Saskatoon news

• 2 from armed robbery at La Ronge business flee into trees: RCMP

  20-06-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP have released these surveillance photos from an armed robbery at a La Ronge business on June 19, 2018.
  
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• 'Fair and equitable': Sask. government proposing new equalization formula

  20-06-2018 23:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is resurrecting the equalization debate by proposing a new, “fairer” formula for the $18 billion federal program almost a decade after his predecessor quietly shelved it.
  Moe’s plan involves splitting half of the total equalization pot among all 10 provinces. It is thought by some to be a long shot because it would strip Quebec, equalization’s largest beneficiary, of billions of dollars annually.
  While equalization has long been a sourc
  
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• Sask. Premier Scott Moe tops the list of Canada's most popular premiers

  20-06-2018 23:36 via cbc.ca
  Five months after stepping into the shoes of Canada’s most popular premier, Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe is keeping the good vibes flowing, with the highest approval rating in the country.
  
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• Meth, gun seized after stolen truck evading Saskatoon police tracked down

  20-06-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Two women are facing charges after Saskatoon police tracked down a stolen truck and seized crystal meth.
  
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• MR. WEE’S ART GALLERY SHOWCASE & SALE

  20-06-2018 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  Friday July 20th, Saturday July 21st, and Sunday July 22nd, 12:00noon to 5:00pm. Mr. Wee’s passion is free display and commission for artists. Mr. Wee’s 1st time Art Show & Sale will held in Kiwanis Memorial Greenspace, North Parks.  The show will feature original artwork from talented local artists.  Besides the wonderful artwork, music will...
  
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• 'We're not going cap in hand': Sask. seeks equalization change

  20-06-2018 22:54 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe says each province deserves a share of equalization money based on its population.
  
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• 2018 ATOSKE SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM

  20-06-2018 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  JULY 23rd to 27th   **   or   **   JULY 30th to AUGUST 3rd. New ONE WEEK PROGRAM to gain the certificates you need to lead to employment.  Sessions included are: First Aid & CPR C, PHCD HIGH Five & Food Safe Level 1.  AVAILABLE TO ALL URBAN SASKATOON FIRST NATIONS & METIS YOUTH BETWEEN 16 AND...
  
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• 'My heart will not let me walk away': MMIWG inquiry commissioner Michèle Audette to stay on

  20-06-2018 22:39 via cbc.ca
  Michèle Audette, one of the four remaining commissioners on the national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women, announced Tuesday she has decided to keep working with the inquiry despite her disappointment with the federal government's limited extension.
  
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• Unfair beer markup: Judge orders Alberta to pay out-of-province breweries $2M

  20-06-2018 22:17
  A judge has ruled the Alberta government's markup policy on craft beer is unconstitutional and awarded Toronto-based Steam Whistle Brewing and Great Western Brewing Co. of Saskatoon more than $2 million.
  
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• 'A blessing to be here together': Humboldt survivors to attend NHL Awards

  20-06-2018 21:46
  It's not how they wanted it to be, but the Humboldt Broncos, some of them at least, are finally back together.
  
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• Alberta ordered to pay Saskatchewan, Ontario breweries $2.1M over beer tax

  20-06-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Gillian Marriott found Saskatchewan’s Great Western Brewing Company is entitled to receive $1.9 million in restitution. Ontario-based Steam Whistle Brewing is eligible for $163,964.
  
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• P.A. doctor accused of sex with patients loses licence

  20-06-2018 21:38
  A Prince Albert doctor accused of having sex with a number of patients has lost his licence.
  
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• Police chief renews calls for mass casualty plan in wake of Broncos bus crash

  20-06-2018 21:30
  A retired police chief wants the coroner's office in Saskatchewan to develop a plan for responding to mass casualties.Former Saskatoon police chief Clive Weighill says the office was tasked with creating such a plan 13 years ago but none exists.
  
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• Suspicious packages found at Federated Co-op Building

  20-06-2018 21:23 via cbc.ca
  Police say they received a call Wednesday morning that a man had left a first briefcase inside the building and a second briefcase in a nearby parking lot.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: sizzling start to summer

  20-06-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Spring finishes off with sizzling temperatures and the first day of summer will be feeling the same in Saskatoon’s weather outlook. Rebekah Lesko with how hot it will get.
  
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• Wildfire forces evacuation from Southend

  20-06-2018 21:07
  A wildfire near Reindeer Lake has forced the community of Southend to evacuate.
  
