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Call for bids to rename Duck Lake expires with no takers - Prince Albert Daily Herald Olivia Grandy Saskatoon StarPhoenix The call for corporate bidders to rename the town of Duck Lake, Sask. — a place with rich Métis history — has expired without any bids. Residents will face increased taxes as a result, Mayor Jason Anderson told the StarPhoenix in a recent interview. After sending letters offering the town’s naming

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‘Monumental achievement’: Groundbreaking computer positions U of S as key player in quantum research - Prince Albert Daily Herald Dave Deibert and Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix A groundbreaking quantum computer that will be owned and operated by the University of Saskatchewan will position the school as “a unique hub” for quantum innovation across not just Canada but the world, the U of S president says. The university announced the unique venture on Tuesday, saying

'Monumental achievement': Groundbreaking computer positions U of S as key player in quantum research


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Preventing people from doing ‘stupid things’: Councillors, Sask. trucking on overpass collisions - Prince Albert Daily Herald Brody Langager Saskatoon StarPhoenix There have been three incidents involving overpass collisions this month in Saskatoon, costing the city thousands in repairs. So what can be done to prevent this from happening? City councillors asked the question on Wednesday as they learned about all the steps being taken by city administration. Next steps and cost

Preventing people from doing 'stupid things': Councillors, Sask. trucking on overpass collisions


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FSIN leadership stands firm as feds seek to recoup nearly $30 million - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations continues to dispute the findings of an audit by Indigenous Services Canada as the ministry is working to recoup funds from the Saskatchewan First Nation organization. Multiple media sources have reported the FSIN is being asked to repay $28.7 million in federal funding. The largest

FSIN leadership stands firm as feds seek to recoup nearly $30 million


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Evan Hardy teacher given Carnegie Medal for heroism during fire attack - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix A Saskatoon high school teacher is being recognized for coming to the aid of a young girl who was set on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate. Sean Hayes is one of 18 people being awarded the Carnegie Medal. Given out by the Carnegie Hero Fund, it honours people in both Canada

Evan Hardy teacher given Carnegie Medal for heroism during fire attack


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Saskatoon judge orders human rights commission hear Starbucks language complaint - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix A Saskatoon Court of King’s Bench judge is ordering the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission to reconsider a complaint brought by a woman who says she was denied service in her preferred language at the Royal University Hospital Starbucks. Vanessa Casila filed a complaint with the SHRC after a Starbucks employee told

Saskatoon judge orders human rights commission hear Starbucks language complaint


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Health care budget takes aim at ‘perennial problems,’ but better incentives needed: policy expert - Prince Albert Daily Herald Olivia Grandy Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saskatchewan’s recently-announced Patients First Health Care Plan takes aim at long-standing recruitment and retention issues in the province, but the right incentives are needed to get to the root of the primary care shortage, a Regina health care policy expert says. With an overall $819-million projected deficit, the 2026-27 provincial budget

Health care budget takes aim at 'perennial problems,' but better incentives needed: policy expert


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3 weeks ago

Hockey Huskies adopt road-warrior mindset ahead of U Sports nationals


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3 weeks ago

Tax group critical of Sask. budget, economist says oil revenues could narrow gap - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix The size of the deficit and the provincial debt are front of mind as many reflect on Wednesday’s tabling of the 2026-27 Saskatchewan budget. The budget, which the government is touting as “protecting” Saskatchewan, will see the province run a deficit of $819 million. Gage Haubrich, prairie director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Tax group critical of Sask. budget, economist says oil revenues could narrow gap


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3 weeks ago

What can Sask. residents expect in the 2026 provincial budget? - Prince Albert Daily Herald Brody Langager Saskatoon StarPhoenix The main question around budget time — will there or won’t there be a deficit? — has already been answered by Saskatchewan’s premier and finance minister. What seemingly remains up in the air is what that number will be as Finance Minister Jim Reiter prepares to deliver his budget on Wednesday

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3 weeks ago

MLA speaks out after 89-year-old mother waits in RUH hallway for four days - Prince Albert Daily Herald Aidan Jaager Saskatoon StarPhoenix A Saskatchewan NDP MLA says she is appalled that her 89-year-old mother spent four days in a hospital hallway at Royal University Hospital after suffering a stroke. Joan Pratchler said after waiting for 100 hours, her mother, who has dementia, finally received a room Thursday morning. “The last hallway she was in was as long

