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DDCDC makes $300,000 investment in liver care equipment at RUH
Accessing liver care in Saskatoon and in surrounding communities is becoming easier after a $300,000 investment from the Dakota Dunes Community Development Corporation. The investment will go towards FibroScan equipment at the Royal University Hospital. FibroScan equipment is portable, only takes about 5 minutes to use...
23h ago

Saskatoon Fire Department respond to fire at Saskatoon home
The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 100 block of 109th St on Friday. The homeowner reported seeing smoke coming from an electrical outlet on the outside of the home at 4:51 pm. When crews arrived, they could see smoke coming from the side of house before opening the area up and completely ext...
23h ago

Fall camping reservations open at Saskatchewan Provincial Parks
Fall camping reservations are now open for stays across Saskatchewan Provincial Parks from now until the end of October. In many provincial parks access to amenities such as electricity and water will be available until the end of September. As the camping season progresses into October, many parks will continue offeri...
23h ago

SHA and Canadian Blood Service highlight Living Donation Week
Between September 13-19 the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Canadian Blood Service has held events to highlight Living Donation Week. These events include education sessions, panels, and a flag raising at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon. Whether it's a kidney or a portion of the liver, donors are needed constantly. ...
23h ago

Regina Police looking for missing woman and three-year-old girl
Regina Police are asking for help locating three-year-old Starla Badger and 23-year-old Stacey Badger. The two were last seen around two Saturday afternoon in the 11-hundred block of McTavish Street. Starla was wearing a beige shirt, floral leggings and light-up Hello Kitty shoes. Stacey was wearing a white or beige ho...
2h ago

Tuckanow inquest begins Monday
A public inquest into the death of Vincent Lee Tuckanow will be held starting tomorrow scheduled to last until Friday at the Royal Hotel in Regina. Twenty-three-year-old Tuckanow went into medical distress in his cell at the Regina Police Service on August 22, 2023. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was called and staff...
3h ago

60 -year-old woman missing in Saskatoon
Saskatoon Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 60-year-old woman. Giselle Audit was last seen around seven o'clock Thursday evening, September 17th, in the 200 block of McCallum Way in Saskatoon. She was last seen wearing a blue pajama top and floral pajama pants. Anyone with information about ...
3h ago

Saskatchewan NDP wants a full investigation into tragic death of 30-year-old Saskatoon woman
Kirsten Hanke died on August 20th from a suspected blood clot in her lung several days after breaking her ankle in three places while picking up a package on her front step. Hanke was immobile following the August 12th fall and was scheduled for surgery at Royal University Hospital on August 15th. When she arrived, th...
Sep 18, 2026

Fifty-seven-year-old man arrested following drug investigation on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
Twelve people were arrested during an RCMP drug bust on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation on Thursday, about an hour northwest of Prince Albert. Three residences were searched. The following items were seized ---28 grams of cocaine, some money and half a dozen firearms---including one shotgun, two carbines and a sawed-off ri...
Sep 18, 2026

Voyageur Days Festival showcases Metis culture in Big River
Big River Metis Local 59 is putting on the 6th edition of the Voyageur Days Festival on Saturday. People can get a look into Metis culture and tradition through the performances, food and the relay race offered. For performances people can hear music by The Dean Smith Band, Lee & Candace, and the Traildust Band dur...
Sep 18, 2026

Indigo Alert movement surpasses 10,000 signatures in House of Commons petition
Describing themselves as a very loud and proud advocacy group, founder of Indigo Alert Canada, Jennifer Ball, says the more signatures the better. This after the recently incorporated non-profit group surpassed 10,000 signatures in a House of Commons petition aimed at reforming Canada's missing persons alert system. Th...
Sep 18, 2026

Saskatoon Police say man shoots himself and now faces charges
The Saskatoon Police Service says one man has been charged in the wake of a weapons incident Friday morning. Police responded to a home in the 100 block of Avenue S South around 5:30 a.m. after receiving a report of an injured person. Officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound. No one fired a gun at him rath...
Sep 18, 2026

Police on the hunt for suspect in connection to summer assault
Saskatoon Crime Stoppers is asking the public for its help in identifying a suspect who police say assaulted and uttered death threats towards a local cab driver. Around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday July 21st the cab picked up their fare in the 1300 block of Central Avenue from a local bar. The passenger was intoxicated and an...
Sep 18, 2026

Country Music Week wraps up with the CCMA Awards Show
Today (Friday) at 1 p.m. is the CCMA Songwriters Unplugged 3: Crossing Borders featuring performances by Dean Brody, John Morgan, Tenille Townes, and Parker Welling. Saturday's CCMA Awards show features performances from Tenille Arts, Dean Brody, Hunter Brothers, James Barker Band, Kalsey Kulyk, Jess Moskaluke, and The...
Sep 18, 2026

Saturday road closures
With the 33rd Street Fair and Nuit Blanche Festival taking place this weekend various roads are closed Saturday both around 33 Street West in the business district and in the Broadway area as well as downtown including in the area of the Broadway and Traffic bridges. The closures will be as follows: 33rd Street Fair, S...
Sep 18, 2026

Kick off to the Saskatoon United Way campaign included a John Deer loader
The Saskatoon United Way held a community barbecue on Thursday afternoon in the downtown area across from the James Hotel. The event celebrates the generosity of local workplaces and residents who have collected winter essentials and other items to support people in need throughout Saskatoon and area. Brandt supplied a...
Sep 18, 2026

Wakaw RCMP seek public help in finding two wanted men
Wakaw RCMP are asking the public for help in finding two wanted men. On September 16 around 2:50 pm Wakaw RCMP received multiple reports related to two-armed men on One Arrow First Nation. Wakaw RCMP responded and One Arrow First Nation enacted a community lock down. An investigation determined that an altercation happ...
Sep 17, 2026

Ten firearms stolen from a residence in the RM of Shellbrook
The firearms were taken during a break-in that occurred around 10:30pm on Tuesday night. An unknown individual or individuals entered a garage and broke into a gun safe. The suspect or suspects left the scene in a dark-coloured, four-door pickup truck In addition to the firearms, ammunition and power tools were also ta...
Sep 17, 2026

Confidence in police remains steady despite drop in perception of safety
Saskatoon's public confidence in police is unchanged year-over-year, but it isn't that high. According to a recent survey, the Advanis Police Service Benchmarks Study, 56 per cent of respondents rate the service's overall job as excellent or good. This is unchanged from 2025. Meanwhile, residents also reported increa...
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