Saskatoon news

• Baseball Sask aims to attract girls and offer more training

  10-02-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  Despite the frigid temperatures and snow-covered diamonds, a group of young women are at winter training camps in Saskatoon.
  
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• Court denies interim injunction to Saskatoon encampment, constitutional challenge proceeds

  08-10-2026 00:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon judge denied a pro bono legal clinic an interim injunction that would have prevented the city from clearing the encampment before a constitutional challenge hearing later this month.
  
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• Estevan jury finds Taylor Japp guilty of 2nd-degree murder in death of Briana Hayes

  08-10-2026 00:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Second-degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole for a minimum of 10 years.
  
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• USask professor recognized for pediatric stem cell research

  08-10-2026 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Big strides in children's healthcare as USask's Dr. Tyler Wenzel is awarded for rethinking treatments for rare pediatric diseases.
  
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• Sask. man gets 9 years for lethal living room shooting

  07-10-2026 23:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Katlim Desjarlais-Kelly, 24, fatally shot Arden Panipekeesick inside a crowded home in Saskatoon's Caswell Hill neighbourhood in 2024.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council inks $269M federal contract for child and family services

  07-10-2026 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group representing seven Saskatoon-area First Nations has entered a regional agreement with Ottawa to reform the child and family care system and keep kids in their family home.
  
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• Meewasin wants part of downtown Saskatoon park for new headquarters

  07-10-2026 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A city council committee voted to study a request by the Meewasin Valley Authority for a part of Friendship Park for its new headquarters and to lift the heritage protection on a historic church in the North Park neighbourhood.
  
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• Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit Public Advisory: Sextortion

  07-10-2026 22:40 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit is advising parents and children to be aware of and familiarize themselves with online “Sextortion”.Most commonly, offenders engage teenage males through chat based social media platforms, often pretending to be a young girl of a similar age to those they are targeting. Offenders establish a rapport with their victims before coercing them into sending intimate images of themselves. Once the offender receives the images, they threaten
  
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• Former NHL player happy that horse-drawn vehicles set to be legal in Saskatoon

  07-10-2026 22:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The proposed framework includes requiring a Class 5 driver's licence, following applicable traffic rules, providing adequate space for cyclists and picking up manure.
  
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• Bell Canada plans to purchase 895 acres to expand AI data centre outside Regina

  07-10-2026 21:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Land owners who stand to profit from the sale include former reeve and current deputy reeve of the RM of Sherwood.
  
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• Onion Lake Cree Nation's community garden celebrates successful harvest

  07-10-2026 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A community garden on Onion Lake Cree Nation has become a space for learning and healing.
  
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• Saskatoon Tribal Council inks $269M long-term child welfare deal with Ottawa

  07-10-2026 19:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Tribal Chief Mark Arcand and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty made the announcement at Dakota Dunes Resort just outside Saskatoon, with chiefs from all seven nations sitting at the table.
  
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• Stabbing - 300 Block Avenue M South

  07-10-2026 17:58 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Police are investigating following a stabbing last night.Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on October 6, 2026, police were called to the 300 block of Avenue M South for a report of a fight occurring. Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. Through investigation, officers learned the victim had been assaulted by multiple people before the suspects fled. The victim was transported to hospital by paramedics for treatment of what were believed to be non-life-threatening inju
  
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• Arrest - Evade Police - 19th Street West and Avenue T South

  07-10-2026 17:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man was arrested following an evade police incident early this morning.Shortly after 12:00 a.m. on October 7, 2026, police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of 19th Street West and Avenue T South when it began to flee at a high rate of speed. Following a brief evade police incident, the driver exited the vehicle and began to flee on foot. After a brief foot chase, the suspect was arrested in the 100 block of Avenue N South.As a result, the 25-year-old Saskatoon man
  
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• These 2 First Nations are pushing back against Sask. AI data centre

  07-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two First Nations are challenging the construction of Bell Canada's AI data centre south of Regina, saying the project is moving ahead without consultation or adequate information about its environmental impacts.
  
