Saskatoon news

• Top court sides with ousted Legal Aid lawyer

  22-09-2020 23:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Valerie Harvey says she feels vindicated after Saskatchewan's top court ruled that she was unlawfully removed from a list of private lawyers eligible to handle Legal Aid files. Read More
  
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• Ongoing Incident - Suspicious Package - 100 Block Veterinary Road

  22-09-2020 23:56 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police and Saskatoon Fire are currently responding to a suspicious package that was delivered to a research centre earlier this afternoon.At approximately 2:00 p.m., September 22, 2020, Police received a report of a suspicious package that was delivered to a research centre in the 100 block of Veterinary Road. The SPS Explosive Disposal Unit and Saskatoon Fire Hazmat are currently responding to investigate the package further.Traffic restrictions are in place on Veterinary Road, and th
  
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• Saskatchewan partners with First Nations entrepreneurs on new highway traffic signs

  22-09-2020 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some new signs coming to Saskatchewan roads will be made by First Nation entrepreneurs as part of a pilot project to create more jobs and help the economy.
  
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• Former Metis Nation president calls for McCallum's resignation

  22-09-2020 23:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A former president of the Metis Nation–Saskatchewan is calling on its current leader to step down for taking part in several meetings and events while waiting on results of a COVID-19 test. Read More
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in connection to homicide near Onion Lake Cree Nation: Sask. RCMP

  22-09-2020 23:48 via cbc.ca
  
  A man from a western Saskatchewan First Nation was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in relation to the homicide of Braden Richard Bull, RCMP say.
  
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• 24-year-old charged with murder after eight-month investigation: Sask. RCMP

  22-09-2020 23:39
  
  RCMP have charged Vega Bear, 24, of Onion Lake, with the second degree murder of Braden Richard Bull.
  
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• Province revamps road signs with pilot project

  22-09-2020 23:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan has inked a deal to send about 3,000 new road signs. Read More
  
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• Man charged with spree of indecent acts along Prince Albert pathway

  22-09-2020 23:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Prince Albert police have charged a 20-year-old man after a months-long investigation into reports of a person performing indecent acts along one of the city's riverfront pathways. Read More
  
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• Human remains found near Springside identified as those of missing man Darwin Whitehawk

  22-09-2020 23:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Human remains found near Highway 16 west of Springside, Sask. last Wednesday have been confirmed to belong to Darwin Keith Whitehawk, a 40-year-old man reported missing in Yorkton in late July. Read More
  
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• Province wants Saskatoon remand centre done by end of March 2024

  22-09-2020 23:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan government is seeking a consultant for its project to build a $120-million remand centre expansion at the Saskatoon jail and hopes to have it done by the end of March 2024. Read More
  
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• Staying warm and sunny: Sept. 22 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  22-09-2020 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sunshine and warm temperatures for the rest of the work week. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan with all the details in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, Sept. 22.
  
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• $34M in federal money approved for projects that clean up inactive oil wells in Saskatchewan

  22-09-2020 22:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly $35 million in federal money has been approved for projects that will clean up inactive oil wells throughout Saskatchewan, the provincial government announced Tuesday.
  
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• RCMP identify human remains found near Springside, Sask.

  22-09-2020 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP in Yorkton, Sask., have determined that human remains found earlier this month are those of Darwin Keith Whitehawk.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: Province hiring new lab staff in hopes of meeting testing goals

  22-09-2020 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  There are 10 new known cases of COVID-19 in the province Tuesday: one in the far northeast zone, one in the central west zone, two in the Regina area and six in the Saskatoon area. 
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 10 new cases, 9 recoveries reported Tuesday

  22-09-2020 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  There are 10 new known cases of COVID-19 in the province Tuesday: one in the far northeast zone, one in the central west zone, two in the Regina area and six in the Saskatoon area. 
  
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• 10 new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan, two linked to Saskatoon outbreak

  22-09-2020 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The total case count in Saskatchewan rose to 1,824 after 10 new coronavirus cases were reported on Tuesday.
  
