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• Humboldt bus crash: All GoFundMe donations to go directly to affected players, families

  08-04-2018 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Fifteen people were killed and another 14 injured when a bus carrying the hockey team and a semi-truck collided at an intersection on Highway 35 near Tisdale.
  
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• Pancake breakfast held to heal after Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash

  08-04-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  People came together on Sunday for a pancake breakfast as a way to heal after the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus and a tractor trailer collided on Friday.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos mom says son was ‘living his dream’

  08-04-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Shauna Nordstrom says her son Logan Hunter was living his hockey dream. The 18-year-old from St. Albert was killed Friday in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Flowers placed on Humboldt Broncos players’ vehicles following fatal crash

  08-04-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Flowers have been placed on several vehicles belonging to Humboldt Broncos players following the fatal bus crash which occurred Friday in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Former NHL players shaken by Humboldt Broncos crash during visit to Saskatoon

  08-04-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  NHL Hall of Fame centre Mike Modano says Friday night's bus crash shook all the former players who were in Saskatoon for a fundraiser.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos crash not the first deadly collision at Highway 35 and Highway 335

  08-04-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  This is not the first fatal accident to have occurred in the area - around 20 years ago, six members of one family were killed in a crash at the intersection.
  
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• Hundreds including Justin Trudeau expected to attend Humboldt Broncos crash vigil

  08-04-2018 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatchewan community prepares to remember the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Logan Hunter’s mom says he was ‘living his dream’

  08-04-2018 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  A St. Albert athlete who was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash Friday is being remembered as a passionate hockey player with a sharp sense of humour who was also an incredibly kind young man.
  
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• RCMP lay cross at intersection of Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash

  08-04-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP were the first to lay a cross at the scene where a tractor-trailer truck and the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos crashed on Friday evening. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• RCMP reopen highway after bus crash investigation

  08-04-2018 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than a day after a crash between a bus carrying members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team and a semi-tractor trailer unit, RCMP have reopened the highway to traffic on Sunday.
  Some of the first people at the scene of the horrific crash when the highway was reopened Sunday were members of the Nipawin RCMP detachment, who left flowers in memory of the 15 people who were killed.The Broncos were travelling north to Nipawin on Highway 35 late in the afternoon Friday for an SJHL playoff game ag
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in Humboldt to offer his support

  08-04-2018 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  The premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe was spotted at shop in Humboldt, as he’s in the grief stricken community to offer his support.
  
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• GoFundMe for families of victims tops $3 million

  08-04-2018 22:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  NIPAWIN — A GoFundMe campaign set up to help families of the Humboldt Bronco’s hockey team, which was involved in a horrific crash, has raised more than $3 million.
  The collision, which left 15 dead and 14 others injured, occurred Friday when a truck collided with a bus carrying the junior hockey team to a playoff game in northeastern Saskatchewan. 
  A photo tweeted early Saturday showed three players lying in side-by-side hospital beds, holding hands.The campaign was set up Frid
  
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• Truck launches over Circle Drive barricade, catches fire, in Sunday morning collision

  08-04-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police were asking people to avoid the area of Circle Drive and Preston Avenue South, after a serious collision took place early Sunday morning.
  
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• How can you help family through the trauma of the Humboldt bus crash? Talk about it

  08-04-2018 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  "There is nothing harder than a parent losing a child. There just isn't," said Calgary-based psychologist Dr. Scott Wooding.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos coach missed fatal bus ride

  08-04-2018 21:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Chris Beaudry rarely boarded the Humboldt Broncos bus for the shorter road trips around central Saskatchewan. The assistant coach would often drive alone in his truck.
  Friday was one of those days.
  When the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus collided with a semi-trailer truck in an intersection while the team was on its way to Nipawin, Beaudry was not there.Today, Beaudry remains as the lone member on the Broncos’ coaching staff following the deaths of head coach Darcy Haugan and assistant M
  
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• How to watch Vigil for Humboldt: A CBC News Special

  08-04-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  CBC News will have special coverage of the public vigil for the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, live from the Humboldt arena beginning Sunday at 9 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CST).
  
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• Broncos tragedy leaves many questions unanswered for SJHL

  08-04-2018 21:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Where does the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League — still smack in the middle of playoffs — go from here?
  What happens to the Humboldt Broncos, who can’t possibly ice a team right now?
  Those are questions for which there aren’t yet many answers as the Broncos and the league continue to cope with the loss of life together with all the pain and suffering that comes with a tragedy of this magnitude — one that has left at least 15 dead.There are far-reaching implications
  
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• RM councillors want changes at deadly intersection

  08-04-2018 21:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  A rural municipality councillor says he would like to see rumble strips installed at the intersection where a tragic crash involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus happened.
  Dale Poggemiller, a councillor with the Rural Municipality of Connaught, said he will consider trying to get changes made at the intersection of highways 35 and 335. The junction is located inside the RM.
  The Broncos team bus was travelling north to Nipawin on Highway 35 and a semi was travelling west on Highway 335 when the
  
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• Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers coaches bring gifts to Humboldt Broncos survivors in hospital

  08-04-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  Fifteen people were killed and 14 others seriously injured when a semi-truck and the bus carrying the team collided near Tisdale on Friday.
  
