Saskatoon news

• Flipping the script: USask research focuses on therapy dog’s perspective

  02-08-2026 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the Pawsitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Colleen Dell is flipping the script and uncovering how dogs feel while performing their therapy tasks.
  
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• Calgary Flames coming home to QR Calgary 770 AM radio

  12-08-2026 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Flames have a new radio broadcaster, following the signing of a five-year partnership for all home and away games to be aired on QR Calgary 770 AM.
  
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• Quebec man who murdered 6 people dies in Saskatoon prison

  12-08-2026 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Steeve Racine, 62, had been serving a life sentence since Aug. 30, 1991, and died Aug. 7 at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. people push for Indigo Alert system after missing Calgary boy dies

  12-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates say vulnerable people who disappear but are not abducted fall through the cracks of the Amber Alert system.
  
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• Sask. breast cancer survivors head to international dragon boat festival

  12-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatoon team heads to France Wednesday for the festival. The sport is helpful for recovering and building strength after surgeries, but team members say they stay in the program because of the life-long connections between women with a shared story.
  
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• Regina police charge woman after break-ins at Mosaic Stadium

  12-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Police say 17 suites at Mosaic Stadium were entered between July 23 and Aug. 5. Small amounts of alcohol, soft drinks and snacks were taken.
  
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• Growing calls for Indigo Alert system in Sask. after death of missing boy in Calgary

  12-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates say vulnerable people who disappear but are not abducted fall through the cracks of the Amber Alert system.
  
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• Avalanche of support, some criticism on agenda of Saskatoon committee set to debate public art policy

  12-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Dozens of people wrote to city councillors asking them to preserve a public art policy that is set to be debated by a committee in the wake of a new artwork rocking the city.
  
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• From last place to the post-season? Here's how the 2026 Blue Jays could pull it off

  12-08-2026 05:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays have played some scrappy baseball lately, as the team finds itself on the fringes of playoff contention with a quarter of the season to go. Statisticians and analysts say a playoff berth is still possible in the anemic American League. Here's how the Jays could go from last place to a wild-card spot.
  
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• Saskatoon residents eyeing petition on downtown event centre project

  12-08-2026 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Community leaders and previous councillor hopefuls say they are launching a website to gauge interest before going through the official petition process in coming weeks.
  
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• Two men injured in downtown Regina work accident

  12-08-2026 02:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamilton Street in Regina was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic between 11th Avenue and 12th Avenue after the incident on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Sask. and B.C. researchers study use of psychedelics, harm reduction at music festivals

  12-08-2026 00:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Summer music festivals have long been places where some people use psychedelics and other drugs. A research team is looking into how these spaces implement harm reduction and what can be learned from it.
  
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• Surge in overnight calls to Kids Help Phone ‘a canary in the coal mine,’ CEO says

  12-08-2026 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kids Help Phone says the number of young people reaching out to the service overnight is increasing. It said it has seen a 24 per cent increase in overnight requests.
  
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• Surge in overnight calls to Kids Help Phone ‘a canary in the coal mine’: CEO

  12-08-2026 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Requests via text in the evening and overnight hours are 183 per cent higher than those received during the day, Kids Help Phone said.
  
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• Density denied: Saskatoon city hall nixes two small infill housing projects

  11-08-2026 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon city hall stopped plans for two six-unit infill projects despite the city's push for greater density and the need for hundreds of new housing units to meet the year-end target to receive federal Housing Accelerator Fund money.
  
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• Regina police investigating after 2 found dead on Elphinstone Street

  11-08-2026 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Regina police and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating after two people were found dead early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Charges Laid - Firearms Offence - 400 Block of Central Avenue

  11-08-2026 18:55 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 15-year-old male youth has been arrested and faces numerous firearms related charges following a weapons call on Monday morning.On August 10, 2026 at around 7:10 a.m., police were dispatched to the 400 block of Central Avenue for a report of a male with a firearm.Arriving officers eventually located the male inside a residence where he was arrested without further incident shortly after. Police also located and seized a firearm from the room that the suspect was located in.As a result, the 15-
  
