Saskatoon news

• Evade Police - Hart Rd & Bowlt Cr.

  30-08-2020 23:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  2 male youths are facing a number of charges after attempting to flee from police last night.Shortly after 10:00p.m. August 29th, 2020, Patrol members observed a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot on Hart Rd. Two people quickly got into the vehicle that was discovered to be stolen and fled from Police. A tire deflation device was used however the pursuit was called off for safety concerns to the public. The vehicle was located in the 1200 block of McNaughton Ave. shortly after. SPS K-9 members
  
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• Possible coronavirus exposure at 3 Regina businesses: SHA

  30-08-2020 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The three businesses include a grocery store, a gym and a restaurant.
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 0 new coronavirus cases, active cases continue to drop

  30-08-2020 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Active cases have dropped to 42. Of these active cases, 17 are in communal living settings, say health officials.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Zero new cases and one recovery on Sunday

  30-08-2020 22:03 via cbc.ca
  
  For the second time in the space of a week Saskatchewan reported no new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
  
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• Sask. reports no new cases of COVID-19, 42 considered active

  30-08-2020 21:43
  
  The province said on Sunday there are no new cases of COVID-19 and that 42 cases are considered active.
  
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• Canada's active COVID-19 case number is rising shortly before most schools reopen

  30-08-2020 21:27
  
  In the past two weeks, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba have all set or come close to new daily records for the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in each province.
  
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• Curling preparing to slide out of the hack again this fall

  30-08-2020 21:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The Sutherland Curling Club in Saskatoon will open first in September and will be used as a test site. They will start with a few mini competitions to work out all of the protocols and make sure other clubs can open in a safe manner.
  
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• Election officer names Saskatoon's first drive-thru advanced poll - CTV News Saskatoon

  30-08-2020 20:45 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Election officer names Saskatoon's first drive-thru advanced poll  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Election officer names Saskatoon’s first drive-thru advanced poll

  30-08-2020 20:45
  
  This fall Saskatoon voters will be able to cast a vote in a similar fashion as picking up their morning coffee, through a drive-thru, pending city council's approval.
  
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• Election officer names Saskatoon's first drive-thru advance poll - CTV Toronto

  30-08-2020 20:45 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Election officer names Saskatoon's first drive-thru advance poll  CTV Toronto
  
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• Election officer names Saskatoon’s first drive-thru advance poll

  30-08-2020 20:45
  
  This fall Saskatoon voters will be able to cast a vote in a similar fashion as picking up their morning coffee, through a drive-thru, pending city council's approval.
  
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• Fire in Lloydminster apartment building displaces residents of 8 units

  30-08-2020 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents from eight units at a Lloydminster apartment building were displaced following a fire Friday evening.
  
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• In scramble to reopen schools in a pandemic, concerns raised about after-school child care

  30-08-2020 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Sending kids back into classrooms as schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic is a decision many families are grappling with, but child care both before and after school is another complicating factor in the equation.
  
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• In scramble to reopen schools, after-school child care is often left out of the mix

  30-08-2020 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Sending kids back into classrooms as schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic is a decision many families are grappling with, but child care both before and after school is another complicating factor in the equation.
  
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• RCMP in Saskatchewan asking for help finding escaped prisoner Jamie Lyn Holmes

  30-08-2020 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP said Jamie Lyn Holmes left the White Spruce Provincial Training Centre in Yorkton on Saturday. He has been charged with being unlawfully at large.
  
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• RCMP asking for help finding escaped prisoner

  30-08-2020 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP said Jamie Lyn Holmes left the White Spruce Provincial Training Centre in Yorkton on Saturday. He has been charged with being unlawfully at large.
  
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• Three separate collisions restrict traffic on Saskatchewan highways

  30-08-2020 17:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Collisions happened near Moose Jaw, Cochin and Pelican Narrows this weekend.
  
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• Yorkton RCMP looking for prisoner who walked away from White Spruce Provincial Training Centre

  30-08-2020 17:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Jamie Lyn Holmes, who is known to frequent the Saskatoon area, is currently charged with being unlawfully at large.
  
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• Survey says: 90% of curlers willing to return to the ice this fall

  30-08-2020 16:49
  
  CURLSASK released its return-to-curling guidelines on Thursday after months of planning to ensure a safe return to the ice amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 'Mom and Dad saved many lives': The stories of Gull Harbour's last resident lighthouse keepers

  30-08-2020 16:40
  
  For one Manitoban, a trip to Hecla Island Provincial Park is more than a sight-seeing tour – it's a return to her childhood home where her parents kept watch over the waters of Lake Winnipeg and served as the last resident lighthouse keepers of Gull Harbour.
  