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• Comics from U of S team illustrate vaccine creation process

  22-09-2020 21:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A multidisciplinary team of doctors, artists, engineers, and medical professionals from the University of Saskatchewan have collaborated on a series of comics and videos in an effort to make COVID-19 information more accessible and easily digestible for the public. Read More
  
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• Trudeau to address the nation on COVID-19 fight Wednesday evening

  22-09-2020 21:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the nation tomorrow evening after the speech from the throne lays out the government's plan to deal with the pandemic and the economic recovery.
  
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• Ministry of Highways partners with SAGE Roadways for new pilot project

  22-09-2020 21:16
  
  As part of a six month pilot project, the Government of Saskatchewan has made an agreement with First Nation entrepreneurs to develop a new road sign delivery program.
  
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• Search on for missing couple with Saskatoon connection after vehicle found in Jasper National Park

  22-09-2020 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Search teams are looking for Matthew Kozak, 32, and Zabrina Paige Ferrier, 25, after a vehicle belonging to the couple was found in a parking lot on Mount Edith Cavell Road in Jasper National Park.
  
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• Hearing for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls lawsuit enters second day

  22-09-2020 20:30
  
  The second day of a hearing to determine whether Diane Bigeagle's attempt to sue the RCMP will be certified as a class action lawsuit continued on Tuesday.
  
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• COVID-19: As possible 'twindemic' approaches, Sask. docs urge mask use

  22-09-2020 20:15
  
  The Saskatchewan Medical Association urges mask use along with other safety measures people have taken to keep COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan relatively low.
  
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• What dog owners should know about safety at off-leash parks

  22-09-2020 19:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Jennifer Berg is a certified professional dog trainer who believes off-leash parks could be much safer if pet owners followed some basic guidelines.
  
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• Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Saskatoon area schools

  22-09-2020 19:13
  
  Our interactive map shows all the confirmed cases of COVID-19 found in schools located Saskatoon and the surrounding area.
  
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• Man charged after woman assaulted in Saskatoon alley

  22-09-2020 18:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a 31-year-old man following reports of a woman being sexually assaulted Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Canada 'at a crossroads': COVID-19 will keep spreading if behaviours don't change, Tam says

  22-09-2020 18:30
  
  The latest federal modelling on the COVID-19 pandemic shows that in the short-term, Canada's epidemic is set to keep growing, predicting up to 155,795 total cases and 9,300 deaths by Oct. 2, unless Canadians re-adopt the same degree of health precautions they took in the early months of the pandemic.
  
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• Erin O'Toole's wife tests positive for COVID-19

  22-09-2020 18:23
  
  Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's wife Rebecca has tested positive for COVID-19 after her husband revealed he had tested positive for the virus last Friday.
  
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• Province buys more flu vaccine than last fall, expecting demand spike due to COVID-19

  22-09-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has purchased more influenza vaccine than last year in order to meet the expected spike in demand for flu shots because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 'Unfathomable': U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

  22-09-2020 17:54
  
  The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world's richest nation with its sparkling laboratories, top-flight scientists and stockpiles of medicines and emergency supplies.
  
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• Art Exhibit: FLUID – Blake Little

  22-09-2020 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  KENDERDINE ART GALLERY FLUID is a photographic portrait series by Los Angeles-based Blake Little that began in 2017 with a simple casting call.  The response was overwhelming and led to portrait sessions in various locations including university studios in Victoria, Regina and Saskatoon.  What Little has come to recognize is the pivotal and seismic shift...
  
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• Stabbing - 1300 Block 8th Street East

  22-09-2020 17:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred last night. At approximately 9:15 p.m., September 21, 2020, Patrol officers responded to a report that a man was suffering from stab wounds inside a restaurant in the 1300 block of 8th Street East. The 33-year-old man was transported to hospital and is currently believed to be in serious but stable condition.The Saskatoon Police Serious Assault Unit is continuing to investigate, and asks anyone with information on this in
  
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• Moose Jaw police track, kill cougar after several sightings inside city

  22-09-2020 17:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Police tracked the cougar through the city with a drone before killing it.
  
