Saskatoon news

• 'It's false hope': Saskatoon man frustrated trying to book COVID-19 vaccination - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-03-2021 23:59 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'It's false hope': Saskatoon man frustrated trying to book COVID-19 vaccination  CTV News Saskatoon
  
  Read more

• 'It’s false hope': Saskatoon man frustrated trying to book COVID-19 vaccination

  26-03-2021 23:59
  
  As the province vaccine booking system rolls out, some people are reporting issues scheduling an appointment.
  
  Read more

• Saskatchewan health-care union questions province's vaccination tally

  26-03-2021 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A union representing Saskatchewan health-care workers says the province's vaccine tallies fail to reflect barriers to vaccination for its members. Read More
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon experts give 5 tips on a green, healthy lawn this spring - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-03-2021 23:49 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon experts give 5 tips on a green, healthy lawn this spring  CTV News Saskatoon
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Saskatoon experts give 5 tips on a green, healthy lawn this spring

  26-03-2021 23:49
  
  Spring has sprung - and melting snow across the city is revealing brown grass and debris from a long winter. It’s about time to start thinking about how to rejuvenate those lawns.
  
  Read more

• 73-year-old Radisson, Sask., man carving out passion through woodwork

  26-03-2021 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  For over 60 years, John Hessell has been creating wooden works of wonder in both Saskatchewan, and England. Now retired, he is still devoting his time to the craft.
  
  Read more

• Religion a source of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, according to USask researcher

  26-03-2021 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  A theologian in Regina says many church members ask him if Catholics can receive COVID-19 vaccines — and if the vaccines are connected to abortion.
  
  Read more

• Sask. regulator sets ground rules for how doctors can use social media

  26-03-2021 23:12
  
  The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan has given a prescription to doctors on how to use social media.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 73-year-old Radisson man carving out passion through woodwork.

  26-03-2021 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  For over 60 years, John Hessell has been creating wooden works of wonder in both Saskatchewan, and England. Now retired, he is still devoting his time to the craft. Brenden Purdy has the details.
  
  Read more

• This year's grads may find opportunity in short-term contracts, staffing company says

  26-03-2021 23:00
  
  University of Saskatchewan commerce grad Ryan Manegre says his job hunt is going well - but feels it won’t be like this for all of his fellow classmates.
  
  Read more

• A year after a triple homicide left a child dead and his sister seriously injured, a Sask. family works to heal

  26-03-2021 22:55
  
  Heather Sumners says it’s been difficult to watch her children cope with the loss of their brother.
  
  Read more

• SSO concert goes on a musical cruise

  26-03-2021 22:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra's concert themes during a COVID-19-addled season have all been about travelling to beautiful places through music. Read More
  
  Read more

• Moose Jaw, Sask. man charged with assaulting police officer after refusing to wear a mask

  26-03-2021 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Moose Jaw police were called to a grocery store after a man who declined to wear a mask as required by COVID-19 public health rules refused to leave the store.
  
  Read more

• Kenney says Alberta didn't prep carbon tax fallback plan, was hoping to win in court

  26-03-2021 22:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government didn't prepare a fallback plan on implementing a consumer carbon tax because it was hoping to win in the country's top court. Read More
  
  Read more

• Murder trial delayed for Greg Fertuck, accused of killing his estranged wife, Sheree

  26-03-2021 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justice Richard Danyliuk said there are significant health risks in allowing witnesses to travel to Saskatoon to testify in Greg Fertuck’s murder trial.
  
  Read more

• 'I feel dismissed': Passover-appropriate food for Jewish community absent from Saskatoon grocery stores

  26-03-2021 22:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Rabbi Raphael Kats and his team of volunteers were busy on Friday distributing food to members of Saskatoon's Jewish community in preparation for Passover. Read More
  
  Read more

• Trial of Greg Fertuck, Saskatoon man accused of killing estranged wife, postponed due to COVID-19 - CTV News Saskatoon

  26-03-2021 22:12 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Trial of Greg Fertuck, Saskatoon man accused of killing estranged wife, postponed due to COVID-19  CTV News Saskatoon
  
  Read more

• Trial of Greg Fertuck, Saskatoon man accused of killing estranged wife, postponed due to COVID-19

  26-03-2021 22:12
  
  The trial of Greg Fertuck will be postponed until September.
  
