Saskatoon news

• Saskatoon city council bumps up fees for green cart program

  26-11-2019 23:49
  
  Green cart subscribers in Saskatoon can expect to pay more for the yard and food waste collection service in 2020 and 2021.
  
  Read more

• ‘The life of the house’: mother reflects on daughter killed in crash

  26-11-2019 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Skyrah Tawiyaka, 7, was killed in a multi-vehicle collision northeast of Balgonie, Sask., on Sunday night.
  
  Read more

• Sentencing hearing to continue for convicted sex offender Mark Donlevy

  26-11-2019 23:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sentencing arguments are scheduled to continue Wednesday for a former Saskatoon massage therapist who sexually assaulted six female clients in his home-based business. Read More
  
  Read more

• The Saskatoon Blues: A wild dream that almost became real

  26-11-2019 23:39
  
  In the early 1980s Saskatoon faced the possibility of an NHL team coming to town - until the NHL put an end to what many thought was a crazy idea from “Wild” Bill Hunter.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Six people charged in highway shootout near La Loche

  26-11-2019 23:21
  
  Four men and a boy from the Buffalo Narrows area who reported being shot at on a highway now face charged after an RCMP investigation.
  
  Read more

• Lloydminster teen’s social experiment shows power of a compliment

  26-11-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Olivia Brockhoff went around her high school telling her peers and staff they are beautiful. She captured their reaction to the compliment on video.
  
  Read more

• ‘The people of Saskatchewan sent a message to our government’: Freeland

  26-11-2019 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Nov. 26 in Regina where the two discussed finding common ground to serve the people of the province as the Liberals won just four seats in Manitoba and none in Saskatchewan or Alberta. This has prompted efforts by the government to overcome western...
  
  Read more

• Deputy PM Freeland meets with Moe, Fougere in Regina

  26-11-2019 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland focused on listening to Saskatchewan issues like the carbon tax during her meetings with Premier Scott Moe and Mayor Michael Fougere.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Power of a compliment

  26-11-2019 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Olivia Brockhoff went around her high school telling her peers and staff they are beautiful. She captured their reaction to the compliment on video.
  
  Read more

• RCMP say La Loche drug deal ended with bullets flying during highway chase

  26-11-2019 22:46 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP say a trip five men took from Buffalo Narrows to La Loche to buy drugs didn't work out as planned.
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon city council ups cost of green cart, recycling programs

  26-11-2019 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The early bird subscription fee for a green cart will increase to $65 a year from $55, in one of the first decisions council made during the second day of Budget 2020 talks.
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon city council ups cost of green cart program

  26-11-2019 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The early bird subscription fee will increase to $65 a year from $55, in one of the first decisions council made during the second day of Budget 2020 talks.
  
  Read more

• Leaders want prevention plan as Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation faces suicide crisis

  26-11-2019 22:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  LOON LAKE — Leaders of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation struggling with a suicide crisis say there needs to be a regional strategy to prevent such deaths. Read More
  
  Read more

• Sask. announces legislation that will see it join legal fight against opioid manufacturers, distributors

  26-11-2019 21:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Minister Jim Reiter announced legislation Tuesday that will see the province join a class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
  
  Read more

• CN strike is over, but experts warn supply chain could be off-track for weeks

  26-11-2019 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  “This is a good example of how fragile the supply chain is in Canada."
  
  Read more

• ‘Most breathtaking:’ Freestyle motocross offers different draw at Agribition

  26-11-2019 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Business by day – extreme sports by night. Freestyle motocross takes over the Brandt Centre as part of Canadian Western Agribition.
  
  Read more

• 'We have lost all control'; Support staff face violence, abuse in Sask. schools: survey

  26-11-2019 21:13
  
  One in five respondents to a survey of education support workers in the province say they have lost time away from work due to workplace violence.
  
  Read more

• CN Rail strike: Deal reached, but Nutrien workers at Rocanville mine still face two-week layoff

  26-11-2019 21:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The union representing workers at a potash mine in southeast Saskatchewan is questioning Nutrien Ltd.'s decision to temporarily shutter the facility after the stated reason for the closure — the Canadian National Railway Co. strike — was resolved. Read More
  
  Read more

• City Council trims property tax increases for 2020, 2021

  26-11-2019 21:03
  
  City Council on Tuesday lowered the proposed property tax increases for 2020 and 2021.
  
