Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Crown has finished calling witnesses in the jury trial for a former Saskatoon Christian school principal facing five counts of assault. Five former students testified about their claims of physical and mental toll from being hit with a paddle by Duff Arthur Friesen. “It hurt for…
The Metropolis of Saskatoon says a mix of occasions is inflicting gridlock alongside a key stretch of highway linking the College of Saskatchewan (USask), one among its hospitals and the downtown core. Final Friday, the town opened the College Bridge to car visitors after months of restore work and delays. However its reopening, coinciding with…
Increased oil costs, geopolitical uncertainty and Mom Nature are all affecting the Saskatchewan authorities’s backside line. The provincial authorities launched its first-quarter monetary replace with a deficit now sitting at $825 million, barely worse than the $819 million projected when the finances was launched in March. However finance minister Jim Reiter mentioned provincial financial system…
Dhyan Jeny Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Aug. 11 to charging a foreign worker for employment making the first conviction under the Saskatchewan Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA). While this is the first conviction under the legislation, some experts say it is one example of a larger…
The most recent flip within the Canada-U.S. commerce conflict is placing extra industries on edge. Many in Saskatchewan are nonetheless digesting the information after commerce talks just lately broke down, placing industries in danger on this province. “We have to acknowledge that issues are going to get tough for Canadians and the North American economic…
With the Hyperlink Bus Speedy Transit mission effectively underway in Saskatoon, the hope is that it’ll enhance ridership numbers throughout the town. And now researchers out of the College of Saskatchewan are suggesting public transit might do extra than simply get you from level A to level B; it might additionally enhance your well being….
Saskatoon metropolis councillors voted towards a movement on Wednesday to scrap a funding stream for an artwork set up that has stirred controversy over the previous few weeks. The funding stream, referred to as the Civic Capital Undertaking Public Artwork Funding Stream, requires capital initiatives receiving over $5 million in metropolis funding to include a…
The teen reportedly behind the wheel of a fiery Saskatoon crash on Idylwyld Drive in May is now awaiting sentencing. Counsel’s arguments for sentencing wrapped up and brought to light more about the horrific injuries an 82-year-old man suffered in the crash. The Crown pushed for a 10-month sentence in a secure facility, five months…
This week’s provincial endorsement of Saskatoon’s proposed Downtown Occasion and Leisure District (DEED) is sweet information to some. However one a minimum of one metropolis councillor desires a better take a look at the numbers on town’s facet. Metropolis councillor Robert Pearce stated he desires to deliver monetary readability on how town’s share of the…
Saskatoon metropolis crews have been onerous at work and residents have seen, saying it looks as if day-after-day there’s a brand new road blocked off. “There are issues which can be being performed this yr which can be over and above the norm. I might say the work associated to the Hyperlink system or the…
