Saskatoon news

• Saskatchewan's trade spat with Alberta is childish, dysfunctional and petty, according to Postmedia columnists

  16-12-2017 23:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  The escalating trade war between Saskatchewan and Alberta has proven to be fertile ground for columnists in both provinces — and even some pundits in Toronto have weighed in.
  First, a recap
  Just a week and a half ago, on Dec. 6, the Saskatchewan government suddenly announced it wasn’t going to allow Alberta licence plates on government work sites in the province. 
  Wall and his cabinet members have given multiple reasons for the ban, claiming Alberta has similar rules, the playin
  
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• 15-year-old boy armed with machete robs other teen

  16-12-2017 23:35 via cbc.ca
  A 15-year-old boy is in police custody after he robbed and threatened another teen with a machete.
  
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• One of three missing Saskatoon youth located; police still trying to locate two teens

  16-12-2017 23:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s help to find two missing teens, while a third youth who had been believed to be with them has been found.
  Jayden Morin, 15, was last seen at 10 a.m. Dec. 13 in the 200 block of 19th Street East. He is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-10, 170 lbs, short red hair, blue eyes and wears glasses.
  Daniel “Danny” Marcotte, 16, was last seen at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12. He is described as Caucasian, 6-foot, skinny build, short dark brown hair, brown e
  
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• UPDATE: Missing Person Located - Danna Lafayette - 14 years old

  16-12-2017 22:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Danna Lafayette, 14 has been located safe and sound and returned home.  Police are still trying to locate Jayden Morin, 15  and Danny Marcotte, 16.(Occurrence Number: 17-129291)
  
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• Armed Robbery - 3300 block 33rd St. W - Two people in custody.

  16-12-2017 22:43 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 15 year old Saskatoon boy is in custody after an early morning street robbery.  Just after 3:00 AM police were called to the 3300 block of 33rd Street West after another youth reported he and a friend had been approached by two boys, one whom was armed with a machete.  After being threatened the victim handed over an undetermined amount of money and the suspects ran from the scene.  The victim was able to provide a good description and the suspects were located a short dist
  
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• Saskatoon runner with colon cancer says 'you'd be surprised what you can do on chemo' - CBC.ca

  16-12-2017 22:28
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  Saskatoon runner with colon cancer says 'you'd be surprised what you can do on chemo'
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  "I've got my accountant's coat on. It's not a running coat by any means," said Brent Senger Saturday morning, as people dressed in bright reflective colours arrived at the Saskatoon running store Brainsport. This year, Senger was sitting out Brainsport ...
  
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• Saskatoon runner with colon cancer says 'you'd be surprised what you can do on chemo'

  16-12-2017 22:27 via cbc.ca
  Brent Senger, honoured by a running club Saturday, has stayed active in spite of his disease
  
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• Saskatoon musician hopes to get guitar back after it's stolen from his car

  16-12-2017 21:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Matt Joyal is trying to stay positive that his “very precious” instrument will be returned after someone smashed his car window and stole it outside a Saskatoon venue.
  His Gretsch Black Phoenix guitar, custom pedals and cables were all stolen after his band Zelda Belladonna and the Deadly Nightshows played a show at Amigos Cantina Friday night.
  “I do feel like an idiot,” Joyal wrote in the Facebook group Saskatchewan Music Gear Exchange. “It’s not something I
  
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• Shoebox campaign for Indigenous youth sees high need for donations in Saskatchewan

  16-12-2017 20:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  A holiday campaign focusing on education for Indigenous children is aimed at bringing together people from all races and walks of life to create a national conversation about reconciliation through the simple act of packing small gifts into a shoebox. 
  The I Love First Peoples shoebox campaign was launched in Quebec in 2013 by Josee Lusignan, who asked her friends to pack shoeboxes filled with little gifts that could be delivered to kids in an Indigenous community who could use a little ext
  
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• Saturday Sports Schedule dlvr.it/Q6GvfC https://t.co/IuxRCFk9yc

