Sask. Roughriders add three to roster
Nov 25, 2024
Nick Jones, D'Sean Mimbs and Ben Hadley were signed by the team.
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Concealed machete found during arrest, Saskatoon police say
Saskatoon police found a concealed machete when they arrested a man after a report of an assault in Pleasant Hill on Saturday. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release officers received a call ...
Sep 23, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
Man wanted: Robberies in Melfort, Wadena, Foam Lake, Yorkton
On Sunday, Yorkton RCMP responded to a robbery around 2 a.m. at a business on Smith Street. Police said a "male entered the business, threatened an employee with a firearm, then stole cash, cigarettes...
Sep 23, 2024 Wadena RCMP are looking for 34-year-old Joseph “Joey” Desjarlais from Fishing Lake First Nation. Desjarlais is described as about 5-foot-7 and 130 lbs with brown eyes, short brown hair, and a short beard. He was last seen wearing a light brown hoodie and a fanny pack. He has tattoos of the words "public" and "enemy" with flames on his hands, and "Bonnie and Clyde" tattooed on the right side of his neck. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saturday Saskatoon police chase ended with man, 24, in custody
On Saturday, a police chase ended with backed-up traffic on Warman Road near the Circle Drive overpass. According to the news release, Saskatoon Police Service located around 9:30 a.m. a vehicle that ...
Sep 23, 2024 According to police, the driver fled at a high rate of speed throughout Saskatoon, tire deflation device was deployed on Warman Road near Cavers Street. After crashing into another vehicle near the Circle Drive overpass, the driver fled on foot. (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Human Trafficking Summit receives funding from Gov. of Sask.
The Government of Saskatchewan announced $100,000 toward The Maddison Sessions, hosted by #NotInMyCity in Saskatoon in the spring of 2025. "Awareness, combined with a 'no borders' approach to law enfo...
Sep 23, 2024 Canadian country star Paul Brandt said his organization works to raise awareness around human trafficking. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Radar search for unmarked graves at Sturgeon Landing begins
A Saskatchewan First Nation launched a week-long project on Monday, which will see ground-penetrating radar used in a search for unmarked graves. The Sturgeon Landing search, conducted by the Peter Ba...
Sep 23, 2024 Dr. Abdul Raouf, with Saskatchewan Polytechnic, speaks at a truth and reconciliation event at the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation on Sept. 20. (Tina Pelletier/Submitted)
Sask. Gov't touts progress on health hiring plan at two-year mark
Two years ago, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced its ambitious Health Human Resources Action Plan in order to help alleviate serious shortages of doctors and other health-care professionals in...
Sep 23, 2024 The provincial government says it has made good progress since the plan was first launched in September of 2022. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police in Moose Jaw discover body after vehicle fire
Police in Moose Jaw are investigating after a body was found inside a burning vehicle on Sunday evening. Officers were called to the scene in the 700 block of Ominica Street East at approximately 8:30...
Sep 23, 2024 Police said the cause of the death and the cause of the fire are both being investigated. (650 CKOM file photo)
Warmer-than-normal fall expected in Saskatchewan: Climatologist
Summer is gone, and fall has officially arrived in Saskatchewan. But Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, said the start of fall may feel like an extended summer. Wednesday is ...
Sep 23, 2024 Saskatchewan is seeing an unusually warm start to the fall season, according to Environment Canada. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
VIDEO: Early morning fire causes major damage at Candle Lake Golf Resort
By Nigel Maxwell Fire crews are on the scene at one of Saskatchewan's most popular golf destinations this morning. Shortly after 12:30 a.m., crews were called out to Candle Lake Golf Resort. https://w...
Sep 23, 2024 Administrator Brent Lutz told paNOW the section of the resort building that houses the kitchen, retail store and administration office has been destroyed. (Lesa Haworth/Saskatchewan RV Campers, Facebook)
Wes Petterson Memorial Park opens in Weldon with ceremony
By Logan Lehmann Family members, friends, and supporters gathered in the small village of Weldon on Saturday to witness the opening of Wes Petterson Memorial Park. Hundreds of people packed the park's...
Sep 23, 2024 Wes Petterson Jr., surrounded by family members, cuts the ribbon to officially open Wes Petterson Memorial Park in Weldon on Saturday. (Logan Lehmann/paNOW Staff)
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