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SASKATOON NEWS
Budget to replace netting, poles at Saskatoon golf courses exceeds $3 million
A new budget of more than $3 million has been approved to replace the netting at city-owned courses. Places and patrons close to these driving ranges have reported damage due to the worn netting.
City warns of two overnight closures of McOrmond Drive overpass
Cyclists and pedestrians will still be able to use the McOrmond Drive overpass and traffic under the overpass will continue as normal overnight on June 11 and July 27, while the McOrmond Drive overpass work happens.
Saskatoon police make arrests in two alleged robberies at local businesses on Tuesday
Two separate robberies on Tuesday involving weapons, including a hatchet, have resulted in a charges against a total of four people, according to the Saskatoon Police Service.
Saskatoon bus ban bylaw passed unanimously by Transit committee
Bylaw officers could deny anyone from getting on a bus that's engaging in "unacceptable" behaviour, and could also ban them. The bylaw is expected to go before city council in July.
SASKATCHEWAN NEWS
Nakon'i'a with Kunsi: How a puppet is reviving the Nakoda language
A language on the edge of extinction, a teacher who refuses to let it fade and a puppet that suddenly makes children listen. This is how Nakoda is finding its voice again.
VIDEO: Water Security Agency opens spillway at Gardiner Dam for first time since 2020
Opening the spillway is expected to increase the South Saskatchewan River's flow from around 280 cubic metres per second up to about 700 cubic metres per second, though no flooding is expected.
PHOTOS: Regina residents prepare insurance claims after city hit with hail the size of golf balls
Residents in some Regina neighbourhoods are reporting smashed windshields, holes in their siding and broken eaves and downspouts after the storm whipped into the city on Tuesday evening.
VIDEO: Tornado levels Alameda farm as devastating storms roll through southeast Sask.
Multiple reports to Environment Canada alerted the weather service to a tornado in the Oxbow area on Tuesday. Families in the area have been gathering what's left among the wreckage since the storm.
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, June 11
8:30 - Yesterday, the federal government announced its Safe Social Media Act for youth under 16. Its goal: to make social media services and AI chatbots safer for children. The act will require social media compani...
THE GREEN ZONE REPLAY
The Green Zone Replay - Wednesday, June 10
Jamie and Locker talk Saskatchewan Roughriders as the team gears up for its first game of the season this weekend. As the season starts, Jamie asks where do you think the Roughriders will end the season.
SPORTS
World Cup begins as Canada braces for wave of matches, concerts and football fever
This year's World Cup is jointly hosted across Canada, the United States and Mexico, with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa set for 3 p.m. ET today in Mexico City.
Yorkton Terriers select Duke Lesnar, the son of wrestling royalty, in SJHL Draft
Duke Lesnar, the son of famed WWE wrestlers Brock Lesnar and Sable, could play junior hockey in southeastern Saskatchewan after being drafted to the SJHL's Yorkton Terriers this week.
Saskatchewan fan splitting Canadian, Bosnian support at World Cup opener in Toronto
Soccer has been Denis Krasnici's first love since his childhood in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After nearly three decades in Canada, he's thrilled to watch both countries battle in the World Cup.
Riders' KeeSean Johnson ready for action after late-season injury in 2025
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have back one of their biggest weapons from 2025. Wide receiver KeeSean Johnson had nearly 1,200 receiving yards last season but missed the playoffs due to a knee injury.
CANADA & WORLD
Privacy commissioner says Grok deepfakes violated Canadian privacy law
The commissioner launched an investigation in January to examine the proliferation of sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and shared on the X social media platform.
WDBA interim CEO says Gordie Howe Bridge opening delayed
The interim chief executive of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority says Canada and the U.S. have agreed to delay the opening as the two countries take time to "resolve any outstanding issues."
Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to make its debut on Wall Street
Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX will make its debut on Wall Street Friday and investors are expected to gobble up the 555.6 million shares going up for sale at $135 apiece.
Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots
The Liberal government's new online safety legislation, introduced in the House of Commons on Wednesday, would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16 and create a new regulator.
AGRICULTURE
Seeding nearly complete across Sask. as producers continue to make good progress
According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending on Monday, seeding is now 93 per cent complete across the province, up from 80 per cent.
Two more Texas screwworm infections found in animals far apart, USDA says
The screwworm produces a larvae that eats live flesh instead of dead material. Females lay eggs in wounds of warm-blooded animals such as cattle, but wildlife, pets and even humans can be infested.
New World screwworm find leads to Canada blocking livestock from Texas
Canada is temporarily restricting livestock over concerns about a parasitic fly with flesh-eating larvae, with animals that are from or were in the state within 21 days of a border crossing not allowed in.
Seeding 80 per cent complete, as Sask. farmers make solid progress after slow start
Farmers got a late start to seeding in many areas thanks to late-season snow and wet conditions, but producers across Saskatchewan are gradually catching up to the five-year average of 91 per cent.
SASKATCHEWAN STORIES WITH BRITTANY CAFFET
Nakon'i'a with Kunsi: How a puppet is reviving the Nakoda language
A language on the edge of extinction, a teacher who refuses to let it fade and a puppet that suddenly makes children listen. This is how Nakoda is finding its voice again.
Opening doors underground: How one woman is shaping mining culture
Courtney Rohachuk was once told to "harden up" in the male-dominated potash industry. Nineteen years later, at Nutrien, she's helping change what leadership in mining looks like.
Hidden talents of the Saskatchewan Roughriders revealed
What do a sketchbook, a crochet hook, a keyboard and a loaf cake have in common? They might all turn up in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' locker room.
On your marks, get set, mow! Lawn mower racing taking off in rural Saskatchewan
Dust will fly, engines will roar and crowds will cheer as Saskatchewan's Triple Town Crown lawn mower racing circuit returns, with stops in King George, Demaine and Beechy.
