News/Canada/Saskatoon
Why crude oil trains keep derailing and exploding in Canada — even after the Lac-Mégantic disaster
When Melanie Loessl got a call from a friend on Feb. 6 that another oil train had crashed and burned near her community,...
Supreme Court will not hear La Loche shooter’s appeal
The lawyer for the La Loche school shooter says he’s disappointed the Supreme Court of Canada will not be hearing his client’s appeal....
Sask. considering jail expansions — again — as female inmate numbers rise
The province has drawn up plans to expand Saskatchewan jails and address overcrowding that has inmates sleeping in a gym, but the Ministry...
Kids in hotels, separated families: The reality of being a homeless parent
Angeline Whitefish focused on the judge’s facial expressions and the tone of his voice as he reacted to the pleas of other desperate...
Sask. welder’s Humboldt Broncos-inspired sculpture gets world attention
In the middle of a cemetery near a small Saskatchewan city sits a sculpture of a girl sitting on a bench. Her head...
Corn feast at Saskatoon Farmers’ Market cancelled as 2019 tough year for producers
The Saskatoon Farmers’ Market was set to celebrate its 44th year with a corn-focused feast, but the event had to be cancelled since it’s...
Arrival of purebred dingo sisters in Saskatoon marks a first for Canadian zoos
The manager of the Saskatoon zoo says dingo sisters Maple and Euci are the first purebred dingoes at a Canadian zoo. (Alicia Bridges/CBC)...
RCMP investigating after officer draws gun, threatens to kill man on video
An RCMP officer is seen pointing his gun at a man while he is arrested on Sunday in Pelican Narrows, Sask., in a...
Saskatchewan First Nations want road project stopped after rare artifact discovery
Edgar Baptiste speaks to farmers, First Nations leaders and others following a pipe ceremony west of Biggar, Sask., Monday. Artifacts up to 10,000...
‘When the mob forms’: the psychology of child ‘mob’ violence and bullying after Saskatoon attack
Video shot by a bystander shows Bonnie Halcrow being attacked Monday night at Pleasant Hill Park. Psychologists say any one of the children...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to apologize for famous chief’s conviction
Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation say they’ve waited decades for their famous chief’s treason conviction to be wiped away. That day has...
63 workers trapped underground for hours during fire at Nutrien potash mine in Sask.
Dozens of workers had to spend several hours underground when a fire broke out at a central Saskatchewan potash mine Tuesday morning. Nutrien...
‘Families have been torn apart’: Truck driver who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash gets 8-year prison term
The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash a year ago was sentenced to eight years in prison when he...
Semi-driver in Humboldt Broncos crash will likely be deported, says immigration lawyer
A well-known policy analyst and lawyer believes it’s likely Jaskirat Singh Sidhu will be deported after serving his sentence in Canada. Last year Sidhu,...
Humboldt Broncos crash spurred national changes to semi truck rules, says Sask. Minister
The Humboldt Broncos tragedy helped Canadian politicians see the need for better semi truck driving rules, says Saskatchewan Highways Minister Lori Carr. Carr...
No injuries when train hauling grain derails in fiery crash north of Saskatoon
No one was injured after a train derailed and one locomotive caught fire just north of Saskatoon on Tuesday morning. The train, which...
