Saskatoon news

• Wind leads to damage as Saskatoon sees 106km/h gusts

  24-05-2017 23:57 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s been an unusually blustery day in Saskatchewan with winds gusting as fast as 100 km/h in parts of the province.
  
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• More Intoxicated People Ending Up In Jail Cells dlvr.it/PDdF4D https://t.co/Jg2Gv2knVd

  24-05-2017 23:22
  
  More Intoxicated People Ending Up In Jail Cells dlvr.it/PDdF4D https://t.co/Jg2Gv2knVd
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders 2017 Training Camp Preview – Offense

  24-05-2017 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders offense is going to have a much different look than it did to start 2016, and there will be a ton of competition going on at training camp in Saskatoon.
  
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• U of S Research Centre Closing Due To Budget Cuts dlvr.it/PDchP6 https://t.co/Nh3Gyeos72

  24-05-2017 22:48
  
  U of S Research Centre Closing Due To Budget Cuts dlvr.it/PDchP6 https://t.co/Nh3Gyeos72
  
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• Many Sask. parks at full capacity over long weekend

  24-05-2017 22:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite a busy Victoria Day weekend at Saskatchewan's parks, a ministry official said it was only an "average to above average long weekend for us."
  
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• 'Outraged and upset': Saskatoon mother angry after Aboriginal retention workers eliminated

  24-05-2017 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Mother Rachelle Tanton says she's not happy that Saskatoon's Catholic school division has ended its Aboriginal student retention worker program.
  
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• Mother 'outraged and upset' after school Indigenous retention workers eliminated

  24-05-2017 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Mother Rachelle Tanton says she's not happy that Saskatoon's Catholic school division has ended its Indigenous student retention worker program.
  
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• Mother 'outraged and upset' after school Aboriginal retention workers eliminated

  24-05-2017 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Mother Rachelle Tanton says she's not happy that Saskatoon's Catholic school division has ended its Aboriginal student retention worker program.
  
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• Recently Drafted Dogs All Signed dlvr.it/PDcKz3 https://t.co/begvA9ff71

  24-05-2017 22:27
  
  Recently Drafted Dogs All Signed dlvr.it/PDcKz3 https://t.co/begvA9ff71
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Saskatoon, wind warning issued in Regina

  24-05-2017 22:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Saskatoon and much of west-central Saskatchewan.
  The watch was issued Wednesday by Environment Canada, which said conditions were “favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.” The thunderstorm watch included Warman and area, Kindersley and area, Lloydminster, Prince Albert and area, Outlook and area, and The Battlefords and area.
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• Wild Weather Ahead dlvr.it/PDbbQj https://t.co/Ki6ULgFx53

  24-05-2017 21:44
  
  Wild Weather Ahead dlvr.it/PDbbQj https://t.co/Ki6ULgFx53
  
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• More Than 250 Complaints Against Travel Agency dlvr.it/PDbbcD https://t.co/TqlKW6RCRZ

  24-05-2017 21:44
  
  More Than 250 Complaints Against Travel Agency dlvr.it/PDbbcD https://t.co/TqlKW6RCRZ
  
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• Research centre closed, six staff positions lost at University of Saskatchewan

  24-05-2017 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial budget cuts force University of Saskatchewan to close research centre, eliminate six positions.
  
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• Saskatoon police taser shoplifting suspect

  24-05-2017 21:33
  Saskatoon police say officers used a taser to subdue a suspect who was threatening to hurt himself.
   
  Police reported a man was spotted shoplifting  at the Robb's No Frills grocery store on 22nd Street West around 10 a.m. Tuesday.
   
  The 44-year-old man allegedly assaulted an employee who confronted him before fleeing out the back of the building.
   
  Officers later spotted the suspect on Avenue W North.
   
  Police said they approached the man, who then pulled out a needle an
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch in Saskatoon

  24-05-2017 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Saskatoon, a special weather statement in western Saskatchewan and a wind warning in parts of the province. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan breaks it all down.
  
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• Ick factor: Tent caterpillars invade Sask.

  24-05-2017 21:01
  For some, it’s the stuff of nightmares: hundreds of caterpillars huddled together on tree trunks or hanging down from branches. 
  For people in Saskatchewan, it’s an everyday reality. 
  Before Lacey Hickson left her Warman home for the long weekend, she noticed forest tent caterpillars already moving in on her trees. 
  “When I got back, about half the trees were eaten from the top down, and the trunks of the trees were completely black – it was like fur,&
  
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• Dozen tickets drive home focus of Sask.-wide traffic spotlight in April

  24-05-2017 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan police officers were focusing on the safety of vulnerable road users in April.
  
