Saskatoon news

• Saskatoon foundation spreads cheer to families in need - one crate at a time

  15-12-2021 23:57
  
  More than 750 families will be getting some much-needed items this Christmas break thanks to the Cheer Crate program from the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation.
  
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• International flights set to land in Saskatchewan right after advisory announced

  15-12-2021 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The federal government's advisory against international travel was issued one day before the first flight from another country is scheduled to land in Saskatchewan since March 2020. Read More
  
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• Final exam advice for students feeling stressed during COVID-19 pandemic

  15-12-2021 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan’s vice-provost of teaching, learning and student experience, Jay Wilson, has advice for students feeling stressed during final exams while the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
  
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• COVID-19: Over a quarter of USask final exams back to in-person

  15-12-2021 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan is transitioning back to in-person finals after all exams were done online in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19.
  
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• Tyrone Morin gets 11 years in prison for manslaughter, robbery

  15-12-2021 23:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A judge ordered an 11-year prison sentence for Tyrone James Morin for his role in the death of Terrance Paintednose in a random stabbing and subsequent robbery. Read More
  
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• Hay West program saves 17,000 cattle, but herds still being culled due to drought

  15-12-2021 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A program that helps farmers in Eastern Canada ship hay to drought-affected farmers on the Prairies has saved 17,000 head of cattle.
  
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• Saskatoon travel agent says federal travel advisory 'jumping the gun' - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-12-2021 23:14 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon travel agent says federal travel advisory 'jumping the gun'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon travel agent says federal travel advisory 'jumping the gun'

  15-12-2021 23:14
  
  The travel industry took a significant blow Wednesday morning, with the federal government advising against non-essential foreign travel.
  
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• Family hopes talking about Regina restaurant owner's hospitalization sparks conversations about mental health

  15-12-2021 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The family of a Regina restaurant owner is going public with the circumstances around how she ended up in hospital with traumatic injuries, hoping sharing their story will draw attention to the importance of talking about mental health.
  
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• Saskatoon boy testifying in child abuse trial starkly describes life inside locked, empty room with brother - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-12-2021 22:34 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon boy testifying in child abuse trial starkly describes life inside locked, empty room with brother  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon boy testifying in child abuse trial starkly describes life inside locked, empty room with brother

  15-12-2021 22:34
  
  An eight-year-old boy told a Saskatoon courtroom how he and his younger brother were kept locked inside an empty room — too afraid to even ask to use the bathroom.
  
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• As food bank demand rises, Saskatoon grocery stores step up - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-12-2021 22:33 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  As food bank demand rises, Saskatoon grocery stores step up  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• As food bank demand rises, Saskatoon grocery stores step up

  15-12-2021 22:33
  
  With 10 days until Christmas, some Saskatoon grocery stores are ramping up their calls for food donations.
  
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• RCMP investigating suspicious death on Black Lake First Nation

  15-12-2021 22:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RCMP are investigating after a suspicious death on the Black Lake First Nation. Read More
  
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• Number of active COVID-19 cases in Sask. continues downward trend, no new omicron cases reported

  15-12-2021 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan reported Wednesday was the lowest it's been since the beginning of August.
  
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• Hay West saves 17,000 cattle, but herds still being culled due to 2021 drought

  15-12-2021 21:50
  
  A national agriculture group says a program that helps farmers in Eastern Canada ship hay to drought-affected farmers on the Prairies has saved 17,000 head of cattle.
  
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• SaskTel begins rolling out 5G network in Regina, coming to Saskatoon in 2022 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  15-12-2021 21:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  SaskTel begins rolling out 5G network in Regina, coming to Saskatoon in 2022  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• COVID-19: Active cases, hospitalizations decline in Saskatchewan

  15-12-2021 21:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continued to decline to levels not seen since early August. Read More
  
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• Arrests - Evade Police / Impaired Driving - 300 Block Avenue R South

  15-12-2021 21:30 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 33-year-old man has been arrested after trying to evade Police, while impaired, early this morning.On December 15th, 2021, at around 12:45 a.m., officers observed a car driving in the 300 block of Avenue R South with no lights on.  The vehicle description, which included the trunk being tied down with a rope, matched three impaired driving reports from the previous Monday night.Police attempted to pull the vehicle over in the 100 block of Avenue R South but the driver failed to stop and p
  
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• Doctor predicts fifth wave on anniversary of COVID-19 vaccines in Saskatchewan

  15-12-2021 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Alex Wong says the Omicron variant means a fifth wave of COVID-19 just a matter of time. He's urging people to take care during the holiday season.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Dec. 15

  15-12-2021 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan forecast with Peter Quinlan on Wednesday, Dec. 15.
  
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• 'Defining moment': Sask. marks one year since first COVID-19 vaccines administered to healthcare workers

  15-12-2021 19:57
  
  One year after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan, Dr. Jeffery Betcher still feels privileged to be the first.
  
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• Man fatally shot by RCMP on Montreal Lake Cree Nation

  15-12-2021 19:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  An independent investigation has been ordered after a man was fatally shot by members of the Waskesiu RCMP detachment during an incident on Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Read More
  
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• Man wanted in sexual assaults has turned himself in: Saskatoon police

  15-12-2021 19:05
  
  A 47-year-old man wanted in connection to sexual assaults that allegedly occurred between 2007 and 2008 has turned himself in.
  
