Saskatoon News
Turning the spotlight on the city’s leading home builders, the Parade of Homes is back, presented by the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA). ... Read more
A tornado touched down in southeastern Saskatchewan on Wednesday.
Environment Canada confirmed the twister, which was spotted northeast of Langbank, roughly 40 minutes southwest of Moosomin, just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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8:30 – It seems professionals snooping into people’s information has been a recent problem in Saskatchewan – with a pharmacy student and some Saskatoon Police officers both recently caught and investigated for looking into personal information when they were not... Read more
RCMP officers in Saskatchewan are searching for a 26-year-old man who allegedly pointed a gun at police.
According to the RCMP, officers were executing a warrant for the arrest of Solomon Custer in at a home in the northern village of Pelican Narrows on Saturday.
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Why is our premier telling anyone who will listen that the economy is great in rural Saskatchewan? As we travelled numerous highways this summer, it was plain to see the... Read more
The Saskatchewan Party government has resurrected one of its favourite boasts about so-called record population growth.... Read more
Oil and gas production hikes and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada's climate progress last year, but a new report says the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissions.
New estimates published by a leading climate policy institute show Canada cut emissions by... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Top secret status offered to provincial officials
Canada’s senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of... Read more
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Polls are set to soon open in the eastern Ontario riding of Bay of Quinte, where voters will pick their next representative in the provincial legislature.
It's a byelection with a quick turnaround, as it takes place just one month after cabinet minister Todd Smith resigned the... Read more
FREDERICTON — A 33-day provincial election campaign is expected to officially get started today in New Brunswick.
Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs has said he plans to visit Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy this morning to have the legislature dissolved.
Higgs, a 70-year-old former oil executive... Read more
CALGARY — Canada's oilsands industry remains under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, even as companies have clamped down on public communications in the wake of new anti-greenwashing legislation.
The Pathways Alliance — a consortium of six companies that have jointly committed to... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada's senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering "healthy, transparent dialogue" on foreign interference and other threats.
In a July 11 letter to the heads of public services... Read more
OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference is scheduled to hear today from Bloc Québécois, Green and New Democratic Party officials.
The inquiry's latest hearings are focused on the capacity of federal agencies to detect, deter and counter foreign meddling.
An emerging concern is the... Read more
MONTREAL — After years fighting against the opening of a mining project with ties to the Pentagon, Louis Saint-Hilaire is breathing a sigh of relief.
That's because this week, the Quebec government rejected the mining company's application for public funding, a decision Saint-Hilaire says reflects... Read more
VICTORIA — If the lead up to British Columbia's provincial election campaign is any indication of what’s to come, voters should expect the unexpected.
It could be a wild ride to voting day on Oct. 19.
The Conservative Party of B.C. that didn't elect a single member in the last election and gained... Read more
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a contest in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District that opened up because of... Read more
Thomas Hamp says he believed secret police were out to kidnap, torture, and kill him when he fatally stabbed his girlfriend Emily Sanche in February of 2022.
There’s more fallout on the proposed shelter in downtown Saskatoon. This time, it's from Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Tribal Chief Mark Arcand who says, the province should be putting more funding into existing shelters like the one in Fairhaven.
Premier Scott Moe was in Saskatoon alongside chiefs and ministers Wednesday to mark the beginning of construction on Saskatoon’s new urgent care centre.
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government’s $8.6-billion plan to fast-track building new schools will include a pilot project to incentivize private ones.
Smith said the ultimate goal is to create thousands of new spaces for an exploding number of new students at a reduced cost... Read more
The courtroom was packed on Wednesday as Thomas Hamp took the stand in his own murder trial. Hamp was questioned about his "delusional behaviour, false memories, and paranoia."
Going to back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals, the Saskatoon Blades enter the 2024-25 WHL season with a younger roster but one that is determined to reach those same heights.
According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan is now the first jurisdiction in North America to produce rare earth metals at a commercial scale.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.
Next steps on government funding are uncertain.... Read more
Testifying at his Saskatoon murder trial, Thomas Hamp said he stabbed himself and his girlfriend because he was trying to save them from "a much worse death" at the hands of the secret police he believed had been watching him.... Read more
OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland urged a committee of senators Wednesday not to tweak the pharmacare bill he carefully negotiated with the NDP earlier this year.
The bill would underpin a potential national, single-payer pharmacare program and allow the health minister to negotiate with... Read more
The Prince Albert Police Service (SPS) continues to investigate the homicide of Jean LaChance, who was last seen in September 1991.
Shelby Newkirk knew there was podium potential if she trusted her training the moment she got in the water at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
Newkirk recently came back to her home province of Saskatchewan as a bronze medalist in the women’s 100m backstroke.
Newkirk told The Evan Bray... Read more
Ryquell Armstead is now in green and white.
The running back played 11 games for the Ottawa Redblacks earlier this season but was released on Sept. 3.
“These past few weeks have been amazing. I got to go home and spend some quality time with my kids and continue to work my craft understanding that... Read more
VICTORIA — The group representing Canada’s physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous Peoples, saying it is “deeply ashamed” and “owning its history” of racism, neglect and abuse.
At an apology ceremony in Victoria... Read more
COVID-19 seems to be off the radar of most people in Saskatchewan, but parts of the world are reporting a surge in cases since the summer months. What’s the update on this illness in the province and will a new vaccine be coming to Saskatchewan? Evan Bray asks Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr... Read more
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's NDP says a booted backbencher's ties to the lawyer representing convicted sex offender Peter Nygard was the last straw after a year of disrespectful behaviour.
The caucus turfed Mark Wasyliw on Monday, saying it was because he still works at the law firm where Nygard's lawyer... Read more
A 14-year-old girl accused of setting a fellow student on fire in a Saskatoon school is facing an additional charge.
Wednesday was a busy day for Saskatchewan’s two biggest cities when it comes to finding emergency shelter spaces in the city.
OTTAWA — New federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning and development rather than Parks Canada.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the legislation, once passed, will help accelerate... Read more
Construction of an urgent care centre will soon begin in Saskatoon.
Representatives from the provincial government and Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments signed the final development... Read more
Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand says he has concerns about the plans for a new shelter in the city's downtown.... Read more
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to officially kick off a provincial election campaign Thursday morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor.
Opposition parties have got a head start, with the Liberals releasing their platform 10 days ago and the Greens launching... Read more
MONTREAL — Court documents filed in the case of a Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City reveal the RCMP didn't have enough evidence to hold him in Canada.
The RCMP arrested Muhammad Shahzeb Khan on Sept. 4 in Ormstown, Que., as he allegedly prepared to... Read more