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• Bear Spray / Assault - 100 Block of Clancy Drive

  11-08-2026 17:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police responded to a bear spray incident on Monday morning.At approximately 9:25 a.m. on August 10, 2026, police were called to the 100 block of Clancy Drive for a report of an injured person. Initial information outlined a man may have been the victim of a bear spray incident.Arriving officers located a 55-year-old man suffering from the effect of bear spray; he was treated by paramedics on scene. Through investigation, officers learned two unknown males approached the victim and ass
  
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• Canada, U.S. trade officials mapping out potential deal to pitch to Trump next week: sources

  11-08-2026 14:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his American counterpart are aiming to present U.S. President Donald Trump a potential trade deal as early as Monday, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Canada-U.S. trade minister to meet U.S. counterpart for 3rd time in as many weeks

  11-08-2026 14:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at his office in Washington Tuesday, marking the third time in three weeks the pair have met face to face, LeBlanc's office confirmed Tuesday.
  
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• Did Sask. pick coal to power its energy future for financial reasons, or political ones?

  11-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The mayor of Estevan says the city projected it would lose a third of its population without coal. After the provincial government's reversal, it's now planning for a new subdivision.
  
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• Curtis Dagenais's truck is still in RCMP cold storage. The Crown says it's time to destroy it

  11-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It's been 20 years since Curtis Dagenais murdered two Saskatchewan RCMP officers and injured a third, but later this month he will be back in court in Saskatoon. Why? It's about his truck.
  
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• Métis leader, residential school survivor Louis Gardiner remembered for decades of advocacy

  11-08-2026 01:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The loss of a Métis leader, residential school survivor and advocate has sent shockwaves across Saskatchewan. Louis Gardiner, also known as "Big Lou," died suddenly over the weekend. Gardiner was a long-time leader of Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN-S), which represents the province's Métis citizens.
  
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• Police deem Saskatoon high school fire ‘suspicious,’ launch investigation

  11-08-2026 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police are assigning an arson investigator to look into the cause of a blaze that ripped through a construction portion of Bethlehem Catholic High School Friday.
  
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• Ceremony in Saskatoon remembers lives lost in Iranian protests

  11-08-2026 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A remembrance ceremony was held in Saskatoon Sunday to remember the loss of lives and freedom in Iran. Associations say more awareness needs to be spread in Canada about the IRGC.
  
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• 'My jaw just dropped': Costumes at Miss Universe Canada pageant spark response from former winner

  10-08-2026 23:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Ashley Callingbull spoke out after two Miss Universe Canada contestants were involved in what she called cultural appropriation during the costume portion of the pageant.
  
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• Arrest - Crime Reduction Team Investigation - Drugs, Weapons, Car, Cash Seized

  10-08-2026 23:30 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One man was arrested following an investigation by the Crime Reduction Team.Shortly before 2:00 p.m. on August 6, 2026, members of the Crime Reduction Team, with the assistance of the Tactical Support Unit, conducted enforcement action in a drug trafficking investigation with the arrest of a man in the 300 block of Tait Crescent. Following his arrest, search warrants were executed at a residence in the 300 block of Tait Crescent and on a vehicle resulting in the following evidentiary seizures; L
  
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• Saskatoon high school fire considered 'suspicious,' police say

  10-08-2026 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An arson investigator is probing the two-alarm blaze that significantly damaged parts of a Saskatoon high school on Friday, police say.
  
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• Closure of Regina dry cleaner after 80 years 'a sign of the times,' says longtime staffer

  10-08-2026 22:46 via cbc.ca
  
  "When I started here in '88, I think there were 23 dry cleaners in Regina, and now after we go down, I think there's four left," says Chris Thorsteinson, whose father bought Bregg Cleaners, Tailors & Furriers 38 years ago.
  
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• Heated Rivalry Season 2 cast announcement sparks criticism from some fans over body diversity

  10-08-2026 20:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Crave has confirmed the casting of Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie for the characters of Harris and Troy in Season 2 of Heated Rivalry, sparking some criticism among fans who were hoping to see more book-accurate body diversity.
  
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