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• COVID-19 case found at elementary school in Martensville, Sask.

  22-09-2020 17:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Contact tracing is underway after a case of COVID-19 was identified at an elementary school in Martensville.
  
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• Son witnessing his father’s struggle with mental illness highlighted in ‘Sometimes Daddy Cries’

  22-09-2020 17:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  “Sometimes Daddy Cries” is a new children’s book about a young boy witnessing his father’s struggle with mental illness. Daniella Ponticelli sits down with author Todd Rennebohm to learn more about his personal connection.
  
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• Onion Lake Cree Nation not required to post financial docs

  22-09-2020 17:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Onion Lake Cree Nation wasn't in contempt of court when it refused to publish its recent financial statements, the province's highest court has ruled. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon man charged with sexual assault, escaping from police - CBC.ca

  22-09-2020 17:05
  
  Saskatoon man charged with sexual assault, escaping from police  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man charged in string of robberies fails to appear in court - The Battlefords News-Optimist

  22-09-2020 17:05
  
  Saskatoon man charged in string of robberies fails to appear in court  The Battlefords News-Optimist
  
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• Coronavirus cases reported at 3 Saskatoon and area schools - Global News

  22-09-2020 16:44
  
  Coronavirus cases reported at 3 Saskatoon and area schools  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus cases reported at 3 Saskatoon and area schools

  22-09-2020 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two of the coronavirus cases are at Saskatoon Public Schools and the third is in the Prairie Spirit School Division.
  
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• Creating a healthy lunch for kids at school

  22-09-2020 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Food to Fit Nutrition’s Brooke Bulloch joins Global News Morning Saskatoon with some advice to create a delicious and nutritious lunch for your kids as they return back to school.
  
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• Positive coronavirus test confirmed at Lumsden High School

  22-09-2020 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Classes resumed Monday at Lumsden High School after public health alerted the division about a positive coronavirus test over the weekend.
  
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• Canada signs deals for supply of Sanofi vaccine candidate, antiviral drug to treat COVID-19

  22-09-2020 16:32
  
  The federal government has inked a new deal with French multinational pharmaceutical firm Sanofi to obtain 72 million doses of its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
  
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• Ontario reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases since early May

  22-09-2020 16:28
  
  Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case count has risen to numbers unseen since the height of the pandemic in May when more than 500 cases were reported.
  
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• The first day of fall is a fine beginning: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  22-09-2020 16:25
  
  Temperatures push close to the 20 degree mark again in Saskatoon
  
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• 10 new Sask. coronavirus cases reported; 146 cases remain active

  22-09-2020 16:15
  
  Saskatchewan reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases to 146.
  
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• Outbreaks and potential COVID-19 exposures in Saskatchewan for the past two weeks

  22-09-2020 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a list of the potential coronavirus exposures to the public in Saskatchewan for the past two weeks.
  
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• Wrapping up the garden as the leaves change

  22-09-2020 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  We knew it was coming. Fall has arrived in Saskatchewan, which means many green thumbs will be packing up the garden for autumn. Dutch Growers has some tips to transition your yard to the colder seasons of the year.
  
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• Laine Hruska relishes his history-making National Lacrosse League opportunity

  22-09-2020 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan SWAT alum Laine Hruska was drafted 13th overall by the Georgia Swarm in the 2020 NLL Entry Draft on Sept. 17.
  
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• Canada's top doctor warns of sharp rise in COVID-19 cases if Canadians don't follow guidelines

  22-09-2020 15:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is at a "crossroads" in its pandemic battle and the actions of individual Canadians will decide whether there's a massive spike in COVID-19 cases coming, according to the latest projections from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
  
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• Canada at 'crossroads' in battling COVID-19 as cases accelerate nationally, officials say

  22-09-2020 15:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is at a "crossroads" in controlling COVID-19 and actions of individual Canadians will determine whether cases continue to rise or can come under control, according to the latest projections from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
  
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