Saskatoon news

• More financial literacy coming to Saskatchewan classrooms

  27-03-2018 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  On March 27, the Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant announced that writing for new financial literacy courses is set to begin in April, and will soon be available to help ensure students in Saskatchewan are prepared for a successful future.
  
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• Review finds food, new prison management contributed to 2016 Sask. Penitentiary riot

  27-03-2018 23:07 via cbc.ca
  A Correctional Service Canada report says a walkout by prisoners working in the kitchen could have been the catalyst for a riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary that left one inmate dead and eight others in hospital.
  
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• Two arrested following Saskatoon police traffic stop, loaded sawed-off rifle found

  27-03-2018 23:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  A loaded, sawed-off rifle was recovered by Saskatoon police after a man attempted to flee from an officer during a traffic stop.
  A canine patrol officer conducted a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Avenue I North on Tuesday around midnight, according to police in a news release. After the vehicle came to a stop, one of two people inside ran on foot while in possession of a backpack but was quickly taken into custody. The man, 22 years old, was treated at the scene by emergency responders for wh
  
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• Sask. falling short on fighting climate change: report

  27-03-2018 22:49 via cbc.ca
  In a cross-country report on government response to climate change, Saskatchewan has been called out for falling short in several areas, including not having an emissions target for 2020.
  
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• CBC meteorologists make spring forecasts and answer your summer weather questions

  27-03-2018 22:46 via cbc.ca
  CBC meteorologists Johanna Wagstaffe, Christy Climenhaga and Jay Scotland were asked during a YouTube live about the weather, forecasting and the season ahead across Canada.
  
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• Roughriders drop player from negotiation list after domestic violence allegation

  27-03-2018 22:40 via cbc.ca
  ​The Seattle Seahawks released quarterback Trevone Boykin shortly after his girlfriend alleged in a television interview that he physically assaulted her in Texas.
  
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• Children's Advocate Says Boy's Death Was Preventable dlvr.it/QMZqLz https://t.co/jr2LBJAcAl

  27-03-2018 22:36
  
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• Arrest - Loaded, Sawed-Off Rifle Recovered - 1200 Block Avenue I North

  27-03-2018 22:21 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two men, ages 17 and 22, are facing a number of charges following a foot chase with an SPS Canine team, and the recovery of a loaded, sawed-off rifle.Just after midnight, March 27, 2018, a canine officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Avenue I North.  The vehicle came to a stop, however one of the two men inside fled the scene on foot, in possession of a backpack.  The man was quickly brought into custody.  A discarded backpack containing the rifle wa
  
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• Drowning death of Saskatoon boy with autism preventable: children’s advocate

  27-03-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s children’s advocate makes 11 recommendations in the drowning death of a five-year-old Saskatoon boy with autism.
  
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• Drowning death of 5-year-old Ahmedsadiq Elmmi was preventable: Saskatchewan children's advocate

  27-03-2018 21:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  An investigation by Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth has determined the drowning death of five-year-old Ahmedsadiq Elmmi could have been prevented.
  The youngster drowned in a storm pond near Dundonald School on Sept. 11, 2017. Saskatchewan’s Office of the Chief Coroner subsequently ruled the death accidental.
  In a 28-page report released Tuesday, children’s advocate Corey O’Soup concluded that while Saskatoon’s public school division had “worked
  
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• Drowning death of Saskatoon kindergartner ‘preventable’: children’s advocate report

  27-03-2018 21:54
  The death of a five-year-old autistic boy who drowned in a pond on his first full day of school last fall was preventable, according to a Saskatchewan’s children advocate report tabled in the legislature this afternoon.
  
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• United Way of Saskatoon faces $1-million campaign shortfall; programming, staffing cutbacks expected

  27-03-2018 21:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  The United Way of Saskatoon is planning on reducing staff and cutting back on investments in key programming as the organization faces a million-dollar shortfall in campaign revenue.
  According to the United Way, campaign revenue has declined by 35 per cent over the last three years, which United Way has offset by “drawing on financial reserves and other savings.” According to chief executive officer Shaun Dyer, the shortfall is “due to lower-than-expected individuals
  
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• Follow the March 27 edition of Sask. question period live

  27-03-2018 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Adam Hunter is at the Saskatchewan Legislature and will be tweeting live from question period during Tuesday's proceedings.
  
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• STC saying goodbye to Saskatoon maintenance centre for $4.9M

  27-03-2018 21:18 via cbc.ca
  The City of Saskatoon has agreed to buy one of the STC’s two provincial maintenance centres for $4.88 million.
  
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• 'Everything is on the table': Sask. finance minister doesn't rule out another PST hike

  27-03-2018 21:03 via cbc.ca
  With two weeks to go until Saskatchewan's next provincial budget, the finance minister is being tight-lipped.
  
