Saskatoon News
As he walked the halls of SaskTel Centre for one final time as a Saskatoon Blade, Rowan Calvert couldn’t help but be reflective on Thursday afternoon.
Less than 24 hours after his junior hockey career come to a close in... Read more
The Saskatoon Blades are packing their lockers after a difficult defeat against the Prince Albert Raiders. Players and management look back at the season, and ahead at the next.
DENVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Democrat Analilia Mejia won a New Jersey special election for the U.S. House on Thursday, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway on a message of standing up to President Donald Trump.
Mejia, a former head of the Working Families Alliance who had support from Vermont... Read more
A former Saskatoon police officer will have no criminal record if he abides by his probation for assaulting a fellow female service member at a house party in September 2024.
At Saskatoon Provincial Court on Wednesday, following a joint submission, Dylan J. Kemp was given a conditional discharge... Read more
A group representing Catholic bishops across Canada is speaking out against using images of Christ for political rhetoric after U.S. President Donald Trump posted religious pictures on social media amid his spat with Pope Leo XIV.
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement... Read more
A year after the opening of the Regina Breast Health Centre, the provincial government says patients are receiving the care they need more quickly.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of... Read more
OTTAWA — Elections Canada says there were fewer rejected ballots in the recent Terrebonne byelection than during the last general election, despite the use of an adapted ballot.
In a social media post, Elections Canada says it has validated the results of the byelection in the Quebec riding of... Read more
VICTORIA — The lead forecaster for the BC Wildfire Service says a relatively wet and mild winter across much of British Columbia is "really good news" for the upcoming wildfire season.
Matt MacDonald says a lack of frost meant trees and soil were able to soak up moisture, and the wildfire outlook... Read more
SURREY — An associate of slain B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says police have alerted him of an "imminent" threat to his life.
Narinder Singh Randhawa says in a sworn statement sent to The Canadian Press that he was first contacted by Surrey Police last Saturday, with an officer... Read more
Saskatchewan RCMP are finally sharing more details about reports made early last month about a possible hazardous beverage or liquid in the North Battleford area.... Read more
OTTAWA — An internal federal government audit delivered late last year warned that the work of buying and upgrading military technology was still being plagued by bureaucratic hurdles.
The report comes as the federal government forges ahead with reforms meant to speed up purchases of military... Read more
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee says the government should require that content generated by artificial intelligence be clearly labelled.
The members of Parliament on the committee are calling for standardized labels for AI content that are visible and that the public can understand.
The... Read more
Saskatchewan will pay tribute to a former lieutenant-governor and honorary colonel with a state funeral, recognizing her lifetime of public service.... Read more
MONTREAL — A Quebec provincial police unit that investigates organized crime says its members arrested several people allegedly linked to a case involving the suspicious death of a 14-year-old in 2024.
Police say 24-year-old Dawson Cyr-Léveillé was arrested southwest of Montreal and will be charged... Read more
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for the British Columbia government has warned a court against a "sudden and abrupt" ruling in a lawsuit aimed at expanding access to medical assistance in dying in Catholic-run hospitals, saying it would be a "tragic irony" if such a decision disrupted patient care instead.... Read more
A dismissed Saskatoon Police Service constable offered an apology to a former colleague in a provincial courtroom on Thursday for assaulting her at a house party in September 2024.... Read more
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen reflected on his historic Artemis II lunar mission on Thursday, saying it left him with a powerful sense of his connection to all of humanity.
“Small and powerless, yet powerful together,” Hansen said at a news conference at the Houston space centre —... Read more
VANCOUVER — A new report says drug-related overdoses are now the leading cause of maternal death among residents in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority within a year of giving birth.
The report looked at 25 deaths from 2010 to 2024 and found 11 fatal overdoses and three where substance use was... Read more
OTTAWA — First Nations leaders are calling on the RCMP to apologize and are demanding a federal inquiry after a CBC report said the police service spied on Indigenous political leaders in the 1960s and beyond.
CBC Indigenous uncovered some 6,000 pages of internal RCMP documents and found the RCMP... Read more
HALIFAX — Workers at another Nova Scotia long-term care home have joined a strike, bringing the number of homes facing labour action to 25.
