Saskatoon news

• No jail time for Saskatoon woman who played a role in human trafficking

  25-05-2021 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dilshad Ali Zada, 25, received an 18-month conditional sentence, meaning she’ll serve her time under conditions in the community.
  
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• Saskatoon organizations welcome return of outdoor sports on May 30 - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-05-2021 23:37 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon organizations welcome return of outdoor sports on May 30  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon organizations welcome return of outdoor sports on May 30

  25-05-2021 23:37
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan announced Tuesday that outdoor sports will be added to Step One of the province’s re-opening plan, set to start on Sunday.
  
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• Saskatchewan premier urges all citizens to get vaccinated for COVID-19

  25-05-2021 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe criticized people who have been avoiding the COVID-19 vaccine intentionally and advocating others do the same, saying it was being done under “some misguided notion of defending your personal freedoms” but that they were the ones “standing in the way” of having restrictions lifted. Moe urged them and all residents to...
  
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• Brigette Lacquette making an impact on and off the ice

  25-05-2021 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brigette Lacquette is participating in this week's PWHPA Secret Dream Gap Tour in Calgary, while she also stays involved with her advocacy and public speaking roles.
  
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• No jail time for Saskatoon woman who played a role in human trafficking - Globalnews.ca

  25-05-2021 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  No jail time for Saskatoon woman who played a role in human trafficking  Globalnews.ca
  
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• U.S. amping up dispute with Canada over allowed exports of American dairy products

  25-05-2021 23:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The United States is ramping up its dispute with Canada over the sale of American dairy products north of the border — the first significant new trade squabble between the two countries of the post-NAFTA era.
  
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• Woman charged with aggravated assault after alleged stabbing in Cumberland House, Sask.

  25-05-2021 22:49
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a 22-year-old woman in connection to an alleged stabbing in Cumberland House.
  
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• Regina police balance duties as public health protests strain resources in city

  25-05-2021 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Regina police have issued more than 50 tickets in relation to anti-mask protests. That number could grow, as officers continue to work with the public to identify more protesters.
  
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• COVID-19: Case numbers continue to fall, but variants creep up

  25-05-2021 22:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan's known rate of COVID-19 transmission is at its lowest point since March as a "third wave" of infections recedes. Read More
  
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• Active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continues downward trend

  25-05-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan was at 1,451 on Tuesday, down 42.3 per cent over the last 30 days.
  
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• COVID-19 in Sask: 111 new cases reported

  25-05-2021 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  As of Tuesday, 5.6 per cent of Saskatchewan's population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• Woman who recruited escorts, took their identification and controlled them with threats pleads guilty to human trafficking offence

  25-05-2021 22:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  At first, Dilshad Ali Zada presented herself as a friend, buying flights, hotels, clothes and beauty services for women she recruited into Saskatoon's escort industry. Read More
  
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• Still a risk of blaze in Cloverdale wildfire area near Prince Albert, fire ban remains in effect

  25-05-2021 22:07
  
  The chief of the Prince Albert Fire Department says there's still a fire risk in an area northeast of the city where thousands of hectares burned last week.
  
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• RM of Buckland near Prince Albert lifts fire ban after ‘much needed rain’

  25-05-2021 22:07
  
  The R.M. of Buckland lifted its municipal fire ban on Tuesday that had been in place for over a month.
  
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• Saskatoon woman pleads guilty for role in human trafficking operation

  25-05-2021 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon woman who admitted to her role in a human trafficking operation will serve an 18-month sentence in the community.
  
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• Warming trend: May 25 Saskatchewan weather outlook

  25-05-2021 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Warming up as the week progresses, but there is the risk of overnight frost. Peter Quinlan explains it all in your SkyTracker weather outlook for Tuesday, May 25.
  
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• Tourism Saskatchewan optimistic for recovery after losing about $1B in 2020

  25-05-2021 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Estimates for 2020 show that tourism spending in Saskatchewan dropped to $1.17 billion amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the province.
  
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• Podcast aims to reclaim Indigenous history by exploring words twisted by colonization

  25-05-2021 21:22 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC launches a brand new podcast called Telling our Twisted Histories, a series that reclaims Indigenous history by exploring words whose meanings have been twisted by centuries of colonization.
  
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• Feds say Canada poised to 'ramp up' second COVID-19 doses starting in June

  25-05-2021 20:57
  
  With more than half of Canadians now at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19 and bookings opening for all who are eligible, the federal government says the country will be well-placed to start 'moving forward on second doses' in June.
  
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• Saskatoon woman pleads guilty to charges stemming from human trafficking investigation - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-05-2021 20:31 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon woman pleads guilty to charges stemming from human trafficking investigation  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon woman pleads guilty to charges stemming from human trafficking investigation

  25-05-2021 20:31
  
  A 25-year-old woman pleaded guilty to three charges in connection with a human trafficking investigation in Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. Health Authority sees 4,000 per cent increase in staff overtime during COVID-19 pandemic

  25-05-2021 20:21
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has seen a steep increase in employees working overtime.
  
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• Sask. Health Authority sees 4,000% increase in staff overtime during COVID-19 pandemic

  25-05-2021 20:21
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has seen a massive increase in employees working overtime.
  
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• 'Thrilled and relieved': Youth sports now included in province's Step 1 of re-opening roadmap

  25-05-2021 20:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For youth soccer players in Saskatoon, a return to the pitch "can't come soon enough," says the city league's executive director. Read More
  
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• Corman Park police say officer hit, bitten during disturbance call

  25-05-2021 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Corman Park police said a man struck an officer in the face and then bit the officer’s arm during a disturbance call.
  
