Saskatoon news

• COVID-19 in Sask.: 425 new cases on Monday, record 3,399 cases last week

  11-10-2021 23:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan continues to see record-high admissions to the ICU with COVID-19 and experienced its highest new case count since the pandemic began.
  
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• Sask. paying doctors providing abortion pill should improve access advocates say

  11-10-2021 23:25
  
  Saskatchewan became the last province in Canada to bring in universal coverage for the abortion pill and two years later the province is finally paying doctors who provide it.
  
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• Sask. reports 425 new COVID-19 cases Monday

  11-10-2021 22:21
  
  The Saskatchewan government reported 425 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, along with four additional deaths.
  
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• Raiders controversy reflects deeper issues in the hockey community

  11-10-2021 22:20
  
  On Oct. 1, 2021, the Western Hockey League (WHL) was rocked by controversy when the Prince Albert Raiders, a franchise with 38 years of history, unveiled a third jersey from its storied past. The jersey, sporting the usual green and white, included an eye catching, and distasteful logo on the front.
  
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• COVID-19 death toll rises over 750 with 79 in Saskatchewan ICUs

  11-10-2021 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 425 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Monday, according to health officials.
  
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• Saskatoon begins fall street-sweeping this week - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-10-2021 21:59 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon begins fall street-sweeping this week  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon begins fall street-sweeping this week

  11-10-2021 21:59
  
  As Saskatoon crosses over into the fall season, city hall is looking to roll out its annual street-sweeping program.
  
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• Sask. physicians' ability to bill for abortion pill will increase access: doctors

  11-10-2021 21:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan doctors started being able to bill for prescribing the abortion pill at the beginning of this month. Advocates say this will help increase access for women looking to obtain it.
  
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• Al Capone's belongings go for at least US$3 million at auction

  11-10-2021 21:00
  
  Al Capone may have died nearly 75 years ago but it's clear interest in the infamous Chicago gangster is very much alive after some of his prized possessions were auctioned off over the weekend for at least US$3 million.
  
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• Saskatoon chef shares love story, recipes in new cookbook - CBC.ca

  11-10-2021 20:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon chef shares love story, recipes in new cookbook  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon's Economic Recovery Rises | Country 600 CJWW - CJWW

  11-10-2021 20:51 via cjwwradio.com
  
  Saskatoon's Economic Recovery Rises | Country 600 CJWW  CJWW
  
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• Saskatoon chef shares love story, recipes in new cookbook

  11-10-2021 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon chef is recounting her unique love story involving a vegetable farmer in her new cookbook.
  
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• Sask. director explores the impact of colonial policies of Indigenous families in new film

  11-10-2021 20:48
  
  Saskatchewan-born writer and director Danis Goulet is exploring colonization through a dystopian science fiction lens in her latest film.
  
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• Visitors restricted in Sask. ICUs amid record COVID-19 admissions

  11-10-2021 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Every intensive care patient will be able to designate two essential family or support people, but only one person can be there at a time, according to a news release sent by the SHA.
  
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• SHA Restricts Number of Visitors at ICUs in Saskatoon and Regina - CJWW

  11-10-2021 20:22 via cjwwradio.com
  
  SHA Restricts Number of Visitors at ICUs in Saskatoon and Regina  CJWW
  
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• Kensington stovetop fire damages kitchen

  11-10-2021 20:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department was called to the 300 Block of Labine Cres. in the Kensington neighbourhood Sunday night after a fire started on top of a stove. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan Health Authority tightens visitation restrictions in ICUs

  11-10-2021 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  All ICUs and cardiac care units in Saskatoon and Regina will implement temporary enhanced surge family presence restrictions, according to the SHA on Monday.
  
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• Sask. restricts family visitations at ICUs

  11-10-2021 19:47
  
  In light of the surging number of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) across Saskatchewan, the health authority is introducing stricter measures for families visiting hospitals.
  
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• Invasive wild pigs spotted in national park for first time at Alberta’s Elk Island

  11-10-2021 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Although Elk Island is so far the only national park with feral hogs — a hybrid of domestic pigs and European wild boar — Parks Canada said others are likely to follow.
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Dept. responds to kitchen fire in Kensington - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-10-2021 18:43 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Fire Dept. responds to kitchen fire in Kensington  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Dept. responds to kitchen fire in Kensington

  11-10-2021 18:43
  
  A Saskatoon home had its kitchen nearly destroyed following a stove-top fire Sunday night.
  
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• ‘Frustration and anger’: Saskatchewan children missing out on health-care services

  11-10-2021 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Earlier this week, the Saskatoon family showed up for their daughter's regular physiotherapy appointment and was told it would be her last.
  
