Saskatoon news

• COVID-19: 1,196 new cases in Saskatchewan, 20 deaths

  31-03-2022 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan health officials release the weekly COVID-19 report where 1,196 new cases in Saskatchewan and 20 deaths were reported.
  
  Read more

• Update - Suspect Arrested - 3200 Block 33rd Street West

  31-03-2022 23:46 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The subject of a wanted person investigation has been located. Shortly before 7:00 p.m., March 30, 2022, Police attended to an address in the 3200 block of 33rd Street and observed the suspect exit a residence. He attempted to flee from police but Tactical Support and Canine officers were able to take him into custody. Upon his arrest, the man appeared to be suffering from a gunshot wound. The 32-year-old man was transported to hospital for treatment for the non-life threatening injury befo
  
  Read more

• Sask. could get huge economic boost if World Juniors bid is accepted

  31-03-2022 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  If the bid is accepted, the World Juniors will run from Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan 5, 2023 in Saskatoon and Regina. A final decision is expected on April 25 and 26.
  
  Read more

• Multiple people in custody after heavy police presence at Leif Erickson Place

  31-03-2022 23:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police say multiple people were taken into custody after officers responded to the area near Leif Erickson Place on Thursday morning. Read More
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• U of S Muslim Student Association says university not doing enough to offer accommodations during Ramadan

  31-03-2022 23:21
  
  The president of the Muslim Student Association at the University of Saskatchewan claims students are not being given religious accommodation to write exams during Ramadan, calling it institutional Islamophobia.
  
  Read more

• StarPhoenix series Trapped receives CJF Jackman Excellence Award nomination

  31-03-2022 23:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Trapped, a series of stories by StarPhoenix reporter Zak Vescera examining unsafe housing, HIV transmission and incarceration through the lens of addiction and overdose, has been nominated for a Canadian Journalism Foundation Award for Excellence in Journalism. Read More
  
  Read more

• Sask. COVID-19 deaths drop to 20 last week

  31-03-2022 23:05
  
  Twenty new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Saskatchewan – down 13 from the previous weekly provincial update.
  
  Read more

• The Vatican holds billions in assets. Residential school survivors say the Pope should step up on compensation

  31-03-2022 23:03 via cbc.ca
  
  As a Canadian delegation prepares for its final meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican Friday, a growing chorus in Canada is hoping Francis commits to immediately remedying the Roman Catholic Church's broken compensation promises to residential school survivors.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• COVID-19 in Sask.: 20 new deaths announced in weekly report

  31-03-2022 22:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Though free PCR testing has fallen off and is largely inaccessible to the general population, the number of new laboratory-confirmed cases was about 34 per cent higher than the number of new cases in the previous week.
  
  Read more

• Wearable art by Métis designer from Sask. worn for Indigenous talks with Pope in Rome

  31-03-2022 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Melanie Monique Rose, a Métis-Ukrainian artist from Saskatchewan, was elated to see her wearable art piece, a blue cape adorned with flowers, being worn in Rome while the Métis delegation speaks with the Pope.
  
  Read more

• Wearable art by Métis designer from Sask. spotted at Indigenous talks with Pope in Rome

  31-03-2022 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Melanie Monique Rose, a Métis-Ukrainian artist from Saskatchewan, was elated to see her wearable art piece, a blue cape adorned with flowers, being worn in Rome while the Métis delegation speaks with the Pope.
  
  Read more

• 'Altercation' between drivers preceded 29-year-old man's death, Saskatoon police say

  31-03-2022 21:55
  
  Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) says an "altercation" between drivers occurred before a 29-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle.
  
  Read more

• Sask. NDP loses motion to suspend or rebate provincial fuel tax collection

  31-03-2022 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The motion was lost with 11 members voting for the motion and 39 members voting against it, including all Saskatchewan Party MLAs present at the legislative assembly.
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon police investigating pedestrian death after alleged altercation - Global News

  31-03-2022 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police investigating pedestrian death after alleged altercation  Global News'Altercation' between drivers preceded 29-year-old man's death, Saskatoon police say  CTV News SaskatoonDriver hit and killed by vehicle after confrontation in Saskatoon street  CKOM News Talk Sports29-year-old fatally hit by vehicle in Saskatoon after altercation, police say  CBC.caView Full coverage on Google News
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon police investigating pedestrian death after alleged altercation

  31-03-2022 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 9 p.m. on Wednesday SPS says they received a report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the 800 block of Avenue W South. 
  
