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Prince Albert woman bit after opening rear door of police canine vehicle
A Prince Albert Police Service dog bit an intoxicated woman late last night after she opened the door of a police vehicle. Officers were called to the 2800 block of 6th Avenue East to check on a disturbance and spoke with an uncooperative male who had non-life-threatening injuries from an alleged assault. He was transp...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs hopes Saskatchewan will become a leader in electric vehicle supply chain
The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs toured the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan today to get a glimpse of the facility that was gifted $83.5 million over three years in the recent federal budget. Melanie Joly says the funding was allocated because the government believes the researchers worki...
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NDP calls for more pediatric specialists to be hired with a focus on retention
There hasn't been a pediatric gastroenterologist in Saskatchewan for a year now. During Question Period, Official Opposition MLA, Jared Clarke spoke about the Zacharay Engen and his family, who visited the legislature on Wednesday. They are the latest family to highlight the need for pediatric gastroenterologists in th...
7h ago
Almost 30 snow geese shot and left in a field
This past Monday Outlook conservation officers were alerted to geese being shot and left to waste. They made their way out to the area, approximately 13 kilometres west of Bladworth, and they found 28 snow geese which had been shot and left to waste. Conservation officers believe it happened on that Monday morning. Ev...
10h ago
St. Paul's Hospital Foundation raises over $12.2 million in 2023
In 2023, St. Paul's Hospital Foundation raised over $12.2 million, and now the Foundation is thanking the donors. They include Irene and Leslie Dubé, who donated a $1.4 million gift that enabled St. Paul's to acquire a new state-of-the-art Lithotripter, a machine used to treat kidney stones. St. Paul's Hospital ...
4h ago
Sask. Party passes motion to protect rights of firearm owners
The Government of Saskatchewan says it is standing up for the rights of law-abiding firearms owners with a recently passed motion in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The motion called on the Government of Canada to devolve all parts of The Firearms Act to the province of Saskatchewan in order to allow it to administer and...
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City of Prince Albert owes $95,000 following Health and Safety Act violation
The City of Prince Albert must pay $95,000 after taking responsibility for a health and safety violation in Provincial Court. The incident occurred in 2022 when an employee, standing upright on the ledge of a retaining wall, reached down with a metal bar to unhook the nozzle of a hose under tension in a storm line outl...
6h ago
Saskatoon man in hospital with stab wound
A 59-year-old Saskatoon man was taken to hospital after a stabbing early this morning. At around 2:30 a.m., police were called to the 1500 block of 8th Street East for a report of an injured person. Officers found the man suffering from a stab wound, which paramedics deemed non-life threatening. The suspect and victim ...
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RCMP responds to report of unused explosives found near Outlook
The Saskatchewan RCMP's Explosive Disposal Unit responded to a report about unused explosives found on a rural property near Outlook on Sunday, April 14th. The EDU successfully disposed of ten sticks of bulk explosives. The Saskatchewan RCMP's Weekly Report says, every year the highly trained EDU recovers a substantial...
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Canadian Light Source furthers research on pollution in prairie groundwater
A prevalent pollutant in prairie groundwater is known to cause infertility in humans and animals, and a research team out of the University of Guelph is attempting to remove it from our ecosystems. Erica Pensini, Associate Professor at the university's School of Engineering, says sulfolane is a chemical used to remove ...
8h ago
Recall of log splitters and cylinder kits
There has been a recall of log splitters and cylinder kits. The specific brands affected are Oregon, PowerPro, Country Tuff and SpeeCo. The recalled log splitter's hydraulic cylinder rod can separate from the piston, preventing the wedge from retracting. Re-engaging the rod to the piston can cause the rod and wedge to ...
10h ago
Animals in distress discovered in Alberta in stolen goods investigation
A search warrant executed at a rural property in southern Alberta not only turned up suspected stolen items but animals in distress. RCMP recovered a stolen truck, trailer and skid steer and arrested one man leaving the rural property on Monday in Mountain View County. As a result of the arrest, the search warrant was...
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Boeing Canada invests $17 million in Saskatoon
Boeing Canada is investing $17 million in the Saskatchewan Aviation Learning Centre (SALC) at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT). Pierre Ruel, interim managing director of Boeing Canada, says they recognize the urgent need to address the labour shortages impacting the industry. Ruel says SIIT is e...
Apr 25, 2024
Date set for decision on whether evidence in THC impaired fatal accident is admissible
Saskatoon Provincial Court judge Jane Wootten will give her decision on June 7th about whether a woman charged with exceeding the prescribed blood-drug concentration of THC causing death felt she had to tell police by law that she had used cannabis and microdosed on magic mushrooms the day before, or if she told office...
Apr 24, 2024
Prime Minister wishes Premier Moe good luck in dealing with CRA for money owed on carbon pricing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wished Premier Scott Moe good luck on Wednesday, in reference to future dealings with the Canada Revenue Agency, which will be wanting what is owed from the carbon tax the Saskatchewan government has chosen not to charge residents for fuel tax and therefore hasn't submitted to Ottawa. Trud...
Apr 24, 2024
Fake ID and credit cards being used to buy tires in multiple Saskatchewan communities
The Saskatoon Police Service received information from Regina police on Tuesday about suspects using fraudulent identification and credit cards to buy tires from automotive dealerships, believing it was happening in Saskatoon as well. A suspect was identified, and a U-Haul and storage locker were located. A 17-year-old...
Apr 24, 2024
Business is looking up at Saskatoon Airport
There were over 1.27 million passengers going through the Saskatoon Airport gates last year. The President and CEO of the Saskatoon Airport Authority told the annual public meeting that this total is 86 per cent of the pre-pandemic levels in 2019 and the forecast is to hit 91 per cent next year. Stephen Maybury cited r...
Apr 24, 2024
Wanted man located and arrested
Update: Spiritwood RCMP reports that a man wanted for violating his release conditions, including tampering with his GPS electronic monitoring device has been located. Thirty-four-year-old Nathaniel Sakebow of Edmonton was arrested last July, charged with manslaughter in connection to a homicide on Witchekan Lake Firs...
Apr 24, 2024
Saskatoon United Way annual fundraising campaign hits $3.3 million
There is a greater need for services provided by the 35 community-based organizations providing services to a growing population, according to Sheri Benson, chief executive officer of United Way Saskatoon adn area. The funds will support 42 initiatives, focused on moving people from poverty to possibility, helping kids...
Apr 24, 2024