Saskatoon news

• Stalled Train - Edmonton Ave and 33rd Street

  19-03-2018 23:51 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  CN Rail reports that one of their trains is having mechanical problems and has stalled on the rail line at Edmonton Ave and 33rd Street, motorists are advised to find alternate routes of travel.
  
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• Gerald Stanley’s gun charges case adjourned until April

  19-03-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Gerald Stanley’s case for unsafe storage of firearms charges was adjourned until April.
  
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• RCMP investigate sudden death near Highway 6 north of Regina

  19-03-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  White Butte RCMP are asking the public to avoid going near Highway #6 on a grid road north of Regina after receiving complaints of a sudden death.
  
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• FSIN, Canadian Light Source renew partnership to teach youth science

  19-03-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  The FSIN and the Canadian Light Source have renewed a partnership to teach Indigenous youth about science.
  
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• Ongoing Incident - Spadina Cr. E & 33rd St. E

  19-03-2018 22:04 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police are currently attending to an ongoing incident in the area of Spadina Crescent East and 33rd Street East. At this time, we are asking that the public and media please avoid the area. There is no risk to public safety. 
  
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• Prince Albert police focus on impaired driving during busy weekend

  19-03-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Extra police officers were on duty focusing on impaired driving at two check stops in Prince Albert this past weekend.
  
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• Gerald Stanley now set to return to court in April on firearm charges from day of Colten Boushie shooting

  19-03-2018 21:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  NORTH BATTLEFORD — After a hearing that lasted only a few minutes, Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley is now scheduled to return to court next month on firearm-related charges following the events of Aug. 9, 2016, when he fatally shot Colten Boushie.
  While Boushie’s mother, Debbie Baptiste, and uncle, Alvin Baptiste, were in attendance Monday in North Battleford provincial court, Stanley was not present and Stanley’s lawyer, Scott Spencer, appeared via phone. The matter was adj
  
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• Composer hopes Cuphead Juno nod will change perceptions about video game music

  19-03-2018 21:04 via cbc.ca
  When orchestral percussionist Kristofer Maddigan began his years-long journey composing the soundtrack for a video game his friends were creating, he mostly kept the passion project to himself. But his work on the indie game Cuphead — which was named one of the top titles of 2017 — is now up for a Juno Award for best instrumental album.
  
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• For Indigenous artist, tattooing is a way to heal others

  19-03-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  GoodHeart Tattoo is pretty hidden on Carry the Kettle First Nation, but Jonas Thomson's basement studio is frequented by 2,000 clients. His customers — Indigenous and non-Indigenous — come from across Canada, and as far as Ukraine and Chile.
  
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• New downtown joint-use arena, convention centre 'most practical, profitable option': report

  19-03-2018 20:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  A joint-use arena and convention centre in downtown Saskatoon, at an estimated cost of $330 million to $375 million, is the “most practical and profitable option” for the city, according to a study commissioned by the two city-owned facilities.
  Both SaskTel Centre and TCU Place are “rapidly” approaching the end of their useful lives, according to the report, which was presented Monday. SaskTel Centre — originally known as Saskatchewan Place — opened
  
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• Cop warns fraud can be aggressive or sweet

  19-03-2018 20:30 via cbc.ca
  As Canada marks fraud prevention month, Saskatoon police are asking people to stop scam artists from gaining access to hard earned cash.
  
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• Two teens, 21-year-old wanted after man seriously injured in northern Sask

  19-03-2018 20:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  RCMP say they are looking for a 21-year-old man and two teenage boys after a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries from an alleged assault.
  Creighton RCMP received a report Saturday around 12:10 p.m. about an assault at a home in Denare Beach, about 560 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border.
  The man was found injured inside the home and taken to Flin Flon hospital with “serious injuries,” RCMP said in a news release issued Monday.
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• Huskies come up short at U Sports women's hockey nationals

  19-03-2018 19:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  No goals.
  No medal.
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies got blanked 4-0 by the Concordia University Stingers in the U Sports women’s hockey bronze-medal final Sunday in London, Ont.
  Saskatchewan settled for fourth overall in the country as the Dogs were unable to equal a previous-best finish of third place back in 2014 at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick.
  The Huskies fired 37 shots on Concordia goalie Katherine Purchase but couldn’t get anything by her. 
  Claudia Dubois,
  
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• Gerald Stanley’s case of allegedly improperly storing guns set to be heard in court

  19-03-2018 19:51
  Gerald Stanley, the farmer acquitted in the shooting death of Colten Boushie, has another case scheduled to be heard in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.
  
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• Gerald Stanley’s case of allegedly improperly storing guns moved to April

  19-03-2018 19:51
  Gerald Stanley’s case includingtwo charges of improper storage of a firearm was briefly heard in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday and is scheduled to be back in court next month.
  
