Saskatoon news

• Saskatoon leases electric bus for 1-year test drive - CBC.ca

  21-07-2020 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon leases electric bus for 1-year test drive  CBC.ca
  
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• City of Saskatoon unveils $543K electric bus pilot project to save on emissions, costs

  21-07-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Saskatoon is one step closer to becoming more eco-friendly by piloting a new electric bus on city streets.
  
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• Break & Enter charges laid Northwest Division - North Industrial Businesses

  21-07-2020 23:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service Break & Enter Unit has charged two individuals for break & enters to multiple businesses in Northwest Division - North Industrial Business district of Saskatoon.On July 9, 2020, at about 3:00 a.m., a thirty year old male and a thirty-six year old male were arrested by uniform patrol officers after being observed leaving the scene of a break and enter to a compound in the Northwest Industrial area.  The males faced charges including failing to stop for po
  
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• First Nations to push province on irrigation plans

  21-07-2020 23:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Cumberland House Cree Nation Chief Rene Chaboyer wants a seat at the table after the province failed to consult him before announcing a $4 billion irrigation project earlier this month. Read More
  
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• “I just miss my girlfriend so much’: partner of Jasper bus rollover victim shares grief

  21-07-2020 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Extended interview: Devon Ernest’s girlfriend Dionne Durocher was one of the three people killed when a Columbia Icefields tour bus rolled at the Athabasca Glacier on July 18. He shared his grief with Global News while recovering in Edmonton, Alta.
  
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• CFL names Winnipeg tentative hub city for possible shortened season amid coronavirus

  21-07-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Football League says Winnipeg has tentatively been chosen as the hub city for a possible 2020 season, pending final approval from Manitoba health and safety officials.
  
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• 'Success is fragile': Top doctor warns of 'backslide' as COVID-19 cases rise

  21-07-2020 23:26
  
  One of Canada's top doctors is urging Canadians to keep following public health measures as cases of COVID-19 among young people continue to tick upwards — and he warns that if they don't, the country could face a potential 'backslide.'
  
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• ‘I just miss my girlfriend so much’: partner of Jasper bus crash victim calls for increased safety

  21-07-2020 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Devon Ernest was on the glacier tour bus with his girlfriend when it rolled on the Columbia Icefield, killing her and two others, and injuring him.
  
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• White Buffalo Youth Lodge 2020 SUMMER CAMP

  21-07-2020 23:18 via globalnews.ca
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• Winnipeg named CFL hub city for 2020 season

  21-07-2020 23:16
  
  Winnipeg will be the hub city for the CFL's shortened 2020 season if the league reaches several goals.
  
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• RCMP watchdog calls out 'unreasonable' use of force during wellness checks

  21-07-2020 23:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The independent watchdog for the RCMP says it frequently has concerns about Mounties' "unreasonable use of force" during mental health wellness calls.
  
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• More charges for man accused of confining girl in north Sask. cabin

  21-07-2020 23:08
  
  A man accused of holding a girl against her will at a cabin in northern Saskatchewan earlier this year is facing new charges in connection to a number of separate incidents.
  
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• Major Saskatoon condo project placed on hold due to COVID-19 - CTV News Saskatoon

  21-07-2020 22:47 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Major Saskatoon condo project placed on hold due to COVID-19  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Major Saskatoon condo project placed on hold due to COVID-19

  21-07-2020 22:47
  
  A high-profile condo development planned for the Broadway Avenue area is being placed on hold.
  
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• 'We're very, very keen': Saskatoon YMCA wants in on proposed $45M east side joint-use leisure centre, school - CTV News Saskatoon

  21-07-2020 22:19 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'We're very, very keen': Saskatoon YMCA wants in on proposed $45M east side joint-use leisure centre, school  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'We're very, very keen': Saskatoon YMCA wants in on proposed $45M east side joint-use leisure centre, school

  21-07-2020 22:19
  
  Saskatoon’s Governance and Priorities Committee recommends that city administration investigate working with the Saskatoon YMCA and local school divisions on a future east side joint use high school and leisure centre.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 8 new cases, Phase 4 of reopening plan now allows garage sales

  21-07-2020 22:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan announced eight new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. They were spread out among the far north, central and southern regions, as well as the Saskatoon area.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 8 new cases, Phase 4 of reopening plan now allows door-to-door solicitors

  21-07-2020 22:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan announced eight new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. They were spread out among the far north, central and southern regions, as well as the Saskatoon area.
  
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• Councillors concerned about possible voter fraud with more mail-in ballots

  21-07-2020 22:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatoon city councillor says he's worried that relaxed rules for mail-in ballots could open the door to voter fraud in the upcoming municipal election. Read More
  
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• Hobbit hole landscaping project draws curious crowds in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  21-07-2020 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Hobbit hole landscaping project draws curious crowds in Saskatoon  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon Transit to test drive electric bus

  21-07-2020 21:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Transit's new electric bus represents a leap into the future, but one that hearkens back to the 107-year-old municipal organization's past. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: July 21

  21-07-2020 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Mandy Vocke for Tuesday, July 21.
  
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• 'Such a wonderful energy': Saskatoon stylist collaborates with Lizzo on high-profile magazine shoot - CTV News Saskatoon

  21-07-2020 21:42 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Such a wonderful energy': Saskatoon stylist collaborates with Lizzo on high-profile magazine shoot  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Such a wonderful energy': Saskatoon stylist collaborates with Lizzo on high-profile magazine shoot

  21-07-2020 21:42
  
  A Saskatoon-born fashion stylist recently had the opportunity to style celebrity singer-songwriter Lizzo,
  
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• Sister says she's not surprised Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase's accused killer is a teen from the same gang

  21-07-2020 21:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Tamara Weeseekase says her sister struggled with the gang life and that she's not surprised Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase's alleged killer is a teen from the same gang.
  
