Saskatoon news

• Saskatoon Public Library adding more security

  12-04-2025 01:24
  
  After shutting down for a few weeks in response to the overdose crisis, two Saskatoon libraries are set to reopen soon after a complete refresh.
  
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• Good sports everywhere: A record-breaking day at Sporting Christmas

  24-12-2025 20:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Today is the biggest day in Sporting Christmas history — nearly $120,000 raised just in this one update, with the Salvation Army's good work front and centre. Read More
  
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• 5th person hospitalized in E. coli outbreak linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops

  24-12-2025 20:15 via cbc.ca
  The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting a fifth hospitalization in an E. coli outbreak linked to recalled Pillsbury
  brand Pizza Pops. The federal agency says 23 people in seven provinces got sick with the bacterial illness after eating or handling
  certain flavours of the frozen snack between early October and late November.
  
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• Multiple Canadian businesses, including Sask. winery, listed on U.S.-based 'gift card' site without permission

  24-12-2025 17:34 via cbc.ca
  The co-owner of Over the Hill Orchards and Winery in Lumsden, Sask., says it was a 'gut punch' to learn their business was listed on Giftly — a US-based online gift website — without permission or notification. Giftly's CEO says they don't sell traditional gift cards and Canada businesses were not intentionally listed.
  
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• Judge tosses Humboldt Broncos bus crash lawsuit

  24-12-2025 15:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  The families of five people killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash do not have legal standing to sue the Government of Saskatchewan, a judge has ruled. Read More
  
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• It's as divisive as pineapple on pizza. But this fruitcake is selling coast to coast

  24-12-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  One Saskatchewan man has taken his love for fruitcake to a new level, and gained a huge social media following in the process.
  
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• What's open and closed in Saskatoon during the holidays

  24-12-2025 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  * City Hall administrative offices and all branches of the Saskatoon Public Library will be closed Dec. 25 to 26 and Jan. 1. Read More
  
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• 724 fruit cakes, 518 Regina nativity scenes: Meet the Sask. people who go big for the holidays

  24-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Some Saskatchewan people go big for the holiday season.There's a retiree in Milestone who makes fruit cakes for the masses and a collector with nativity scenes on display in every nook and cranny of his two-bedroom Regina apartment. If you need a lift this holiday season, these stories will leave you merry to the max.
  
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• Regina Transition House opens Santa’s workshop for families fleeing violence

  24-12-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Women and children staying at Regina Transition House now have access to Santa’s workshop — a safe space where mothers can choose Christmas gifts for their children.
  
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• 'Chosen families' have redefined Christmas for these 3 immigrants

  24-12-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Holidays can be a hard time for people who are far from their relatives or estranged from their family members, but for these three people who came to Canada from other countries, close friends have come to feel like family and have helped them forge new connections and traditions.
  
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• Mother grieves after 11-year-old son killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, husband in hospital

  24-12-2025 00:24 via cbc.ca
  Marina Hills's son Henry Losco died on Dec. 19 in their apartment at 1827 Albert St., after carbon monoxide spread leaked in the building while maintenance work was being done. Her husband Sergio Losco survived but is still in hospital.
  
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• 11-year-old boy from Newfoundland killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Regina

  24-12-2025 00:24 via cbc.ca
  Marina Hills's son Henry Losco died on Dec. 19 in their apartment at 1827 Albert St., after carbon monoxide spread leaked in the building while maintenance work was being done. Her husband Sergio Losco survived but is still in hospital.
  
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• Saskatoon police shoot man during standoff triggered by mental health call

  23-12-2025 17:46 via cbc.ca
  The province's Serious Incident Response Team has provided some information about how Saskatoon police shot a 25-year-old man while responding to a mental health call.
  
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• ’Independent state?’ Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation

  23-12-2025 16:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  EDMONTON — Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon Blades enter holiday break on back-to-back losses

  23-12-2025 16:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  It wasn't the way the Saskatoon Blades had hoped to head into their holiday break. Read More
  
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• Making Saskatoon festive: How the city plans, and executes, its holiday decor

  23-12-2025 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Twinkling stars on the revamped Broadway Bridge, poinsettias along 25th Street, and festive banners on 20th Street and Second Avenue downtown — some pole-mounted, others illuminating Saskatoon's dark winter skies. Read More
  
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• Next Saskatchewan election is set for 2028, but Carla Beck is already in 'election mode'

  23-12-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca
  In a year-end interview, Beck defended her absences from the legislature during the fall sitting and described how the Saskatchewan NDP plans to be an effective official Opposition.
  
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• Holiday shopping in this remote northern Sask. community takes planning, patience

  23-12-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Holiday shopping isn’t as simple as heading to the nearest mall in remote communities like Uranium City, in the far northwest corner of Saskatchewan. It requires real organization, planning and patience.
  
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• Sask. court dismisses lawsuit filed 7 years ago from 5 Humboldt Broncos families

  22-12-2025 22:50 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon King's Bench Court judge dismissed the lawsuit initially filed in July 2018, just months after a semi-truck went through a stop sign and collided with the junior hockey team’s bus, killing 16 people.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos families will appeal decision to dismiss lawsuit, lawyer says

  22-12-2025 22:50 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon King's Bench Court judge dismissed the lawsuit initially filed in July 2018, just months after a semi-trailer went through a stop sign and collided with the junior hockey team’s bus, killing 16 people. Their lawyer says they will appeal.
  
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• Saskatoon man shot by police posted live updates online of impasse, neighbour says

  22-12-2025 22:16 via cbc.ca
  A 25-year-old Saskatoon man shot by police posted live updates of his standoff for hours on social media. The man had barricaded himself in a trailer on Friday in the Rayner Place Park.
  
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• New women's warming centre opens just days before Christmas

  22-12-2025 21:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Despite questions and concerns raised by members of the local community, a women's warming centre is now open in Saskatoon in the Riversdale neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Cudworth woman charged after $340K allegedly 'misappropriated' from Saskatoon business

  22-12-2025 20:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Following what Saskatoon police called a "lengthy and complex fraud investigation," a bookkeeper from the Saskatchewan community of Cudworth has been accused of defrauding a Saskatoon business of around $340,000. Read More
  
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• Cross-country skier who fell through ice rescued on Emma Lake, Sask.

  22-12-2025 20:09 via cbc.ca
  The Lakeland & District Fire Department is warning the public about poor ice conditions after a cross-country skier fell through the ice on Emma Lake on the weekend.
  
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• Ottawa offers over $35.5B for First Nations child welfare reform

  22-12-2025 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is presenting a new plan worth more than $35.5 billion to keep First Nations children connected to their communities, culture and families.
  
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• Canada Post and union representing workers reach tentative agreement, agree not to strike

  22-12-2025 19:55 via cbc.ca
  The tentative agreement comes after the two parties first agreed to a deal in principle last month. Today's agreement finalizes "contractual language" and will prevent either side from locking workers out or striking, ahead of the busy holiday season.
  
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• Saskatoon's historic Bessborough hotel to begin landmark renovation

  22-12-2025 18:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  An iconic building that has stood for nearly a century along Saskatoon's riverbank will soon undergo one of its biggest-ever facelifts. Read More
  
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• 'He will be missed dearly': Worker who died at Sask. potash mine ID'd as loving father

  22-12-2025 17:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  ESTERHAZY — A worker who died in an underground potash mine in Saskatchewan is being remembered as a loving father and active union member. Read More
  
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• Investigation underway after 25-year-old shot by Saskatoon police

  22-12-2025 17:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating a shooting involving a member of the Saskatoon Police Service. Read More
  
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