Saskatoon news

• Saskatchewan looking into possibility of mixing COVID-19 vaccines if supply is low

  06-05-2021 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said on Thursday that at this point, first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses would be matched by brand, in regards to vaccine mixing and matching. But if there are issues with any vaccine shipments, the province is “actively” looking at mixing and matching vaccines as a potential...
  
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• 'A dream job': U of S grad nominated for administration position by U.S. President Biden

  06-05-2021 23:34
  
  U of S graduate Jennifer Sass has been nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to be a member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
  
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• 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose eligibility to begin May 17 in Saskatchewan

  06-05-2021 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman announced Thursday that second doses of COVID-19 vaccines will start being offered May 17 for those 85 years and older or anyone who received their first shot before Feb. 15.
  
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• Justin LaBrash announces Saskatchewan drive-in concert tour

  06-05-2021 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justin LaBrash and True North are hitting eight Saskatchewan communities on the ‘The Hell or High Water Charity Tour.’
  
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• With deliveries expanding, Canada on track to offer doses to all, even those newly eligible: Fortin

  06-05-2021 23:04
  
  The military general leading the logistics of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout says that even with the number of Canadians who are now eligible to be immunized expanding, the country is expecting to have enough doses arriving to offer vaccines to everyone who wants them in the months ahead.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan vaccinating youth 12+, announce second dose rollout

  06-05-2021 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan will vaccinate youth aged 12 to 15 with the Pfizer vaccine, plan to start second doses to those 85 of age and older on May 17.
  
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• Former Sask. police officer has joined 'crackpots' posting COVID-19 misinformation, says professor

  06-05-2021 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A former Saskatoon police officer has joined the ranks of "crackpots" who spread COVID-19 misinformation online, says a professor who specializes in social media.
  
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• Saskatchewan reports 41 in ICUs, 156 new COVID-19 infections

  06-05-2021 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 156 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Thursday, according to health officials.
  
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• Police seize drugs, weapons, cash following investigation into dial-a-dope operation

  06-05-2021 22:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Three people were arrested at the end of April following a police investigation into a Saskatoon dial-a-dope operation. Read More
  
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• Two arrested after K9, air support units track suspects fleeing traffic stop

  06-05-2021 22:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two people are facing various charges after fleeing a police traffic stop Wednesday night. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan posts lowest daily bump in new COVID-19 cases since March 23

  06-05-2021 21:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health officials reported 156 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, and said 10 more cases of the highly transmissible P1 coronavirus variant of concern have been identified.
  
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• Sunny, but windy: May 6 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  06-05-2021 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sunny skies for parts of the province, but hang on to your hat! Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Thursday, May 6.
  
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• Saskatchewan aiming to fully vaccinate all residents 12 and up by July 31

  06-05-2021 20:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's health minister and chief medical health officer will host a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the plan.
  
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• Details coming Thursday on Sask. youth vaccinations, 2nd dose strategy

  06-05-2021 20:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's health minister and chief medical health officer will host a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss a plan.
  
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• Here's what you can and can't do during each phase of Saskatchewan's reopening roadmap

  06-05-2021 20:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has a goal to end most of its restrictions by the middle of July. Here's what that means for you.
  
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• Tenille Arts hopes recent success will inspire other women in country music

  06-05-2021 20:36
  
  “Somebody Like That” by Tenille Arts made history as the first number one country single written, produced, and performed all by women.
  
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• Pilot project in Prince Albert gives addictions care to people detained in police cells

  06-05-2021 20:21
  
  A partnership between Prince Albert police, Parkland Ambulance and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is offering addictions treatment to people incarcerated in police cells.
  
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• Fire department closing remaining suites at troubled Saskatoon condo tower

  06-05-2021 20:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The Prairie Heights tower on 20th Street West had 16 of 44 suites closed in April following fire department inspections. Now the fire department is closing the entire building.
  