  Read more

• Premier Scott Moe says separation won’t solve Saskatchewan’s problems

  26-11-2019 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says separating from Canada "at this point" would do little to benefit the province and its economy.
  
  Read more

• The Docket: Man convicted of finger-biting assault, guilty plea in fatal drunk driving case

  26-11-2019 20:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This week on The Docket:  The case of a man convicted of aggravated assault after biting off the tip of someone's finger during an altercation, and the guilty plea of Anthony McClelland, a Martensville man who admitted to being impaired behind the wheel in a 2018 crash that killed an 11-year-old girl. Read More
  
  Read more

• Wanuskewin Heritage Park wins national tourism award

  26-11-2019 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The award recognizes an Indigenous tourism site that is committed to the development, promotion and delivery of an authentic, innovative and enriched visitor experience.
  
  Read more

• Two people face drug charges after traffic stop, raid on Saskatoon's east side

  26-11-2019 20:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Two people have been charged in connection with a drug raid and traffic stop in Saskatoon’s Lakeview area.
  
  Read more

• Moe tells farmers at Agribition he has spoken with Ottawa about getting grain moving

  26-11-2019 20:08 via cbc.ca
  
  News that the week-long CN rail strike was ending broke while Premier Scott Moe was hosting his first ever "Fireside" chat at Agribition in Regina Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon downtown summer staple Taste of Saskatchewan in jeopardy

  26-11-2019 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  SaskTel Centre has shelved plans to hold the popular Taste of Saskatchewan food festival this summer due to ongoing issues with the downtown Kiwanis Memorial Park. Read More
  
  Read more

• 'I'm scared to answer my phone': Sask. First Nation leader confirms sixth attempted suicide in less than a week

  26-11-2019 19:56
  
  The suicide crisis on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is deepening after a sixth young person tried to end their own life, according to a community leader.
  
  Read more

• Semi dragging trailer missing 6 of 8 wheels pulled over near Saskatoon

  26-11-2019 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A semi dragging a trailer missing most of its wheels was pulled over by Corman Park police on Sunday.
  
  Read more

• Meth Trafficking Investigation - 400 block Keeley Wy.

  26-11-2019 19:02 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Three people were arrested yesterday following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit.Investigators observed activity consistent with drug trafficking taking place at a home in the 400 block of Keeley Way. At approximately 2:30 p.m., November 25, 2019, officers arrested a 36 year old man and a 29 year old woman from a vehicle in the 1600 block of McKercher Drive. The woman was found in possession of prepackaged methamphetamine and the man was released without charges.Hours la
  
  Read more

• Whistleblower protections to expand to SHA employees after memo leak

  26-11-2019 18:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The government will move Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) employees to the list of those protected by provincial whistleblower law following the leak of a memorandum raising concerns about the organization's transparency. Read More
  
  Read more

• 'When is it going to stop?': Sask. mother who lost 10-year-old girl to suicide

  26-11-2019 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Counsellors are meeting with hundreds of students as they return to school on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation. Seven young people have attempted suicide and been taken to hospital since Jaylyn Angus, 10, took her own life last Thursday.
  
  Read more

• 'When is it going to stop?' asks Sask. mother who lost 10-year-old girl to suicide

  26-11-2019 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Hundreds of students who returned to school on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation on Tuesday morning were met by crisis counsellors in the wake of a girl's suicide and several suicide attempts in the community that followed.
  
  Read more

• Despite CN Rail strike ending, Nutrien still plans temporary shut down at Rocanville mine

  26-11-2019 18:20
  
  Nutrien will move forward with plans to temporarily shut down its largest potash mine, despite the Canadian National Railway strike coming to an end.
  
