A man is facing 11 charges, including attempted murder, following a shooting in Melville, Sask. that left two RCMP officers with serious injuries.

In an update issued Monday evening, Saskatchewan RCMP announced that 55-year-old Markus Dodge has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of discharging a firearm with intent, two counts of pointing a firearm and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

These charges are related to both the shooting on Sunday night and an earlier incident that officers were responding to when the alleged shooting happened, according to RCMP.

The two officers were shot when they arrived at the home, landing both of them in the hospital.

As of Monday evening, RCMP said they were in stable condition, however their injuries are serious and “potentially life-altering in nature.”

“We appreciate the support that has been expressed for them, and know that many are interested in more details about them and the nature of their injuries. We want to be mindful of their privacy during this difficult time,” the service added.

The 55-year-old faces additional charges for assault with a weapon and uttering threats. RCMP did note a firearm was recovered from the home where the shooting took place.

Dodge is scheduled to appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on June 23 at 9:30 a.m.

‘Life changing’

Speaking to reporters Monday morning, Chief Supt. Murray Chamberlin, criminal operations officer for the Saskatchewan RCMP, said the incident is representative of the potential danger every law enforcement officer faces daily.

“This incident is a stark reminder of the danger police officers face every day,” Chamberlin said. “What started off as a report of an assault, something we attend to routinely, ended as a potentially life-changing call for two of our officers.”

At around 9:35 p.m. on Sunday, Melville RCMP responded to the report of an assault at a home on 8th Avenue West.

As officers approached the home, a gun was fired and the pair were hit. Chamberlin said he does not believe the officers returned fire.

The two Mounties were transported to a hospital in Regina with injuries described as serious in nature.

The armed suspect remained inside the home following the shooting.

A plethora of officers responded including members of surrounding RCMP detachments, various units under the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Response Team, the provincial government’s protection and response team in addition to SWAT officers from Regina.

A dangerous persons alert was not issued, as the suspect was contained in the home.

“We were confident that the suspect was contained in the residence, and therefore there was no elevated risk to public safety,” Chamberlin explained.

At around 2 a.m., the suspect and another person exited the home. The suspect was arrested and taken into custody. The other person was detained but later released and cleared of any involvement.

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Serious Crimes Unit (SCU) is investigating the shooting.

As the investigation continues, Chamberlin said the service will review the incident to see if any measures could have been taken to improve officer safety.

“On any serious incident, we do an internal review, we look at the actions of our members, our policies, is there ways we can do things better,” he added.

“Unfortunately, our job comes with inherent risks, and this is a reminder of that.”

Premier Scott Moe took to social media Monday to share support for those affected by the shooting.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the two seriously injured RCMP officers, their families, friends, colleagues, and the entire Melville community,” his post read.

“On behalf of the people of Saskatchewan, we are hoping for their full and speedy recovery and stand with all those affected by this senseless act of violence.”

The City of Melville also offered words of condolence in an afternoon social media post.

“Two of our RCMP officers were injured while serving and protecting us, and our thoughts are with them, their families, their fellow officers, and everyone affected by this tragedy,” the post read.

“We may not be able to take away the pain or uncertainty, but we can stand together and remind them that they are not facing this alone.

“Melville is behind you. We are praying for your healing, your strength, and your safe recovery. We are grateful for your courage, your service, and the sacrifices you make for our community every day.”

Melville, a community of just under 4,500 residents, is located about 150 kilometres northeast of Regina.

4:40 p.m. - Tornado watch issued for Saskatoon and surrounding area is cancelled.

Much of central and southern Saskatchewan will be under the threat of severe weather Monday afternoon.

As of 1:30 p.m. Monday, a severe thunderstorm watch is active for much of the southeast and central Saskatchewan including Estevan, Weyburn, Regina, Moose Jaw, Fort Qu’Appelle and Humboldt.

Potential hazards include 2–3-centimetre hail, 30-50 millimetres of rainfall, 90km/h wind gusts, and possible isolated tornadoes.

The watch comes as a trough of low pressure has descended over western Canada, bringing the potential for scattered thunderstorms Monday afternoon.

Saskatoon and its surrounding area was under a tornado watch throughout Monday afternoon and stretching into the evening.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC,) a broken line of thunderstorms north of Saskatoon has already produced “numerous funnel clouds” by 12:30 p.m. Monday.

One of those funnel clouds was captured by Saskatoon resident Terry White. He shared this photo with CTV News, which he said was his view from around Miller Avenue:

The line of thunderstorms created an elevated risk of landspout tornadoes, which do not usually cause significant damage but can still be dangerous, according to Environment Canada.

Additionally, a special weather statement was in place for much of the southwest, due to the favourable conditions for funnel clouds.

“These types of funnel clouds are generated by weak rotation under rapidly growing clouds or weak thunderstorms,” the weather statement read.

“This weak rotation is normally not a danger near the ground. However, there’s a chance this rotation could intensify and become a weak landspout tornado.”