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• Man arrested after Saskatoon police respond downtown to report of suspicious briefcases

  20-06-2018 21:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man was arrested by Saskatoon police after two suspicious briefcases were left near downtown businesses.
  Police received a report Wednesday around 11 a.m. about a man in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue North “placing a briefcase in front of a door to a business and a second briefcase in a parking lot nearby,” Saskatoon police said in a news release.
  When patrol officers, the canine unit and the explosive disposal unit responded to the scene, a suspect was located and arrested, polic
  
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• Sask.'s coroner has no plan to deal with mass fatalities like Humboldt crash, external review reveals

  20-06-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  Development of a plan to deal with mass casualties like the Humboldt bus crash is among the recommendations to Saskatchewan's Office of the Chief Coroner in a new report that concludes the office is not fulfilling its mandate.
  
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• Sask.'s coroner has no plan to deal with mass fatalities like Humboldt crash: external review

  20-06-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  Development of a plan to deal with mass casualties like the Humboldt bus crash is among the recommendations to Saskatchewan's Office of the Chief Coroner in a new report that concludes the office is not fulfilling its mandate.
  
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• Update - Restrictions Lifted - Suspicious Packages - 100 block of 4th Avenue South

  20-06-2018 20:53 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Restrictions have been lifted in the 100 block of 4th Avenue South following a report of two suspicious items left near businesses.  Investigation by members of Patrol and the Explosives Disposal and Canine Units, resulted in the arrest of a suspect.  One building and a parking lot were evacuated, and traffic restrictions were in place while officers determined that the briefcases involved were not a hazard to public safety.The SPS would like to thank the public for
  
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• Biggar RCMP chase ends with capture of man wanted for assault

  20-06-2018 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  Travis Stehr, who was wanted on a number of charges including assault, was arrested by Biggar RCMP after a brief chase.
  
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• Suspicious packages in Saskatoon deemed ‘not a hazard’ by police

  20-06-2018 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  Suspicious packages were allegedly placed in front of a business and in a parking lot in downtown Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. premier proposes changes to Canada’s equalization payments

  20-06-2018 20:41
  Saskatchewan’s government wants to change the way provinces receive money through Canada’s equalization program.
  
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• More than 700 people affected as Southend evacuated due to wildfire

  20-06-2018 20:40 via cbc.ca
  A 3,000 hectare wildfire near the northeastern community of Southend has prompted an evacuation, with more than 700 people taken out by boat, bus and vehicle.
  
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• Huskies Football Alumni Club to honour Brian Towriss

  20-06-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Huskie Football Alumni Club will honour the legacy of former Saskatchewan Huskies head coach Brian Towriss.
  
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• Bomb unit responds after briefcases dropped off at Saskatoon building

  20-06-2018 20:18
  A report a man dropped off two briefcases at a downtown Saskatoon building prompted a heavy police response and the building’s evacuation Wednesday.
  
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• Bomb unit responding after briefcases dropped off at Saskatoon building

  20-06-2018 20:18
  A report a man dropped off two briefcases at a downtown Saskatoon building has prompted a heavy police response.
  
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• 'The truth hurts': U of S prof says reconciliation will be uncomfortable

  20-06-2018 20:15 via cbc.ca
  Academics say governments should prepare for more direct action by Indigenous people.
  
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• Alberta loses beer battle with Steam Whistle, Great Western breweries

  20-06-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial government has lost a constitutional challenge of its beer policies. As Fletcher Kent explains, the Court of Queen’s Bench judge said Alberta is putting up trade barriers.
  
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• Suspicious Packages - 100 block of 4th Ave. S

  20-06-2018 19:58 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently attending to a call of suspicious packages in the 100 block of 4th Avenue North.
  At approximately 11:00 a.m., June 20, 2018, SPS received a report that a man was observed placing a brief case in front of a door to a business and a second briefcase in a parking lot nearby. When Patrol officers arrived, the male suspect was located and taken into custody. Currently, the Canine Unit and the Explosive Disposal Unit are investigating at the scene. A perimeter has b
  
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• Man behind bulldozer attack pleads guilty to attempted murder

  20-06-2018 19:57
  Ronald Fatteicher, 60, of the RM of Calder pleaded guilty to attempted murder and several other charges after bulldozing a house with people inside in summer of 2017.
  