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• Saskatoon nominated for best Canadian destination in USA Today contest

  24-05-2017 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  USA Today has selected Saskatoon to be in a contest to decide the top 10 must-see destinations in Canada.
  
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• Treatment plant security risk can't be ignored : councillor

  24-05-2017 20:53
  A city councillor says security measures coming to the Saskatoon water treatment plant are a sign of the times.
   
  Ward 5 councillor Randy Donauer told 650 CKOM's Brent Loucks he undestands why some residents are uspet with a plan to close off the intersection of Avenue H South and 11th Street West in order to build a wall around the facility.
   
  Donauer said he heard those concerns loud and clear at a Tuesday evening council meeting on the issue.
   
  "A lot of people accused (council
  
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• Improving access for northern Sask. students to science and engineering programs

  24-05-2017 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan and Northlands College partner to improve access to northern students for post-secondary science and engineering programs.
  
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• Child Find Saskatchewan Hosting Breakfast Fundraiser Thursday dlvr.it/PDZRMw https://t.co/hVviDBY6wp

  24-05-2017 20:38
  
  Child Find Saskatchewan Hosting Breakfast Fundraiser Thursday dlvr.it/PDZRMw https://t.co/hVviDBY6wp
  
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• Turn out the lights, says bird crusader visiting Saskatoon for NatureCity Festival - CBC.ca

  24-05-2017 20:19 via cbc.ca
  
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  Turn out the lights, says bird crusader visiting Saskatoon for NatureCity Festival
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  The founder of the Fatal Light Awareness Program is in Saskatoon this week to speak for the birds as part of the annual NatureCity Festival. 'It took that one bird to change my life.' - Michael Mesure. "A flick of the switch, this problem can disappear ...
  
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• Turn out the lights, says bird crusader visiting Saskatoon for NatureCity Festival

  24-05-2017 20:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The founder of the Fatal Light Awareness Program is in Saskatoon this week to speak for the birds as part of the annual NatureCity Festival.
  
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• Your Saskatchewan – Saskatoon: May 2017

  24-05-2017 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Every day on Global News at 6 and Global News at 10, we feature a viewer submitted photo for Your Saskatchewan.
  
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• Kindersley, Sask. travel agency owner charged with fraud

  24-05-2017 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leslie Glauser, who owned T & T Travel in Kindersley, has been charged with fraud after people complained they never received tickets to their destination.
  
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• Metis Election Day Draws Near dlvr.it/PDYmcR https://t.co/wXf15i6bGr

  24-05-2017 20:05
  
  Metis Election Day Draws Near dlvr.it/PDYmcR https://t.co/wXf15i6bGr
  
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• Saskatoon police use Taser on man after he held scissors to his neck

  24-05-2017 20:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A 44-year-old man was shot with a Taser by Saskatoon police on Tuesday morning after he threatened to harm himself.
  
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• Fraud charge laid after more than 200 complaints filed against Kindersley travel agency T & T Travel

  24-05-2017 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After more than 250 complaints about a travel agency in Kindersley were filed to RCMP, one all-encompassing fraud charge has been laid against a 44-year-old woman.
  As a result of an investigation that started in January 2016, and after consultation with the Crown, Leslie Glauser, 44, has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000, RCMP announced Wednesday.
  “This 16-month investigation was lengthy, in part, due to the more than 250 complaints received from members of the pub
  
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• Taser used on man in Saskatoon following grocery store theft

  24-05-2017 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police officers had to Taser a man they said would not listen to them following a theft from a grocery store.
  
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• Let the Pitching Begin dlvr.it/PDY8cL https://t.co/BqyzdFUzNJ

  24-05-2017 19:32
  
  Let the Pitching Begin dlvr.it/PDY8cL https://t.co/BqyzdFUzNJ
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch in Saskatoon; wind warning, weather statement in parts of Sask.

  24-05-2017 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Saskatoon, a special weather statement in western Saskatchewan and a wind warning in parts of the province.
  
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• Saskatoon police deploy Taser after suspect threatens self-harm

  24-05-2017 19:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police used a Taser to subdue a suspect who was holding scissors and a needle to his own neck.
  According to Saskatoon police in a news release, a man was seen stealing from a grocery store in the 2400 block of 22nd Street West on Tuesday around 10 a.m. A store employee was then assaulted by the man, who fled out the back of the store, police said.
  Officers located the suspect in the 300 block of Avenue W North. According to police ,”as officers approached the
  
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• Wednesday Schedule dlvr.it/PDXh9j https://t.co/LmvoWQzVDb

  24-05-2017 19:09
  
  Wednesday Schedule dlvr.it/PDXh9j https://t.co/LmvoWQzVDb
  
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• Two former Blades heading east dlvr.it/PDXhKQ https://t.co/IevYUndBtl

  24-05-2017 19:09
  
  Two former Blades heading east dlvr.it/PDXhKQ https://t.co/IevYUndBtl
  
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• Saskatoon police taking a zero-tolerance approach towards public intoxication

  24-05-2017 19:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill says officers are arresting more people who are drunk or high on city streets.
  