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• Owner of lost Spanish greyhound says Sask. needs provincewide standards for capturing missing dogs

  07-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Volunteers spent three weeks trying to track and capture the dog, which is a rescue from Spain, where the breed is routinely killed after a career in racing.
  
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• First Nation says Bell Canada has duty to consult on AI data centre near Regina

  07-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two First Nations are challenging the construction of Bell Canada's AI data centre south of Regina, saying the project is moving ahead without consultation or adequate information about its environmental impacts.
  
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• First Nation chief says Bell, province bypassing duty to consult on AI data centre

  07-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two First Nations are challenging the construction of Bell Canada's AI data centre south of Regina, saying the project is moving ahead without consultation or adequate information about its environmental impacts.
  
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• Demolition of Saskatoon's Marquis Downs nears finish line

  07-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Horse racing fans say it's the end of an era as crews demolish Marquis Downs, which hosted live thoroughbred races in Saskatoon for 50 years.
  
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• Kids learn Michif words, play the spoons at new Métis child-care facility in Saskatoon

  07-10-2026 02:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The Métis Nation–Saskatchewan has opened a new child-care centre in the west-side of Saskatoon. This is the second of three daycares announced in 2023.
  
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• 2nd appeal filed for million-dollar Saskatoon house that violates height limits

  07-10-2026 00:58 via cbc.ca
  
  The owners of a house in Saskatoon's Nutana neighbourhood have filed a second appeal to the city's development appeals board. But, even with proposed changes, the million-dollar house would still defy the city's height restriction.
  
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• Community law clinic files new injunction application to stop removal of Saskatoon encampment

  07-10-2026 00:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc. has filed a new injunction application hoping to stop the removal of an encampment on Avenue K South in the city.
  
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• Advocates say voices will go unheard after Saskatoon cancels in-person homeless count

  06-10-2026 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Saskatoon moves ahead without an in-person count of unsheltered people this year, one community advocate is concerned people won't be connected to the services they require.
  
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• Sask. opens flu and COVID immunization bookings as sickness circulates

  06-10-2026 18:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Cold and flu have begun circulating and a Saskatoon medical health officer is encouraging people to get vaccinated early. Bookings are now open for vaccines.
  
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• Sask. teen faces terrorism charges related to ‘764’ group: RCMP

  06-10-2026 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP has urged parents to remain vigilant about their children’s online activity and to report any suspicious behaviour to police.
  
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• 18-year-old from Yorkton, Sask., faces terrorism-related charges

  06-10-2026 17:54 via cbc.ca
  
  An 18-year-old resident of Yorkton, Sask., is facing terrorism charges for allegedly posting videos as a member of 764, a listed terrorist entity in Canada.
  
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• Robbery - 400 block Russell Road

  06-10-2026 16:18 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police are investigating a robbery which occurred overnight.At approximately 11:00 p.m., October 5, 2026, police were called to a convenience store in the 400 block of Russell Road.  Staff reported that a man, dressed in all black and wearing a black mask, had entered the store and demanded items.  The suspect then showed staff a handgun before fleeing the store.  No one was physically injured during the incident.Anyone with information is asked to contact the SPS a
  
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• Driver involved in Saskatchewan crash is grieving deaths of woman, girls: lawyer

  06-10-2026 14:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lawyer for the truck driver involved in a deadly crash in Saskatchewan that killed a woman and two girls says the man is overwhelmed with grief. 
  
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• Federal government phasing out seed research in Indian Head, Sask.

  06-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced it will be winding down operations at the Indian Head research farm over the next year. The province says it's still working on a plan for what to do with the land after the federal research program closes.
  
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• Deadline looms for closure of warming centre in Saskatoon's Riversdale district

  06-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Riversdale Business Improvement District wants to make sure Saskatoon city hall sticks to a plan to close a temporary warming centre on Avenue C South when a permanent location opens on Idylwyld Drive.
  
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