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• 'He said he was building a deck': Saskatoon police nail suspect in lumber robbery - CTV News Saskatoon

  06-05-2021 20:10
  
  'He said he was building a deck': Saskatoon police nail suspect in lumber robbery  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'He said he was building a deck': Saskatoon police nail suspect in lumber robbery

  06-05-2021 20:10
  
  After putting the screws to the suspect, Saskatoon police received a response that lacked a certain grain of truth.
  
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• Hilarious ways CBC Sask. listeners are telling us they are moms without saying they are moms

  06-05-2021 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  We asked The Morning Edition listeners to show or tell us they’re a mom without saying they’re a mom.
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department closes Prairie Heights condo building - Global News

  06-05-2021 19:50
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department closes Prairie Heights condo building  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department closes Prairie Heights condo building

  06-05-2021 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department said it started advising residents on Thursday morning of the imminent closure of the Prairie Heights condo building.
  
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• 'I stood up for something': Why a Saskatoon cop says he quit after he was spotted at anti-COVID rule 'freedom rally' - CTV News Saskatoon

  06-05-2021 19:29
  
  'I stood up for something': Why a Saskatoon cop says he quit after he was spotted at anti-COVID rule 'freedom rally'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'I stood up for something': Why a Saskatoon cop says he quit after he was spotted at anti-COVID rule 'freedom rally'

  06-05-2021 19:29
  
  A Saskatoon police officer who attended a children’s "freedom rally" says he decided to resign in order to stand up against the service’s protocols.
  
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• 'We cannot allow people to live in this building;' Fire department shutters Prairie Heights

  06-05-2021 19:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Pleasant Hill condo building has been shuttered by the Saskatoon Fire Department after months of unsuccessful efforts to rectify dangerous and unsanitary living conditions. Read More
  
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• Water leaks the final straw as fire department shuts down troubled Saskatoon condo building

  06-05-2021 19:13
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department says it is left with no other option than to close the entire Prairie Heights high-rise.
  
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• Saskatoon condo tower closed down by fire department

  06-05-2021 19:13
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department says it is left with no other option than to close the entire Prairie Heights high-rise.
  
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• Search Warrants Executed / Drug Trafficking - 100 Block Avenue Q South

  06-05-2021 18:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Three people were arrested and are facing drugs and weapons charges following an investigation into a dial-a-dope operation.On April 30, 2021, the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit (SPSDU), with the assistance of the Tactical Support Unit (TSU), conducted a high-risk vehicle stop in the area of Dudley Street and Avenue X South; two high-risk search warrants were subsequently executed at separate residences both in the 100 block of Avenue Q South.As a result of this investigation, Police seized:
  
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• Seeding of 2021 crop underway in Saskatchewan

  06-05-2021 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground, according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report.
  
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• Sask. pharmacies to receive vaccine shipments Thursday

  06-05-2021 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Pharmacies that were added to Saskatchewan's vaccine list earlier this week are set to get their shipment Thursday.
  
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• Evade Police - K9/ASU/Patrol Arrest - 1300 block Ave. H N

  06-05-2021 18:04 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two people are facing a number of charges after refusing to stop for Police last night.At approximately 10:30 p.m., May 5, 2021, a Canine officer observed a suspicious blue Jeep Compass at 35th Street West and Idylwyld Drive North. A traffic stop was conducted in the 100 block of 33rd Street West. The male driver provided Police with identification belonging to another person before fleeing the scene in the vehicle. Members of the Air Support Unit (ASU) informed Patrol officers that th
  
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• YOUTH FOR WELLNESS VIRTUAL CONCERT – Call Out For Youth Performers!!!

  06-05-2021 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  Send in your performance videos of:  MUSIC * POETRY * STORY TELLING * STAND UP COMEDY * DANCE. *** FOR AGES 14 – 24 *** TO SIGN UP AND SEND IN SUBMISSIONS, PLEASE EMAIL DONNA AT [email protected] BEFORE MAY 14/2021 AT 4:00 PM.  LIMITED VIDEOS WILL BE ACCEPTED.  YOUTH WITH RECEIVE AN HONARARIUM OF $100.00...
  