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• Sask. government reversals since 2017 budget

  27-03-2018 20:55
  Since releasing the 2017 budget, the Saskatchewan government has gone back on a number of decisions made to help tackle a $685 million deficit.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: diving into the deep freeze for Easter

  27-03-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon's weather forecast dives into the deep freeze for Easter long weekend.
  
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• Kitchen staff walkout possible trigger for Saskatchewan Penitentiary riot: report

  27-03-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  A CSC report says a number of issues were already brewing at Saskatchewan Penitentiary before violence erupted on Dec. 14, 2016.
  
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• Education Ministry Preparing Financial Literacy Curricula for High School dlvr.it/QMZ3hm https://t.co/XtQ7ywcV1y

  27-03-2018 19:56
  
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• RCMP on the lookout for man wanted for sexual assault

  27-03-2018 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  Delmont Asapace Jr., of the Kawacatoose First Nation, was charged with sexual assault after an incident on Nov. 18, 2017.
  
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• New financial literacy courses set for Saskatchewan students

  27-03-2018 19:41
  Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant announced on Tuesday that the framework for new financial literacy courses for Saskatchewan students will begin in April.
  
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• RCMP requesting help locating man suspected to be in Regina, facing multiple charges

  27-03-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Cyr has been wanted on these outstanding warrants since Aug. 30, 2017, and RCMP believe he is currently on the George Gordon First Nation Reserve, or in Regina.
  
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• Kitchen staff walkout possible trigger for Saskatchewan prison riot: report

  27-03-2018 19:35
  A Correctional Service Canada report says a walkout by prisoners working in the kitchen could have been the catalyst for a riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary that left one inmate dead and eight others in hospital.
  
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• Saskatoon arena district would create major economic spinoff

  27-03-2018 19:00 via cbc.ca
  The message was clear in a recent report. SaskTel Centre and TCU Place are done, and costs to replace will rise with time.
  
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• What Should the New Main Library Branch Look Like? dlvr.it/QMYjNg https://t.co/FJacayRxju

  27-03-2018 18:51
  
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• Parents of drowned Kindergarten student Ahmedsadiq Elmmi sue city, school division

  27-03-2018 18:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  The parents of the five-year-old boy who drowned in a storm water retention pond near Dundonald School on his second day of Kindergarten are suing the Saskatoon Public School Division and the City of Saskatoon, claiming the organizations showed “outrageous disregard for safety” in the lead up to their son’s death.
  Ahmedsadiq (Ahmed) Hussein Elmmi, who had been diagnosed with autism and language delay and was known to be a “runner,” ran away from an educational assis
  
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• Parents of drowned boy with autism suing Saskatoon Public Schools, City of Saskatoon

  27-03-2018 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  The family of a five-year-old boy with autism who drowned in apond near a Saskatoon school are suing both the City of Saskatoon and Saskatoon Public Schools for negligence.
  
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• Preventing Overdose with Naloxone dlvr.it/QMYXLY https://t.co/ly0VSOFsAW

  27-03-2018 18:20
  
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• 'Many intersecting factors' to blame for deadly Prince Albert prison riot, says Correctional Services Canada

  27-03-2018 18:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  The federal agency responsible for prisons in Canada says “many intersecting factors,” including work- and food-related protests, may have set the stage for a 2016 riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary that left one man dead.
  In a report published this week following a recommendation by Canada’s prison watchdog, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) identified kitchen staff walkouts as the “catalytic event” that could have sparked the December 14, 2016 riot in the Princ
  
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• 'Outrageous disregard for safety'; Saskatoon parents launch lawsuit over autistic 5-year-old's drowning death

  27-03-2018 18:02 via cbc.ca
  The parents of a five-year-old autistic boy who died after falling into a pond on his first full day of school are suing the Saskatoon school board and the city.
  
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• Letter of the Day: The importance of language

  27-03-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I would like to draw your attention to the importance of language when we are referring to individuals who have exceptionalities.
  Often the term “disabilities” could be replaced by the term “exceptionalities” or “differences” because it may be that a person is not unable to do something, he or she just does it in a different way.
  The second point I’d like to make is the importance of using “people first” language. Saying “the autistic c
  
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• Canada, provinces lack clear plan to adapt to climate change, auditors say

  27-03-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  A joint report by the auditor general of Canada and nine provinces says Canada will likely miss 2020 emissions targets and a significant effort will be required to meet 2030 targets.
  
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• 'I lost my heart:' Parents of boy who drowned during recess sue board, city

  27-03-2018 17:32
  The parents of a five-year-old autistic boy who died after falling into a pond on his first full day of school are suing the Saskatoon school board and the city alleging negligence cost them the light of their lives.
  