Regardless, ECCC warned residents to exercise caution. In the event of a tornado, residents were told to stay indoors on the lowest floor and take shelter away from outside walls and windows.

Those reporting severe weather are encouraged to email SKstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #SKStorm.

A man has been charged for a break and enter at a south end home, after a resident claimed the suspect entered her bedroom before fleeing.

Officers were called to the 1600 block of Badham Boulevard at about 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 19 for a report of a break and enter that had occurred earlier in the day.

According to police, the victim reported a man entered her bedroom while she was in bed, noticed she was awake and quickly left without incident. An iPad and alcohol were reported stolen.

Video surveillance from the home showed a man entering and exiting the residence, police said.

Officers initially investigated and left the scene. However, they were called back minutes later after the suspect was reportedly trying to break into the same house again.

Police say officers found the suspect once they arrived at the scene and took him into custody without incident.

The man was charged with one count of breaking and entering.

He made his first appearance in Regina Provincial Court on Monday.

Regina Crime Stoppers are asking the public to help identify a suspect in an arson investigation.

The incident in question took place on April 26 at 1 a.m. on the 1400 block of Broad Street.

According to Crime Stoppers, an unknown female was walking in the west alley of Broad Street where she allegedly set a garbage bin on fire before leaving the area.

The suspect, pictured below, is described as wearing white pants, a white jacket with an unknown logo, carrying a backpack and wearing bright red shoes.

Callers do not have to identify themselves, and calls are not traced or recorded.

If you know any information leading to an arrest call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips (8477),

The Saskatoon Fire Department is searching for a jet ski rider who went missing while on the South Saskatchewan River.

Police and fire rescue crews were called at around 4:45 p.m., Saturday after reports of a jet ski rider going over the weir near the train bridge and 33rd Street East.

The fire department says crews responded with a specialized vessel designed for operations near the weir and initially launched a rescue.

However, that initial rescue effort shifted to a recovery mission.

“The SFD boat 2 will search both banks and the river downstream from the Wier. The personal watercraft (PWC) was recovered yesterday and turned over to the Saskatoon Police Service,” the fire department said.

Police said several responders remained on scene Saturday evening as the investigation continued.

Pedestrian walkways in the area were closed and the public is being asked to avoid the riverbank and contact police with any information.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says its vice-president of operations will retire at the end of the month, as the province moves to address shortcomings revealed in a recent wildfire review.

In a statement to CTV News, the SPSA said in a mutual agreement, Steve Roberts will advance his retirement date to June 30, 2026, after more than 20 years of service.

“The Agency would like to thank Steve Roberts for his 20+ years of contributions and service to the Province of Saskatchewan,” the statement read.

The agency says it will immediately begin searching for a replacement with the new hire expected to help carry out 11 priority actions ordered by the provincial government following an independent review of the 2025 wildfire season.

That review, conducted by consulting firm MNP, found Saskatchewan’s emergency management system fell short during the worst wildfire season on record.

A total of 514 fires burned roughly 2.9 million hectares last year, forcing more than 10,000 people from their homes.

The report said the SPSA was not fully prepared for the scale and complexity of the fires and found key parts of the response were not effectively executed.

“After reading this 107-page review, it is clear: the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) must do better,” Michael Weger, minister responsible for the SPSA told reporters when the report was released June 12.

“Lives were disrupted and livelihoods were impacted. It left extensive destruction to a number of our communities. Hunting grounds and trap lines were impacted, and timber was lost,” he said.

The report pointed to gaps in preparedness, coordination and long-term planning, as well as confusion over roles and responsibilities within the agency.

Following the release of the report, some residents of Denare Beach, which experienced one of the most destructive wildfires in Saskatchewan during the 2025 season, called for the leaders at the centre of the province’s wildfire response to resign.

Dustin Trumbley, who lost his Denare Beach home during last year’s wildfire season, called for Marlo Pritchard, SPSA president and fire commissioner, and Steve Roberts to step down.

“As far as I’m concerned, there was such a break in management and communication. Some people will never be ... their life has changed forever,” Trumbley said.

Premier Scott Moe echoed those concerns days later, saying the province and the SPSA both need to improve.

“We need to do better as a Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, and we need to do better as a government, supporting the work that they do,” Moe said.

The review also found recovery efforts after the fires were inconsistent and lacked coordination and that the province did not have a clear, pre-existing recovery strategy.

Among the 11 recommendations are stronger communication between agencies, improved wildfire forecasting, and better planning for evacuations.

The government has said it accepts the findings and is moving to implement the recommendations ahead of the next wildfire season.

As of June 20, there were 12 active wildfires in Saskatchewan, with five considered contained, while 125 fires have been recorded so far this year compared to 270 at the same time last year.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are turning halftime into a headline act this summer.

The Riders are teaming up with Pepsi to bring three Canadian artists to Mosaic Stadium for the Pepsi Summer Concert Series.

The series will feature performances by rising artist JIMI, country group Doc Walker and pop-punk band Faber Drive during select home games —adding live music to the game-day experience.

