Saskatoon news

• 'The stakes can be very, very big': Saskatchewan's marijuana market getting serious

  03-01-2018 23:22 via cbc.ca
  Pot, suddenly, is big business. The signs are everywhere. But nothing signals big business like an attempted hostile takeover.
  
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• North Battleford home left with bullet holes after overnight incident

  03-01-2018 23:10
  RCMP are investigating after residents of a North Battleford home found what appear to be bullet holes in their house.
  
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• Operation Red Nose was safe ride home for 1,308 Saskatchewan motorists

  03-01-2018 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Operation Red Nose’s ninth campaign in Saskatchewan helped 1,308 motorists get home safe around the holidays.
  
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• Vancouver's Aurora Buying Up Shares Of Saskatoon-Based CanniMed dlvr.it/Q8m5fL https://t.co/NoYWegoXss

  03-01-2018 22:31
  
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• Shares On The Rise For Nutrien dlvr.it/Q8m5cw https://t.co/LE7bncq2kG

  03-01-2018 22:31
  
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• Impaired Driving Charges Down Slightly From 2016 Holiday Season dlvr.it/Q8m5f8 https://t.co/sQad9JM2S3

  03-01-2018 22:31
  
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• RCMP see improvement in holiday season impaired driving

  03-01-2018 22:21
  Less people spent the 2017 Christmas holidays driving impaired than the year prior.
  
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• Distracted driving charges skyrocket in Sask.

  03-01-2018 22:14 via cbc.ca
  The dramatic increase in distracted driving charges may be related to more targeted enforcement.
  
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• Val Marie sees largest temperature shift in Sask. in 2017

  03-01-2018 21:54 via cbc.ca
  Val Marie residents experienced the largest temperature difference in Saskatchewan last year.
  
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• Val Marie, Sask., sees largest temperature shift in Sask. in 2017

  03-01-2018 21:54 via cbc.ca
  Val Marie residents experienced the largest temperature difference in Saskatchewan last year.
  
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• Shares in Nutrien rise on 2nd day of trading after analysts publish high ratings

  03-01-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Shares in newly formed Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. rose on its second day of trading.
  
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• Newly formed fertilizer giant Nutrien gets top marks from analysts

  03-01-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  Shares in newly formed Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. rose on its second day of trading Wednesday after CIBC assigned it an "outperformer" rating and set a 12-month price target of $62 US.
  
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• Indigenous leader files $1B lawsuit over bread price-fixing

  03-01-2018 21:13 via cbc.ca
  Derek Nepinak, the former grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, has filed a $1 billion class-action lawsuit against multiple Canadian grocers after Loblaw Companies revealed it participated in industry-wide bread price-fixing for 14 years.
  
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• Sask. RCMP report year-to-year drop in impaired driving charges over holiday season

  03-01-2018 20:53 via cbc.ca
  RCMP say the number of impaired driving charges this holiday season are down compared to the year previous.
  
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• Newly formed fertilizer giant Nutrien rises after analysts publish high ratings

  03-01-2018 20:40
  Shares in newly formed Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. rose on its second day of trading Wednesday after CIBC assigned it an "outperformer" rating and set a 12-month price target of US$62.
  
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• Royal Bank hit with rolling online outages, problems logging in

  03-01-2018 20:31 via cbc.ca
  The Royal Bank of Canada says it is working to resolve an ongoing issue that has seen its customers sporadically unable to access online banking and self-directed investing brokerage accounts on Wednesday.
  
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• Saskatoon forward lands spot on Canadian Olympic women's hockey team

  03-01-2018 20:14 via cbc.ca
  Emily Clark, 22, is the youngest woman on Canada's Olympic hockey team, and the only player from Saskatchewan.
  
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• Emergency crews called to Highway 7 crash

  03-01-2018 19:52
  At least three vehicles crashed west of Saskatoon on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Trump blasts Bannon after new book, says he 'lost his mind'

  03-01-2018 19:43
  U.S. President Donald Trump returned fire with both barrels Wednesday against criticism levelled at him in a new book that says he never expected -- or wanted -- to win the White House, his victory left his wife in tears and a senior adviser thought his son's contact with a Russian lawyer during the campaign was "treasonous."
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: warm up won’t last long

  03-01-2018 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Soak up the warm air because arctic air will return to Saskatoon's weather forecast soon.
  
