Saskatoon news

• COVID-19 in Sask.: Record-setting 81 patients in ICU as of Saturday

  16-10-2021 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is reporting 411 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, as well as three more deaths. 
  
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• 81 COVID-19 ICU patients sets new daily record for Sask.

  16-10-2021 22:23
  
  Saskatchewan set a new daily record for COVID-19 ICU patients on Saturday, with 81 people currently receiving intensive care.
  
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan sets new record of ICU patients with 81 admitted

  16-10-2021 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Of the 327 patients in hospitals, 256 or 74.9 per cent were not fully vaccinated.
  
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• Onion Lake RCMP find missing woman’s body

  16-10-2021 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Onion Lake RCMP located the body of 32-year-old Courtnee Soosay Friday. She had been reported missing last week.
  
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• Missing Sask. woman found dead after RCMP investigation

  16-10-2021 21:53
  
  A 32-year-old woman was found dead on Friday after RCMP investigated the whereabouts of the missing woman on Onion Lake Cree Nation.
  
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• Synthetic greens a game changer for small-town golf course in Saskatchewan

  16-10-2021 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A small-town golf club in Saskatchewan says it saw its best year after installing synthetic greens this season.
  
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• Body found in Onion Lake Cree Nation area

  16-10-2021 21:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating the death of a woman in the Onion Lake Cree Nation area. Read More
  
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• Chalk artist brings whimsical drawings of 'cats and dogs hanging around' to Saskatoon streets

  16-10-2021 21:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Nikki Sirett, a painter by trade, only recently moved to Saskatoon. But she's already started making the city a more colourful place, with the enormous chalk animals she has been drawing on city sidewalks. 
  
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• Sask. drivers reminded to ‘be cautious’ of active wildlife through fall season

  16-10-2021 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over the last five years, there have been more than $83-million in insurance claims as a result of animal collisions, the most common being with deer in Saskatchewan.
  
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• People from across the globe tuned in to virtual SARscene event in Saskatoon

  16-10-2021 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  SARscene was held in Saskatoon at Prairieland Park educating participants on the search and rescue best practices.
  
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• People from across the globe tuned in to virtual SARscene 2021 event in Saskatoon

  16-10-2021 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  SARscene was held in Saskatoon at Prairieland Park educating participants on the search and rescue best practices.
  
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• New mobile medivan set to bring medical services to northern Saskatchewan communities

  16-10-2021 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new mobile Wellness on Wheels is expected to hit the roads in northern Saskatchewan communities to aid with meeting health-care needs before winter arrives.
  
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• Money worries a leader in stress, overall mental health: survey

  16-10-2021 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A recent survey found 37 per cent of Canadians feel the need to delay their retirement because of difficulties in saving money.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigate shooting in front of school - Toys Matrix

  16-10-2021 17:31 via toysmatrix.com
  
  Saskatoon police investigate shooting in front of school  Toys Matrix
  
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• Cuthand: FSIN election process showed problems, not enough solutions

  16-10-2021 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  When I started working at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians in 1970, one of my duties was to be in charge of the Senate. At that time, it consisted of only eight men, almost all of whom were born in the previous century. They had seen years of colonial control and had enormous insight and wisdom. Read More
  
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• 'Good desi girls don't date' — so where does that leave me?

  16-10-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  South Asian women — especially Muslim women like myself — experience love in constant dichotomies, writes Aysha Tabassum. When we’re abstinent, we’re being oppressed and making our parents proud. When we’re promiscuous, or even when we’re just falling in love, we’re both empowered and enslaved by internalized orientalism.
  
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• Can you be addicted to food? Theory on what's fuelling North America's obesity problem gains ground

  16-10-2021 15:00
  
  Saturday at 7p.m. on CTV: W5 investigates a theory that's not widely accepted in scientific circles, but is gaining ground: that North America's obesity problem is being fuelled by a physical addiction to highly processed foods.
  
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• Letters: Action needed to protect our future

  16-10-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  COVID, climate change and complacency Read More
  
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• Huskies, Bears make return to Griffiths Stadium

  16-10-2021 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies have a new surface to sink their feet into, and a home opener to play on Saturday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Sask. citizens concerned by vaccine doses missing from records

  16-10-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some residents are missing records of the COVID-19 vaccine doses from their MySaskHealthRecord accounts and it's causing concern. According to eHealth, there have been 3,207 requests about vaccine dose information missing from their records as of Friday. Of those requests, about 1,789 have been resolved, said the agency. 
  
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• Defence says Greg Fertuck a lying alcoholic with a head injury preyed on by police in Mr. Big sting

  16-10-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Greg Fertuck's lawyer says the 68-year-old accused killer drifted through the first six months of a police sting in a whisky and beer haze, collecting cash for doing nothing and chronically lying.
  
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• Why doctors say COVID booster shots aren't for everyone — yet

  16-10-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Many Canadians are wondering why more people are eligible for booster shots in countries like the U.S. and Israel. Immunologists and infectious disease experts say the guidelines in Canada make scientific sense.
  
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• Maier sets career franchise record as Blades blank Tigers 4-0

  16-10-2021 06:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Nolan Maier nearly got shut out from the news. Read More
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Medicine Hat-Saskatoon - New Canaan Advertiser

  16-10-2021 05:42 via ncadvertiser.com
  HKO-WHL-Sums-Medicine Hat-Saskatoon  New Canaan Advertiser
  
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• As air quality advisories lift, Shoal Lake and Red Earth Cree Nation evacuees told to stay put

  16-10-2021 04:02 via cbc.ca
  
  It's been more than two weeks since wildfires forced hundreds of people from the Shoal Lake and Red Earth Cree Nations to evacuate their homes in northern Saskatchewan — and still, no official return date has been set.
  