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• Saskatoon man sentenced to 11 years for manslaughter and robbery - CBC.ca

  15-12-2021 19:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon man sentenced to 11 years for manslaughter and robbery  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatoon man sentenced to 11 years for manslaughter and robbery

  15-12-2021 19:03 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon judge sentenced Tyrone Morin to 11 years in prison, with credit for time served. Morin stabbed a stranger on the street in February 2020.
  
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• Saskatoon police arrest suspect in historical sexual assault - CKOM News Talk Sports

  15-12-2021 18:54 via ckom.com
  Saskatoon police arrest suspect in historical sexual assault  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP say armed man dies after being shot by officers

  15-12-2021 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mounties say there was an officer-involved shooting on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation on Tuesday.
  
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• Saskatoon police looking for woman, last seen with her Siberian Husky dog - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-12-2021 18:45 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police looking for woman, last seen with her Siberian Husky dog  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police looking for woman, last seen with her Siberian Husky dog

  15-12-2021 18:45
  
  Saskatoon police are asking for help finding a 21-year-old woman.
  
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• Update: Arrest - Sexual Assault

  15-12-2021 18:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 47-year-old man, who was the subject of an arrest warrant in Saskatoon, is now in custody.On December 14th, 2021, 47-year-old Kenneth Dauphinais was arrested after turning himself in to the Saskatoon Police Service.  He has been charged with Sexual Assault and Overcoming Resistance to Commission of Offence.The Saskatoon Police Service would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance in this matter.
  
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• RCMP shot and killed a man on Montreal Lake Cree Nation

  15-12-2021 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service are investigating after Waskesiu RCMP said its officers shot and killed a man north of Prince Albert, Sask., on Tuesday night.
  
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• Family wants answers after RCMP fatally shoot man on Montreal Lake Cree Nation

  15-12-2021 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating after Waskesiu RCMP said its officers shot and killed a man north of Prince Albert, Sask., on Tuesday night. The man's family have identified him as Dillon McDonald, 28, of Montreal Lake Cree Nation.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders GM O’Day reflects on 2021, plans for 2022

  15-12-2021 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day reflects on the 2021 season and plans ahead for next year, as Saskatchewan will be hosting the Grey Cup.
  
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• Man dead after officer-involved shooting on Sask. First Nation: RCMP

  15-12-2021 18:23
  
  A man is dead after he was shot by police on a Saskatchewan First Nation.
  
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• Saskatoon man faces child pornography charge after evidence found on company device: police - CTV News Saskatoon

  15-12-2021 18:03 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man faces child pornography charge after evidence found on company device: police  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon man faces child pornography charge after evidence found on company device: police

  15-12-2021 18:03
  
  The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged a Saskatoon man with possession of child pornography.
  
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• SaskTel begins deployment of 5G wireless network

  15-12-2021 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  SaskTel has started deployment of its 5G wireless network to customers in parts of Regina, and expanding throughout Regina and Saskatoon in the spring of 2022.
  
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• Trudeau says Canadians need to make 'careful decisions about Christmas'

  15-12-2021 17:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Speaking briefly to reporters before an announcement on travel restrictions expected later today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians need to be prudent when making plans for the holidays.
  
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• 'Now is not the time': Federal government warns against travel abroad as Omicron spreads

  15-12-2021 17:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is asking Canadians with plans to travel abroad to cancel their trips as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads worldwide.
  
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• SaskPower not passing on 2022 federal carbon price increase to its customers

  15-12-2021 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  SaskPower says reduced coal emissions and more reliance on renewable energy will allow customers to pay the same rate for the carbon price next year as they did in 2021.
  
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• Sask. First Nation welcomes bison back to their territory

  15-12-2021 16:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The Cote First Nation, located 360 kilometres east of Saskatoon, released 26 bison back onto their territory.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders look to build off West Final loss

  15-12-2021 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the West Final for a second straight season, it wasn’t necessarily a write-off season. In fact, general manager Jeremy O’Day is hoping to use the experience as a building block for next year.
  
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• Booster dose information with the Saskatchewan Health Authority

  15-12-2021 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  With Christmas closing in and the Omicron variant beginning to emerge in Saskatchewan, Global News Morning talks to the SHA’s Dr. Satchan Takaya about booster doses.
  
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• 'A very sad little boy': Saskatoon child abuse trial hears 7-year-old was locked in empty room

  15-12-2021 15:37
  
  In a video played in court, a seven-year-old boy tells police he and his brother often were locked in a bedroom.
  
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• Designing an upcoming event on Décor and Design

  15-12-2021 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Designing a home is one thing, but designing events offer a new level of creativity. Metric Design owner Tamara Bowman joins Global News Morning to talk about a Dr. Seuss themed event in 2022.
  
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• Sask. groups laying out roadmap to create quality early learning

  15-12-2021 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  As child care programs get a boost in funding from the Canadian government, several groups are creating a roadmap for building quality early learning in Saskatchewan.
  
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• How inflation could impact the housing market in 2022

  15-12-2021 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  In this month’s Real Estate YXE, realtor Jeff Thiessen with Century 21 Fusion tells Global News Morning they’re keeping an eye on rising inflation as we look ahead to 2022.
  
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• Saskatoon police satisfaction declines to 87%, lowest level in Insightrix survey - Globalnews.ca

  15-12-2021 14:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police satisfaction declines to 87%, lowest level in Insightrix survey  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Cheer Crates providing support for families in Saskatoon

  15-12-2021 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation’s executive director joins Global News Morning to discuss the more than 750 Cheer Crates being delivered today to families across the city
  
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