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• Vigil for Broncos bus crash victims planned Sunday night in Humboldt

  08-04-2018 21:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Humboldt Broncos had been scheduled to take on the Nipawin Hawks at home Sunday night in Game 6 of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs.
  Instead, the City of Humboldt and team are planning a vigil. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to attend “to pay his respects and mourn the loss of the players and officials of the Humboldt Broncos.”
  Chairs were set up at Humboldt’s Elgar Petersen Arena Saturday for a vigil expected to start Sunday at 7 p.m. — what
  
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• Pickup truck veers off road, crashes through concrete barrier, burns

  08-04-2018 21:10
  The Saskatoon Fire Department and Saskatoon police responded to a vehicle that crashed and caught on fire early Sunday morning.
  
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• Regina graffiti artist's mural brings Tina Fontaine's story to New Zealand

  08-04-2018 20:55 via cbc.ca
  Emily Gardner sees herself in the story of Tina Fontaine. The graffiti artist was inspired to paint a mural in Auckland, New Zealand, dedicated to the 15-year-old girl from Sagkeeng First Nation.
  
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• Evan Thomas's death prompts outpouring of tears, togetherness

  08-04-2018 20:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Thomas home in Saskatoon has become a place for young people to gather and shed tears for a Humboldt Broncos player with a “quiet confidence” and a bright academic future.
  “Eight of them showed up on our doorstep last night… and just sat there and cried with us,” said Scott Thomas, father of Evan Thomas. “Nobody really said anything. We just all cried together.”
  Those were kids who’d known Evan since kindergarten. He was one of the 15 people w
  
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• Fans’ impromptu cheer for Humboldt Broncos at Saskatchewan Rush game

  08-04-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  National Lacrosse League (NLL) fans cheered “Let’s go, Broncos” ahead of the fourth quarter of the Saskatchewan Rush game on Saturday at SaskTel Centre.
  
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• 'We aren't built to not get attached': Billet mom says love for 3 young players continues after deaths

  08-04-2018 20:40 via cbc.ca
  For the first time in a long time, Rene Cannon and her family will be coming home to an empty basement, devoid of the sounds of kids playing xBox and rowdy games of mini-sticks, after the death of three of her billet sons.
  
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• 'We aren't built to not get attached': Billet mom says love for 3 young players continues after 2 deaths

  08-04-2018 20:40 via cbc.ca
  For the first time in a long time, Rene Cannon and her family will be coming home to an empty basement, devoid of the sounds of kids playing xBox and rowdy games of mini-sticks, after the death of two of her billet sons.
  
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• 'We aren't built to not get attached': Billet mom says love for 3 three young players continues after deaths

  08-04-2018 20:40 via cbc.ca
  For the first time in a long time, Rene Cannon and her family will be coming home to an empty basement, devoid of the sounds of kids playing xBox and rowdy games of mini-sticks, after the death of three of her billet sons.
  
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• Road closures after multi-vehicle collision

  08-04-2018 20:35
  Saskatoon police are temporarily closing roads after a collision involving multiple cars.
  
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• Police lift road closures

  08-04-2018 20:35
  Saskatoon police have lifted road closures that were in place after a collision involving multiple cars.
  
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• Former Swift Current Bronco Bob Wilkie, who was involved in ’86 crash, en route to Humboldt

  08-04-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Former Swift Current Bronco Bob Wilkie, who was involved in the 1986 fatal bus crash, joined former teammates Sheldon Kennedy and Peter Soberlak as they make their way to offer support to Humboldt.
  
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  08-04-2018 20:27
  
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• Peter Soberlak arrives in Saskatchewan to visit Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivors

  08-04-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  Former Edmonton Oilers player and Swift Current Broncos 1986 bus crash survivor Peter Soberlak arrived in Saskatoon on Sunday and said after his own experience he feels “sorrow and pain” for the players and that when he learned of the crash he knew he had to visit Humboldt.
  
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• SJHL assistance fund to help junior hockey families affected by Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  08-04-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  Bill Chow, president of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, says the organization is helping junior hockey families with an assistance fund.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos crash: New Brunswick town understands long shadow of fatal crash

  08-04-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Bathurst is still feeling the effects of a van crash over a decade ago that killed seven members of a high school basketball and the wife of its coach.
  
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• Careless disposal of smoking materials cause of Silverwood Heights house fire

  08-04-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  An estimated $200,000 worth of damage at a Saskatoon house fire was caused by the careless disposal of smoking materials.
  
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• Sheldon Kennedy hopes to ‘bring some hope’ by visiting Humboldt Broncos players after bus crash

  08-04-2018 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  Former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy arrived in Saskatoon on Sunday and said he hopes to meet with survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash to “try and bring some hope” using his own experience after being involved in a team bus crash in 1986.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos tragedy “hits home” with junior hockey players across Canada: OJHL commissioner

  08-04-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  OJHL Commissioner Marty Savoy talked about how a tragedy like the Humboldt Broncos crash can affect players and how leagues need to support their players during difficult times like this.
  