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• Domestic violence calls up in Saskatoon: police, shelter officials

  16-10-2021 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Executive Director with Saskatoon Interval House Tanya Wiggins says they are working hard to support more and more people fleeing domestic violence this year.
  
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• Saskatoon record label mentors young Indigenous artists - Global News

  16-10-2021 03:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon record label mentors young Indigenous artists  Global News
  
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• Jacqueline Ottmann installed as new president of First Nations University of Canada

  16-10-2021 03:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Jacqueline Ottman was officially installed as the First Nations University of Canada’s new president on Friday.
  
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• Saskatoon record label mentors young Indigenous artists

  16-10-2021 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new record label in Saskatoon is setting its sights on uplifting young indigenous artists in the province. As Emily Olsen reports, the label offers just about everything its young clients could need to achieve their dreams.
  
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• Sask. reveals rough timeline for COVID-19 vaccine approval for children between ages 5 to 11

  16-10-2021 02:18
  
  The provincial government has given a rough timeline for when vaccines for children between ages 5 and 11.
  
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• Global News at 6 Saskatoon: Oct 15

  16-10-2021 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, edition of Global News at 6 with Lisa Dutton on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Steven Rigby's family faces new challenge: cost of accessing coroner's inquest transcripts - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-10-2021 02:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Steven Rigby's family faces new challenge: cost of accessing coroner's inquest transcripts  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Steven Rigby's family faces new challenge: cost of accessing coroner's inquest transcripts

  16-10-2021 02:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Carey Rigby-Wilcox waited two and a half years to learn what happened the night police fatally shot her son. Now she faces a new challenge: the cost to access transcripts of the five-day inquest into his death. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon committee holds special meeting ahead of budget talks - Global News

  16-10-2021 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon committee holds special meeting ahead of budget talks  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon committee holds special meeting ahead of budget talks

  16-10-2021 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friday’s special meeting was a chance for Saskatoon city councillors to review reports on the city’s finances and to ask preliminary questions.
  
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• Saskatchewan airplane featured in latest 007: James Bond movie, ‘No Time To Die’

  16-10-2021 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The president of Cloud 9 Air Spray in Outlook, Sask., purchased the plane a few years ago, and although he didn't spend many hours flying it he did spend a fair few restoring it.
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies’ dual-threat running backs share long history

  16-10-2021 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Huskies are featuring "dual threats" in their backfield as they host the Alberta Golden Bears in their first home game in two years.
  
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• Sask. top doctor not ruling out further restrictions, despite plateauing COVID-19 cases

  16-10-2021 01:32
  
  Despite plateauing COVID-19 case numbers, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer said the province is far from clearing the fourth wave.
  
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• Evacuated First Nations unable to return home

  16-10-2021 01:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Hundreds of people who've fled wildfires in northern Saskatchewan are stuck waiting to return home. Read More
  
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• 'Inaccurate result': WHL issues apology to Saskatoon Blades after unsuccessful coach's challenge

  16-10-2021 01:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Western Hockey League has issued a formal apology the Saskatoon Blades. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan led Canada in vaccinations. Now, it's last among provinces

  16-10-2021 01:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For months, Dr. Hassan Masri fought lies about the COVID-19 vaccines on any battlefield he could find. Read More
  
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• Heavy smoke means Shoal Lake, Red Earth Cree Nation evacuees will have to wait longer to return

  16-10-2021 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smoke from the late-season Bell fire near Hudson Bay, Sask. is still blowing into the communities, making the air quality unsafe for many people’s health.
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating shooting in Massey Place neighbourhood - Global News

  16-10-2021 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigating shooting in Massey Place neighbourhood  Global News
  
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• Saskatoon police investigating shooting in Massey Place neighbourhood

  16-10-2021 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating a shooting that took place on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Search continues for three missing Wollaston Lake boaters

  16-10-2021 01:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A search for three missing boaters is underway on Wollaston Lake in northeastern Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• Shaping Saskatchewan: Ashley Nemeth

  16-10-2021 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ashley Nemeth has worked at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in Regina the last five years.
  
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• Man arrested after reports of shooting outside Saskatoon school

  16-10-2021 00:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man was arrested Friday afternoon after reports of a shooting in front of a school in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• UPDATE: Shooting - 1000 Block Northumberland Avenue

  16-10-2021 00:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Police continue to investigate a shooting that took place in the 1000 block of Northumberland Avenue. The school in the area that had been placed into lockdown as a precaution has since lifted those restrictions. At this time, Police continue to ask members of the motoring public to avoid the area.An update will be provided upon new information becoming known.(Occurrence Number: 21-111092)
  
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• Sask. ICUs under immense pressure, chief medical officer may consider more measures if cases rise

  16-10-2021 00:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said if COVID-19 case numbers rise and pressure on hospitals and ICUs remains high, he will recommend further health measures.
  
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• Sask. ICUs under immense pressure and if cases rise chief medical officer may consider more measures

  16-10-2021 00:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said if COVID-19 case numbers rise and pressure on hospitals and ICUs remains high, he will recommend further health measures.
  
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