Saskatoon news

• Mayoral candidate Norris promises one per cent tax increase in 2021

  09-09-2020 23:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon mayoral candidate Rob Norris hopes committing to the lowest property tax increase in more than two decades will help carry him into the city's top office this fall. Read More
  
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• Province rolls out CWD testing program

  09-09-2020 23:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan government wants 300 animal samples to track a fatal disease affecting some of the province's wildlife. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Sutherland gets an early start on curling season - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  09-09-2020 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Sutherland gets an early start on curling season  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• NRFP out for new Saskatoon youth shelter: Ministry of Social Services - CKOM News Talk Sports

  09-09-2020 23:51 via ckom.com
  
  NRFP out for new Saskatoon youth shelter: Ministry of Social Services  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatoon Sutherland gets an early start on curling season

  09-09-2020 23:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Ice is in at the Saskatoon Sutherland Curling Club, and brooms are sweeping just like they always have. Read More
  
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• Rob Norris on a new downtown Saskatoon central library | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  09-09-2020 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rob Norris on a new downtown Saskatoon central library | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Rob Norris on a new downtown Saskatoon central library

  09-09-2020 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon mayoral candidate Rob Norris discusses his concerns about a proposed downtown central library.
  
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• Saskatoon mayoral candidates differ on viability of a new downtown central library - Global News

  09-09-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon mayoral candidates differ on viability of a new downtown central library  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon mayoral candidates differ on viability of a new downtown central library

  09-09-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cost of a new downtown central library has come under scrutiny by at least three mayoral candidates in the upcoming municipal election on Nov. 9.
  
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• Celine Dion to do North American leg of COVID-delayed tour — including Saskatoon — next summer

  09-09-2020 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Celine Dion has announced next year's rescheduled dates for the North American leg of her Courage world tour, which was originally postponed in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Briercrest College student in Saskatchewan tests positive for coronavirus

  09-09-2020 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The student who tested positive for the coronavirus was immediately isolated and contact tracing was carried out, said Briercrest College school officials.
  
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• RCMP investigating fatal crash on Highway 19 near Kincaid, Sask.

  09-09-2020 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  One man is dead and two men are hospitalized with serious, life-threatening injuries following a crash on Highway 19 about 10 kilometres south of the village of Kincaid. 
  
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• WE Charity winding down operations in Canada

  09-09-2020 22:46
  
  WE Charity is selling off its assets and winding down operations in Canada months after becoming embroiled in a political scandal that triggered investigations by the federal ethics watchdog, CTV News has learned.
  
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• Kielburgers 'devastated' by We Charity closure but say 'there's no one to blame'

  09-09-2020 22:46
  
  WE Charity is selling off its assets, eliminating staff and winding down operations in Canada months after becoming embroiled in a political scandal that has triggered investigations by the federal ethics watchdog.
  
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• Kielburger brothers 'devastated' by We Charity closure but say 'there's no one to blame'

  09-09-2020 22:46
  
  WE Charity is selling off its assets, eliminating staff and winding down operations in Canada months after becoming embroiled in a political scandal that has triggered investigations by the federal ethics watchdog.
  
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• 'NO FACEMASKS ALLOWED!:' Saskatoon business posts divisive sign, has since been taken down - CKOM News Talk Sports

  09-09-2020 22:42 via ckom.com
  
  'NO FACEMASKS ALLOWED!:' Saskatoon business posts divisive sign, has since been taken down  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Ag groups ask feds for easier support payments

  09-09-2020 22:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan agriculture groups are urging Ottawa to lower barriers blocking farmers from accessing supports in the face of volatile markets. Read More
  
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• Warm, sunny days ahead: Sept. 9 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  09-09-2020 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Warm and sunny days ahead before another weekend cool down. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Wednesday, Sept. 9.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 1 new case reported Wednesday

  09-09-2020 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  No new recoveries were announced, so the total recoveries remain at 1,587.
  
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• Briercrest College student tests positive for COVID-19

  09-09-2020 21:37
  
  Briercrest College has confirmed one student has tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Coronavirus tests drop, 59 active cases in Saskatchewan

  09-09-2020 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health authorities say there is one new coronavirus case in the province, with 59 active cases and 1,587 total recoveries.
  
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• Demand expected for subs in Saskatchewan but funding not a priority: minister

  09-09-2020 20:56
  
  Saskatchewan's education minister said he expects the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a need for more substitute teachers but funding for those staff isn't an immediate priority.
  
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• 2 fires that happened 1 hour apart were set on purpose: Saskatoon Fire Department

  09-09-2020 20:37
  
  Saskatoon firefighters responded to two blazes overnight that investigators believe were intentionally set.
  
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• Sask. privacy commissioner warns about potential problems with remote learning

  09-09-2020 20:17 via cbc.ca
  
  As the school year begins, Saskatchewan's information and privacy commissioner says school divisions need to be careful about online learning.
  
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• ADHD in adults is harder to spot and more complex, advocate says

  09-09-2020 20:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often associated with children, particularly boys, but that's only half the story.
  