  16-12-2017 18:48
  
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• Three missing Saskatoon youth believed to be together

  16-12-2017 17:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s help to find three missing teens.
  Jayden Morin, 15, was last seen at 10 a.m. Dec. 13 in the 200 block of 19th Street East. He is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-10, 170 lbs, short red hair, blue eyes and wears glasses.
  Danna Lafayette, 14, was last seen at approximately 8 a.m. Dec. 13 in the 300 block of Kloppenburg Link. She is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-6, 130 lbs, long straight brown hair in a bun, with green/hazel eyes.
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• New information emerges about the near-fatal northern Sask. crash

  16-12-2017 16:52 via cbc.ca
  The plane descended into trees and terrain with a wrecking path of at least a quarter of a kilometre, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
  
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• Prince Albert Daily Herald lives on with employee buyout

  16-12-2017 15:49 via cbc.ca
  The Prince Albert Daily Herald announces it had reached an agreement with Star News Publishing for an employee buyout, with a deal expected to close in the near future.
  
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• Sask. minister 'ignored' public qualms over Quill Lakes project, group says in court filing

  16-12-2017 15:45 via cbc.ca
  The fight over the controversial Quill Lakes water diversion channel is now headed to Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench.
  
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• Urging Fire Safety For The Holidays And Beyond dlvr.it/Q6Fkl0 https://t.co/aXNqF5lCPQ

  16-12-2017 15:33
  
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• Plane Crash Victims Receiving Trauma Care dlvr.it/Q6FkbH https://t.co/dWZedRBbWG

  16-12-2017 15:33
  
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• Kitchen Fire In Varsity View Neighbourhood dlvr.it/Q6FkRL https://t.co/kyqqnZesJ4

  16-12-2017 15:33
  
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• So suite: This Aspen Ridge bi-level is very accommodating

  16-12-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  More Canadians than ever are sharing a roof, according to 2016 Census data gathered by Statistics Canada. Multi-generational households are the fastest-growing type of household in Canada, increasing by 37.5 per cent over the past 15 years. In comparison, the increase in all types of households in Canada during that same time was 21.7 per cent.
  Kris Miazga, a real estate agent and partner with WMW Homes, says there is strong demand in Saskatoon for homes spacious enough to accommodate two or thr
  
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• Saskatchewan's lone otologist leaves: Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Dec. 15, 2017

  16-12-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Family in ‘uncomfortable situation’ after province’s lone otologist leaves
  Saskatchewan residents who could be candidates for cochlear surgeries have been “left in the lurch” by the departure of the province’s lone otologist, says an advocacy group for the deaf and hard of hearing. “We’re concerned. It&rsquo
  
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• Trauma supports provided to people affected by Fond du Lac plane crash

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Investigators may soon gain insight into why an ATR 42 aircraft carrying 25 people crashed shortly after takeoff near the Northern Saskatchewan community of Fond du Lac.
  The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday when the plane, destined for Stony Rapids, went down. No one was killed, but numerous people suffered injuries. The cause of the crash, which left a path of wreckage at least 240 metres long, is still under investigation.
  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) sent out an up
  
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• Time to play: Rush open NLL season Saturday in Toronto

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saturday night is opening night for the Saskatchewan Rush.
  The Rush — who haven’t played a game that counts since losing 15-14 in overtime to the Georgia Swarm in the National Lacrosse League clincher on June 10 — are in Toronto for their 2017-18 season opener.
  Here’s some things to know as the Rush prepare to clash with the Toronto Rock.
  Early Happenings
  The Rush, who compiled a 12-6 regular-season record in 2017, had a bye last weekend when the NLL season formally comme
  
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• New Faces, New Places: There's room to grow for Once Upon A Child

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When your business needs to double its size, you know things are going in the right direction.
  That’s the case for Cory Henderson, franchise owner of Once Upon A Child. He and wife Lorie were forced to find bigger digs after the business outgrew its Forest Grove location on 115th Street.
  The new space on 105th Street in Sutherland is 10,000 square feet, almost double the space it occupied in Forest Grove. It was there for nearly three and a half years after outgrowing another location on G
  
