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'This was my child': Murder victim Timothy Tootoosis went to a party and never left
Warning, this story contains graphic details Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron is reeling over her son's murder in Saskatoon last month. "I hope and pray that they do find, who (is) responsible," said the Poun...
Jan 14, 2025 Timothy Tootoosis' mother Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron (third from left) now turns to her community and cultural teachings like smudging and ceremonies to process grief. She is pictured here with her three sons, with Timothy second from left. (Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron/submitted)
RCMP charge three with drug trafficking at Sask. Penitentiary
A request from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) was received by the Prince Albert RCMP on January 11 just before 9:30 p.m. asking for help in a Saskatchewan Penitentiary drug trafficking investigatio...
Jan 14, 2025 A homemade slingshot used to get drugs into the Saskatchewan Penitentiary was seized by Prince Albert RCMP after employees from the correctional facility noticed a suspicious vehicle with three people in their parking lot. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
A water main break closes Spadina Crescent for at least a day
Spadina Crescent is expected to remain closed for at least another day after a water main broke on Tuesday morning. The water main broke between Duchess and Queen Street causing water to pool and free...
Jan 14, 2025 A Saskatoon snow grader clears blocks of ice after a water main burst earlier on Jan. 14, 2025, morning causing water on Spadina Crescent between Duchess and Queen Street to pool and freeze. The road isn't expected to re-open for at least another day. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM News)
Fire can be a friend and fire can be your worst enemy: Fire Expert
Cliff Buettner has spent decades, in fact, 44 years in the forestry and wildfire management industry in our province. He's currently the Director of forestry and emergency protective services for the ...
Jan 14, 2025 Cliff Buettner has spent decades, in fact, 44 years in the forestry and wildfire management industry in our province. He's currently the Director of forestry and emergency protective services for the Prince Albert Grand Council. He's on the Evan Bray Show to offer insight into how fires like the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire in California came about and what can be done to put them out. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Exhibitors excited as Western Canadian Crop Production Show begins
The Western Canadian Crop Production Show will welcome thousands to Saskatoon's Prairieland Park over the next three days. Leigh Ann Hurlburt, the park's agriculture manager, said it will be a very bu...
Jan 14, 2025 The Western Canadian Crop Production Show opened Tuesday at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Two security guards bear sprayed at Midtown mall: Police
Police in Saskatoon have responded to yet another bear spray attack at a downtown shopping mall. According to police, officers were called to the Midtown mall on First Avenue South just before 5 p.m. ...
Jan 14, 2025 Saskatoon's Midtown mall has been the site of a number of bear spray attacks in recent months. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan offers aircraft and firefighters to help battle California fires
Saskatchewan has offered to send equipment and personnel to California to help fight the deadly fires sweeping the American state. The wildfires have so far left at least 25 people dead, and have burn...
Jan 14, 2025 Cars sit at an auto repair shop after they were destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
'Bad' drugs may be cause of spike in overdoses: Prairie Harm Reduction
Saskatoon safe consumption site Prairie Harm Reduction is warning people of a potentially "bad" batch of drugs in the city. The non-profit organization noticed a spike in suspected overdoses near the ...
Jan 13, 2025 Prairie Harm Reduction said it had seen 'close to' 10 overdoses late last week. (650 CKOM files)
Collision near Biggar that killed Saskatoon man also caused deaths of 50 pigs
A crash on Highway 14 east of Biggar that killed a 35-year-old Saskatoon man last week was also deadly for the livestock the semi was hauling. RCMP said on Monday that 50 pigs were killed or euthanize...
Jan 13, 2025 (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Two 17-year-olds arrested in separate dangerous weapons incidents
Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025 In Mount Royal, a 25-year-old man from Saskatoon was charged with five firearms-related offences by the Saskatoon Police Service. Around 8 p.m. officers responded to an apartment...
Jan 13, 2025 All three arrests happened between January 10 to 12, 2025, in Saskatoon's Westmount, Confederation Park and Mount Royal neighbourhoods.
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