Saskatoon News Today — May 16, 2026

Saskatoon RCMP are searching for an escaped Saskatchewan inmate after alerts were issued in Yorkton and Saskatoon, while the city faces a severe spring storm with winds over 100 km/h and flooding warnings. Chantal Lee McLaren pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact in the 2024 Saskatoon homicide of Lee Perkins, as students learn about prescribed burns to protect grasslands.