  Read more

• Woman charged with THC impairment in Saskatoon girl's death identified - CTV News Saskatoon

  31-03-2022 20:59 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Woman charged with THC impairment in Saskatoon girl's death identified  CTV News Saskatoon
  
  Read more

• Woman charged with THC impairment in Saskatoon girl's death identified

  31-03-2022 20:59
  
  A woman charged in a nine-year-old girl's death has been named in court records.
  
  Read more

• High Key Brewing moves to 'dream' location in downtown Saskatoon - CTV News Saskatoon

  31-03-2022 20:59 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  High Key Brewing moves to 'dream' location in downtown Saskatoon  CTV News Saskatoon
  
  Read more

• High Key Brewing moves to 'dream' location in downtown Saskatoon

  31-03-2022 20:59
  
  A Saskatoon brewery is moving downtown to its founder's dream location — the former home of Redline Harley-Davidson on 23rd Street East.
  
  Read more

• Bright northern lights paint Sask. skies overnight

  31-03-2022 20:57
  
  Northern lights lit up Saskatchewan’s skies on Wednesday night, as photographers jumped at the opportunity to document the aurora.
  
  Read more

• Pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle, police investigating

  31-03-2022 20:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police are investigating after a 29-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle. Read More
  
  Read more

• Fatal Pedestrian Involved Vehicle Collision - 800 Block Avenue W South

  31-03-2022 20:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating after a 29-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle on Wednesday night.On March 30th, 2022, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Police received the report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the 800 block of Avenue W South. Responding officers learned that an altercation between drivers, who were known to each other occurred, and resulted with the 29-year-old man being struck by a vehicle. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounce
  
  Read more

• Conservatives say membership data is safe after reports of an alleged hack

  31-03-2022 20:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The Conservative Party of Canada says it's confident data about its members has not been compromised following reports of an alleged breach.
  
  Read more

• Death of woman in Prince Albert non-suspicious: Police

  31-03-2022 20:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Prince Albert police have determined that the death of a woman Sunday night was not suspicious. Read More
  
  Read more

• Court documents name woman accused of THC-impaired driving causing child's death

  31-03-2022 19:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The 28-year-old woman charged with drug impaired driving causing the death of nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice in a marked crosswalk was released on $500 bail with no conditions other than to appear in court. Read More
  
  Read more

• Multiple people in custody relating to police presence in Saskatoon neighbourhood - Global News

  31-03-2022 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Multiple people in custody relating to police presence in Saskatoon neighbourhood  Global NewsSaskatoon police take 'multiple people' into custody following incident  CTV News SaskatoonSeveral in custody following gun call near Saskatoon high school  CKOM News Talk SportsFugitive accused of pointing gun at Saskatoon police arrested, treated for bullet wound  CBC.caPolice hunt suspect, believed to be armed, near Saskatoon's Confederation Mall  Sas
  
  Read more

• Multiple people in custody relating to police presence in Saskatoon neighbourhood

  31-03-2022 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a statement early Thursday, SPS said officers believed a suspect in a home in the area may have had a firearm. 
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon mortgage broker says Epic Alliance investors could be left hanging - CKOM News Talk Sports

  31-03-2022 19:13 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon mortgage broker says Epic Alliance investors could be left hanging  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
  Read more

• Chinook School Division says it will cut 20 teaching positions due to shortfall in Sask. budget

  31-03-2022 18:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Education Minister said that the province's budget "fully funded" teachers salaries. An internal letter at Chinook School Division says that's not the case.
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon businesses save 2 men suffering cardiac arrests - CTV News Saskatoon

  31-03-2022 18:56 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon businesses save 2 men suffering cardiac arrests  CTV News Saskatoon
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon businesses save 2 men suffering cardiac arrests

  31-03-2022 18:56
  
  Staff at two Saskatoon businesses each saved a life recently by using an on-site AED, according to Medavie Health Services West.
  