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• Saskatoon police taking a zero-tolerance approach towards public ... - CBC.ca

  24-05-2017 19:04 via cbc.ca
  
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  Saskatoon police taking a zero-tolerance approach towards public ...
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  Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill says officers are arresting more people who are drunk or high on city streets.
  Saskatoon police chases more than double in 2016Globalnews.caall 2 news articles »
  
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• Society Highlights Case of Missing Saskatchewan Girl dlvr.it/PDXSKy https://t.co/isyxQV91eH

  24-05-2017 18:59
  
  Society Highlights Case of Missing Saskatchewan Girl dlvr.it/PDXSKy https://t.co/isyxQV91eH
  
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• Arrest - CEW Deployment - 2400 Block of 22nd Street West

  24-05-2017 18:51 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 44-year-old man was transported to hospital after Saskatoon Police deployed a conducted energy weapon (CEW) yesterday morning.At approximately 10:00 a.m., May 23, 2017, a man was observed stealing from a grocery store in the 2400 block of 22nd Street West. A store employee approached the suspect as he attempted to leave. The suspect then physically assaulted the employee and fled out the back.The suspect was observed by Police in the 300 block of Avenue W North. As Officers approached the man,
  
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• Saskatoon city council approves updated building bylaw

  24-05-2017 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon city council has approved an updated building bylaw and repealed the old bylaw.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Saskatchewan sorrow

  24-05-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan sorrow
  I am suffering from what I call Saskatchewan Sorrow — sorrow for the loss of the province I loved with its strong social safety net and programs that supported the common good. This vision of how our tax dollars should be spent is greatly diminished and disappearing fast.
  I wonder why a government with such a strong focus on the economy couldn’t have foreseen and planned for the predictable downturn of resource-based revenues. I think what hurts almost as much as
  
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• Saskatoon Goes for Number 1 Spot in USA Today Contest dlvr.it/PDW3zG https://t.co/CW1aFQOtu8

  24-05-2017 17:53
  
  Saskatoon Goes for Number 1 Spot in USA Today Contest dlvr.it/PDW3zG https://t.co/CW1aFQOtu8
  
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• 45 Sask. care home employees locked out amid bargaining woes

  24-05-2017 17:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Forty-five care home employees in Outlook, Sask. were locked out on Sunday, resulting in the relocation of 25 residents.
  
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• High School Student Wins Trip to United Kingdom dlvr.it/PDVM9s https://t.co/syTRGjNr76

  24-05-2017 17:19
  
  High School Student Wins Trip to United Kingdom dlvr.it/PDVM9s https://t.co/syTRGjNr76
  
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• Cut-Backs Hit University of Regina dlvr.it/PDVLxR https://t.co/dOi0y3ojKl

  24-05-2017 17:19
  
  Cut-Backs Hit University of Regina dlvr.it/PDVLxR https://t.co/dOi0y3ojKl
  
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• Forest tent caterpillars invade Saskatoon

  24-05-2017 17:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon is in the fourth year of an outbreak of forest tent caterpillars.
  
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• Caterpillars invade Global Saskatoon entrance

  24-05-2017 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  As they discussed the horror of entering the building Tuesday morning, Joelle really “creeped” Lisa out.
  
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• Saskatoon closing Avenue H/11th Street intersection

  24-05-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark on city council’s decision to close the intersection at Avenue H and 11th Street and approval of the railway study.
  
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• Saskatoon police chases more than double in 2016

  24-05-2017 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over half of Saskatoon police chases in 2016 involved a stolen vehicle.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: May 24, 2017

  24-05-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  Ralph Goodale, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness wasted no time in condemning the deadly terrorist attack that occurred Monday night at an arena in Manchester, England. In Regina on Tuesday morning to take part in announcing Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations in S
  
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• Buying fentanyl is just a few clicks and a phone call away. And it’s making things difficult for the RCMP

  24-05-2017 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's a growing crisis sweeping across Canada; and purchasing the powerful and deadly opioid drug, fentanyl, can be as easy as a clicking a button.
  
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