  Read more

• A made-in-Saskatchewan carbon tax solution could look like New Brunswick's. Here's what that could mean

  26-03-2021 22:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe capitulated on his opposition to imposing carbon pricing Thursday after the province's legal challenge against the federal government was defeated.
  
  Read more

• Treaty 8 chiefs call for action against ‘abuse, violence, humiliation and racism’ in RCMP

  26-03-2021 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The calls come in the wake of a civilian watchdog’s report into how Mounties handled the high-profile shooting death of a young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan.
  
  Read more

• Greg Fertuck murder trial, expected to begin Monday, adjourned over COVID-19 variant concerns

  26-03-2021 21:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A long-awaited Saskatchewan murder trial scheduled to begin Monday in Saskatoon, examining the disappearance and death of 51-year-old Sheree Fertuck, has been adjourned at the 11th hour. Read More
  
  Read more

• Saskatchewan records highest daily COVID-19 deaths in nearly 2 months

  26-03-2021 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seven of the new eight deaths reported in Saskatchewan on Friday were reported in the Regina zone, including three residents in their 60s.
  
  Read more

• WHL Regina hub: Blades off to best start in franchise history

  26-03-2021 21:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Blades are off to their fastest start ever — this after the slowest start ever to get an actual season going. Read More
  
  Read more

• COVID-19 in Sask: 8 new deaths, 213 new cases, 91 more variants confirmed

  26-03-2021 21:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The province has 1,680 known active cases, 867 in the Regina zone.
  
  Read more

• Eight more with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan die, seven in Regina zone

  26-03-2021 21:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Eight people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have died, including seven in the Regina zone  hit hard by the rise of variants. Read More
  
  Read more

• Weekend warm-up: March 26 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  26-03-2021 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Warming up for the last weekend of March, then a downturn. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Friday, March 26.
  
  Read more

• Insulin pump coverage to expand in Saskatchewan

  26-03-2021 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Type one diabetics can pay a high price for their health. But thanks to tireless advocates, those who rely on insulin pumps can soon stop pinching pennies. Allison Bamford has the story.
  
  Read more

• Doctor with ties to Sask. charged with murder in probe of 'suspicious deaths' at Ontario hospital

  26-03-2021 20:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Dr. Brian Nadler appeared in court Friday on a single count of murder, but police say they are looking at additional deaths as part of their investigation. Read More
  
  Read more

• First Nations designer uses original technique to create modern regalia

  26-03-2021 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  First Nations designer Julie Paul is putting a modern twist on traditional regalia. And as Allison Bamford found out, the creative technique is gaining traction in the Pow Wow community.
  
  Read more

• Younger people being hospitalized with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, says ICU doctor

  26-03-2021 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Out of 35 ICU admissions in the past month, only one person was older than 70, and younger people are also being admitted with more serious conditions, say Saskatchewan Health Authority officials.
  
  Read more

• Clarification - Saskatoon Police charge woman in fraud investigation

  26-03-2021 20:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The SPS wishes to clarify that the organization defrauded in this incident is a public provincial organization; it is not related to government. (Occurrence Number: 19-129131)
  
  Read more

• 'What do you have to hide?' Demographic data on jurors in Canada lacking

  26-03-2021 20:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A lack of data on race, gender or age makes it impossible to know whether systemic jury bias plays a role in who ends up behind bars in Canada — and who doesn't. Read More
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon woman facing fraud charges after $25K stolen from organization: police - CBC.ca

  26-03-2021 20:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon woman facing fraud charges after $25K stolen from organization: police  CBC.ca
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon woman facing fraud charges after $25K stolen from organization: police

  26-03-2021 20:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police arrested the woman after an investigation that began in December 2019, when an organization, which police did not identify, said it had noticed suspicious financial activity.
  
  Read more

• Broadway performer Paul Alexander Nolan discusses musicals, Prairie life and the pandemic

  26-03-2021 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s a Broadway dream come true for a Prairie boy longing to perform. Allison Bamford spoke with Paul Alexander Nolan about musicals, small-town Saskatchewan and passing time during the pandemic.
  