  Read more

• Multiple people in custody following heavy police presence at Leif Erickson Place

  31-03-2022 18:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police say multiple people have been taken into custody after units responded to the area near Leif Erickson Place Thursday morning. Read More
  
  Read more

• Update: Heavy Police Presence - Leif Erickson Place - Rusholme Road / Ave M North

  31-03-2022 18:09 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The incident at Leif Erickson Place has concluded with multiple people in custody. Traffic restrictions in the area have been lifted, however as officers continue to investigate, a police presence will remain on scene.Further details will be provided when available.(Occurrence Number: 22-34507)
  
  Read more

• BRIDGES: From startup to tech star 7Shifts CEO Jordan Boesch keeps roots in Sask.

  31-03-2022 17:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Jordan Boesch was just trying to help his dad when he taught himself to code software. Read More
  
  Read more

• Heavy police presence at Leif Erickson place, suspect may be armed

  31-03-2022 17:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Multiple Saskatoon police units are responding to the area of Leif Erickson Place. Read More
  
  Read more

• ‘What drove me is the children’: Longest-serving chief in Canada presses Pope for justice

  31-03-2022 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  'It’s a beautiful day to honour our survivors, to honour our children and the unmarked graves,' said Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier of Okanese First Nation.
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon police take 'multiple people' into custody following incident - CTV News Saskatoon

  31-03-2022 17:26 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police take 'multiple people' into custody following incident  CTV News Saskatoon
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon police take 'multiple people' into custody following incident

  31-03-2022 17:26
  
  There was a heavy police presence in the city's Westmount neighbourhood Thursday morning.
  
  Read more

• Heavy Police Presence - Leif Erickson Place - Rusholme Road / Ave M North

  31-03-2022 17:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  There is currently a heavy police presence at Leif Erickson Place. Traffic restrictions are in place on Rusholme Road between Avenue P North and Avenue M North. The public is asked to avoid the area which also extends to Bedford Road between McMillan Avenue and Avenue M North. Officers believe a suspect in a residence, in the area, may have a firearm. Schools in the area have been notified. More details will follow once they become available. (Occurrence Number: 22-34507)
  
  Read more

• Gardening: How sunflowers made the journey from the Americas to Ukraine

  31-03-2022 16:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A friend’s story: My mother always had one large sunflower at the corner of her garden. One time, when I was in my 30s with my own garden and having Mom over for tea, I asked her why she did that. “Because that is what my mother did.” It was her quiet mother's simple way of remembering her homeland. Read More
  
  Read more

• Family Matters: New learning programs at Saskatoon Public Schools - Global News

  31-03-2022 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Family Matters: New learning programs at Saskatoon Public Schools  Global News
  
  Read more

• CUPE members campaign to save the Saskatoon SPCA - CUPE Alberta -

  31-03-2022 16:00 via cupe.ca
  
  CUPE members campaign to save the Saskatoon SPCA  CUPE Alberta -
  
  Read more

• Saskatoon city crews begins expressway maintenance - SaskToday.ca

  31-03-2022 15:24 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Saskatoon city crews begins expressway maintenance  SaskToday.ca
  
  Read more

• Read My Book: Rikka is based on a Sask. pioneer story

  31-03-2022 15:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Rikka by Joan Soggie Read More
  
  Read more

• Regina, Saskatoon councils to consider joint bid to host 2023 world juniors

  31-03-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Organizations in Saskatoon and Regina are joining forces in an effort to host the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships.
  
  Read more

• Docuseries on Saskatoon paramedics enters sixth season - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  31-03-2022 14:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Docuseries on Saskatoon paramedics enters sixth season  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
  Read more

• Local production Typecastress speaks to lived experiences of women in theatre

  31-03-2022 14:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Performing in Typecastress has prompted a kind of introspection in actor Keisha Mowchenko. Read More
  
  Read more

• Throwback Thursday: Delivery horse rescue

  31-03-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives. Today, we see Charlie, a Palm Dairies milk delivery horse, being rescued from a flooded excavation in the 1100 block of Second Street East, from March 31, 1955. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-B3492-1) Read More
  
  Read more

• Tank: Sask. delays putting more limits on COVID-19 data as April Fool's looms

  31-03-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For the provincial government to provide even less frequent COVID-19 updates sounds like a bad April Fool's hoax. Read More
  
  Read more

• Muslim students say U of S not doing enough to accommodate Ramadan fasting

  31-03-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The University of Saskatchewan's Muslim Students' Association is calling for change amid concerns over Ramadan's impact on exams. Read More
  
  Read more

Follow @Saskatoon_News on Twitter!