Saskatoon news

• New housing starts double in Saskatchewan during April: CMHC

  17-05-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  CMHC said there were 4,958 annually adjusted housing starts in Saskatchewan’s urban areas during April.
  
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• Man who attacked, set fire to Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan denied parole

  17-05-2021 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Leslie Black, who is 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of Marlene Bird in Prince Albert, Sask., in 2014.
  
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• Why Sask. could be in store for average wildfire season despite dry conditions

  17-05-2021 23:43
  
  Conditions are dry across the province, but the fire season ahead is looking typical.
  
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• Regina restaurants, bars welcome back guests for in-person and patio dining

  17-05-2021 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Monday, restaurants and bars in Regina were able to welcome back guests for in-person dining and patios under provincial health guidelines.
  
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• License suspension, garnishment of wages, jail time possible for those with unpaid public health order tickets

  17-05-2021 23:34
  
  The Saskatchewan government may suspend driver’s licenses, garnish wages or withhold GST rebates and tax returns from those with unpaid fines related to the public health order.
  
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• Photo of Jeep believed to be involved in hit and run released by Saskatoon police

  17-05-2021 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run collision last week in Saskatoon.
  
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• Photo of Jeep believed to be involved in fatal crash released by Saskatoon police

  17-05-2021 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle believed to have been involved in a fatal collision last week in Saskatoon.
  
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• Guns & Gangs Investigation/Drug Trafficking/Evade - Osler/Neuanlage, SK

  17-05-2021 22:52 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man is facing over a dozen charges after refusing to stop for Police Friday night.At approximately 11:00 p.m., May 14, 2021, members of the SPS Guns & Gangs Unit, with the assistance of the RCMP, attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a black, 2021 Ford Mustang in Osler, SK. The driver refused to stop for Police and fled at a high rate of speed. SPS Air Support Unit guided ground units to successfully deploy a tire deflation device. The suspect vehicle came to a stop in a field near
  
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• Hot, with showers possible: May 17 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  17-05-2021 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  One more day of heat along with the risk of showers or thunderstorms. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Monday, May 17.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan government lifts travel advisory for Regina and area

  17-05-2021 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government said Monday that that is lifting the travel advisory for Regina and area effective immediately.
  
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• Threat of suspects spitting COVID-19 at Saskatoon police led to increased 'spit sock' use: report

  17-05-2021 22:26
  
  Saskatoon police used "spit socks" 57 per cent more often in 2020 compared to 2019.
  
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• Saskatoon police used 'spit socks' more in 2020 due to COVID-19 threat: report | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-05-2021 22:26 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police used 'spit socks' more in 2020 due to COVID-19 threat: report | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• COVID-19: Sask, tops 600,000 doses administered, starts second shots

  17-05-2021 22:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan is starting to offer residents their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine as the province's immunization efforts continue to gain ground. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports 2 new deaths, active cases back below 2K

  17-05-2021 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 178 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Monday, according to health officials.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask.: Over 600,000 vaccines administered, 2 more people dead

  17-05-2021 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has now administered more than 600,000 vaccine doses. The province is also reporting two more deaths on Monday due to COVID-19, bringing the provincial death toll to 519. 
  
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• Analysis of Saskatoon’s wastewater points to decline in COVID-19 cases

  17-05-2021 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Numbers released Monday by the University of Saskatchewan team said there was a 31 per cent decrease in the viral RNA load in the Saskatoon’s wastewater.
  
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• Saskatoon police search for blue 2007 Jeep Compass after fatal hit-and-run last week

  17-05-2021 22:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is asking for the public's help in finding a blue 2007 Jeep Compass that is believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run in Dundonald that left a 33-year-old woman dead last week. Read More
  
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• 'Alternate police officers' start patrolling Saskatoon's downtown and Riversdale areas - CBC.ca

  17-05-2021 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  'Alternate police officers' start patrolling Saskatoon's downtown and Riversdale areas  CBC.ca
  
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• 'Alternate police officers' start patrolling Saskatoon's downtown and Riversdale areas

  17-05-2021 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alternative Response Officers (AROs) are part of a one-year pilot project working on outreach and referral services, and assisting regular patrol officers and members of the Traffic Division. 
  
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• Survey shows Saskatchewan leading the country in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

  17-05-2021 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has the highest rate of hesitancy in Canada when it comes to whether or not to get the COVID-19 vaccine, shown in a recent survey from Agnus Reid.
  
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• Police searching for blue Jeep believed to be involved in fatal hit and run

  17-05-2021 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Saskatoon are on the lookout for a blue Jeep they believe was involved in a fatal hit and run last week.
  
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• Man who attacked, set fire to Marlene Bird in Prince Albert denied parole

  17-05-2021 21:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked a woman and set her on fire has been denied parole. Read More
  
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• 2 people face multiple drug trafficking-related charges after evading Saskatoon police - CBC.ca

  17-05-2021 21:20 via cbc.ca
  
  2 people face multiple drug trafficking-related charges after evading Saskatoon police  CBC.ca
  
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• 2 people face multiple drug trafficking-related charges after evading Saskatoon police

  17-05-2021 21:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Two people are facing drug trafficking-related charges after trying to evade Saskatoon police early Sunday morning.
  
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• Man struck with axe and shot with pellet gun in Saskatoon Saturday - CBC.ca

  17-05-2021 21:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Man struck with axe and shot with pellet gun in Saskatoon Saturday  CBC.ca
  
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• Man struck with axe and shot with pellet gun in Saskatoon Saturday

  17-05-2021 21:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service's serious assault unit is investigating an attack involving an axe and a firearm.
  
