Saskatoon news

• Manitoba declares provincewide state of emergency over wildfires

  28-05-2025 23:28 via cbc.ca
  Manitoba has declared a provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to threaten communities across the province. 
  
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• Closing arguments focus on criminal responsibility at Thomas Hamp murder trial

  28-05-2025 23:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  Thomas Hamp admits stabbing his girlfriend, 25-year-old Emily Sanche, on Feb. 20, 2022, causing her to die in hospital about a month later. Read More
  
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• Illegal drone use blocks water bombers from fighting Prairie wildfire

  28-05-2025 22:39 via cbc.ca
  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says water bombers were blocked from fighting a wildfire near the border community of Flin Flon because a personal drone was in the airspace. The fire started in a Creighton, Sask., landfill and crossed the Manitoba border near Flin Flon, which has about 6,000 people. All residents have now been ordered to evacuate.
  
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• Judge hears closing arguments in Saskatoon trial of man who stabbed partner to death

  28-05-2025 21:12 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon judge must now decide whether Thomas Hamp knew whether what he was doing was wrong when he killed his partner Emily Sanche three years ago.
  
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• Zary: Sask. tournament golf season truly arrives with MNP Open

  28-05-2025 20:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s a rite of late spring. Read More
  
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• RAW | Sask. firefighters make dramatic escape as wildfire closes in near Man. border

  28-05-2025 20:43 via cbc.ca
  Firefighters working near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border between Creighton and Flin Flon had to make a hasty escape as a wildfire bore down on them.
  
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• Sask. Opposition trumpets report criticizing social assistance programs

  28-05-2025 19:45 via cbc.ca
  Social Services Minister Terry Jenson defended the program, pointing to an increase of two per cent in the latest budget.
  
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• New fantasy book parallels current and historical events in Ukraine

  28-05-2025 19:18 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan couple joined The Morning Edition to talk about their new illustrated fantasy novel called Crown of Horns. The narrative parallels current and past events in Ukraine, and a portion of every book sale will go to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s Aid for Artists project.
  
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• Tank: Moe sabotaged 'highly effective' Sask. climate plan as partisan ploy

  28-05-2025 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Imagine a climate plan that saves big industrial emitters money and also reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Sounds like a fantasy, particularly in the province of Saskatchewan. Read More
  
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• CEBL's Saskatchewan Rattlers hit the road searching for W's

  28-05-2025 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Rattlers are still searching for their first win of the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League season. Read More
  
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• Waiser: Saskatchewan survived severe shifts without seeking separation

  28-05-2025 13:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan has been down this road before: disillusionment, grievance and alienation. It didn’t like it the first time, and it doesn’t like it today.  But Saskatchewan separation is not the answer, not in the past, not now. Read More
  
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• Multiple wildfires make for harrowing evacuation routes in Sask.

  28-05-2025 13:08 via cbc.ca
  The evacuation route out of Pelican Narrows, Sask., has been a harrowing journey for many of those fleeing the wildfire threatening the community.
  
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• Royal visit a 'historic moment' for Canada and King Charles

  28-05-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The whirlwind visit to Canada by King Charles and Queen Camilla, which had unfolded in a highly charged political climate for the country after repeated annexation taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, wrapped up with a sense that it was a historic moment for both the country and the monarch.
  
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• How one company plans to suck carbon right out of the air (and make money doing it)

  28-05-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  In an industrial park near Innisfail, Alta., the Montreal-based carbon removal startup Deep Sky will soon begin testing different types of technology that suck carbon dioxide right out of the air. The industry says carbon removal is a necessary technology in a warming world, but cost remains a barrier.
  
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• Saskatoon outreach groups concerned over growing unhoused children population - CTV News

  28-05-2025 09:00
  Saskatoon outreach groups concerned over growing unhoused children population  CTV News
  
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• Saskatoon mayor calls homelessness crisis devastating, urgent - SaskToday.ca

  28-05-2025 09:00
  Saskatoon mayor calls homelessness crisis devastating, urgent  SaskToday.ca
  
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• Flin Flon residents asked to prepare for evacuation as fire crosses Manitoba border

  28-05-2025 05:18 via cbc.ca
  The City of Flin Flon told its residents to brace for a possible evacuation on Tuesday as a wildfire that started at a landfill in Creighton, Sask., crossed over the Manitoba border.
  
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• Psychiatrist says it's possible Thomas Hamp stabbed girlfriend in cannabis-induced psychosis

  28-05-2025 00:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  A forensic psychiatrist who concluded that Thomas Hamp was acutely psychotic when he killed his girlfriend says he cannot rule out the possibility that Hamp was experiencing a cannabis-induced psychosis instead. Read More
  
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• Government moves to purge consumer carbon tax from law

  28-05-2025 00:30 via cbc.ca
  The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals' climate policy.
  
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• Cameco donation helps U of S reach major fundraising target

  28-05-2025 00:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  A contribution from Canada's premier uranium production company has helped the University of Saskatchewan reach a major fundraising milestone. Read More
  
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