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• Man seriously injured in Denare Beach, Sask. assault

  19-03-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Police say three people accused of assaulting a man at a home in Denare Beach should be considered armed and dangerous.
  
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• Anonymous tip leads to arrest in Saskatoon of woman on the run more than a year

  19-03-2018 19:43 via cbc.ca
  The getaway driver for a Prince Albert manslaughter, who disappeared after an appeal failed, has been arrested.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: spring snowstorm on the horizon

  19-03-2018 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Flurries for the final day of winter, snowstorm in Saskatoon's weather forecast for the first few days of spring.
  
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• Crown suggests man charged with killing David Merasty carried violence to Saskatoon from Jamaica

  19-03-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  Prosecutor Cory Bliss wrapped up his cross-examination of accused killer Lajray Gordon this morning by suggesting that the 30-year-old carried the violence he experienced in Jamaica to Saskatoon.
  
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• Crown suggests man charged with alley stabbing carried violence to Saskatoon from Jamaica

  19-03-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  Prosecutor Cory Bliss wrapped up his cross-examination of accused killer Lajray Gordon this morning by suggesting that the 30-year-old carried the violence he experienced in Jamaica to Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatchewan Social Work Week to bring a week of events to the province

  19-03-2018 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  “Every day, across our province, social workers support individuals, families and communities to seek and experience positive change,” Social Services Minister Paul Merriman said.  “Social Work Week is our chance to take the time to appreciate what social workers do for the people of Saskatchewan, and also to recognize the value of social work as a profession.”
  
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• Little information available after weekend shooting

  19-03-2018 19:17
  Saskatoon police are looking for more information about a shooting that injured a man on Saturday morning.
  
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• ‘Armed and dangerous’, man and two teens wanted after weekend assault in the north

  19-03-2018 19:09
  A man is in hospital with serious injuries after an assault at a home in Denare Beach, Sask.
  
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• Rush Get Involved Prior to N-L-L Trade Deadline dlvr.it/QLcy85 https://t.co/sKLrgcN5HH

  19-03-2018 19:05
  
  Rush Get Involved Prior to N-L-L Trade Deadline dlvr.it/QLcy85 https://t.co/sKLrgcN5HH
  
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• Police reminding drivers that U-Turns are illegal in school zones

  19-03-2018 18:58
  Saskatoon police are reminding motorists that U-Turns are illegal in school zones in the city.
  
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• Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund Program begins accepting applications

  19-03-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF) started accepting expressions of interest (EOI) on March 19 for its final intake of 2018.
  
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• Sask. government approves $142.6M in late year spending

  19-03-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government approved $142.6 million in late year spending to fund the health, highways and justice ministries through the remainder of the fiscal year.
  
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• Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce CEO ousted two months into term

  19-03-2018 18:48
  The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelvin Pankiw has been terminated.
  
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• Ending Workplace Violence in Saskatchewan dlvr.it/QLcq52 https://t.co/t9AxrI3dpy

  19-03-2018 18:40
  
  Ending Workplace Violence in Saskatchewan dlvr.it/QLcq52 https://t.co/t9AxrI3dpy
  
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• Saskatoon man sentenced to 8 years for sexual assault, robbery of students near University of Victoria

  19-03-2018 18:21 via cbc.ca
  David Hope was convicted of sex assault, break and enter, forcible confinement and robbery after attacking two women near UVic in 2016.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush trade Dan Taylor to Toronto Rock for conditional pick

  19-03-2018 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Toronto Rock have send a conditional draft pick to Saskatchewan Rush in exchange for forward Dan Taylor.
  
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• Operation Bus Cop begins in Regina

  19-03-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  With distracted driving being the number-one cause of traffic collisions in Saskatchewan, the Regina Police Service (RPS) has partnered with Regina Transit and SGI to conduct Operation Bus Cop, which begins this week.
  
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• Acquitted of murder, Gerald Stanley returns to court on firearm charges from day of Colten Boushie shooting

  19-03-2018 17:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  NORTH BATTLEFORD — Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley is scheduled to return to court on Monday to face firearm-related charges following the events of Aug. 9, 2016, when he fatally shot Colten Boushie.
  A jury acquitted Stanley last month in Boushie’s death. Though there was no dispute that Stanley caused the young man’s death, Stanley told the jury the fatal shot was an accident. He said he grabbed his Tokarev semiautomatic pistol to fire warning shots in the air after Bo
  
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• Cellphones not allowed in Martensville elementary school classrooms

  19-03-2018 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  Students at a Martensville elementary school are not allowed to bring their cellphones to class.
  
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• School zone U-turns targeted by Saskatoon police

  19-03-2018 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police are targeting drivers making U-turns in school zones due to an increase in violations and complaints.
  
