CKRM News

Crown prosecutors say a Saskatchewan Mountie deliberately lured his lover to an isolated area to kill him, but the officer’s lawyer argues the shooting was in self-defence. Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman. The two men are not related. Braden Herman’s naked body was […]

Talks aimed at a new contract for teachers in Saskatchewan have come to an end, with no new deal. The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and the the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee were bargaining with the help of the Conciliation Board in an attempt to reach a deal. In a statement, the STF says the government did not […]

Saskatchewan based uranium giant Cameco is making some big donations to charity in Saskatchewan. The company raised $700,000  through the annual Cameco Step Up for Mental Health run/walk held in September.  Another $700,000 was raised through  the Cameco Employee Giving Campaign.  Some 300 employees make donations from their pay cheques to a charity of their choice, and […]

The RCMP are warning there is a dangerous strain of fentanyl circulating in Southern Saskatchewan, particularly in the Swift Current and Moose Jaw areas.  The biggest concern is this strain could be resistant to but may be resistant to naloxone, a fast-acting drug used to temporarily reverse the effects of overdoses caused by opioids. Police […]

A convicted sex offender living in Saskatchewan who cut through a fence to drive across the Canada-U.S. border with two children and their mother has entered a plea agreement. The agreement filed in South Dakota court last week says Benjamin Martin Moore will be pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. The offence carries a maximum sentence […]

RCMP say a man has been charged after he rammed into two police vehicles and assaulted officers on Thursday in east-central Saskatchewan. Police say they were notified of an attempted theft in Arborfield, Sask., and that the suspect had tried to steal from a large fuel tank. They say a property representative confronted the suspect but […]

A serious fire has destroyed the Woodlander Hotel & Liquor Store in the community of Kamsack.  Fire crews in Kamsack with help from the Rhein Fire department, were called to the blaze around 10:00PM last night (Fri), and Kamsack Fire chief Ken Thompson says when they arrived they began work on the back of the […]

Cindy Woodhouse became the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations on Thursday, when she pleaded with Canadians to support the people she represents — and warned them to pay attention. “You have to work with First Nations people in a good way,” said Woodhouse, who had been Manitoba regional chief for the […]

Food prices will keep rising in 2024, though at a slower pace, according to the latest Food Price Report. The 14th annual report by Dalhousie University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Guelph and the University of Saskatchewan predicted that food prices will rise between 2.5 per cent and 4.5 per cent next year as […]

Defence lawyers are expected to present their case today in the murder trial of a former Saskatchewan Mountie.  Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman.  The two men are not related.  Braden Herman’s naked body was found in a park on the outskirts of Prince […]