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• Adopt a Pet: New Hope Dog Rescue

  06-05-2021 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tami Vangool with New Hope Dog Rescue Saskatoon joins Global News Morning on this week’s Adopt a Pet with Larry, a friendly but camera-shy dog who isn’t quite available for adoption yet, but his brother Charlie is.
  
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• COVID-19: Quebec looking to unveil a pandemic reopening plan like Saskatchewan

  06-05-2021 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec Premier François Legault wants to unveil a roadmap to reopening the province and lifting COVID-19  restrictions in the coming weeks.
  
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• Supporting other moms ahead of Mother’s Day

  06-05-2021 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Maureen Dennis joins Global News Morning to talk about some creative ways moms can support each other during the pandemic.
  
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• Sask. family with diabetic daughter welcomes lower Pfizer age limit

  06-05-2021 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Canada has approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. Saskatchewan is reviewing its immunization plans to see where they can fit in with some families say it can’t come soon enough.
  
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• The latest in international travel in this week’s Travel Tips

  06-05-2021 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  In this week’s Travel Tips, Ixtapa Travel president Barb Crowe joins Global News Morning with an update on international flights, and concerns demand could outpace supply.
  
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• Enjoy the sun, because showers are on the way: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  06-05-2021 15:21
  
  We’ve got sun and cloud and daytime highs in the mid-teens today and Friday, before things cool off and get wet this weekend.
  
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• Saskatoon doctor says now is not the time to become complacent - 620 CKRM.com

  06-05-2021 15:14
  
  Saskatoon doctor says now is not the time to become complacent  620 CKRM.com
  
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• Tank: Saskatoon needs to see justice for people flouting COVID-19 rules - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-05-2021 15:13
  
  Tank: Saskatoon needs to see justice for people flouting COVID-19 rules  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Bigoted comments show need to address racism in health care, experts say

  06-05-2021 15:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A lawyer who led an investigation into anti-Indigenous racism in British Columbia says bigoted comments Saskatchewan health care workers made in response to a 2019 survey point to a deeper problem "requiring immediate attention in relation to racism and prejudice within the health authority." Read More
  
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• Tank: Saskatoon needs to see justice for people flouting COVID-19 rules

  06-05-2021 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The irony runs deeper than the South Saskatchewan River: rallies and protests opposing restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 could help prolong them. Read More
  
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• Creative Isolation: Maria Campbell's writing never stops

  06-05-2021 14:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  We’re checking in with a different Saskatchewan artist each week to talk about their life and work during COVID-19. This week, we hear from Métis writer, playwright, and teacher Maria Campbell. She was recently announced as this year's recipient of the 2021 Lieutenant Governor's Lifetime Achievement Award presented by SK Arts. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon moms adapt, endure through COVID-19 pandemic - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-05-2021 14:07
  
  Saskatoon moms adapt, endure through COVID-19 pandemic  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Workers clean up Cranberry Flats

  06-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see workers cleaning up Cranberry Flats, including hauling away garbage and old cars dumped in the area, for a riverbank beautification project overseen by the Meewasin Valley Authority. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-A20138-5) Read More
  
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• Saskatoon moms adapt, endure through COVID-19 pandemic

  06-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked our plans, upended our routines and ratcheted up our stress levels. It’s led all of us to take on new challenges and find new ways to cope. Read More
  
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• New Faces New Places: Crunchy Dog Ice Cream & Eats boast a family- and pet-friendly environment

  06-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Lockhart and Maria Stankowski, a husband-wife duo who owns and runs Crunchy Dog Ice Cream & Eats. Read More
  
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• Michael P.J. Kennedy weaves love of hockey and literature into meaningful work

  06-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union opened his eyes. The 2003 Heritage Classic reinforced it. Read More
  
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• Letters: Illegal dumping will spike after recycling depot closure

  06-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Meadowgreen recycling depot was poorly planned Read More
  
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