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• Research And Development Funding For Saskatchewan Businesses dlvr.it/QLcRdP https://t.co/af37Z0438Y

  19-03-2018 17:36
  
  Research And Development Funding For Saskatchewan Businesses dlvr.it/QLcRdP https://t.co/af37Z0438Y
  
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• Traffic Safety Advisory - Correction

  19-03-2018 17:32 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The previous advisory should have stated that school zone regulations are in effect from September to June.We apologize for the error. 
  
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• Dr. Brown's Lovey pacifier and teether holders recalled because of choking hazard

  19-03-2018 17:15 via cbc.ca
  About 600,000 Dr. Brown's Lovey pacifier and teether holders are being recalled across North America because of a choking hazard.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Children need non-stressed adults

  19-03-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  In Robert Munsch’s Murmel, Murmel, Murmel, Robin finds a baby in her sandbox. Declaring she is too young to take care of a baby, she searches for an adult. Her skills, knowledge, and attitude prove five-year-old Robin is school ready.
  School readiness is different from academic readiness. To succeed academically (and in life), children need self-regulation, executive functions, and social-emotional skills. These abilities are wired in by parental attention. In Canada, one out of four child
  
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• Saskatoon police searching for missing woman possibly in vulnerable state

  19-03-2018 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police are searching for Julia McCallum who has been reported missing.
  
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• Bradwell’s 27th Annual FIREMAN’S BALL

  19-03-2018 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  COCKTAILS – 6:00pm.  DINNER – 7:00pm. ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY FOR SUPPER & DANCE – $20.00 per person.  DEADLINE FOR ADVANCE TICKETS IS APRIL 23rd, 2018 at 6:00pm.  FOR TICKETS PHONE: Ken Hartz 306-257-4180, Matthew Dukart 306-230-1700, or Village Office 306-257-4141. Guest Speaker is Sgt. Darling, RCMP – Dangerous Driving.  Music is provided by Non Stop Records –...
  
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• Gerald Stanley to appear in court on gun charges

  19-03-2018 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  Gerald Stanley to make North Battleford court appearance on unsafe storage of firearms charges.
  
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• Police Focus On Illegal U-Turns dlvr.it/QLbr2h https://t.co/qpfWFxccZY

  19-03-2018 15:59
  
  Police Focus On Illegal U-Turns dlvr.it/QLbr2h https://t.co/qpfWFxccZY
  
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• Half of city hall's workforce feels engaged, survey says

  19-03-2018 15:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  City hall will try to improve employee engagement after a 2017 survey showed about half of Saskatoon’s civic employees who responded feel engaged.
  The survey was conducted from June 7 to July 5; just over half of the city’s 3,257 employees responded. The survey results suggested 48.7 per cent of employees felt engaged, while 26.9 per cent said they were almost engaged.
  Eleven per cent of respondents said they were disengaged and another 13.4 per cent said they were indifferent. 
  
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• Rosie & the Riveters perform ‘Ms. Behave’

  19-03-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Rosie & the Riveters perform “Ms. Behave’ from their upcoming album of the same name.
  
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• What a hoot: Owl makes itself at home after crashing through apartment window

  19-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Imagine coming home to a great horned owl perched in your living room, because that was a reality for one apartment resident in downtown Regina on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for March 19, 2018

  19-03-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Animal protection officers stretched thin in Saskatchewan
  Animals in need in Saskatchewan may not be getting the help they require due to a lack of resources, according to Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan (APSS). The APSS is responsible for enforcing the province’s Animal Protection Act. The organization took over response to animal welfare complaints outside of major urban centres
  
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• Courage Box delivers mental health strategies directly to your door

  19-03-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A University of Saskatchewan student has launched a subscription box to help those suffering from anxiety and depression find strategies to cope easily and inexpensively. 
  Shawn Clouthier, a third year women and gender studies student, founded the monthly subscription service Courage Box after suffering a particularly rough patch during her own mental health journey. Forced to drop out of university, quit her job and move back home with her parents, Clouthier began looking for self help res
  
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• Sask. child care, early learning gets $41M injection over next years

  19-03-2018 14:54 via cbc.ca
  A new three-year agreement will see the federal government put $41 million into early learning and child care in Saskatchewan, with the goal to add more than 2,500 child care spaces in the province.
  
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• Traffic Safety Advisory - U-Turns in school zones prohibited

  19-03-2018 14:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit wishes to remind all motorists that, under the Traffic Bylaw, U-Turns are prohibited anywhere in the city within school zones.In recent weeks, police have noticed an increase in violations and complaints regarding this issue.  Violations are occurring primarily during dismissal times in elementary schools while traffic is heavy with parents picking children up.U-Turns are dangerous because children who are walking, running and playing in the area ma
  
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