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• Potentially record-breaking heat in Saskatoon could be followed by frost over the long weekend - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-05-2021 20:40 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Potentially record-breaking heat in Saskatoon could be followed by frost over the long weekend  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Potentially record-breaking heat in Saskatoon could be followed by frost over the long weekend

  17-05-2021 20:40
  
  Saskatoon is expected to break a temperature record set in 1901 by reaching a high of 32 degrees on Monday, according to Environment Canada.
  
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• Saskatoon police seek Jeep believed to be involved in fatal hit-and-run - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-05-2021 20:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police seek Jeep believed to be involved in fatal hit-and-run  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police seek Jeep believed to be involved in fatal hit-and-run

  17-05-2021 20:31
  
  Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s help finding a vehicle believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run last week.
  
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• Police conducted an average of 20 street checks per month in 2020: report

  17-05-2021 20:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police reported an average of 20 contact interviews per month in 2020, according to a new report to the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners. Read More
  
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• Hot temperatures in Saskatchewan won’t last long: Environment Canada

  17-05-2021 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A special weather statement has been issued by Environment Canada for southern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Erin Weir: The NDP were wrong to call for the Proud Boys to be labelled as terrorists

  17-05-2021 20:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  On World Press Freedom Day (May 3), Canadian politicians had much to say about freedom of speech and expression. The day before, Proud Boys Canada disbanded, accusing politicians of having violated those basic freedoms by designating it as a "terrorist entity." Read More
  
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• 'Unprecedented' number of people booking Sask. campgrounds

  17-05-2021 20:12
  
  With the May long weekend coming up, the provincial parks system is gearing up for a busy few days with an influx of first-time campers expected.
  
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• UPDATE: Hit & Run

  17-05-2021 20:11 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle believed to have been involved in a fatal collision, last week. Police are seeking a blue, 2007 Jeep Compass. The vehicle may have an Alberta licence plate on it and is likely to have visible front-end damage. The back window may be missing and covered with plastic. A photo is attached for distribution.Anyone with any information related to this vehicle is asked to contact the Saskatoon
  
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• Les and Irene Dubé create $6M endowment to aid 6 organizations

  17-05-2021 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The $6 million in grants from Les and Irene Dubé will help six organizations sustain programs into the future, starting in 2021.
  
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• U of S anticipates most students will be back on campus this fall

  17-05-2021 20:10 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan is banking on having the majority of its fall classes be in person.
  
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• Man hospitalized after being struck with axe, shot with a pellet gun in Saskatoon apartment

  17-05-2021 20:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries on Saturday evening after another man struck him with an axe and shot him "a number of times" with a pellet gun inside a west-side apartment building, Saskatoon police say. Read More
  
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• Semi stuck on train tracks near Saskatoon leads to partial highway closure - CTV News Saskatoon

  17-05-2021 19:51 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Semi stuck on train tracks near Saskatoon leads to partial highway closure  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Semi stuck on train tracks near Saskatoon leads to partial highway closure

  17-05-2021 19:51
  
  A semi crash along Highway 7 south of the Cory Potash Mine morning made for some slow-moving traffic Monday morning.
  
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• Sask. potash project may cost BHP growth elsewhere, say investors

  17-05-2021 19:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  LONDON/TORONTO — BHP Group is under pressure from Canada to greenlight a giant potash project when it makes a final investment decision by mid-year, but some investors said the world's biggest miner may obtain better returns by plowing the funds elsewhere. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon poised to set hot-weather records this week before cold front arrives

  17-05-2021 19:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Decades-old temperature records could fall this week in Saskatoon as the mercury climbs above 30 C. But the heat will be short lived; a high-pressure system from the Arctic is on its way and expected to settle over the city late Wednesday or early Thursday — just in time for the long weekend. Read More
  
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• Active COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon zone rise to highest since January

  17-05-2021 19:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Saskatoon zone is currently the highest its been since January. Read More
  
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• Sask. now leads nation in vaccine hesitancy: survey

  17-05-2021 19:22
  
  Saskatchewan residents are the most hesitant among all Canadians about getting a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Angus Reid Institute survey.
  
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• Drug Trafficking/Evade Police - 200 block Ave. K S

  17-05-2021 19:19 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two people are facing drug trafficking-related charges following an evade-Police incident early yesterday morning.At approximately 2:30 a.m., May 16, 2021, Patrol officers conducted a traffic stop on a red, 2001 Mazda Tribute at Circle Drive and Airport Drive for high speeds. Upon Police approaching the stopped vehicle, the female driver fled at a high rate of speed. Officers attempted to deploy a tire deflation device but the vehicle swerved toward an officer, nearly striking them and
  
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• Aggravated Assault - 400 block Ave. P S

  17-05-2021 19:13 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Serious Assault Unit is investigating an incident that occurred on Saturday, involving an axe and a firearmAt approximately 8:00 p.m., May 15, 2021, Patrol officers attended to an apartment building in the 400 block of Avenue P South for a report of an aggravated assault. Upon arrival, Police located a man inside a suite suffering from serious, but non-life threatening injuries. It was reported to officers that two men, who are believed to be known to each other, got into an altercation
  
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• While heading back to station from another call, firefighters help driver after rollover

  17-05-2021 19:00
  
  Saskatoon firefighters got two calls price of one Sunday evening.
  
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• Saskatoon police say spitting suspects have forced increased use of disposable hoods - CBC.ca

  17-05-2021 18:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police say spitting suspects have forced increased use of disposable hoods  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon police say spitting suspects have forced increased use of disposable hoods

  17-05-2021 18:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Suspects in Saskatoon threatened to spit COVID-19 on police 44 times last year, police say.
  
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• This Saskatoon man is selling two rare species of coffee. Experts say he’s on to something. - Maclean's

  17-05-2021 18:17 via macleans.ca
  
  This Saskatoon man is selling two rare species of coffee. Experts say he’s on to something.  Maclean's
  
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