Saskatoon News
Saskatoon city council is taking the next step to building its own organics processing facility.
On Wednesday, council voted 6-5 in favour of going ahead with a motion to build a 40,000-tonne capacity facility that could accommodate the city’s current needs and estimated future capacity when... Read more
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon made her way to Wanuskewin Heritage Park on Wednesday to take in its rich history.
Her visit followed Prime Minister Justin... Read more
LONDON — Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman weren't expecting a "pivotal moment" in their sons' lives when they visited Scotland's Loch Ness earlier this month, but that's exactly what happened.
"Our youngest is turning three next week," said Wiseman from the family's home in London, England. "And he... Read more
Boeing announced a partnership with the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies on Wednesday that will inject $17 million into the aerospace training program... Read more
General Manager of the Community Services Division, Lynne Lacroix is calling it a career after nearly 42 years with the City of Saskatoon.
The investigation led police to the tires and a 17-year-old boy, who was arrested and charged with both theft and fraud over $5,000.
Darlene Hartshorn is a mother and grandmother from Warman who is making a difference by helping those who need a hand up.
Fifteen years ago, Spencer Remezoff was looking for a summertime alternative to snowmobiles to get his blood pumping. That’s where his love of motorcycles began.
Members of Saskatoon city council on Wednesday heard a warning from the operator of Saskatchewan’s only existing composting facility as they met to deliberate on having the city... Read more
Canada’s largest documentary film festival kicks off Thursday amid ongoing uncertainty over its finances, concerns over a mass staff exodus and a new president who says survival depends on reimagining it as a “leaner, meaner version.”
Hot Docs president Marie Nelson says economic constraints led... Read more
OTTAWA — The Green Party is decrying a 60-day sentence handed to its deputy leader today for her role in old growth logging protests on Vancouver Island.
Angela Davidson, also known as Rainbow Eyes, was convicted in January of seven counts of criminal contempt for breaching a court injunction and... Read more
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is lifting its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis while at the same time pausing approval of some new retail outlets.
Justice Minister Matt Wiebe has introduced a bill that would end a ban on homegrown pot and allow people to grow up to four plants under... Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of... Read more
A date has been set for a Saskatoon judge to decide whether a woman’s admission to consuming drugs can be used in her trial.
During Saskatchewan's March traffic safety spotlight, police reported to SGI there were 312 drivers suspended and 142 charged for impaired driving offences.
An old Canadian Regional aircraft is leaving Saskatoon and making its way to a museum in Alberta.
A new paper says a giant salmon that lived five million years ago in the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest used tusk-like spikes as defense mechanisms and for building nests to spawn.
The initial fossil discoveries of the 2.7-metre-long salmon in Oregon in the 1970s were incomplete and led... Read more
HALIFAX — After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.
Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on... Read more
Four people face numerous charges following a drug trafficking investigation which took place in George Gordon First Nation and Punnichy, Sask.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A form Pennsylvania voters must complete on the outside of mail-in ballot return envelopes has been redesigned, but that did not prevent some voters from failing to complete it accurately for this week's primary, and some votes will not count as a result, election officials... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the... Read more
United Way Saskatoon and Area is celebrating another successful fundraising effort.
The organization announced it raised $3.3 million in its annual community fundraising campaign.
The money is earmarked to help 42 initiatives, with 35 community-based organizations receiving support to support... Read more
Another major pavilion will be absent from this summer’s Folkfest in Saskatoon.
After the announcement earlier this week that... Read more
A Saskatchewan woman who was taken for an involuntary mental health assessment is entitled to find out who had her committed, a provincial court judge has ruled.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Republican attempt to expedite an ethics investigation of a Democratic Minnesota state senator who's facing a felony burglary charge failed on a tie vote... Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican legislative leaders in Ohio say they are negotiating with Democrats to assure President Joe Biden appears on the state's November ballot, but the exact shape of the solution remains murky.
GOP Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman told reporters... Read more
EDMONTON — Olivia and Noah have retained their titles as Alberta's most popular baby names.
The province has released data for 2023 that shows 210 babies were named Olivia, making it the most popular girl's name in the province for the 11th year in a row.
There were 276 newborns named Noah, making... Read more
A Saskatoon judge will decide on June 7 whether Taylor Ashley Kennedy believed she was compelled by law to tell police about using cannabis and magic mushrooms the night before she hit and killed nine-year-old Baeleigh Emily Maurice, or whether she gave the information freely.... Read more
The Government of Saskatchewan has purchased four re-purposed Dash-8 airliners to replace elements of its air tanker fleet in the next three years.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Wednesday praised her husband's advocacy for U.S. service members before she sounded a red horn to start the Wounded Warrior Project's ... Read more
Saskatoon Judge Jane Wootten is expected to rule in June on the admissibility of statements 29-year-old Taylor Ashley Kennedy made to police before she was arrested more than two years ago.
Kennedy’s lawyer, Thomas Hynes, made a brief appearance in court on Wednesday to confirm the date and... Read more
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba First Nation that has suffered from chronic flooding is suing three levels of government for failing to provide adequate protection.
Peguis First Nation has filed a statement of claim that alleges the federal and Manitoba governments have failed to protect the community from... Read more
OTTAWA — Travellers would be able to use facial recognition technology to identify themselves through their smartphones when crossing the border under a planned federal project.
The Canada Border Services Agency says the initiative would allow for a faster and more seamless travel experience.
The... Read more
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has awarded the organization that manages Montreal's Olympic Stadium up to $40 million to pay for repairs and decontamination after a March 21 fire.
Parc olympique spokesman Cédric Essiminy says extensive decontamination work is needed in the stadium's tower because... Read more
Shercom Industries, a Saskatchewan business that used to handle tire recycling in the province, lost their contract to an American firm in May of 2023.
A former member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and a three-time Grey Cup champion has been hit with an indefinite suspension by the Canadian Football League.
The CFL issued the suspension to defensive end Shawn Lemon on Wednesday for betting on the league’s games, including a game in which he... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson, the necessity of providing Ukraine with weapons and other aid as it fends off Russia's invasion is rooted in their earliest and most formative political memories.
McConnell, 82, tells the... Read more
It was like Christmas morning for golfers living in Saskatoon on Wednesday.
At 10 a.m., city-owned golf courses officially opened for the 2024 season.
It couldn’... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of North America’s Building Trades Unions at a Wednesday event where the president and his allies set out to dismantle Republican Donald Trump's reputation as a successful real estate developer.
“Donald Trump is incapable... Read more
TORONTO — Ontario's environment ministry has ordered a Sarnia-area chemical company to get its benzene emissions under control after a neighbouring First Nation raised concerns.
Aamjiwnaang First Nation is surrounded by industrial facilities and has long pushed for greater monitoring and action to... Read more