Saskatoon news

• Hot, dry forecast means no change expected in Pelican Narrows forest fires: gov't

  05-09-2017 23:55 via cbc.ca
  There's little end in sight to the forest fires ravaging northeast Saskatchewan, say government officials.
  
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• 'Overwhelmed with the generosity of people;' Scooter donated to double amputee Marlene Bird

  05-09-2017 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatchewan woman who lost both her legs after she was brutally beaten and set on fire is once again on the move, thanks to the generosity of people in Saskatchewan.
  “Now I can walk … Pretend I have legs,” Marlene Bird said on Tuesday after she was presented with a gently used motorized scooter at Prince Albert’s Indian and Metis Friendship Centre.
  Bird was living on the streets of Prince Albert when she was attacked in June 2014. She adapted to getting around in eith
  
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• 75-year-old woman dead after collision near Carlyle, Sask

  05-09-2017 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP continue to investigate a collision that killed a 75-year-old motorcyclist on Highway 13 near Carlyle on Saturday evening.
  
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• Conservative Brad Trost seeking to take Tories to court over alleged leak

  05-09-2017 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Failed Conservative leadership candidate Brad Trost is seeking an Ontario court's opinion on whether his campaign ought to have been fined for leaking the party's membership list.
  
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• Nutana Lawn Bowling clubhouse hit by repeat break and enters

  05-09-2017 23:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Surveillance cameras installed on the clubhouse of the Nutana Lawn Bowling Club after a string of break-ins this summer have done their job.
  On Monday, during the most recent incident, the cameras caught clear images of a man suspected of perpetrating the burglaries at the clubhouse on the corner of Melrose Avenue and Seventh Street.
  “It was based on the fact the burglar always stole cookies, can(s of) pop and money left behind in the clubhouse after closing,” club member Joseph Chan
  
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• Tax changes needed to avoid 'two classes of Canadians': finance minister

  05-09-2017 22:47
  Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau says small business owners in Canada have an unfair advantage that could create two classes of Canadians.
  
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• 'Factory of the future': N.B. researcher to study 3D-printing powered by thought

  05-09-2017 21:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  FREDERICTON — New Brunswick researchers are plotting what they call the “factories of the future” by developing 3D-printing technologies they said could pave the way for the next industrial revolution.
  Mechanical engineer Ed Cyr is studying the applications of artificial intelligence in manufacturing 3D-printed materials as part of a $1.25-million innovation program from the McCain Foundation announced at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton Tuesday.
  Cyr will spend hi
  
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• Prince Albert police charge 3 people with impaired driving over long weekend

  05-09-2017 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police find one of three alleged impaired drivers in the city over the weekend passed out behind the wheel of a truck.
  
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• Man charged with impaired driving in deadly Melfort-area crash

  05-09-2017 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Impaired driving causing death is one of the charges a Melfort-area man is facing after a deadly crash in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Nutana Lawn Bowling Club searching for break-and-enter suspect

  05-09-2017 21:18
  Saskatoon’s Nutana Lawn Bowling Club says it’s been the target of several break and enters this summer.
  
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• 46-year-old man from Melfort area dead after two vehicle collision on Saturday

  05-09-2017 21:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 46-year-old man from the Melfort area is dead and another is facing numerous charges following a two-vehicle collision on Saturday.
  Quinn Shermeta, 46, was pronounced dead on scene after police responded to a collision between a truck travelling east on Highway 789 and a car travelling south on the Kinistino grid at roughly 6:18 p.m., according to an RCMP news release.
  Shermeta was the driver of the southbound car and a passenger, a 36-year-old woman, was transported to hospital in Saskatoon w
  
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• City Committee Supports Downtown Tax Incentive dlvr.it/Pl0VNz https://t.co/8rPhkNQKtC

  05-09-2017 21:02
  
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• Fatal crash leads to charges against Melfort man

  05-09-2017 21:00
  A Melfort man is facing charges after a fatal crash in north-central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Parent-made lunches not making the grade, says U of S researcher

  05-09-2017 20:54 via cbc.ca
  An associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan says lunches made by parents are less healthy than food in school meal programs.
  
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• Former attorney general Gord Wyant wants public inquiry into GTH

  05-09-2017 20:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Former attorney general and current Sask. Party leadership candidate Gord Wyant has pledged to hold a public inquiry examining the Global Transportation Hub.
  “Without prejudging the outcome, I believe the only way to lift the cloud over the GTH is to shine a very bright — and very public — light on the entire matter,” Wyant said in a news release.
  Wyant’s promise comes days after provincial Conflict of Interest Commissioner Ron Barclay said he could not conduct a pr
  
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• Back to school calls for extra attention to school zones

  05-09-2017 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of children are heading back to school, making school zones an extra busy place. SGI’s traffic safety spotlight is on school zones this month to ensure safety in school zones.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: cool start to school as wildfires keep burning

  05-09-2017 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  It was a cool start to school year, but there's more hot, dry weather ahead in Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• E-mail raises more questions about GTH land deal

  05-09-2017 20:29
  A four-year-old e-mail is raising questions about who in the Saskatchewan government knew what when it came to the Global Transportation Hub land deal.
  