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• Attack that held U.S. pipeline hostage could happen in Canada: cyberprotection chief

  25-05-2021 19:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  OTTAWA — The sort of brazen digital attack that recently shut down a key U.S. energy pipeline could strike Canada, says the head of the federal cyberprotection agency. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Misbah School moves to remote learning after 3 COVID-19 variant cases detected - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-05-2021 19:05 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Misbah School moves to remote learning after 3 COVID-19 variant cases detected  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Misbah School moves to remote learning after 3 COVID-19 variant cases detected

  25-05-2021 19:05
  
  Saskatoon Misbah School is temporarily moving to Level 4 of the Province’s Safe Schools Plan, according to Saskatoon Public Schools.
  
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• Possible COVID-19 variant case detected at École St. Peter School in Saskatoon

  25-05-2021 19:03
  
  A COVID-19 case at École St. Peter School is being investigated as a variant of concern, according to Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools.
  
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• Rain continues during this short work week: This is your Saskatoon forecast - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-05-2021 19:02 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Rain continues during this short work week: This is your Saskatoon forecast  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Rain continues during this short work week: This is your Saskatoon forecast

  25-05-2021 19:02
  
  Producers got that much-needed rain and then some this long weekend, and it looks to continue during this short work week.
  
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• Saskatchewan to allow outdoor sports to get back to playing games on May 30

  25-05-2021 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan announced Tuesday that outdoor sporting activities — which were originally part of the Step 2 of the province's reopening plan — will now be included in Step 1, which begins this coming Sunday.
  
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• 'Quite a surprise': Saskatoon researcher captures black bear on camera within city limits - CTV News Saskatoon

  25-05-2021 18:55 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Quite a surprise': Saskatoon researcher captures black bear on camera within city limits  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• 'Quite a surprise': Saskatoon researcher captures black bear on camera within city limits

  25-05-2021 18:55
  
  A Saskatoon researcher says he was surprised when he caught a black bear on camera within city limits last week.
  
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• COVID-19: Outdoor sports added to Step 1 of Saskatchewan’s reopening roadmap

  25-05-2021 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has announced that public health measures around outdoor sporting activities will be eased as part of Step 1 of its reopening roadmap.
  
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• Ceres Global Ag unveils plan for canola crushing facility in Northgate, Sask.

  25-05-2021 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Minnesota-based Ceres Global Ag announced Tuesday it is constructing a US$350-million integrated canola crush facility in Northgate, Sask.
  
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• Outdoor sports to return May 30 in Step One of Sask. reopening plan

  25-05-2021 18:36
  
  Restrictions around outdoor sports will ease on May 30, as part of the first step in the province’s Reopening Roadmap.
  
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• 'It really hurts': Saskatoon residents reflect on one year since George Floyd's murder - CBC.ca

  25-05-2021 17:35 via cbc.ca
  
  'It really hurts': Saskatoon residents reflect on one year since George Floyd's murder  CBC.ca
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask. police launch homicide investigation

  25-05-2021 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are investigating the death of a male, who was found injured in Prince Albert, Sask., on May 22, as a homicide.
  
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• Vacation hotspots in your own backyard

  25-05-2021 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Looking for a getaway in your own backyard? TV celebrity designer Jo Alcorn joins Global News Morning with some affordable options to revamp your patio or garden to create a vacation-like escape.
  
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• Busting myths around vaccines with the Saskatchewan Health Authority

  25-05-2021 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  With vaccination well underway in Saskatchewan there are some myths about the COVID-19 vaccines. Saskatchewan Health Authority Saskatoon Pandemic Chief of Staff Dr. Satchan Takaya joins Global News Morning to bust some of those myths.
  
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• The latest from VIDO-InterVac on new funding

  25-05-2021 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  VIDO InterVac Director and CEO Volker Gerdts joins Global News Morning to discuss new funding from Blue Cross Saskatchewan along with an update on COVID-19 research at the Canadian Light Source.
  
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• Step Two of Sask. re-opening begins June 20 after 70% of those 30 and older vaccinated

  25-05-2021 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seventy per cent of the population over the age of 30 have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the trigger for setting the date to start Step Two of Saskatchewan’s re-opening plan.
  
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• Saskatoon Misbah School moving to online learning after 3 cases of COVID-19 discovered

  25-05-2021 15:35 via cbc.ca
  
  An independent Islamic school in Saskatoon will be closing its doors to students for two weeks after three cases of a COVID variant of concern were reported.
  
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• Rain to quit this afternoon in Saskatoon; Birch Hills leads rainfall totals from weekend - CKOM News Talk Sports

  25-05-2021 14:33 via ckom.com
  
  Rain to quit this afternoon in Saskatoon; Birch Hills leads rainfall totals from weekend  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• 'It really hurts': Saskatoon residents reflect on one year since George Floyd's murder

  25-05-2021 14:16 via cbc.ca
  
  It has been a year since George Flyod's murder and Saskatoon's Samuel Obeng still feels the shock of seeing the video of a police officer kneeling on the African American man's neck until he died.
  
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• Peiris: Saskatchewan's governing party is the one running a 'never-ending campaign'

  25-05-2021 14:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The end to Saskatchewan’s six-week spring legislative session came about a week too late to spare us all some truly ridiculous talking points that pass for “debates” in the house, none more so than Premier Scott Moe tirelessly accusing Opposition Leader Ryan Meili of running a “never-ending campaign.” Read More
  
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• Paulson: Saskatoon housing is in seller's market territory - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  25-05-2021 14:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Paulson: Saskatoon housing is in seller's market territory  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Paulson: Saskatoon housing is in seller's market territory

  25-05-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  There has been a switch at the CEO level of Saskatoon's two main housing market organizations. Read More
  
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