Saskatoon news

• U of Sask. medical students organize fundraising walk for Saskatoon refugee clinic - CBC.ca

  22-04-2022 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  U of Sask. medical students organize fundraising walk for Saskatoon refugee clinic  CBC.ca
  
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• U of Sask. medical students organize fundraising walk for Saskatoon refugee clinic

  22-04-2022 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Medical students with the Globe Health Team at the University of Saskatchewn are fundraising for the Refugee Engagement and Community Health clinic in Saskatoon.
  
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• Victim's daughters testify about jacket that could link to accused

  22-04-2022 23:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Richard Fernuk was a dreamer full of ideas. One of them was to start a men's consignment store for gently used, high-end clothing, his daughters told a Saskatoon Queen's Bench courtroom. Read More
  
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• Report lays out multi-year plan for maximum tuition hikes at U of S

  22-04-2022 23:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  University of Saskatchewan administration is proposing tuition hikes in each of the next three years, with the steepest increases coming for international students. Read More
  
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• Search for missing 5-year-old boy from Saskatchewan First Nation enters fourth day

  22-04-2022 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP underwater recovery team conducted several water-based searches in the area on Thursday and will continue to do so on Friday.
  
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• Amid falling applications, Saskatoon police look for ways to boost diversity

  22-04-2022 22:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service has been affected by a labour shortage, which, in turn, is slowing the pace of the force's efforts increase member diversity, the board of police commissioners heard on Thursday. Read More
  
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• Parents of missing 5-year-old Sask. boy 'totally devastated' but grateful to search crews, says chief

  22-04-2022 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Crews from across Saskatchewan continue to look for missing five-year-old boy Frank Young, who was last seen on Tuesday.
  
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• SHOWTIME: Warriors set to hit the ice for Game 1 against Saskatoon - Moose Jaw Today

  22-04-2022 22:22 via moosejawtoday.com
  
  SHOWTIME: Warriors set to hit the ice for Game 1 against Saskatoon  Moose Jaw Today
  
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• Campsite booking begins in Saskatchewan for 2022 season

  22-04-2022 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Due to the popularity of seasonal camping, this year 36 seasonal sites have been added to the Saskatchewan park system.
  
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• Service Canada warns of long wait times due to 'unprecedented surge' in passport applications

  22-04-2022 21:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is warning that a massive surge in the number of Canadians applying for passports is causing long wait times at Service Canada locations across the country.
  
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• Surprise twist in Saskatoon murder trial turns on Boss suit jacket worn by accused

  22-04-2022 21:52 via cbc.ca
  
  The Crown and defence in the Leo Daniels murder trial jousted over the provenance of a suit jacket worn by Daniels.
  
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• Ranchers, residents brace for second spring storm in southeast Saskatchewan

  22-04-2022 21:20 via cbc.ca
  
  People in southeast Saskatchewan are preparing for another round of winter weather in April. While the moisture is welcome news for some, others say they are bracing for potential flooding from the melt.
  
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• Government numbers suggest First Nations hit more often with CERB repayment letters

  22-04-2022 21:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Number-crunching by The Canadian Press about where CERB repayment letters went suggests a disproportionate number landed in postal codes home to First Nations, including in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
  
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• First Nations hit more often with CERB repayment letters, government numbers suggest

  22-04-2022 21:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Number-crunching by The Canadian Press about where CERB repayment letters went suggests a disproportionate number landed in postal codes home to First Nations, including in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department breaks ground on new Fire Station No. 5 - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  22-04-2022 21:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department breaks ground on new Fire Station No. 5  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Saskatoon Fire Department breaks ground on new Fire Station No. 5

  22-04-2022 21:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatoon Fire Department has taken the first step toward replacing the existing 56-year-old Fire Station No. 5. Read More
  
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• Regina jury begins deliberations in murder trial of Dillon Whitehawk, accused in 2 killings in 2019

  22-04-2022 21:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Dillon Whitehawk, 27, has plead not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder.
  
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• 4th human rights complaint filed against Street Workers Advocacy Project in Regina

  22-04-2022 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  SWAP leadership has so far declined requests for comment on the complaints, which have been filed by former residents and a former staff member its Raising Hope housing program.
  
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• 'We ask for prayers': Sask. First Nation provides update on search for missing boy

  22-04-2022 21:04
  
  Red Earth Cree Nation is expected to provide an update this afternoon on the search for a missing boy.
  
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• Red Earth Cree Nation to provide update on missing Sask. boy

  22-04-2022 21:04
  
  Red Earth Cree Nation is expected to provide an update this afternoon on the search for a missing boy.
  
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• Driver in crash that killed pregnant 30-year-old Warman woman has died: police

  22-04-2022 20:43
  
  The person behind the wheel of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was heading in the wrong direction on Highway 12 has died.
  
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• Driver in crash that killed pregnant 30-year-old Warman woman died: police

  22-04-2022 20:43
  
  The person behind the wheel of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was heading in the wrong direction on Highway 12 has died.
  
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• COVID had him on his deathbed, then frontline hospital workers saved this Sask man’s life

  22-04-2022 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rob Friesen was alone at the hospital and in isolation when he was told he had two hours to tell family members he was going on life support. He awoke from a coma two weeks later.
  
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• One city, two EMS services: Split in Lloydminster as SHA tries to end contract

  22-04-2022 20:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It is a tale of one city, served by two entirely different ambulance companies. Read More
  
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• Sask. will mark treaty boundaries with new highway signs

  22-04-2022 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan will become the first province in Canada to mark treaty boundaries along major provincial highways when new signs are installed later this year, the province says.
  