MLA speaks out after 89-year-old mother waits in RUH hallway for four days


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3 weeks ago

Legal ultimatum for Saskatoon man accused of planting tracking devices on vehicles - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix A 47-year-old man who faces more than 100 charges for allegedly hiding GPS tracking devices on vehicles so he could follow them is being urged to hire a lawyer so his matters can move forward. Marty Glenn Schira appeared Thursday afternoon in Saskatoon provincial court. Court heard Schira had fired his lawyer on

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3 weeks ago

Future U of S poultry facility receives $6.2 million investment - Prince Albert Daily Herald Aidan Jaager Saskatoon StarPhoenix A new “first of its kind” University of Saskatchewan poultry facility, set to be built in the next two years, received a $6.2 million investment Friday from the the federally funded Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Dr. Karen Schwean-Lardner, a leading poultry researcher at the U of S, said Friday that “there is nothing

Future U of S poultry facility receives $6.2 million investment


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4 weeks ago

Four things to know about the University Bridge fire in Saskatoon - Prince Albert Daily Herald Brody Langager Saskatoon StarPhoenix Fires under the University Bridge have been a yearly occurrence over the past few years, causing damage and costing the city a lot of money. On Sunday, wastewater spilled out after a fire melted a sanitary sewer line under the bridge. Here are some things worth knowing about the most recent fire,

Four things to know about the University Bridge fire in Saskatoon


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4 weeks ago

Huskies go back-to-back, repeat as women's basketball national champions


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4 weeks ago

Sask. Environmental Society opposes $2.6 billion uranium deal with India - Prince Albert Daily Herald Aidan Jaager Saskatoon StarPhoenix The Saskatchewan Environmental Society is concerned that a recent agreement to sell Saskatchewan-mined uranium to India could have unethical implications. The uranium — valued at $2.6 billion over a nine-year deal — will expand India’s civilian nuclear power fleet. SES board member Peter Prebble said in a news release that “India

Sask. Environmental Society opposes $2.6 billion uranium deal with India


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1 month ago

Sentencing submission date set for former Saskatoon massage therapist - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix Lawyers will reconvene in June to make sentencing arguments for Kenneth Braun, a former Saskatoon massage therapist who was convicted of five counts of sexual assault. Justice Krista Zerr set the June 26 date at a hearing on Friday at Saskatoon Court of King’s Bench. Zerr also ordered a pre-sentence report,

Sentencing submission date set for former Saskatoon massage therapist


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1 month ago

Sask. Treaty 6 leaders headed to London to meet King Charles III


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1 month ago

Growth and hope: $1.125 million in funding announced for Saskatoon’s STR8 UP - Prince Albert Daily Herald Brody Langager Saskatoon StarPhoenix Amber Pelletier has experienced rock bottom. Now, she can proudly say she’s fought through it, thanks in large part to a local Saskatoon organization. STR8 UP started 20 years ago, providing support for people wanting to escape from gangs and pursue a better life. As one of the group’s posters reads:

Growth and hope: $1.125 million in funding announced for Saskatoon's STR8 UP


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1 month ago

Despite off-night shooting, Huskies advance to women’s hoops semifinal - Prince Albert Daily Herald Saskatoon StarPhoenix Staff Though the University of Saskatchewan Huskies were off-target on the offensive end, they were sharp enough defensively to make up for it as they began their pursuit for back-to-back national basketball titles. In their quarterfinal on Thursday versus Canada West rival British Columbia at the U Sports Women’s Final 8 in Quebec

Despite off-night shooting, Huskies advance to women's hoops semifinal


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1 month ago

'We know we're missing people': A deeper dive into Saskatoon's homelessness count


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1 month ago

Thomaidis remains ‘very confident’ Huskies will receive nationals wild card - Prince Albert Daily Herald Aidan Jaager Saskatoon StarPhoenix The University of Calgary Dinos last weekend travelled to Saskatoon and stunned the previously-unbeaten Huskies in the Canada West semifinal. That loss for the country’s No. 1-ranked team ended their 51-game win streak and left the defending U Sports national champions in an unfamiliar position. Rather than earning an automatic berth

