kick in the gut," is how Brian Gallagher and his wife described how they felt on Thursday after hearing about the latest developments in Megan Gallagher's homicide case. On January 6, the...
Jan 16, 2025 Although it was not the outcome Brian and his wife Debbie had hoped for, he said "I'm not losing faith in the justice system, but I know that there are some holes in it." (650 CKOM file photo)
Police arrest 28-year-old man in Saskatoon's eighth homicide of 2024
The Saskatoon Police Service has made an arrest in the murder of 25-year-old Kade Lee. Aaron Ironstand, a 28-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested and has already appeared in court for the April 16, 202...
Jan 16, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service has made an arrest in the murder of 25-year-old Kade Lee.
Aaron Ironstand, a 28-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested and has already appeared in court for the April 16, 2024 homicide in the 200 block of Avenue O South. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Sask. woman to plead guilty in fatal wrong-way crash on Highway 11
A Saskatchewan woman intends to plead guilty to four charges in connection with a crash that left two Alberta women dead in October. The crash happened just before 10 p.m. on October 19 on Highway 11,...
Jan 16, 2025 A screenshot from Google Street View shows the divided highway near Dundurn. The crash happened about a kilometre north of the town on Highway 11 on Oct. 19, 2024. (Google Street View)
'Simply counterproductive': Moe opposes broad retaliatory tariffs
Nearly all of the provincial leaders came out of the first ministers' meeting Wednesday touting a unified approach, and while Premier Scott Moe agreed, he's also repeating that broad-based, retaliator...
Jan 16, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says the first goal is no tariffs at all, and that broad retaliatory tariffs would be bad for all involved. (CJME file photo)
Drone technology becoming more common on farms
Whether producers like it or not, drones are continuing to make their way into the farming industry. At this year's Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, the fancy pieces of equipment we...
Jan 16, 2025 Drones are becoming more prevalent on farms in Saskatchewan and across Canada as technology evolves. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Tax firm offers recommendations for Saskatoon in 2023 audit
The most recent independent audit of Saskatoon's city finances showed some strengths - and some weaknesses. Accounting and tax firm Ernst & Young was tasked with performing the review in August 20...
Jan 15, 2025 Six recommendations for improvements were made, including the suggestion that the city establish a formal contingency reserve, and better manage and replenish the city's fiscal stabilization reserve and snow and ice management reserves. (650 CKOM file photo)
Gather Local Market launches first-ever Frost & Fire Festival
Gather Local Market in Saskatoon is preparing for the launch of its first-ever winter festival. The Frost & Fire Festival is the brainchild of Adrea Prop, the market's interim executive director. ...
Jan 15, 2025 The festival's opening ceremonies begin Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon council to decide on shared e-scooter continuation at next meeting
Saskatoon city councillors could decide by the end of the month whether they'll permit shared e-scooters to continue to operate in the city for the next several years. A pilot program in the city with...
Jan 15, 2025 Helmet use was one of the top concerns raised by council members and Mayor Cynthia Block. (650 CKOM file photo)
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