Essential services are being maintained, but most physiotherapists, occupational therapists and recreational therapists are not reporting to work, says Kim... Read more
2:05 – Starting Lineup
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released Ajou Ajou. The P.A. Raiders have swept the Saskatoon Blades. The Golden Knights clinched 1st place in the Pacific. Rick Bowness is staying in Columbus to change the culture. And the old Steph Curry is back.... Read more
A massive spring snowstorm that slammed into southern Alberta overnight with heavy snow and high winds has left many residents asking, 'What happened to spring?'
The Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of trying to block a committee from questioning Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne about his connection to the high-speed rail project.
Champagne’s partner Anne-Marie Gaudet is a vice-president at Alto, the Crown corporation responsible... Read more
Health care, revenue sharing and co-operation between municipalities were some of the themes of Wednesday’s “bear pit” session at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association’s... Read more
QUÉBEC — Quebec's new premier will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday in Ottawa, less than 48 hours after she was sworn in.
Fréchette's office confirmed to The Canadian Press that she had requested a meeting to discuss priorities with Carney.
Fréchette was sworn in as Quebec’s 33rd... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada's privacy commissioner says he hopes laws around private sector data sharing are strengthened as the federal government prepares to open the domestic market to Chinese electric vehicles.
Speaking to the standing committee on science and research, Philippe Dufresne said he hopes that... Read more
For the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, the spring season — even if the temperatures don't feel like it — means an even harder push on the constant quest to stock shelves.... Read more
OTTAWA — The Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of trying to block a committee from questioning Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne about his connection to the high-speed rail project.
Champagne's partner Anne-Marie Gaudet is a vice-president at Alto, the Crown corporation responsible... Read more
The Saskatoon Police Service has issued a public warning after arresting a 31-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a sex worker in November 2025.... Read more
Saskatchewn Roughrider wide receiver, Ajou Ajou, was released by the team following the results of a third-party investigation by the CFL.
Canada Post is starting preliminary work to convert addresses that receive door-to-door mail to community mailboxes and phase out some post offices.
The Crown corporation says the process is beginning after meetings with union officials.
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EDMONTON — Alberta's governing United Conservatives are looking to take another run at redrawing provincial riding boundaries – a move the Opposition NDP calls a cynical backdoor scheme to rig the October 2027 general election.
Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus is set to introduce a motion in the... Read more
One person was hospitalized on Tuesday afternoon after a group of people were bear sprayed at a business on Regina’s Victoria Avenue East.
According to police, officers found multiple victims suffering from the effects of the stinging spray when they arrived at the scene shortly after 3 p.m. Some... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada Post is starting preliminary work to convert addresses that receive door-to-door mail to community mailboxes and phase out some post offices.
The Crown corporation says the process is beginning after meetings with union officials.
In a news release, Canada Post says it's converting... Read more
Ajou Ajou has been released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders after a suspension from the CFL.
The league announced the slotback has been suspended for both preseason contests and a minimum of six regular-season games for violating the league’s Gender-Based Violence and Harassment Policy.... Read more
A state funeral for Saskatchewan’s former lieutenant governor has been scheduled for April 25.
Vaughn Solomon Schofield, who represented Saskatchewan as the province’s 21st lieutenant governor from 2012 to 2018, passed away on April 8 at the age of 82, following an illness.
The public is invited to... Read more
MONTREAL — Officials in St-Jérôme, Que., northwest of Montreal, have closed a bridge to traffic because of rising water and started distributing sandbags to residents.
The city of more than 80,000 people is among several municipalities across Quebec preparing for potential flooding because of the... Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting later Thursday, President Donald Trump said.
The truce is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Eastern, Trump said.
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Police in Saskatoon were busy on Wednesday, responding to a pair of armed robberies at liquor stores, as well as another incident involving bear spray on a city bus.
According to police, officers were called to the area of 23rd Street West and Avenue H North at around 2:45 p.m. for a report of an... Read more
OTTAWA — A new law expanding eligibility for Canadian citizenship led to an initial uptick in applications from a handful of countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Bill C-3 took effect on Dec. 15 to allow a citizenship claim from someone born outside Canada to a... Read more