Thomaidis remains 'very confident' Huskies will receive nationals wild card


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1 month ago

Judge reserves sentencing decision for Saskatoon teen in Evan Hardy fire attack - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix The mother of a girl severely burned in an attack at a Saskatoon high school says they had never known “horror” until Sept. 5, 2024. On a lunch break during the first week of school at Evan Hardy Collegiate, a 14-year-old girl poured flammable liquid from a water bottle on her

Judge reserves sentencing decision for Saskatoon teen in Evan Hardy fire attack


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1 month ago

Weekend roundup: Huskie women’s bball squad upset in Canada West playoffs, but may not be done yet - Prince Albert Daily Herald Jaime Lammerding Saskatoon StarPhoenix An upset victory by the Calgary Dinos ended the University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ win streak at the worst possible time. The Dinos beat the Huskie women’s basketball team 61-58 Saturday, snapping Saskatchewan’s 51-game win streak and placing their national-championship hopes in limbo. The victory sends the Dinos to next weekend’s Canada

Weekend roundup: Huskie women's bball squad upset in Canada West playoffs, but may not be done yet


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1 month ago

‘It doesn’t always go your way’: McMorris reflects on fourth Olympics - Prince Albert Daily Herald Dave Deibert Saskatoon StarPhoenix The disappointment was still fresh for Mark McMorris, as were the injuries that threatened to keep him from competing in his fourth Winter Olympic Games. Still, the accomplished snowboarder from Regina managed to keep a healthy dose of perspective. “In sports, it doesn’t always go your way,” McMorris told reporters after

'It doesn’t always go your way': McMorris reflects on fourth Olympics


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1 month ago

No appeal hearing for dismissed Saskatoon police officers, judge rules - Prince Albert Daily Herald Olivia Grandy Saskatoon StarPhoenix A Saskatoon judge will not grant two dismissed Saskatoon Police Service officers an appeal hearing after their lawyer failed to serve the Saskatchewan Police Commission with an appeal notice in the allotted time period. Arguing that his clients, Dylan Kemp and Jason Garland, shouldn’t be deprived of a chance to get

No appeal hearing for dismissed Saskatoon police officers, judge rules


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1 month ago

Collisions, tickets and crime highlighted in Saskatoon police commissioner reports - Prince Albert Daily Herald Brody Langager Saskatoon StarPhoenix Traffic collisions resulting in injuries or damage have increased in Saskatoon over the past five years. That’s according to the 2025 annual reports for the SPS Traffic Unit and Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan, which will be presented to Thursday’s board of police commissioners meeting. The number of property damage collisions has

Collisions, tickets and crime highlighted in Saskatoon police commissioner reports


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1 month ago

‘Exhilarating’: Saskatoon’s Renee Wood wins national U18 curling gold - Prince Albert Daily Herald Aidan Jaager Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saskatoon’s Renee Wood says winning Saskatchewan’s first-ever gold medal at the U18 female curling championship is “exhilarating.” Wood, alongside her Sutherland Curling Club squadron of Edie Jardine (third), Amelia Whiting (second) and Winnie Morin (lead), beat Ontario No. 1’s Charlotte Wilson 8-3 Saturday at the McIntyre Curling Club in Timmins, Ont.

'Exhilarating': Saskatoon’s Renee Wood wins national U18 curling gold


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1 month ago

Saskatoon man still fighting for tiny home community for the unhoused - Prince Albert Daily Herald Brody Langager Saskatoon StarPhoenix Ron Klassen is continuing to push an idea to bring tiny homes to Saskatoon for the unhoused population, despite running into roadblocks along the way. He started off with a partnership with Salvation Army, which came to an end late last year. The organization had its hands full with the work

Saskatoon man still fighting for tiny home community for the unhoused


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Winning streak: Reigning national champion Sask. Huskies haven’t lost in 50 games - Prince Albert Daily Herald Darren Zary Saskatoon StarPhoenix They didn’t lose in 2025, and they’ve yet to lose in 2026. The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s basketball team is riding a 50-game winning streak as it heads into the Canada West playoffs this coming weekend. It’s been an incredible stretch for the reigning U Sport national champions, whose last

Winning streak: Reigning national champion Sask. Huskies haven't lost in 50 games


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