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• Murray Totland's final Saskatoon city council meeting features vote on fire pit hours

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  After more than 36 years working for the City of Saskatoon, city manager Murray Totland closes out his career by witnessing one last fiery debate at city council.
  Monday will mark Totland’s last council meeting, and it will likely be highlighted by a vote on the contentious issue of imposing a time limit on the use of backyard fire pits.
  Monday’s agenda features some other items, too.
  PIT STOP
  Setting a time limit for backyard fires has taken on a wider meaning for some, pitting thos
  
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• Fuller: The peril of reporting in the Age of Outrage

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I admit that half the entertainment value in reading the news online is found in the comments after a story.
  There’s a perverse pleasure in seeing people lose their minds, particularly over things that don’t matter. For instance, the New York Times ran a recipe for Texas chili awhile back. One reader was outraged there were beans in it. This devolved into how the Yankees don’t understand the South, and suddenly they were back to fighting the Civil War. Over chili.
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• Family in 'uncomfortable situation' after province's lone otologist leaves

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan residents who could be candidates for cochlear surgeries have been “left in the lurch” by the departure of the province’s lone otologist, says an advocacy group for the deaf and hard of hearing. 
  “We’re concerned. It’s a medical emergency in terms of language development, especially for children,” said Marilyn Barrington, a board member for the Saskatchewan Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf.
  Dr. Nael Shoman, a highly traine
  
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• Cuthand: Jordan's Principle still not being met, leaving First Nations children in jurisdictional nightmare

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ten years ago this week, members of Parliament unanimously supported a motion calling for the implementation of Jordan’s Principle. It was one of those rare moments in the history of the Canadian Parliament when politicians of all stripes stood together.
  The motion stated that “where a government service is available to all other children, but a jurisdictional dispute regarding services to a First Nations child arises between Canada, a province, a territory, or between government dep
  
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• BRIT and Sporting Christmas: Two long-running efforts come together

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Once each year, one of Canada’s most storied basketball tournaments bounces into Saskatoon for a few wild days.
  The Bedford Road Invitational Tournament — or BRIT, as we all call it — celebrates its 50th anniversary when it runs Jan. 11-13, and as part of the run-up, they’re providing a boost to Sporting Christmas.
  BRIT’s been around since 1968 and Sporting Christmas since 1976, so it just makes sense to bring those long-running Saskatoon institutions together.
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• Book review: Robertson's Decoys examines humanity reflected in the natural world

  16-12-2017 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  William Robertson’s fifth book of poetry, Decoys (Thistledown Press, paperback, $17.95) is a visceral, robust journey into the field, the forest, the lakeside cabin, the urban backyard. As the title and cover image suggest, these poems illuminate the enticements of the natural world as well as the manner in which things are sometimes not what they initially seem.
  Noteworthy poet and literary critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge said that poetry involves “the best words in the best order,&r
  
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• Saskatoon's weather for Saturday: High -3

  16-12-2017 12:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saturday’s forecast calls for mainly sunny skies and a high of -3 C.
  Environment Canada says the wind is expected to be west at 20 kilometres per hour for the day, then become light in the evening.
  The forecast low overnight is -11.
  
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• Spareparts has no spare change: Saskatoon-based company goes bankrupt and cuts off gift cards

  16-12-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  If you purchased a gift card with any Spareparts store, you may be disappointed to know that you can't buy anything with it. The stores went into receivership with KPMG on Dec. 12.
  
