Shawn Slaght

Saskatchewan RCMP took over 350,000 calls for service in 2022 including misdials and false alarms to serious incidents.

That being said, prank calls and non-emergency phone calls are a misuse of 911 and can take up valuable time for call-takers and officers that could be helping someone in a life-threatening situation.

Below are the Saskatchewan RCMP's top-10 "missed the mark" calls from 2022:

A new $6 million office facility for Gardiner Dam was officially opened on Friday in Cutbank. 

Opened in 1967, Gardiner Dam is the fifth largest dam of its kind in the world, standing over 210 feet tall and five kilometres long.  

Minister responsible for the Water Security Agency (WSA) Jeremy Cockrill said that Gardiner Dam and Lake Diefenbaker play a key role in the province. 

The man accused of attempted murder for the shooting incident on Fourth Avenue Northwest last weekend made his first court appearance in Moose Jaw provincial court Monday morning.

The Crown prosecutors opposed the release of Jirard Saddleback, 32, of Calgary and he will stay in remand for his next court date on Monday, Nov. 7.

Saddleback is facing charges of attempted murder, possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of the proceeds of crime as well as several other firearm and weapon-related charges.

City council is laying the blame on standing water issues at a condo complex in the south end of the city on the developer New Rock.

City council voted unanimously on Monday to receive and file the report but asked the city administration to hold discussions with New Rock and report back to city council to find a solution.

A new session of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly opened Wednesday afternoon with Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty presenting the Speech from the Throne on behalf of Premier Scott Moe. 

The speech mostly revolved around Saskatchewan’s growing economy and the province’s need to defend its autonomy over the provincial economy and natural resources from what the provincial government calls “unwarranted federal intrusion and constitutional overreach.” 

If you plan to be hunting deer, moose or elk this season, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment is reminding you to test your animal of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). 

The Ministry of Environment is specifically testing wildlife management zones 2W, 9, 10 (southwestern Saskatchewan), 35, 37 (southeastern Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border) and 50 (northern Saskatchewan). 

Moose Jaw RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a man wanted for a series of thefts in Mortlach. 

On Sept. 22 between 3 and 6 a.m., a vehicle was stolen from Mortlach. Stolen debit and credit cards were then used in Moose Jaw and Belle Plaine. 

Police believe that there might be another man involved in the thefts as well. 

Moose Jaw wrestler Justin Abdou has gotten the call to the hall, as he is being inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday. The SSHOF announced its class of 2021 last year, with Abdou being inducted as an athlete. Their 54th annual induction ceremony will take place on Saturday at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina.

Abdou is a nine-time Canadian champion, the Cadet world champion in 1987 and won gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

He would go on to wear the maple leaf, representing Canada at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.

Monday, September 19th has been proclaimed a day in tribute and commemoration of the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by the Government of Saskatchewan.

While the day has been designated a federal holiday for federal employees, it has not been designated as a provincial public statutory holiday.

"Her late Majesty's seven decades of selfless public service is an honourable legacy," Premier Scott Moe said. "We will pay tribute to her incredible dedication and commemorate her 70-year reign in a memorial service in our capital city - the Queen City."

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have announced the cancellation of a couple more air shows. The 431Air Demonstration Squadron based out of 15 Wing Moose Jaw has been on an operation pause since Aug. 2 after a spare jet crash landed in Fort St. John, B.C. 

The Snowbirds have cancelled their performances at the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto this weekend and a London Ontario air show from Sept. 9 to 11.