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• Father of Humboldt player Labelle recalls arriving at tragic scene

  08-04-2018 19:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dr. Paul Labelle, his wife and daughter were following the Humboldt Broncos team bus on the latest leg of its playoff journey when their lives changed forever.
  Labelle, a Saskatoon emergency room physician, said Saturday night he came upon the crash site Friday where the bus and a semi had collided. He instinctively tried to rush to the scene to help.
  The police who were already on scene refused to let him assist. Labelle said that was the right decision, given his personal involvement.“I
  
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• Memorial for Humboldt Broncos players after fatal bus crash continues to grow at arena

  08-04-2018 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  A memorial set up at Humboldt, Saskatchewan’s Elgar Petersen Arena in honour of the Humboldt Broncos following a fatal bus crash Friday continued to grow Sunday with people laying flowers and cards for players and families.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus driver remembered for smile, storytelling on the road

  08-04-2018 19:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  The bus driver who died in the tragic collision involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus on a Saskatchewan highway is being remembered as a family man who was always quick to smile and tell a story during the drives across the province.
  Glen Doerksen was behind the wheel of the bus on Friday when it collided with a semi, according to a representative speaking “on behalf of his beloved family and friends.”
  On Friday at 5 p.m., Nipawin RCMP responded to a collision between a bus and a t
  
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• Former York University hockey player among victims of Humboldt bus crash

  08-04-2018 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  The York Lions released a statement Sunday morning saying that the team is "saddened" by the news that 27-year-old Mark Cross, who was an assistant coach with the Broncos, was one of the victims of the crash.
  
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• Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers coaches arrive at hospital to bring gifts to Humboldt Broncos survivors

  08-04-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan and Calgary Flames coach Glen Gulutzan, who have both played lived and played hockey in Saskatchewan, arrive at hospital on Sunday to bring gifts to the injured players of the Humboldt Broncos following Fridays tragic crash.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Premier Moe says province coming together after tragedy

  08-04-2018 19:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Speaking with reporters Saturday afternoon, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe acknowledged the deep loss suffered by everyone connected to the Humboldt Broncos, and said that feeling extends across the province, which is “really just one small town.” 
  “This is a tragedy that reverberates across our province and across our nation … I know that the pain and suffering is felt most deeply in the community of Humboldt, but I think all of us in Saskatchewan and across Canada
  
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• 'Code orange': How first responders react to a tragedy

  08-04-2018 19:10 via cbc.ca
  Dr. Hassan Masri hadn’t heard the news about the crash involving a Saskatchewan junior hockey team bus when he went into work on Friday night. But when the hospital went into "code orange," he said it worked like a well-oiled machine.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: 10 players, driver, 2 coaches, volunteer, broadcaster confirmed dead

  08-04-2018 19:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  The 15 people who died after a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided with a semi-trailer unit include 10 players, the bus driver, two coaches, a volunteer statistician and a broadcaster.
  RCMP initially said 14 people had died Friday in the crash, but on Saturday afternoon, police said in a news release that another person had died.Fourteen others on the bus were injured, some of them critically. The RCMP initially reported there were 28 people on the bus, but correct
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Vigil planned Sunday night in Humboldt

  08-04-2018 19:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Humboldt Broncos had been scheduled to take on the Nipawin Hawks at home Sunday night in Game 6 of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs.
  Instead, the City of Humboldt and team are planning a vigil.
  Chairs were set up at Humboldt’s Elgar Petersen Arena Saturday for a vigil expected to start Sunday at 7 p.m. — what should have been the start of the Broncos playoff game.
  A solidarity vigil for the Humboldt Broncos is also being held in Saskatoon on Sunday from 6:45 to 8 p.
  
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• Mitchell: Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy casts a dark shadow

  08-04-2018 19:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Broncos were supposed to play the good old hockey game Sunday night, under the white-beamed roof at Elgar Petersen Arena.
  Game 6, it would have been, and the place would have rocked, lit up by the town’s enthusiasm for playoff hockey.
  But then came that bus ride to Nipawin on Friday afternoon, and the crash that killed 15 people and horrified not just the town, and the province, and the country, but big swaths of the much wider world.“The worst nightmare
  
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• Ontario Junior Hockey League holds minute of silence for Humboldt Broncos after fatal crash

  08-04-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  The Ontario Junior Hockey League held a minute’s silence on Saturday for the Humboldt Broncos, whose bus was involved in a fatal crash on Friday.
  
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• ‘O Canada’ sung before Nashville Predators game in tribute to Humboldt Broncos

  08-04-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  A rendition of “O Canada” was sung on Saturday before the Nashville Predators game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a tribute to the Humboldt Broncos, whose bus was involved a fatal crash on Friday killing at least 15 people.
  
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  08-04-2018 18:51
  
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