Saskatoon News
Flag football and the 2028 Summer Olympics aren't proving to be a distraction for quarterback Nathan Rourke.
Police are investigating after a group of people allegedly fired bear spray after an incident on a Saskatoon Transit bus on Wednesday evening.
According to police, officers were called to the stationary bus on Preston Avenue South at around 6:15 p.m.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says any MP who joins his caucus must adhere to Liberal values, including support for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu left the Conservative caucus to join Carney’s Liberals on Wednesday, putting the government just one seat shy of a majority... Read more
Vaughn Solomon Schofield, who represented Saskatchewan as the province’s 21st lieutenant governor from 2012 to 2018, passed away this week at the age of 82.
According to the Government of Saskatchewan,... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says any MP who joins his caucus must adhere to Liberal values, including support for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu left the Conservative caucus to join Carney's Liberals on Wednesday, putting the government just one seat shy of a majority... Read more
Construction on a new emergency homeless shelter on 31st Street in Saskatoon is slated to begin this summer.
According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services, design work is already underway to ensure the facility meets “safety and programming needs,” and the building will include features... Read more
Construction on an emergency shelter in a parking lot near the Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre is expected to start this summer.... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not considering sanctions on Israel after it attacked Lebanon this week and appeared to violate a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran just hours before a Tuesday night... Read more
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Avi Lewis says Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu's defection from the Conservatives to the Liberals shows why Canada still needs the NDP to be a progressive voice in Parliament.
Lewis says Gladu is by all accounts "a very nice person with extreme social conservative views" and her... Read more
A new report says March featured the largest drop for average asking rents in Canada in nearly five years.
The latest monthly analysis from Rentals.ca and Urbanation, which is based on asking rents across the former’s listings network, said prices reached an average of $2,008, down 5.3 per cent... Read more
A power line construction company has been ordered to pay $70,000 after pleading guilty to a violation of Saskatchewan’s occupational health and safety regulations.
According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Hundseth Power Line Construction pleaded guilty to violating the... Read more
CONTRECOEUR — Construction has officially started on a port expansion near Montreal — the first so-called nation-building project that was fast-tracked for approval by the federal government.
Prime Minister Mark Carney was on hand today at the terminal in Contrecœur, Que., about 45 kilometres... Read more
A former top aide to Stephen Harper says Marilyn Gladu’s decision to leave the Conservative party for the Liberals weakens Pierre Poilievre’s leadership.
Dimitri Soudas,... Read more
OTTAWA — A former top aide to Stephen Harper says Marilyn Gladu's decision to leave the Conservative party for the Liberals weakens Pierre Poilievre's leadership.
Dimitri Soudas, who was Stephen Harper's director of communications, says Gladu was a "true blue conservative" and her decision to leave... Read more
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood says it’s sad that Canada is not a... Read more
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen... Read more
Prince Albert Police confirmed that one person has died following a house fire in the city’s East Hill neighbourhood.
Emergency crews were called to the home in the 100 Block of 18th Street East at around shortly before 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
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8:30 – Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the Liberal government could form a majority. Charles Smith, Professor in the Department of Political Studies at St. Thomas More College, University... Read more
A 43-year-old man is facing a charge of arson with disregard for human life after allegedly setting a fire at a Regina condo complex in February.
According to police, the fire happened on the evening of February 27 at a building on Angus Street, and one unit was engulfed in flames when firefighters... Read more
The Water Security Agency has lifted a precautionary drinking water advisory for Weyburn.
The advisory was issued last Tuesday following a malfunction at the city’s water treatment plant. According to the City of Weyburn, testing has confirmed that the water quality now meets provincial standards... Read more
A new reality is setting in for travelers worldwide: rising fees, fewer flight options and difficult decisions about whether a trip is worth the cost.
The culprit is volatile oil and jet fuel prices, which have spiked sharply since the war in the Middle East began and fighting near the narrow... Read more
One of the great Western Hockey League rivalries is being renewed.... Read more
Since assuming the role of President, Vince Bruni-Bossio has emphasized creating relationships, but if he won’t speak to USask’s only student newspaper, how are we to believe him?
In many homes around Saskatchewan, there’s a closet or drawer filled with “I’ll fix it someday” items.
A wobbly lamp, a jacket missing a button, a toaster or cell phone charger that only... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Liberal huddle for 1st big policy convention without Trudeau
Liberal party members are gathering in Montreal and, for the first time in more than a decade, Justin Trudeau and his personal brand of... Read more
VANCOUVER —
Edwin Bergsson's friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life.
"It's incredible that I'm here today," Bergsson said in an interview.
He had overdosed after taking what he believed was crystal meth. But... Read more
More than 18,000 people have died of drug overdoses since British Columbia declared the issue a public health emergency on April 14, 2016.
The crisis has touched the lives of many more survivors, and the friends and families of victims. Here are some of their stories.
'HE HAD A TWINKLE IN HIS... Read more
TORONTO — Lawyers for Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach are expected to argue today that some of the complainants in his sexual assault case were coached by prosecutors before trial.
Defence lawyers are set to bring an abuse of process motion before the court in the final stretch of legal... Read more
OTTAWA — Liberal party members are gathering in Montreal and, for the first time in more than a decade, Justin Trudeau and his personal brand of politics won't tower over the party's proceedings.
Party faithful will gather as Mark Carney's ever-expanding big tent of MPs stands on the cusp of... Read more
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has sent a letter to Indigenous leaders, saying he regrets not having more time in the legislative calendar to talk about the government’s plans to suspend sections of a law that has created political and legal friction.
In the letter, obtained by The... Read more
Grocery store giant Sobeys is recalling a number of products containing cheese because of possible listeria contamination.
A notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the products are sold in every province except Quebec at Sobeys and its banner stores, including Co-Op, Foodland, IGA,... Read more
2:35 – Adam Stanley, Sportsnet
Tomorrow is the start of the most elite golf tournament of the year. The Masters is here and golf fans everywhere can’t wait ti do nothing all weekend but watch golf.3:05 – Dropping The Gloves with Drew Remenda
The... Read more
In recent weeks, multiple overpasses in Saskatoon have been struck, as well as... Read more
The University of Regina is working on a path to recognition as one of the country’s top research-intensive comprehensive universities.
But while doing so, it has to navigate major changes to its world,... Read more
It’ll be hard to miss the new mobile mammography unit hitting Saskatchewan’s highways next week.
The massive trailer is painted in varying shades of bright and soft pink, with “... Read more
After lots of warm weather in the province, Saskatchewan saw a big snowfall in spring, but it won't last for long with warm incoming weather going back into a freeze-thaw cycle.
Elections BC says a website set up in 2024 to demand the firing of then B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad wasn't the work of disgruntled members, as it claimed, but was instead created on the orders of the rival BC United Party.
The election body says it has penalized BC United $4,500 for false... Read more
New provincial funding is on the way to support rural police services across Saskatchewan with an investment to the tune of $190,000.
On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan government announced the introduction of the Small Town and Rural Police (STAR) Services Grant Program, which will provide $10,000... Read more
A local Saskatchewan business that sells locally produced goods is given notice to vacate their Midtown Mall location. Owners say they are blindsided by the decision.