The City of Regina is going over its fraud prevention training and processes. This comes after the city of Saskatoon lost $1 million to a fraudster posing as a construction company executive. Regina’s Director of Finance June Schultz talked about how she can’t go into full details on their fraud procedures, but they use a […]
People may have seen a large convoy of trucks driving down Highway 1 and Highway 11 towards Regina on Saturday. Law enforcement and truckers from different parts of Saskatchewan joined together for the 13th Annual Truck Convoy for Special Olympics. The fundraising event takes place in a number of provinces and states in North America […]
Saskatoon police have now officially charged a 25-year-old man with voyeurism after an incident at a gas station in the city. Earlier this month. police were called to the station after receiving a complaint from a woman who said she believed her and her daughters were being recorded while using the washroom after finding a […]
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coastguard announced in Saskatoon on Wednesday $2.9-million in funding for the southern Prairies to improve the health of our waterways for the wildlife that lives in it and to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species. This is connected to a federal announcement last year of […]
Significant incidents at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has prompted staff to relocate a large amount of inmates within the facility. Approximately 40 per cent of the Saskatoon centre’s population is being reorganized after two fights broke out this week between two rival gangs. The brawls occurred within the yard and a unit in the facility. The pair […]
The Saskatchewan Government says the provincial budget remains on track to balance after the first quarter of the fiscal year, with a small surplus forecast to be around $26-million, which is down around $9-million from the budgeted surplus. “In this year’s budget, we promised to deliver the right balance for Saskatchewan,” Finance Minister Donna Harpauer […]
A safe drug consumption site for Saskatoon is slated to open in early 2020. The Executive Director of Aids Saskatoon says the main reason for the new-year launch is to ensure Saskatoon City Police have funding and staffing in place. Jason Mercredi also says working in cooperation with police while continuing to hold open houses […]
The City of Saskatoon has released more details on the fraud scheme that snookered the city out of $1.04-million. The fraudster was impersonating the CFO of Allan Construction when requesting to change banking information with City last month. The City then complied and the next contract payment intended to go to Allan Construction was then […]
August 17th was just like any other day for Leona Noble of Mission, British Columbia, until 2007. It was 12 years ago on August 17th that she last talked to her 15 year old daughter, Katelyn Noble, who was later reported missing from Radisson, where the teen had recently moved. A Saskatchewan woman who continues […]
It appears the City of Saskatoon isn’t immune to electronic fraud. City Manager Jeff Jorgenson says a municipal check for 1.04 million dollars was sent to a fraudulent bank account. Jorgenson explains the fraudster impersonated the Chief Financial Officer of a construction company contracted by the city and asked for a change in bank account […]