The concerts will take place in the south end zone, where fans can gather for a closer view of the performances.

JIMI will kick off the series June 26 during the Prairie Blizzard, presented by Brandt. The emerging Canadian artist blends rock, country and blues and has built a growing following with more than 600,000 followers and millions of views online. She has toured Western Canada with Cameron Whitcomb and collaborated with Bryan Adams.

Doc Walker is set to perform July 23 during Camp Riderville, presented by NexGen. The Manitoba-based band, formed in the early 1990s, has earned 21 Top 10 singles on Canadian Country Music Association awards and a JUNO Award. Known for songs such as “Rocket Girl” and “Beautiful Life”, the group continues to tour across Canada.

Faber Drive will close out the series Sept. 6 during the 61st Labour Day Classic, presented by The Mosaic Company. The JUNO-nominated band rose to prominence with its debut album Seven Second Surgery and has released several Top 10 hits, including When I’m With You and Tongue Tied.

The band has toured with artists such as Nickelback, Simple Plan, Sum 41 and Billy Talent.

The series is designed to enhance the fan experience by combining football and live Canadian music during three key summer matchups.

A national cannabis lobby group says it’s suspending its operations, citing the financial challenges to the industry from the illicit market.

In a news release Monday, the Cannabis Council of Canada suggested its members don’t have enough money to pay for its lobbying services.

Financial pressure, complex regulations and the “highly active” illicit market have “constrained the resources available to sustain a national association at its current level of activity,” the council said.

The council’s president, Paul McCarthy, said in an interview last week the organization has been calling on Ottawa to establish a national strategy for eradicating the unregulated cannabis market.

“While this is a provincial and territorial responsibility, I would say accountability rests with the federal government … they legalized it, it wasn’t the provinces and territories,” he said Thursday, adding that Ottawa would be best equipped to deal with the complexities of cannabis enforcement.

The federal departments of health and justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

McCarthy said the businesses the council represents, which include cannabis producers and processors, generate billions of dollars in revenue, but the majority of them remain unprofitable.

“One of the biggest reasons is because they’re trying to compete against illicit product. They’re eating up market share and they’re driving down price, and the margins are already razor thin,” he said.

A federal strategy to tackle the unregulated market should involve intelligence gathering to identify illicit operations, disrupt the shipment of product and illegal online sales, and conduct enforcement at brick-and-mortar stores, McCarthy said.

“Illegal product is being sold and shipped through Canada Post, Purolator or other delivery services. You need to find a way to cut that off, because if someone buys illegal product and it never shows up to their door, guess what they’re not doing again? They’re not going to keep buying through that channel,” he said.

Instead of each province and territory creating and enacting its own plan to tackle illicit cannabis, the federal government ought to establish a strategy that can be deployed Canada-wide, McCarthy said.

“Let’s pool resources, pool strategies. We don’t need to build this (enforcement plan) 13 times. Let’s build it once and deploy that everywhere,” he said.

McCarthy said there are many risks associated with the illicit market, including in the potential health and safety hazard of using an unregulated and potentially inaccurately-labelled product. Another serious concern is the risk of underage Canadians being able to purchase the drug, he said.

The government’s objectives when legalizing cannabis in 2018 were to displace the illicit market, keep the drug out of the hands of youth and ensure the product is safe, McCarthy said.

“The illicit market is the … common denominator that is actually the barrier to achieving all of the public policy objectives of legalization,” he said.

In Monday’s statement, the council said it is proud of the role it played advocating for a responsible, competitive and sustainable legal cannabis industry, and its records will be preserved as the organization becomes dormant.

EVO Radio Network – Scheduled Maintenance Notice

EVO Radio will be conducting a network-wide server migration and infrastructure update beginning Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM, with work expected to be completed by Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

During this maintenance window, the following services may be temporarily offline or intermittently inaccessible at various points:

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• https://979thecowboy.evoradio.ca/

• https://101therockhound.evoradio.ca/

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• https://vipclub.evoradio.ca/

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• https://djspinderella.evomcorp.com/

Live Broadcasting

• Z103.5

• 979 The Cowboy

• 101 The Rockhound

• Classic 88.7 The Goat

Stream Relay Network

• All Stream Relay services will be unavailable during the migration.

Because this update involves server transfers, database installations, and name server changes, exact downtime periods cannot be guaranteed. Individual service interruptions may vary, with some components taking up to several hours to complete.

Our support and technical teams will work to keep all stations and websites online for as long as possible and will restore services immediately as each system becomes available. Broadcast services and station websites will be prioritized, followed by additional network services.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete these upgrades, which are designed to improve performance, reliability, and long-term stability across the EVO Radio Network.

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🎉 Update Completed Successfully! 🎉

We are thrilled to announce that our scheduled network update has been completed without any issues! 🚀 All our broadcast stations, streams, and websites are now fully operational and running better than ever.

What’s New?

Here’s what you can expect from this update:
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