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• Brad Trost being challenged by local businessman Brad Redekopp for Conservative nomination

  03-01-2018 19:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  A local businessman and longtime political operative has confirmed his intention to challenge veteran MP Brad Trost for the Conservative Party of Canada’s nomination in a constituency on Saskatoon’s east side.
  Brad Redekopp, who owns Warman-based Cherry Creek Homes Ltd. and spent a decade working with Conservative MP Kelly Block, said Wednesday that he has filed the necessary paperwork to challenge Trost in Saskatoon-University.
  “This year, as the Liberal government has gone on
  
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• CanniMed says hostile takeover bid by Aurora weighing on share value

  03-01-2018 18:51
  CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. is urging its shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by competitor Aurora Cannabis Inc., admonishing the value of the proposed deal and its effect on its share price.
  
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• Wild meat trafficking leads to fines for meat processor

  03-01-2018 18:29
  An undercover investigation by Saskatchewan’s Environment Ministry has found a meat shop in Star City was illegally selling wild goose meat.
  
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• Inquest set in 2015 death of Saskatoon jail inmate Kevin Umpherville

  03-01-2018 18:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  A coroner’s inquest is set to begin later this month in the death of a 22-year-old prisoner at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre.
  Kevin Umpherville, 22, was taken to Royal University Hospital on December 31, 2015, after being found unresponsive in his cell. He died in hospital on Jan. 15, 2016.
  The inquest is scheduled for four days starting Jan. 15 in Saskatoon.
  Umpherville was remanded to the Saskatoon Correctional Centre on Dec. 27, 2015 on a common assault charge and failure to comply.
  
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• 'Easter creep' is happening and internet can't cope

  03-01-2018 17:51
  Easter is almost three months away but retailers are already breaking out the creme eggs, hatching new rabbit-themed chocolates and stocking their shelves with festive products, much to the chagrin of many who are still coming down from the Christmas holidays.
  
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• Province to Broaden Recycling in the Spring dlvr.it/Q8kBxl https://t.co/8tesJIQJgo

  03-01-2018 17:36
  
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• Food Banks Benefit from One Man's Illegal Actions dlvr.it/Q8kBn7 https://t.co/cMZQCj2BQl

  03-01-2018 17:36
  
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• False Alarm For Suspicious Package Call dlvr.it/Q8kC3H https://t.co/gqClWEpFaI

  03-01-2018 17:36
  
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• Saskatchewan acquires quarterback Zach Collaros

  03-01-2018 17:34
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have acquired Zach Collaros from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for a second-round selection (10th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft.
  
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• Riders acquire QB Zach Collaros from the Tiger Cats

  03-01-2018 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have acquired quarterback Zach Collaros from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for a second round selection (10th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft.
  
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• Bank of Canada estimates 60,000 fewer jobs due to minimum wage increases

  03-01-2018 17:28
  The Bank of Canada estimates there will be about 60,000 fewer jobs by 2019 due to the increases in minimum wages across the country, but that labour income will be higher due to the increases.
  
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• Saskatoon police, explosives unit respond to suspicious package

  03-01-2018 17:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  A suspicious package examined during morning rush hour by Saskatoon’s explosives disposal unit did not contain a threat to public safety.
  Saskatoon patrol officers responded Wednesday around 7:45 a.m. to a report of a suspicious package in the 800 block of 51st Street East, police said in a news release. A canine trained in explosives detection and a member of the explosives disposal unit also responded to the scene, determining there was no threat.
  
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• Saskatchewan meat processor fined for trafficking wild meat

  03-01-2018 17:14 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatchewan meat processor has been fined $11,500 for trafficking wild meat.
  
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• Suspicious Package - 800 Block 51st Street East

  03-01-2018 16:54 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police responded to a report of a suspicious package earlier this morning.At approximately 7:45 a.m., January 3, 2018, Patrol responded to a report of a suspicious package in the 800 block of 51st Street East. Further investigation by a canine trained in explosives detection and a member of the Explosives Disposal Unit found that the package did not contain a threat to public safety. (Occurrence Number: 18-1260)
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders deal for QB Zach Collaros, send draft pick to Hamilton Tiger-Cats

  03-01-2018 16:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  After months of speculation, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have acquired quarterback Zach Collaros from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2018 CFL draft.    
  Collaros, 29, is a veteran of six CFL seasons. After spending his first two with the Toronto Argonauts, Collaros was acquired by the Tiger-Cats in a January 2014 trade.
  The Riders sent the 10th-overall pick in this year’s draft to the Tiger-Cats for the Cincinnati product.
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• Star City man fined $11,500, ordered to give goose meat to Melfort-area food banks

  03-01-2018 16:39 via cbc.ca
  A Star City man has been fined $11,500 for selling jerky and sausage made with poached bird meat.
  