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• Blades Reduce Roster by Five Prospects dlvr.it/Pl0BLt https://t.co/moZsc7neqc

  05-09-2017 20:25
  
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• Canadian schools stock up on naloxone kits in wake of growing opioid crisis

  05-09-2017 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  As more schools stock up on naloxone kits to respond to Canada's growing opioid crisis, administering the medicine is not so cut and dry due to liability and safety concerns.
  
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• Administrative error cause of delay in La Loche school shooting hearing

  05-09-2017 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  An administrative error is being blamed for the untimely appointment of the lead prosecutor in the La Loche school shooting case to the bench.
  
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• School Zones Will be SGI's Traffic Focus This Month dlvr.it/Pkzt60 https://t.co/izaR9rDbgl

  05-09-2017 19:52
  
  School Zones Will be SGI's Traffic Focus This Month dlvr.it/Pkzt60 https://t.co/izaR9rDbgl
  
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• Photos: Trudeau takes in Saskatoon

  05-09-2017 19:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Saskatoon Tribal Council, took in Eid al-Adha, and visited the Gordon Oaks Red Bear Student Centre on the second day of his stop in Saskatoon, September 1, 2017.
  
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• Photos: Men's fast-pitch championship

  05-09-2017 19:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Galway Hitmen went against the Nova Scotia Mastodons in the Canadian men’s fast-pitch championship at Bob Van Impe Field in Saskatoon on September 3, 2017.
  
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• Saskatoon man found dead in Lake Diefenbaker after boat capsized

  05-09-2017 19:30 via cbc.ca
  A 70-year-old man died in a boating accident Monday morning on Lake Diefenbaker.
  
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• Photos: Field lacrosse championship

  05-09-2017 19:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Team Ontario and Team British Columbia competed in the under-18 Canadian field lacrosse championship at Umea Park in Saskatoon, September 3, 2017.
  
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• Photos: Fireworks festival in Saskatoon

  05-09-2017 19:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Fireworks displays were only part of the festivities at the PotashCorp Fireworks Festival in Saskatoon, September 1-2, 2017.
  
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• Saskatoon man dead after boat capsizes on Lake Diefenbaker

  05-09-2017 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon man is dead after a boat capsized on Lake Diefenbaker near Danielson Provincial Park.
  
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• 70-year-old man dead after boat capsizes on Lake Diefenbaker

  05-09-2017 18:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 70-year-old man from Saskatoon is dead following a suspected drowning on Lake Diefenbaker near Danielson Provincial Park on Monday.
  According to a news release from RCMP, members of the Outlook detachment responded to a complaint of a capsized boat on Monday at around 10:45 a.m.
  RCMP say two men were in the boat at the time it capsized. One swam to shore and requested help from a nearby boater while the 70-year-old was found dead in the water.RCMP will not be releasing the man’s name.
  La
  
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• Boat capsizes on Lake Diefenbaker; Saskatoon man dies

  05-09-2017 18:46
  A Saskatoon man is dead after a boat capsized on Lake Diefenbaker over the long weekend.
  
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• Gord Wyant to call GTH inquiry if elected leader of the Saskatchewan Party

  05-09-2017 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Former attorney general Gord Wyant promises a public inquiry will be held into the GTH land deal if he is the next leader of the Saskatchewan Party.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Young protester gets bad reception

  05-09-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Earlier this summer I was out with my friends and my mom at a protest of Health Minister Jim Reiter’s cuts to health care that was held outside of a golf tournament at Saskatchewan Landing. I was surprised to see the people going to the golf tournament drive by in a bus and give us the finger. We weren’t doing anything wrong. Just holding signs. If we did that in school we would be in big trouble.
  I am 13 years old and I worry about our future. I thought I had a right to let my gover
  
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• Brad Trost taking Tories to court over alleged leak of party list

  05-09-2017 17:54 via cbc.ca
  Failed Conservative leadership candidate Brad Trost is taking the party to court over allegations his campaign leaked the party's membership list.
  
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• Standardized IQ Test

  05-09-2017 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  MENSA is an international, non-profit society for people who score among the top 2% of the general population on a standardized IQ test.  A supervised IQ TESTING SESSION is being held in Saskatoon on Saturday, September 30th at 2:00pm.  The cost is $90.00 for students.  If you are interested in attending this session, please call...
  
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• TURKEY SUPPER

  05-09-2017 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens Parish is hosting it’s annual TURKEY SUPPER on Sunday, October 1st in it’s wheelchair accessible parish hall located at 1007 Windsor Street.  Come and enjoy turkey, potatoes, salads, veggies, pies and more!  There will be two sittings: 4:30pm and 6:00pm.  For tickets call Muriel at 306-665-9103 or 306-280-4219.  Reserve early as tickets are limited....
  
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• Brad Trost taking Conservative Party to court over membership list leak

  05-09-2017 17:41
  Conservative MP Brad Trost is taking his party to court. Trost filed a request for judicial review on Tuesday, asking the Ontario Superior Court to review whether or not his leadership campaign was wrongly penalized by the Conservative Party of Canada over the leak of a party membership list.
  
