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Sask. legislation would classify fentanyl, meth, needles as 'street weapons'
The Government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation this week that would classify fentanyl, methamphetamine and hypodermic needles as categories of "street weapons." The amendments to the Safe Publi...
Apr 15, 2025 Once the changes take effect, municipalities and First Nations could opt in to new rules that would regulate the possession, storage and transport of times “potentially used as street weapons,” including large knives, machetes, bear spray and hypodermic needles. (650 CKOM file photo)
A Weldon man attempted to flee Prince Albert RCMP without success
Prince Albert RCMP used a conducted energy device to arrest a 39-year-old man from Weldon on Saturday just after midnight. The call came in that there was a disturbance near a business on Highway #2 n...
Apr 15, 2025 When officers stopped the vehicle on Highway #2, the driver was impaired and while they detained him, the passenger jumped into the driver’s seat and tried to get away.
The 39-year-old passenger was stopped by police, but while resisting arrest, he assaulted officers and provided a false name. Officers were not “seriously injured.” (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
RCMP searching for man who escaped Besnard Lake Correctional Centre
Police in Saskatchewan are asking members of the public to keep an eye out for a 26-year-old man who escaped from a provincial correctional centre. According to the RCMP, Kobe Kiseyinewakup was last s...
Apr 15, 2025 Kobe Kiseyinewakup, 34, was described as five-foot-six and 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
'It's crazy': Saskatoon firefighter says bear spray keeping first responders busy
Assaults involving bear spray are a big issue in Saskatoon, and the stinging spray is causing problems not only for the public, but for first responders as well. The Saskatoon Police Service said a wo...
Apr 14, 2025 Saskatoon firefighter Jay Protz says the fact that bear spray is both legal and readily available is part of the reason why the city is seeing the stinging spray used in so many assaults. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police seize swords, crossbow, body armour, tasers during drug bust
Police in Saskatoon seized a trove of items including methamphetamine, swords, a crossbow, tasers and body armour during a drug bust on Friday. The Saskatoon Police Service said officers raided a home...
Apr 11, 2025 During the search, officers uncovered 78.2 grams of meth and $410 in cash, along with “numerous edged weapons, conducted energy devices, a cross-bow, body armour and ammunition.” (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
SIRT investigating after Mountie hits 16-year-old pedestrian with vehicle
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after an RCMP officer hit a teenage pedestrian with a police vehicle while responding to a call on Tuesday. According to the oversight ag...
Apr 11, 2025 According to the Government of Saskatchewan, the teen pedestrian was signalling for a pair of RCMP vehicles to stop when he was struck and seriously injured. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Two people stabbed in Saskatoon on Thursday night: Police
Two Saskatoon men were hospitalized on Thursday night after they were stabbed in separate incidents. According to police, the first incident saw officers called to 22nd Street West at around 6 p.m. wh...
Apr 11, 2025 Police said an early investigation indicates that one of the victims was attacked by a group of four men in an alley behind a business in the 1500 block of 20th Street West. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Former Saskatoon mayoral candidate charged in North Battleford armed robbery
Former Saskatoon mayoral candidate Mark Zielke - who described himself as an "advocate for justice" during his campaign - was arrested in connection with an armed robbery and assault in North Battlefo...
Apr 11, 2025 Mark Zielke joined Saskatoon’s mayoral race in 2020, describing himself as an “advocate for justice.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police briefs: Officers responded to three bear spray incidents Tuesday
Police were busy on Tuesday evening, responding to three separate incidents involving bear spray. The first happened shortly after 5 p.m., when a woman reported that she was bear sprayed on Laurier Dr...
Apr 09, 2025 Police responded to three bear spray incidents on Tuesday, but no suspects were arrested. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon police briefs: Woman bear sprayed in dispute over cigarette
A woman was bear-sprayed in Saskatoon on Monday after refusing to hand over a cigarette. According to police, officers were called to 22nd Street West at around 11:30 p.m. for a report of an injured p...
Apr 08, 2025 Police said the woman was hit with bear spray after refusing to give her attacker a cigarette. (650 CKOM file photo)
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