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• 80 active COVID-19 outbreaks in Sask. schools

  11-10-2021 18:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is reporting 80 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in schools as cases continue to rise throughout the province.
  
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• WWII veteran celebrates 102nd birthday in Oshawa, Ont.

  11-10-2021 18:02
  
  Grahame Clapp smiled from ear to ear as he watched a convoy of vehicles – including military vehicles and police – drive past his Oshawa home to wish the Second World War veteran a happy 102nd birthday.
  
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• Fossil discovery reveals new species in 16-million-year-old amber

  11-10-2021 17:52
  
  U.S. scientists say they have discovered a new species of microscopic tardigrades suspended in a piece of 16-million-year-old Dominican amber.
  
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• Sask. municipalities facing tax hikes to cover RCMP pay

  11-10-2021 17:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The upcoming police budget increase for the town of La Ronge is projected to be close to 16 per cent. Read More
  
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• Former NHL coach Mike Babcock embracing opportunity at University of Saskatchewan

  11-10-2021 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  After spending 18 years with the NHL, Mike Babcock is readjusting to coaching student athletes as the head bench boss of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
  
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• What's Open and What's Closed Thanksgiving Monday in Saskatoon - CJWW

  11-10-2021 15:12 via cjwwradio.com
  
  What's Open and What's Closed Thanksgiving Monday in Saskatoon  CJWW
  
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• Most Sask. residents believe climate change human-caused but fewer willing to act: survey

  11-10-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A CBC-commissioned survey conducted by Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research at the University of Saskatchewan found that 73 per cent of respondents believe people are responsible for accelerating climate change, but fewer are willing to partake in efforts to combat climate change.
  
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• Canadian among three winners of economics Nobel prize

  11-10-2021 13:29
  
  Canadian economist David Card is among the three winners of the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for pioneering research on the labour market impacts of minimum wage, immigration and education.
  
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• Chris Hadfield to Captain Kirk: Astronaut urges William Shatner to 'soak up' space

  11-10-2021 11:08
  
  Astronaur Chris Hadfield said he quoted the 'Star Trek' star William Shatner's iconic mantra -- 'boldly go' -- in a note wishing him well on his voyage aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship on Wednesday.
  
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• My toddler loves her autistic sister and helps me challenge my unconscious prejudices

  11-10-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When Jina Lee’s daughter was diagnosed with autism, she feared Mimi might be excluded. Instead, she’s learned to unravel her own ableism by watching her daughters interact.
  
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• Family blindsided after marketing company, funeral home cash in on father's obituary

  11-10-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The son of an Ontario man is outraged after discovering companies were putting ads on his father's obituary, using it to make money without telling the family. After Go Public investigated, so did the provincial authority in charge of funeral services, which found the practice breaks the rules.
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon: Oct. 10

  11-10-2021 02:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH: The Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, edition of Global News at 6 Saskatoon with Mark Carcasole.
  
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• Rescue works to curb stray cat population in Sask.

  11-10-2021 02:38
  
  SOS Prairie Rescue, one of the more than 30 animal rescues and shelters in Saskatchewan, is under an intake freeze. The shelter has rescued more than 700 cats this year, and there are 300 still on their waitlist.
  
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• Mike Babcock returns to his roots as University of Saskatchewan Huskies head coach

  11-10-2021 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mike Babcock is one of the most successful coaches in hockey history, but his time with the NHL ended in controversy. Now, he’s back behind the bench with a return to his college coaching roots. Slav Kornik has more on Babcock’s role with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
  
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• Loose COVID rules in Canadian Prairies prompt Thanksgiving concerns

  11-10-2021 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  As families and friends spend another Thanksgiving weekend in a pandemic, experts say indoor gatherings are an elevated level of risk, especially as cases surge in the Prairie provinces. Marney Blunt looks at the varying restrictions between provinces, as concerns remain high the holiday could alter Canada’s COVID trajectory.
  
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• New Generations exhibit from Regina artist Victor Cicansky puts emphasis on family

  11-10-2021 00:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Victor Cicansky, a well-known Regina artist, is showcasing not only his own work at the Slate Fine Art Gallery in Regina, but his family's too, in an exhibit aptly called Generations.
  
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• Saskatoon shelter preparing for a busy Thanksgiving - CTV News Saskatoon

  11-10-2021 00:36 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon shelter preparing for a busy Thanksgiving  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon shelter preparing for a busy Thanksgiving

  11-10-2021 00:36
  
  Saskatoon's social agencies were all-hands-on-deck ahead of what's expected to be a busy Thanksgiving.
  
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