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• Homicide victim's social media presence shows involvement with gang life in Saskatoon

  21-07-2020 21:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Tamara Weeseekase says her sister struggled with the gang life and that she's not surprised Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase's alleged killer is a teen from the same gang.
  
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• Massive Saskatoon condo project postponed due to COVID-19 concerns - CBC.ca

  21-07-2020 21:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Massive Saskatoon condo project postponed due to COVID-19 concerns  CBC.ca
  
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• 'It's just disgusting': Scheer, Trudeau exchange jabs over WE deal

  21-07-2020 21:09
  
  A special summer question period session got off to an acrimonious start with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer engaging in a fiery back and forth over the ongoing WE Charity volunteer grant controversy on Tuesday.
  
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• Eight new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan, garage sales get green light

  21-07-2020 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are eight new coronavirus cases in the province, with 142 active cases and 813 total recoveries.
  
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• Eight new coronavirus cases, 11 more recoveries reported in Saskatchewan

  21-07-2020 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there are eight new coronavirus cases in the province, with 142 active cases and 813 total recoveries.
  
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• Ally Witchekan's supporters gather for court appearance of accused killer

  21-07-2020 20:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  People wearing red shirts emblazoned with the face of Ally Moosehunter (Witchekan) formed a circle and stood, silent and solemn, as a powerful drum beat surrounded them outside Saskatoon's provincial courthouse on Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• 'We feel it is important to make this change': Edmonton's CFL team to update its name

  21-07-2020 20:43
  
  Edmonton's Canadian Football League team announced on Tuesday it's discontinuing the use of Eskimos as its team name.
  
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• Sask. woman killed in Icefield crash always made her brother laugh

  21-07-2020 20:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan woman was one of three people killed when an off-road tour bus crashed at the Columbia Icefield on Saturday. Read More
  
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• Landscaping project draws curious crowds in Saskatoon

  21-07-2020 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Lily and Raven are the newcomers who’ve generated so much curiosity and excitement. Their home is modest, built into the ground to stay cool in the summer, and warm in the winter. It’s a solid, welcoming home, with a bright blue door.
  
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• Hobbit hole landscaping project draws curious crowds in Saskatoon

  21-07-2020 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Lily and Raven are the newcomers who’ve generated so much curiosity and excitement. Their home is modest, built into the ground to stay cool in the summer, and warm in the winter. It’s a solid, welcoming home, with a bright blue door.
  
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• Massive Saskatoon condo project postponed due to COVID-19 concerns

  21-07-2020 19:56 via cbc.ca
  
  A large condominium tower project in Saskatoon is being postponed and reworked due to COVID-19.
  
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• Sask. business owner whose employee got COVID-19 false positive urges transparency with customers

  21-07-2020 19:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Lianne Tuntland-Wiebe, owner of Great West Auto Electric in Swift Current, says business owners should be up front with their customers.
  
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• Moose Jaw police looking to return lost Saskatchewan Roughriders Grey Cup ring

  21-07-2020 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Moose Jaw Police Service is in possession of a Saskatchewan Roughriders Grey Cup championship ring and is looking for its owner.
  
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• Saskatoon councillors vote to relax mail-in ballot rules due to COVID-19 concerns - CBC.ca

  21-07-2020 18:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon councillors vote to relax mail-in ballot rules due to COVID-19 concerns  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon councillors vote to relax mail-in ballot rules due to COVID-19 concerns

  21-07-2020 18:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon city councillors have voted in favour of relaxing rules to make voting by mail easier this year.
  
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• More victims came forward, more charges laid after man arrested on unlawful confinement charges in April

  21-07-2020 18:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man who was arrested this spring after RCMP sought help from the Canadian Forces to rescue a female youth from a remote northern Saskatchewan cabin faces new sexual assault and forcible confinement charges. Read More
  
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• Peak flows, water levels not yet reached in Churchill River basin: WSA

  21-07-2020 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency says flows and water levels are expected to exceed historical highs in part of the Churchill River basin.
  
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• Saskatoon's skyline changing as major projects rise on both sides - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  21-07-2020 17:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's skyline changing as major projects rise on both sides  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon's skyline changing as major projects rise on both sides of the river

  21-07-2020 17:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After decades with little private construction in and around Saskatoon's downtown, steel and glass towers have been proposed — and some are being built — on both sides of the South Saskatchewan River. Read More
  
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• Griffiths stadium funding

  21-07-2020 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  New funding for Griffiths stadium will be put towards new turf on the field. USask Dean of Kinesiology Chad London joins us to discuss what the funding means for the Huskies.
  
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• Saskatoon Wonderhub reopen plan

  21-07-2020 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Nutrien Wonderhub playground will be reopening on August 6. CEO Amanda McReynolds Doran joins us with what families can expect when visiting.
  
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• Sask. adds 8 new COVID-19 cases; 12 people in hospital

  21-07-2020 15:57
  
  Saskatchewan reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 970.
  
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• Mask facts and fiction

  21-07-2020 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Masks haven’t become mandatory in Saskatoon but the federal government still recommends them when physical distancing isn’t an option. Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk joins us to discuss the benefits of wearing a mask.
  
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• YMCA interested in partnership in potential joint use leisure centre/high school for east side

  21-07-2020 15:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon's YMCA is interested in becoming a partner in a proposed joint use high school and leisure centre program for the Holmwood Suburban Centre, on the far east side of the city.
  
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• Saskatoon berry picking having a big year in Sask. - CBC.ca

  21-07-2020 15:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon berry picking having a big year in Sask.  CBC.ca
  
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