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• Saskatchewan government proposing new '50-50' equalization formula

  20-06-2018 19:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan government is again calling for changes to Canada’s equalization program, proposing a new formula that Premier Scott Moe calls “fair, equitable and simple.”
  The program last year distributed around $18 billion in federal tax revenue to six “have-not” provinces. Under the current formula, which is aimed at ensuring all Canadians have access to the same level of government services, payments are made based on each province’s ability to gene
  
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• Strawberry Ranch to stop selling strawberries

  20-06-2018 19:09
  The Strawberry Ranch, near Saskatoon, has announced it will stop growing strawberries.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan medical college gets full accreditation

  20-06-2018 18:52 via cbc.ca
  The prognosis is good for the future health of Saskatchewan's medical school.
  
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• Smoking to be banned on Saskatchewan Housing Corporation properties

  20-06-2018 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  A no-smoking policy is being implemented for all Saskatchewan Housing Corporation owned and leased properties.
  
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• Evade Police - Confederation Dr. & 22nd St. W

  20-06-2018 18:37 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two women were arrested early this morning after refusing to stop for Police.
  At approximately 3:00 a.m., June 20, 2018, Patrol officers observed a stolen ­white Ford F-150 at the intersection of Confederation Drive and 22nd Street West. The officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the suspect vehicle fled from Police at high speeds. The Air Support Unit quickly located the vehicle and guided ground units to it's location on Ruth Street, where officers successfully deployed a tire de
  
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• Fan levelled by Lions player hires law firm

  20-06-2018 18:35
  A partially clothed fan who was hit by a B.C. Lions player has retained the services of a law firm that said Wednesday the fan "suffered serious injuries, including a mild traumatic brain injury."
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe pitches new 50-50 equalization formula

  20-06-2018 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has taken particular aim recently on his social media accounts at the amount of money Quebec receives in equalization payments.
  
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• Jimmy Fallon 'Experiences Regina' on The Tonight Show

  20-06-2018 18:32
  The Queen City got a shout out on late night U.S. television on Tuesday night.
  
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• Sask. government to ban smoking in government owned housing

  20-06-2018 18:29
  Starting August 1, a province-wide no smoking policy will be implemented in all properties owned by the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation.
  
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• Saskatchewan Housing Corporation announces blanket no-smoking policy

  20-06-2018 18:20 via cbc.ca
  The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a province-wide no-smoking policy that will come into affect on August 1.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos meet the international media before heading to the NHL awards on Wednesday

  20-06-2018 18:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Only 74 days after a horrific bus crash in Saskatchewan that took the lives of 16 people, members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team have been reunited in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2018 NHL Awards. Before the awards on June 20, 2018, the team met with the international news media for the first time as a united group.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Life-saving care appreciated

  20-06-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  My highest praise and gratitude goes out the Royal University Hospital Emergency Ward and the Cardiac Care Unit.
  The morning of May 19, my husband rushed me to the hospital. I remember little of this because I was having tremors and passing out. I do remember being surrounded by doctors, residents, and nurses, and hearing that my heartbeat was between 20 and 30 beats per minute. I was afraid I was dying and they assured me I would be okay.
  A young female cardiologist, Dr. Kushnerick, saved my li
  
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• Shakespeare festival raising money for permanent riverside site

  20-06-2018 17:47 via cbc.ca
  Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan is currently the only group that uses its picturesque location on the riverbank, but now the group is hoping to change that.
  
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• Trudeau says pot will be legal as of Oct. 17, 2018

  20-06-2018 16:48 via cbc.ca
  The Senate has passed the contentious bill to legalize cannabis, but Canadians cannot legally light up for several weeks to give provinces time to set up a retail regime, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould warned today.
  
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• Décor and Design: creating commercial spaces

  20-06-2018 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  Tamara Bowman from Metric Design Centre explains what goes into creating a perfect space for commercial businesses.
  
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• Saskatoon city councillors dealing with transportation plan, ride-sharing

  20-06-2018 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  Ward 6 Coun. Cynthia Block discusses two issues facing Saskatoon city councillors: the transportation plan and ride-sharing.
  
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• PM Trudeau says cannabis will be legal in Canada on Oct. 17

  20-06-2018 15:59
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says marijuana will become legal in Canada on Oct. 17.
  
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• PM says pot will be legal in Canada on Oct. 17

  20-06-2018 15:59
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says marijuana will become legal in Canada on Oct. 17.
  
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• Cannabis will be legal in Canada on Oct. 17

  20-06-2018 15:59
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says marijuana will become legal in Canada on Oct. 17.
  
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