Bargaining resumes in teachers' contract dispute
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says contract negotiations will resume today in Saskatoon. A news release from STF indicates that the chairpersons from the Teachers' Bargaining Committee and Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee held discussions Monday and Tuesday. And the two sides have agreed to return to the...
May 15, 2024
Raising awareness about the help available for victims and survivors of crime
The basic message for National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week is that there is help out there for you. Executive Director of Family Service Saskatoon, Janine Baumann says, "Service providers and professionals work together to create a better experience for victims and survivors of crime by advocating for the,...
May 15, 2024
Saskatchewan woman wins Canada's Got Talent and is congratulated in the Legislature
Prince Albert's Rebecca Strong has won Canada's Got Talent. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations congratulated her on social media last night saying she has made all of Turtle Island proud. Rebecca was in tears upon winning. The 20-year-old is the first Indigenous woman to win Canada's Got Talent and the titl...
May 15, 2024
Found: Saskatoon Police ask public to keep a lookout for missing senior
Update: Saskatoon Police Service advise that Gord Weber has been located and is safe. - Original Story - The Saskatoon Police Service is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 87-year-old man. Gord Weber was last seen at the Western Development Museum located 2610 Lorne Avenue at approximately 3:45 p.m. on T...
May 15, 2024
Assiniboia man faces 60 sexual assault charges involving minors after extensive RCMP investigation
A 47-year-old man from southern Saskatchewan has been accused of numerous sex crimes involving children. Richard Dyke was initially arrested in November following a search warrant at his home in Assiniboia where his spouse was operating a registered daycare. At the time, Dyke was charged with offenses involving three b...
May 15, 2024
Advice for Saskatoon's next Mayor included in State of the City address
The final State of the City address for Saskatoon's outgoing Mayor included a few touching moments when he had a catch in his throat as he reviewed his years on Council and as Mayor and the challenges and progress he has seen. Charlie Clark spoke to members and guests of The Chamber at TCU Place. His message to the nex...
May 15, 2024
Numerous charges after two vehicles evade police
Four people are facing numerous charges in connection to a Saskatoon Police investigation into a stolen vehicle. Just after midnight Tuesday, officers responded a stolen vehicle in progress in the 300 block of Pendygrasse Road, and found the victim, who was uninjured. Patrol officers then found both the stolen vehicle ...
May 14, 2024
Teachers hold sanctions vote
On May 15 and 16, Saskatchewan teachers will vote on giving the STF Executive a mandate to implement sanctions beyond the current school year, as the existing mandate expires on June 30, 2024. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation say their goal is to reach a new provincial collective bargaining agreement at the negoti...
May 14, 2024
Farewell speeches in the Saskatchewan Legislature this week
Eleven Sask. Party MLAs are stepping away from being a Member of the Legislature and back to being private citizens. One of those individuals is Dustin Duncan who has been an MLA since he was 26 years old, 18 years ago. He says this doesn't mean he'd never get back into politics one day but likely not at a federal lev...
May 14, 2024
Public assistance requested with locating man missing for six weeks
It's been six weeks since he was last seen, then reported missing, but Aaron Quewezance is now the subject of a public appeal from Kamsack RCMP for help with locating him. The 39-year-old Quewezance was last seen on April 1 on the Keeseekoose First Nation. He was reported missing Monday morning with Kamsack RCMP having...
May 14, 2024