Saskatoon News
OTTAWA — Inclusion Canada and dozens of other disability and mental health organizations are calling on Ottawa to call off a planned expansion of access to medical assistance in dying next year.
People whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness are not eligible for medical assistance in... Read more
WINNIPEG — The longtime president of the Manitoba Métis Federation has been acclaimed in the organization's upcoming general election.
The federation says David Chartrand was the only person to put his name forward to lead the group, which represents more than 60,000 Red River Métis.
Chartrand... Read more
A 28-year-old woman is facing seven gun charges after allegedly firing a sawed-off shotgun and discharging bear spray inside a Saskatoon restaurant.
According to police, officers were called to the business in the 2200 block of 22nd Street West at around 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province — his party stands with Confederation.
“We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation of Canada,” Moe told reporters Monday.... Read more
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is getting audited — sort of.... Read more
Parents are scrambling to come up with a 'Plan B' as they learn about upcoming changes to how $10-a-day daycare is funded in Saskatchewan.
RCMP officers are investigating after after two people were injured by gunfire during an attempted robbery on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.
According to police, officers were called to the First Nation northwest of Prince Albert at around 3 a.m. on Saturday. The RCMP said three people were... Read more
Though it was recently announced that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be grounded after this season, excitement surrounding the team remains strong, as organizers announced Monday that the 2026 Snowbirds Hometown Event is officially sold out.
Organizers said the July 11 event at the Moose Jaw... Read more
A Saskatchewan family is demanding answers and changes after the death of a 24-year-old woman, which they say happened after she was diagnosed with a dangerous condition and waited hours to receive care.
According to the family, Jaali Weenie-Sutherland hours after she was diagnosed with... Read more
Federal judges on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key House race in the midterm... Read more
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and celebrated by dancing and reciting poetry. He says we... Read more
A Saskatchewan woman's family demands justice for Jaali, saying she died following two hospital transfers and waiting 13 hours for care after a diagnosis of pre-eclampsia.
LONDON (AP) — Temperature records toppled as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down.
London recorded a rare “tropical night,”... Read more
The man who killed Misha Pavelick in 2006 won’t learn his fate... Read more
8:30 – Canada and the province of Alberta are at a bit of a crossroads. While talks of separatism remain just talks, does this make Canada as a country appear weak? This is a big headline in Canadian federal politics. Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s... Read more
The flagship of South Korea’s submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it’s serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation’s pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it.
The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel-electric submarine, received an... Read more
The heat wave hitting Saskatchewan this week has prompted warnings from Environment Canada.
The weather service had heat warnings in effect on Tuesday covering large areas in the southern and western parts of the province, including Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Weyburn and North... Read more
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation.
Two recent cases involving members of the Regina Police Service, as well as the circumstances surrounding the firing of police chief Farooq Sheikh, have prompted a petition and open letter calling for reforms.
The letter, which appears on Tuesday’s Board of Police Commissioners agenda, accuses the... Read more
Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix spoke with Sam Morrice who opened Purple Aster Vintage in the Drinkle Mall downtown in April.... Read more
A new report on women in Canadian sport leadership roles presents a mixed bag of progress, stalling and backtracking.
The number of women on the boards of national sports organizations, which are unpaid positions, has jumped. The number of women who are paid chief executive officers has plummeted.... Read more
The Saskatchewan Roughriders took down prairie rivals the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a pre-season nail-biter on Saturday. Hometown hero Daniel Wiebe scored the winning touchdown.
With many communities in Saskatoon hosting neighbourhood garage sales, sellers say they are seeing more shoppers. Local thrift stores are seeing a similar pattern.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings
Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark... Read more
OTTAWA — Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that online sentiment was shifting from collective grief toward "emerging accountability narratives" — including questions about mental health intervention, firearms... Read more
KANANASKIS — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation.
"We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation of Canada," Moe told reporters Monday.
"(But)... Read more
While the premiers of the western provinces and territories have a lot to discuss during their meeting in Alberta this week, it is separatism that may dominate the talks.
The Green Zone Replay – Monday, May 25
2:35 – Britton Gray, Green Zone Rider reporter
Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp has moved from Saskatoon to Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Britton Gray describes today’s camp and gives his final thoughts on the Riders pre-... Read more
A major change to the route for the Queen City Pride Parade in 2026 is being attributed to safety, with Regina police saying it’s made changes to a lot of different events recently for the same reason.
Previously,... Read more
The girl recalled part of the alleged sexual assault as one of the worst things she could have imagined on the first day of music teacher Claro Belen’s trial in Regina on Monday.
Belen is accused of sexual assault during a private lesson in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to four... Read more
A Saskatchewan court has ordered a new trial on three of six criminal charges against a former educational assistant who was convicted in 2025 of sexually exploiting two 17-year-old boys.
The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan released its decision Monday in the case of... Read more
The sport of pickleball is on the rise across Saskatchewan, and a new indoor pickleball megaplex is on the way to both Saskatoon and Regina.
Police in Regina are looking for the driver of a white Honda Civic with a black hood after a rollover crash in the city on Saturday.
Regina Police Service (RPS) said in a news release on May 25 that officers were looking for help from the public in finding the driver of the car in what they said... Read more
VICTORIA — The flagship of South Korea's submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it's serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation's pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it.
The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel-electric submarine, received an official... Read more
Pointing a laser at Regina’s police plane on Saturday has brought an endangering life charge, which carries a maximum sentence of life... Read more
Stacey Duke, who is out on bail pending her appeal, must surrender herself to serve the sentence related to three convictions that remain in place.
As the Saskatchewan Roughriders return to Regina for the last week of training camp, a few players are looking to make things difficult when it comes to who the coaches end up sending home.
The Riders are coming off a... Read more
The family of a 24-year-old woman who died in a Saskatoon hospital while delivering her first child say warning signs of serious pregnancy complications were ignored.... Read more
Resurfacing work on Highway 7 in Saskatoon means drivers will have to deal with three weeks of traffic restrictions while the job is being completed.
In a news release on May 25, the City of Saskatoon said detours will be set up to help drivers negotiate the works on Highway 7 lanes from the CP... Read more