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• 'Mom and dad saved many lives': The stories of Gull Harbour, Man.'s last resident lighthouse keepers

  30-08-2020 16:40
  
  For one Manitoban, a trip to Hecla Island Provincial Park is more than a sight-seeing tour – it's a return to her childhood home where her parents kept watch over the waters of Lake Winnipeg and served as the last resident lighthouse keepers of Gull Harbour.
  
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• RCMP searching for escaped prisoner from the Yorkton area

  30-08-2020 16:38
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating an escaped prisoner who has ties to Saskatoon.
  
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• The world's most expensive sheep has just been purchased for US$490,000

  30-08-2020 16:06
  
  A sheep sold for a record 350,000 guineas, or around US$490,000, -- at an auction in Scotland.
  
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• Chadwick Boseman visited children fighting cancer while privately battling the disease himself

  30-08-2020 15:33
  
  In the midst of his battle with colon cancer, Chadwick Boseman not only continued to work on films, but also made sure to keep inspiring children.
  
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• Zimbabwe investigates mysterious deaths of 11 elephants

  30-08-2020 14:41
  
  Zimbabwe's parks authorities are investigating the death of 11 elephants in a forest in the west of the country.
  
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• India records highest daily increase ever in virus cases globally

  30-08-2020 13:28
  
  India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the battered economy.
  
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• Trump, Portland mayor blame each other after deadly shooting

  30-08-2020 13:10
  
  The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in a real-time argument Sunday as the president sent a flurry of critical tweets about Ted Wheeler as the mayor was holding a press conference about the fatal shooting of a right-wing supporter in his city the night before.
  
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• Protester killed in Portland as mayor, Trump trade blame

  30-08-2020 13:10
  
  A man who was fatally shot after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump clashed with left-wing protesters on the streets of Portland, Oregon, was a supporter of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, its founder said Sunday.
  
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• 1 dead after Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland

  30-08-2020 13:10
  
  One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of U.S. President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets, police said.
  
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• CFIA issues advisory on President's Choice gluten-free chicken strips

  30-08-2020 12:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a national consumer advisory on President's Choice gluten-free chicken strips for possible undeclared of gluten.
  
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• Women detail sexual misconduct allegations against former The Dead South band member

  30-08-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Three Regina women have come forward with detailed sexual misconduct allegations against former The Dead South cello player Danny Kenyon.
  
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• Watchdog lifts lid on investigation reports raising red flags about RCMP actions

  30-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP's watchdog has flagged a number of ways in which the RCMP has bungled past investigations, ranging from mental health calls to fatal car accidents. The reviews were released as the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission promises more transparency.
  
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• Indigenous professors cite racism, lack of reform in University of Saskatchewan exodus

  30-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of Indigenous professors and staff say they've been forced to leave the University of Saskatchewan because of racism, a hostile work environment and the slow pace of reforms.
  
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• 'The number one thing for us is that everyone is safe': Men who stopped Hudsons shooter receive award

  30-08-2020 02:54
  
  Three men are being honoured for their bravery after wrestling a gunman to the ground at a Saskatoon bar in March.
  
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• Saskatchewan summer camps say they need help before next year

  30-08-2020 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Holly Epp, of the Saskatchewan Camping Association, says the 45 member camps collectively need $3 million to last until this time next year.
  
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• Part of Trans-Canada Highway, near Moose Jaw, blocked due to ‘serious’ collision

  30-08-2020 00:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are asking the public to plan alternative routes.
  
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• 'I hope it never happens again': Crash survivor wants tougher trucking restrictions

  30-08-2020 00:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After surviving the multi-vehicle crash at a construction zone nearby Wakaw this week, Jeff Helperl wants to see politicians step in with tougher rules to the trucking industry. Read More
  
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• Huskies Athletics to focus on training and skill development

  30-08-2020 00:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Competition in the Canada West will not resume until 2021, however, they are trying to plan for some "non-conference" or exhibition games for their soccer teams in the fall.
  
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• Saskatoon police to study ways to reverse increase in response to non-criminal calls - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  30-08-2020 00:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police to study ways to reverse increase in response to non-criminal calls  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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