  Read more

• Increased screen time leading to increased eye issues in kids: optometrists

  26-03-2021 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  'I've seen an increase of eye fatigue in general ... but we're seeing it a lot more in the pediatric population and we're also seeing a lot more dry eye.'
  
  Read more

• Moderna vaccine delay expected to affect appointments in Saskatchewan

  26-03-2021 19:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A delay in the arrival of shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine means some vaccination appointments in Saskatchewan will be postponed, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says. Read More
  
  Read more

• Vaccine appointments in Saskatchewan to be impacted by Moderna shipment delay

  26-03-2021 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority was made aware that its next expected shipment of 21,300 Moderna vaccines would be delayed up to six days.
  
  Read more

• Doctor with Sask. ties charged with murder after multiple deaths at Hawkesbury, Ont., hospital

  26-03-2021 19:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A doctor was charged Friday with first-degree murder as part of a police investigation into multiple suspicious deaths at Hawkesbury and District General Hospital in eastern Ontario, near the border with Quebec.
  
  Read more

• Variants unlikely to increase in Saskatoon over next two weeks: U of S wastewater study - meadowlakeNOW

  26-03-2021 19:15 via meadowlakenow.com
  
  Variants unlikely to increase in Saskatoon over next two weeks: U of S wastewater study  meadowlakeNOW
  
  Read more

• WestJet offers new direct flights to Kelowna from Regina and Saskatoon - CKOM News Talk Sports

  26-03-2021 19:09 via ckom.com
  
  WestJet offers new direct flights to Kelowna from Regina and Saskatoon  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
  Read more

• Babies are being born with congenital syphilis in Sask. This is a public health emergency

  26-03-2021 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  We are about to see a third pandemic. Few are thinking about it, but it's keeping me up at night. This is a monster with three heads: HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C.  
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon woman charged in alleged $25K fraud

  26-03-2021 18:52
  
  A 57-year-old Saskatoon woman is facing fraud and theft charges, accused of stealing nearly $25,000 from a provincial organization.
  
  Read more

• Rookies shine in Regina Pats’ 5-3 win over Prince Albert Raiders in WHL action

  26-03-2021 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Pats beat the Prince Albert Raiders 5-3 in Western Hockey League action on Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Sask. strikes partial AgriStability deal with feds

  26-03-2021 18:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan has reached a partial deal with the federal government on the linchpin farm aid program AgriStability. Read More
  
  Read more

• Moose Jaw schools move to remote learning due to spike in variant cases

  26-03-2021 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Schools in Moose Jaw along with Caronport Elementary School are temporarily moving to remote learning starting on Monday.
  
  Read more

• Update: Saskatoon lays charges in fourth homicide - The Battlefords News-Optimist

  26-03-2021 16:44 via newsoptimist.ca
  
  Update: Saskatoon lays charges in fourth homicide  The Battlefords News-Optimist
  
  Read more

• Meadowgreen Recycling Depot in Saskatoon 'a total disaster,' says community member - CBC.ca

  26-03-2021 16:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Meadowgreen Recycling Depot in Saskatoon 'a total disaster,' says community member  CBC.ca
  
  Read more

• Meadowgreen Recycling Depot in Saskatoon 'a total disaster,' says community member

  26-03-2021 16:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Community members have had enough of the mess at the Meadowgreen Recycling Depot in Saskatoon. The city has put in some new restrictions starting Friday to try to curb the problem, but neighbourhood resident Pat Tymchatyn says they won't work.
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon Police charge woman in fraud investigation

  26-03-2021 16:28 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 57-year-old woman is facing charges following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Economic Crime Section. In December 2019, a provincial organization reported suspicious account activity to the SPS. Following a forensic audit, and an investigation by the SPS Economic Crime Section, it was determined that between January 2015 and September 2019, a 57-year-old woman had defrauded and stolen nearly $25,000 from the organization. She was arrested on March 25, 2021. The Saskatoo
  
  Read more

Follow @Saskatoon_News on Twitter!