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• Government eases some COVID-19 travel measures, but not masking on planes

  22-04-2022 19:41 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is winding down some COVID-19 border measures for travellers arriving in Canada, but top public health officials said the government isn't budging when it comes to masking on planes and vaccine mandates for domestic travel.
  
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• Saskatoon police board decides more study needed on drug decriminalization

  22-04-2022 19:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners has asked the city's police force to continue its research on simple drug decriminalization.
  
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• Saskatoon air unit spots dangerous driving - SaskToday.ca

  22-04-2022 19:00 via sasktoday.ca
  
  Saskatoon air unit spots dangerous driving  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Impaired driver with someone riding in trunk came to pick up buddy from traffic stop, Sask. police say

  22-04-2022 18:57
  
  An unusual series of events led to an impaired driving charge, according to Corman Park Police Service.
  
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• Saskatoon police using discretion in simple possession cases - CKOM News Talk Sports

  22-04-2022 18:47 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon police using discretion in simple possession cases  CKOM News Talk Sports
  
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• Man charged following dangerous driving, police chase

  22-04-2022 18:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a man in connection with a dangerous driving incident Thursday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon real estate experts say house-flipping tax will hurt individuals - News Talk 980 CJME

  22-04-2022 18:21 via cjme.com
  
  Saskatoon real estate experts say house-flipping tax will hurt individuals  News Talk 980 CJME
  
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• Government expanding electric vehicle rebate program to include trucks, vans, SUVs

  22-04-2022 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is expanding its electric vehicle rebate program to include larger vehicles such as vans, SUVs and trucks which previously had not qualified.
  
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• Arrest - Evade Police / Dangerous Driving - 400 Block 115th Street West

  22-04-2022 18:14 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service has arrested a man in connection with a dangerous driving incident on Thursday.On April 21, 2022, at around 3 p.m., police responded to the area of Circle Drive South and Clarence Avenue for reports of a suspicious vehicle, observed by the Air Support Unit. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over in the area of Zimmerman and Highway #5 but the suspect fled the area. The vehicle was tracked by the ASU and eventually stopped in the 400 block of 115th Street West. T
  
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• Billy Talent announced as opening act for Saskatoon Ex - Global News

  22-04-2022 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Billy Talent announced as opening act for Saskatoon Ex  Global News
  
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• Billy Talent announced as opening act for Saskatoon Ex

  22-04-2022 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The alternative rockband will be performing on the SaskTel Grandstand on August 9 at 8:30 p.m. at the Saskatoon Ex.
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Point N Shoot Rental offers space for budding photographers - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  22-04-2022 15:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  New Faces, New Places: Point N Shoot Rental offers space for budding photographers  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Point N Shoot Rental offers space for budding photographers

  22-04-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Olivia Bueckert, an ambitious 18-year-old still in high school, who together with her boss Dustin Blanchard at Rampage Coffee, co-own a new photography and videography rental studio they recently opened in North Industrial called Point N Shoot Rental. Working together at Rampage Coffee the pair found they both shared a love for photography and Blanchard happened to have a space in the sp
  
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• Design is all about curating a space that is uniquely yours

  22-04-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  With more time being spent at home during the last couple of years, everyone has cast a critical eye on how our living spaces functioned and looked. Did they make our home lives easier and more convenient or did they hinder the new-found demands? Did they reflect our personal style or were they outdated? Read More
  
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• Billy Talent returns for Grandstand show at the Saskatoon Ex this summer

  22-04-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  As the Saskatoon Ex prepares to return to Prairieland Park for six days in August, organizers have announced the first act on the SaskTel Grandstand. Read More
  
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• Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, one of hockey's flashiest players, dead at 70

  22-04-2022 14:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, who captured five Stanley Cup titles and was a hockey hero in Quebec long before his NHL playing days, has died. He was 70.
  
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• Celebrate Earth Day: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  22-04-2022 14:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Celebrate Earth Day: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• Saskatoon police board to keep studying drug decriminalization

  22-04-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After a nearly two-hour discussion of two reports examining potential ways to respond to problem drug use in Saskatoon, including decriminalization, the board of police commissioners approved motions to seek more information. Read More
  
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• Refugees in limbo: Ukrainians bound for Canada facing delays

  22-04-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Olena Oliinyk and her family are hoping to wait out the war in Canada, but their future remains uncertain.
  
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• Letter: Stories on state of Sask. health care reflected in experience

  22-04-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Want to know how we decide what to cover and how editorial decisions are made at the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post? Get the weekly Letter From the Editor newsletter from the Editor in Chief Russell Wangersky and join the discussion on what goes into covering news and delivering commentary, both in print and online. Click here to subscribe. Read More
  
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• Headed to the Hall: Reimer relishes old-timers hockey at age 81

  22-04-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Don Reimer is quick to admit that his wife, Valerie, calls old-timers hockey a “daycare for old men.” Read More
  
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• Doctors, nurses, and med students unite in push for safe consumption

  22-04-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Medical students are leading the latest charge asking Saskatchewan to reconsider its refusal to fund the province's only supervised drug consumption site. Read More
  
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• Celebrate Earth Day: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  22-04-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Friday is Earth Day, a great day to get out and lend a hand cleaning up community spaces in the city. There's a lot of entertainment this weekend as well, with in-person and online events. Read More
  
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• ‘A powerful model:’ Pilot program connects rural youth with mental health services

  22-04-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For children in many parts of Saskatchewan, accessing mental health services is a long and complicated process.  Read More
  
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• How young people in Saskatchewan are living greener lives on a budget

  22-04-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A lot of people talk the green talk. But do they walk the green walk?
  
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