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• Riders Acquire QB Collaros from Hamilton dlvr.it/Q8jkNV https://t.co/oiybai75kd

  03-01-2018 16:32
  
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• Roughriders acquire Zach Collaros from Ticats

  03-01-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired quarterback Zach Collaros from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday in exchange for a second-round selection (10th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft.
  
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• Why has it been so cold? Here's what science says

  03-01-2018 16:17 via cbc.ca
  Why has it been so cold? Is this unusual? Is the polar vortex to blame? And how can it be this cold if there's global warming? Here are the answers to your questions.
  
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• Snowmobilers rescue moose buried neck-deep in snow in western N.L.

  03-01-2018 16:01
  A group of snowmobilers pulled out their shovels to free a stuck moose after spotting its head sticking out of freshly fallen snow in western Newfoundland.
  
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• Snowmobilers rescue moose buried in deep snow

  03-01-2018 16:01
  A group of snowmobilers pulled out their shovels to free a stuck moose after spotting its head poking out of freshly fallen snow in western Newfoundland.
  
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• Saskatchewan school divisions report over $100K in losses

  03-01-2018 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  Four Saskatchewan school divisions reported over $100,000 in losses during the first quarter of the 2017-18 school year.
  
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• Huskie Athletics kicking off 2nd half of season

  03-01-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Huskie teams are back in action after the holiday break and there is a new way for fans to follow the teams.
  
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• 'I know he is no longer in pain and suffering': Fond du Lac airliner crash victim remembered

  03-01-2018 15:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  The family of a 19-year-old man who died two weeks after sustaining grievous injuries in a northern Saskatchewan airliner crash celebrated his life and laid him to rest on Tuesday.
  Arson Fern Jr. died in a Saskatoon hospital on Christmas Day. He suffered two broken legs, a broken pelvis, a collapsed lung and internal bleeding when the West Wind Aviation ATR-42 crashed on Dec. 13. 
  “You have to accept life to let go of a love(d) one,” his mother, Janey Fern, said in a Facebook me
  
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• Sarauer joins Wall in raising concerns over PotashCorp-Agrium merger

  03-01-2018 15:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Another prominent Saskatchewan politician is joining Premier Brad Wall in raising concerns about whether Nutrien Ltd., the company formed this week in a multibillion-dollar fertilizer industry merger, will keep existing corporate office jobs in the province. 
  Saskatchewan NDP interim leader Nicole Sarauer said it is “very, very concerning” that the company, which began trading on stock exchanges in Toronto and New York on Tuesday, has not gone far enough to provide those assuran
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for Jan. 3, 2018

  03-01-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  ‘We’ve heard little reassurance that those jobs are going to stay in Saskatchewan’: Sarauer joins Wall in raising concerns over PotashCorp-Agrium merger
  Another prominent Saskatchewan politician is joining Premier Brad Wall in raising concerns about whether Nutrien Ltd., the company formed this week in a multibillion-dollar fertilizer industr
  
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• Saskatoon police use 2 Tasers, bean bag weapon on man

  03-01-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police took a man into custody on Tuesday afternoon after using two Tasers and a bean bag weapon.
  
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• Hill: Rangers inspire with cold-weather knowledge

  03-01-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  As the temperature dipped in early February, I approached my coworkers with a desperate plea: Did anyone have a sleeping bag that would keep me alive in 40-below temperatures?
  I was both terrified and elated. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces were travelling to La Ronge to take part in a winter survival training course taught by the Canadian Rangers, and I had arranged to tag along. I hoped to share stories of rangers who had grown up living off the land and were now using their skills t
  
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• Décor and Design: commercial spaces

  03-01-2018 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  Tamara Bowman from Metric Design Centre in Saskatoon explains ways how commercial spaces can help companies showcase their business.
  
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• Braylon Shmyr WHL player of the week

  03-01-2018 14:36 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Blades forward Braylon Shmyr named Western Hockey League’s player of the week.
  
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