  Read more

• CN Rail strike: Deal reached but Nutrien workers at Rocanville mine still face two-week layoff

  26-11-2019 18:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Despite a tentative deal being reached between Teamsters Canada and Canadian National Railway Co. to end a week-long strike, more than 500 Nutrien employees in Saskatchewan are still facing a two-week layoff. Read More
  
  Read more

• Nutrien still planning two-week closure of Rocanville potash mine, despite CN Rail strike ending

  26-11-2019 17:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A southern Saskatchewan potash mine will remain closed for two weeks, despite a tentative deal that will see CN Rail workers back on the job Tuesday afternoon.
  
  Read more

• Premiers need to quit picking fights and focus on Canadians, N.L. premier says

  26-11-2019 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's premiers are set to meet next week in Toronto, and Dwight Ball says he'll talk about ways to help provinces whose economies depend on natural resources cope with downturns.
  
  Read more

• Wanuskewin Heritage Park wins Canada’s Indigenous Tourism Award

  26-11-2019 17:41
  
  Wanuskewin Heritage Park has won the Indigenous Tourism Award.
  
  Read more

• Semi-truck driver stopped near Saskatoon for driving with missing wheels: police

  26-11-2019 17:26
  
  A truck driver is facing multiple charges after a strange and dangerous incident near Saskatoon.
  
  Read more

• Letter of the Day: Don't rush to fix what isn't broken

  26-11-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  I agree with Marjaleena Repo's points regarding the safety and effectiveness of our existing ballot voting system. All things “new and modern” ain’t necessarily good. Do so few of the populace operate with common sense, disregarding the efficiency of many of our “existing and older” practices before plunging into the deep end, drowning us with flawed and unproven technology? Read More
  
  Read more

• Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe 'hopeful' following meeting with Chrystia Freeland

  26-11-2019 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Premier of Saskatchewan and Canada's Intergovernmental Minister met on Tuesday afternoon and Saskatchewan's Scott Moe says the meeting was a good one, but said neither side made any commitments.
  
  Read more

• Chrystia Freeland to talk with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe about federal tensions

  26-11-2019 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Saskatchewan to talk about the fractured relationship between the federal government and western provinces.
  
  Read more

• Chrystia Freeland to meet with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in Regina

  26-11-2019 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Saskatchewan to talk about the fractured relationship between the federal government and western provinces.
  
  Read more

• Driver charged after trailer with missing wheels dragged down Highway 11

  26-11-2019 15:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Corman Park Police have charged a driver who was allegedly dragging a trailer, missing most of its wheels, down Highway 11.
  
  Read more

• Driver charged after trailer dragged down Highway 11 missing most of its wheels

  26-11-2019 15:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Corman Park Police have charged a driver who was allegedly dragging a trailer, missing most of its wheels, down Highway 11.
  
  Read more

• Falling flurries and slippery streets: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  26-11-2019 15:56
  
  It's a slippery start after wet flurries flew overnight.
  
  Read more

• Union reaches tentative deal with CN Rail

  26-11-2019 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Teamsters Canada said it has reached a tentative deal with CN Rail to end the week-long strike, establishing an agreement-in-principle to renew the collective agreement for more than 3,000 railway workers.
  
  Read more

• CN Rail and union reach tentative deal, work set to resume

  26-11-2019 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Teamsters Canada said it has reached a tentative deal with CN Rail to end the week-long strike, establishing an agreement-in-principle to renew the collective agreement for more than 3,000 railway workers.
  
  Read more

• CN Rail, union reach tentative agreement after week-long strike

  26-11-2019 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Workers walked off the job on Nov. 19 over concerns about long hours, fatigue and "dangerous working conditions." 
  
  Read more

• CN Rail and union reach tentative agreement after week-long strike

  26-11-2019 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Workers walked off the job on Nov. 19 over concerns about long hours, fatigue and "dangerous working conditions." 
  
  Read more

• The importance of certified professionals and contractors

  26-11-2019 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  Chris Guérette from the Saskatoon and Region Home Builders’ Association explains why only certified professionals and contractors need to be used for a project, and the importance to have everything in writing.
  
  Read more

• Saskatchewan premier says meeting with Freeland more cordial than with Trudeau

  26-11-2019 14:39
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he had a more cordial meeting with Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland than he did with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  
  Read more

Follow @Saskatoon_News on Twitter!