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• Art Exhibit: SHIFTING GLANCE (Cameron Forbes & Sandra Ledingham)

  05-09-2017 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  EXHIBIT OPENING: Thursday, September 7th, 7-9pm.  With live music by HOT CLUB SASKATOON. EXHIBITION RUNS:  September 7th through October 5th. Art Placement is pleased to present the work of Cameron Forbes and Sandra Ledingham in a two-person exhibition that explores the connections and relationships between their distinct practices.  Despite the unique character of each artist’s...
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PkxpQ3 https://t.co/ZbCOPUigHP

  05-09-2017 16:33
  
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• Nova Scotia and AGI capture Canadian softball titles dlvr.it/PkxplP https://t.co/xvlGw2Pss7

  05-09-2017 16:33
  
  Nova Scotia and AGI capture Canadian softball titles dlvr.it/PkxplP https://t.co/xvlGw2Pss7
  
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• Ruth Street north of Prairieland Park closed for road reconstruction

  05-09-2017 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  Portion of Ruth Street bordering Praireland Park closed for next 16 days due to road reconstruction.
  
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• Le Burger Week comes to Saskatoon

  05-09-2017 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  Nineteen restaurants in downtown Saskatoon have created a special burger for Le Burger Week, a week-long festival celebrating the best burgers in the city.
  
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• Sask. Party leadership candidate Gord Wyant wants public inquiry into Global Transportation Hub

  05-09-2017 15:37 via cbc.ca
  A candidate running for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party wants to shed some more light on the Global Transportation Hub land transaction.
  
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• Trucktastic taking over Prairieland Park

  05-09-2017 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Trucks of all sizes will be taking over Prairieland Park on Saturday. Kristi Tipton explains how Trucktastic, a fundraising event for Family Service Saskatoon, will benefit the organization.
  
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• Tiny house builder aims to pressure city hall

  05-09-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon developer Andrew Machnee thinks the future of infill in the city comes in a 228-square-foot package, like the one he’s building in Caswell Hill.
  Machnee trumpets the project as the city’s first permanent tiny house in an effort to try to convince city hall to change zoning laws to allow as many as five such dwellings on a single lot.
  The front door leads into a combined kitchen and living room with a bedroom and bathroom in the back half. That’s it, other than a crawl
  
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• Tank: Some Saskatoon city hall savings claims debatable

  05-09-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The City of Saskatoon’s administration deserves credit for efforts to cut costs and find savings at city hall.
  The Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce applauds the city’s so-called continuous improvement initiative, which the chamber pushed the city to undertake.
  The community’s current economic situation makes these efforts more important. Mayor Charlie Clark said as much at a news conference called last week to outline how much money the city is saving.
  He also said it&rsqu
  
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• Olson: What I did on my summer vacation

  05-09-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  On my summer vacation, I came home and wrote a lot of articles for the paper and took pictures of motorcycles, country music stars, and bears. Not at the same time.
  Allow me to elaborate.
  When children head back to school in the fall, one of the first things they’re often asked to do is write a report on what they did during their summer vacation.
  Maybe they went camping. Or got to see their grandma and grandpa, who live in far off and exotic lands like Toronto, Vancouver, or Swift Current
  
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• Jones Konihowski swaps track cleats for helping hands

  05-09-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  “Where Are They Now” is a weekly feature updating our audience on newsmakers from the past. If you have a suggestion for a subject, please email [email protected] or call 306-380-4035.
  Once upon a time, Diane Jones Konihowski was one of the world’s great athletes.
  She traveled the globe, handed a baton to Queen Elizabeth, danced with Pierre Trudeau, made three Olympic teams.
  Today, at work in her civilian life, most people she deals with have no idea about that hard-c
  
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• Developers who want to convert Saskatoon's vacant downtown lots into office buildings may soon be eligible for cash grants

  05-09-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  While developers are currently eligible for tax abatements for up to five years for taking on infill projects, city administrators believe letting them apply for a cash grant instead would make the idea of converting vacant lots into commercial or residential spaces more appealing.
  If approved by council later this month, developers could be eligible for grants of up to $200,000 to build commercial, industrial and mixed-use space; $75,000 to build multiple-unit dwellings such as apartment or con
  
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• A Saskatoon man says he is 'shocked and beyond disgusted' by the open drinking going on at Paradise Beach south of Saskatoon

  05-09-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Andrew Bailey visited the popular riverbank hangout for the first time on a Sunday afternoon, August 27. He moved to the city from British Columbia a few years ago, and saw a stark contrast with beaches in his former province.
  At Paradise Beach, Bailey saw “open alcohol everywhere”, people playing beer pong on the beach, others drinking while in the river, and beer cans floating on the water.
  “There was no attempt to even try and cover it up,” Bailey said.
  People were &ld
  
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• Back to School - Mind the School Zones dlvr.it/PkwlB5 https://t.co/bOFUGA9ovv

  05-09-2017 14:54
  
  Back to School - Mind the School Zones dlvr.it/PkwlB5 https://t.co/bOFUGA9ovv
  
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