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SASKATOON NEWS
Acadia Drive water main replacement project 'taking longer than anticipated': City of Saskatoon
The city said the water main upgrade project on Acadia Drive is now expected to be completed "during the week of June 16, barring weather delays and unforeseen circumstances."
Saskatoon police briefs: Stabbing on city bus, multiple people injured with bear spray
Police said officers were called to the city's downtown bus terminal at Third Avenue and 23rd Street at around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, after a female victim was stabbed on a Saskatoon Transit bus.
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.
SASKATCHEWAN NEWS
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.
SIRT report clears RCMP of wrongdoing in 2024 Carlyle in-custody death
An investigation by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) into an in-custody death in Carlyle has found no offences were committed by any police officers involved and no charges will be laid.
Specialist says geography, jet stream behind stretch of severe weather in southeast Sask.
Severe weather specialist Jenny Hagan told The Evan Bray Show that southeast Saskatchewan has been hit by multiple damaging storms in just over a week due to an unusually active weather pattern.
'It's really harmful': High school students react to proposed youth social media ban
Students at Johnson Collegiate comment on the proposed social media restrictions for children under 16, acknowledging the dangers of social media but differing on whether a ban is the correct solution.
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, June 11
Evan discusses the Safe Social Media Act, proposing the youth social media ban in Canada, talks rising rent in the province and learns the ins-and-outs of heel, stay and speak with dog trainer, Derrick Fox!
THE GREEN ZONE REPLAY
The Green Zone Replay - Thursday, June 11
Jamie and Locker discuss the Stanley Cup finals heading into Game 5 and the World Cup getting underway today with Canada on the pitch tomorrow, then ask whether you're cheering for Nathan Rourke to be great?
SPORTS
Gold medallists, national champs headline Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame's 2026 class
Five athletes, three builders and one team were officially announced as the Class of 2026 to be inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, ahead of November's formal ceremony.
Riders' linebacker Josh Woods faces off against former team in home opener
Josh Woods spent five seasons with the B.C. Lions but now will look to help the Saskatchewan Roughriders get things started off on the right foot in 2026. Kickoff for Saturday's game is set for 5 p.m.
Former Huskies, Blades coach Bumstead promoted to head coach by PWHL's Seattle Torrent
Former U of S Huskies and Saskatoon Blades coach Christine Bumstead will be behind the bench leading the PWHL's Seattle Torrent next season after she was named head coach.
Victor Wembanyama nearly hit by egg following loss to Knicks, video shows
A video shared online showed at least one egg tossed in the direction of the San Antonio Spurs superstar as he entered his hotel, flanked by security, following the team's game 4 loss to the Knicks.
CANADA & WORLD
El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme weather across the planet.
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.
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.