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• Captain Fiala Goes on Offensive for Blades in Regina dlvr.it/Q6CRP5 https://t.co/tKnsJtImYj

  16-12-2017 07:53
  
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• Newspaper staff set to buy Prince Albert Daily Herald

  16-12-2017 03:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  Star News Publishing has reached an agreement with Prince Albert Daily Herald employees to undergo an “employee buyout” that will see staff take control of the paper, the company announced.
  “It’s very exciting because it started as a locally owned newspaper and it is now continuing as a locally owned newspaper,” editor Peter Lozinski said Friday night.
  “Everyone who’s here cares about this community,” he added.
  Details of the deal were not made ava
  
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• Global News at 6: December 15

  16-12-2017 03:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, December 15, 2017 edition of Global News at 6 with Ryan Kessler on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• TSB searching for clues into cause of northern Saskatchewan plane crash

  16-12-2017 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is searching for clues as to why a plane with 25 people on board crashed shortly after take-off in northern Saskatchewan. Rebekah Lesko with the latest details.
  
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• Teen apologizes at sentencing hearing for killing baby boy: ‘I’m just truly sorry’

  16-12-2017 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  A teen apologized at the end of her sentencing hearing in Saskatoon for killing a six-week-old baby boy in July 2016. Meaghan Craig reports. Warning: This video contains disturbing content.
  
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• Teen apologies at sentencing hearing for killing baby boy: ‘I’m just truly sorry’

  16-12-2017 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  A teen apologized at the end of her sentencing hearing in Saskatoon for killing a six-week-old baby boy in July 2016. Meaghan Craig reports. Warning: This video contains disturbing content.
  
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• Man arrested after alleged shooting in northern Saskatchewan

  16-12-2017 02:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  An adult male is in custody after an alleged shooting in northern Saskatchewan.
  The man was taken into custody Friday evening without incident by Dillon RCMP, with the help of Meadow Lake police dog services and the RCMP F Division emergency response team, according to an RCMP news release.
  Police received a report of an injured man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound just after 10 p.m. Thursday. The search for the suspect began that night and lasted through Friday.
  A band councillor for Bu
  
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• Investigators on scene Fond-du-Lac plane crash

  16-12-2017 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigation the cause of a plane crash that took place just outside the community of Fond du Lac on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Saskatchewan rancher gets house arrest for theft of $1.2 million in farm equipment

  16-12-2017 01:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan cattle rancher Iain Stables, who admitted stealing about $1.2 million worth of farm equipment, has been sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years on probation.
  Stables, 40, was ordered to pay $111,000 in restitution and $3,400 in surcharges over the five years of his sentence, handed down Friday at Saskatoon provincial court.
  Much of the equipment was returned to two businesses, but they suffered financial losses through write-offs, repairs and increased costs of insura
  
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• ‘I’m truly sorry’: Sentencing hearing concludes for teen who brutally killed six-week-old baby

  16-12-2017 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  Her victim was a vulnerable, defenceless baby that was less than two months old. Now the fate of a young offender is now in the hands of the judge.
  
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• Judge to decide in February if Saskatoon baby killer gets youth or adult sentence

  16-12-2017 01:40 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Moral blameworthiness — the degree of responsibility for one’s actions — is at the heart of arguments over whether a 16-year-old girl who killed a six-week-old baby should receive a youth or adult sentence for second-degree murder.
  Crown prosecutor Jennifer Claxton-Viczko said the girl does not possess the diminished moral blameworthiness usually attributed to young offenders because her immaturity is due to her Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
  
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• Battlefords RCMP urge people to clear warrants before holidays

  16-12-2017 01:35
  Call it an early Christmas gift, maybe. RCMP in the Battlefords are offering up rides to the detachment’s station and promising extra staff until 10 p.m. Friday to help people clear their outstanding warrants.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Dec. 15

  16-12-2017 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
  
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• Decision February 27th On Whether Teen To Be Sentenced As Youth Or Adult dlvr.it/Q69bVB https://t.co/uHjrCnsqwd

  16-12-2017 00:49
  
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• Plane crash renews calls for all-season road into Fond du Lac

  16-12-2017 00:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  The plane crash outside Fond du Lac this week should be “a wakeup call” for the provincial government to invest in all-season roads into the province’s most remote communities, says the MLA who represents northwest Saskatchewan. 
  “It’s always just an expensive, dangerous proposition when you leave only one form of travel in an area,” said Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger.
  “There should be more investments in northern roads, especially in the Athabasca
  
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