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• Arson the cause of two overnight fires in Saskatoon - CKOM News Talk Sports

  09-09-2020 20:06 via ckom.com
  
  Arson the cause of two overnight fires in Saskatoon  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Norris vows hiring freeze to drop Saskatoon's property taxes

  09-09-2020 19:55
  
  Saskatoon mayoral candidate Rob Norris is pledging to drop annual property taxes to one per cent if elected in the Nov. 9 municipal election, he announced Wednesday.
  
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• Mayoral candidate Rob Norris vows to drop Saskatoon's property taxes with hiring freeze - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-09-2020 19:55 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Mayoral candidate Rob Norris vows to drop Saskatoon's property taxes with hiring freeze  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Mayoral candidate Rob Norris vows to drop Saskatoon's property taxes with hiring freeze

  09-09-2020 19:55
  
  Saskatoon mayoral candidate Rob Norris is pledging to drop annual property taxes to one per cent if elected in the Nov. 9 municipal election, he announced Wednesday.
  
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• Trump knew coronavirus was 'deadly' but wanted to 'play it down': Bob Woodward book

  09-09-2020 19:19
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed U.S. coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."
  
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• CJFL extends eligibility after cancelled season

  09-09-2020 19:13
  
  The Canadian Junior Football League is extending its eligibility criteria due to the pandemic.
  
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• U Can't Touch This in A Whole New World: Sask. teachers using music parodies to welcome students back

  09-09-2020 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon, Regina and Gull Lake teachers have created 'corny,' 'cringy' welcome back videos.
  
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• 'Good news' on Saskatoon's waste diversion plan - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-09-2020 18:46 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Good news' on Saskatoon's waste diversion plan  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Good news' on Saskatoon's waste diversion plan

  09-09-2020 18:46
  
  The City of Saskatoon is getting some promising news on its efforts to divert waste from the landfill.
  
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• Impaired Driving/Evade Police - Warman Rd. & Circle Dr.

  09-09-2020 18:29 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A Saskatoon man is facing impaired driving-related charges after refusing to stop for Police early this morning.At approximately 12:05 a.m., September 9, 2020, members on Patrol observed a Jeep Cherokee traveling without any lights at a high rate of speed, on Warman Road near Circle Drive. Officers observed the suspect drive over a meridian and evasively through parking lots. A traffic stop was attempted in a parking lot in the 700 block of Circle Drive East. The driver slowed but then fled at a
  
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• Data gap: Governments don’t track how many inmates have been in care

  09-09-2020 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Community leaders in Saskatchewan are questioning a data gap that could show the connection between the child welfare and justice systems.
  
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• Saskatoon Ward 6 councillor Cynthia Block seeks re-election - CTV News Saskatoon

  09-09-2020 17:39 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Ward 6 councillor Cynthia Block seeks re-election  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Ward 6 councillor Cynthia Block seeks re-election

  09-09-2020 17:39
  
  Ward 6 City Councillor Cynthia Block has announced she is seeking a second term in office.
  
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• Governments don’t track how many inmates have been in care

  09-09-2020 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Community leaders in Saskatchewan are questioning a data gap that could show the connection between the child welfare and justice systems.
  
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• Looking back at Saskatoon’s real estate market this summer

  09-09-2020 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  As summer comes to an end, Century 21 Fusion realtor Ashley Turner joins us to look back at what took place on the real estate market this summer.
  
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• 1 new COVID-19 case reported in Sask.; 1 person remains in hospital

  09-09-2020 16:35
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan reported one new case of COVID-19 in the province on Wednesday.
  
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• Parents advocate for Spring football season for Sask. high schools

  09-09-2020 15:52
  
  An online petition calling for the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association (SHSAA) to move the football season to Spring 2021 has more than 1,700 signatures and counting.
  
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• Customers, staff take down alleged robber in Saskatoon - CKOM News Talk Sports

  09-09-2020 15:32 via ckom.com
  
  Customers, staff take down alleged robber in Saskatoon  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatchewan has spent less than half of its emergency worker pay fund

  09-09-2020 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's government will give out less than half of a joint federal-provincial fund meant to top up essential workers' pay in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Things warm up again as temps push back into the twenties: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  09-09-2020 14:33
  
  A mix of sun and cloud await us in the Bridge City Wednesday with a pleasant late summer forecast.
  
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• Cree bilingual school underway in Saskatoon - National Observer

  09-09-2020 13:29 via nationalobserver.com
  
  Cree bilingual school underway in Saskatoon  National Observer
  
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• Saskatoon health and beauty store's sign banning masks raises concerns

  09-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The owner of the business declined to comment on the sign Tuesday.
  
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• Man serving as mayor of two Sask. towns after resignations leave one shorthanded

  09-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The resignation of the mayor and two town councillors in Craik, Sask., earlier this year prompted the province to appoint a mayor and two councillors from other municipalities to Craik's town council.
  
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• Land-based education key to Sask. First Nation's COVID-19 prevention plan

  09-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The school at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation has touchless hand sanitizer stations, individual desk shields and floor markings to maintain physical distancing, but teachers have another powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19: nature.
  
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• Alcohol a factor in Circle Drive West rollover

  09-09-2020 12:47
  
  A 56-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after a single-vehicle rollover on Circle Drive West.
  
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