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• Family of boy who drowned near Dundonald School suing school board, city

  27-03-2018 17:32
  The parents of a five-year-old autistic boy who died after falling into a pond on his first full day of school are suing the Saskatoon school board and the city.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/QMY8sl https://t.co/fivl3FfEk8

  27-03-2018 17:17
  
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• Mail box thefts, ongoing scams concern for Saskatoon police

  27-03-2018 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  With ongoing mail box thefts and a new CRA scam, Saskatoon police Det. Ajay Chevril has tips on protecting yourself and your personal information.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for March 27, 2018

  27-03-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond.
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  Premier Scott Moe filed for bankruptcy after family farm business became insolvent
  Premier Scott Moe filed for bankruptcy in early 2000, just over a decade before he entered politics. Public records show that Moe, who was 26 years old at the time, had $208,500 in assets and $320,900 in liabilities when he made the filing under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.  Federal government documents note that t
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask., mayor hopes Husky charges will deter against future spills

  27-03-2018 15:21 via cbc.ca
  Prince Albert, Sask., Mayor Greg Dionne says the incident on the North Saskatchewan River made him more aware of the danger from the many pipelines that criss-cross Saskatchewan.
  
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• Prince Albert, Sask., mayor hopes charges against Husky will serve as deterrent for future spills

  27-03-2018 15:21 via cbc.ca
  Prince Albert, Sask., Mayor Greg Dionne says the incident on the North Saskatchewan River made him more aware of the danger from the many pipelines that criss-cross Saskatchewan.
  
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• Father upset with coroner’s report into son’s drowning death in Saskatoon: imam

  27-03-2018 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  An imam says the father of a five-year-old autistic boy is upset with the coroner’s reports into his son’s drowning death.
  
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• Waning immunity behind the comeback of mumps in Canada

  27-03-2018 15:09
  Rates of the mumps across Ontario have been on the rise, and not just among those who refuse to be vaccinated. Even those who have gotten the shots are getting mumps, and doctors think they now understand why.
  
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• Canadian whistleblower at centre of privacy scandal testifies in U.K.

  27-03-2018 15:08
  The Canadian computer expert who sparked a global debate over electronic privacy said Tuesday that the official campaign backing Britain's exit from the European Union had access to data that was inappropriately collected from millions of Facebook users.
  
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• Monday's Scoreboard dlvr.it/QMXMlD https://t.co/MN4H6K7ZQD

  27-03-2018 15:06
  
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• 'They feel like they are in prison': Project Forseti informant sues RCMP over treatment in witness protection

  27-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A lawsuit alleges that Noel Harder and his family have suffered serious damage to their finances, mental health and sense of well-being. Harder is a key witness in Project Forseti, an investigation that targeted The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club.
  
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• 'They feel like they are in prison': Lawsuit alleges mistreatment of Project Forseti witness in protection

  27-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A lawsuit alleges that Noel Harder and his family have suffered serious damage to their finances, mental health and sense of well-being. Harder is a key witness in Project Forseti, an investigation that targeted The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club.
  
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• A legacy of words: Saskatoon writer Jordon Cooper dies of cancer

  27-03-2018 14:28 via cbc.ca
  Well-known blogger and Saskatoon StarPhoenix columnist Jordon Cooper, 44, has died after a battle with with colon and liver cancer.
  
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• Council will still consider overpasses, underpasses at train tracks

  27-03-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city council has expressed some hesitancy about climbing aboard the rail relocation express.
  Council voted Monday to leave the door open to considering underpasses or overpasses where train tracks cross roadways, even as it approved continuing to study rail relocation.
  The city previously commissioned a study to determine the best course of action to address costly delays at railway crossings. The consultants came back suggesting the city focus on relocation of the Canadian Pacific (CP
  
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• Teen sentenced to three years for role in Simon Grant's death

  27-03-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cora Laich drove through a blizzard to get to the La Ronge courthouse for the sentencing hearing of the 14-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to taking part in the killing of her husband, Simon Grant.
  On Friday, Laich, her daughter Candice, family and friends heard Judge Robert Lane give the youth the maximum penalty allowed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) for manslaughter: three years of custody and supervision.
  The teen was originally charged with second-degree murder at the time of h
  
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• Plummeting property values, noise, traffic concerns voiced as Corman Park allows seed-cleaning plant

  27-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Landowners in the rural municipality of Corman Park, north of Martensville, Sask., are disappointed after the RM council voted to allow their neighbour to build a seed-cleaning plant.
  
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• Corman Park to allow seed-cleaning plant despite neighbours' opposition

  27-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Landowners in the rural municipality of Corman Park, north of Martensville, Sask., are disappointed after the RM council voted to allow their neighbour to build a seed-cleaning plant.
  
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