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• Traffic Restrictions - University Bridge

  09-04-2018 23:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions have now been lifted from the University Bridge. The male has been taken safely into custody and transported for medical examination.The Saskatoon Police thank the public for their patience and cooperation.(Occurrence Number: 18-34414)
  
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• After Humboldt bus crash victim and survivor misidentified, Parker Tobin and Xavier Labelle's families 'grieving together'

  09-04-2018 23:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  How it happened remains unclear. In the fog of overwhelming grief, even the unfathomable becomes possible, it seems.
  Maybe it was the dyed blonde hair the Humboldt Broncos players were sporting in a collective show of playoff unity. Perhaps it was the similar builds of the players involved. Maybe the damage suffered in Friday’s bus crash made it difficult to recognize some of the young men onboard. It might have been a combination of little sleep and endless tears.
  Two Broncos players &mda
  
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• Thousands of Canadians share letter of support for unidentified truck driver after deadly Humboldt crash

  09-04-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  A semi-truck and bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team collided on Highway 35 Friday evening, killing 15 and injuring 14 others. 
  
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• Support for Humboldt pours in from around the globe

  09-04-2018 23:45 via cbc.ca
  It's hard to find a flag in Saskatchewan that isn't flying at half-mast.
  
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• 12 survivors of Humboldt Broncos crash remain in hospital, 4 in critical condition

  09-04-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  A dozen survivors of a bus crash that killed 15 people on Friday are still in a Saskatoon hospital and four remain in critical condition.
  
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• Mom of Humboldt Broncos player says son didn't think he'd survive crash

  09-04-2018 23:29 via cbc.ca
  Ryan Straschnitzki's parents are relieved and grateful that their son is alive, but at the same time "absolutely beside ourselves" about the deaths of his Humboldt Broncos teammates, coaches, bus driver and others in Friday's horrific crash.
  
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• After Broncos crash, town of Allan remembers favourite son Schatz

  09-04-2018 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Last Wednesday, Logan Schatz pulled up at the local Tim Hortons drive-thru and bought himself a cup of coffee. He paid his own bill, and for the order placed by the vehicle behind him, in a small act of random kindness.
  On Monday morning, the home where Schatz grew up was overflowing with the 20-year-old’s favourite Timmies, from cardboard coffee vats to doughnut and muffin boxes. They remained virtually untouched as his parents and siblings attended to a revolving door of visitors.
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• VIideo: Ministry of Justice talks about the misidentification of two players involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  09-04-2018 23:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two members of the Humboldt Broncos — one who survived Friday’s tragic bus crash and one who died — were incorrectly identified as the other, the Ministry of Justice said Monday.Saskatchewan RCMP issued a statement Monday on behalf of the provincial justice ministry, saying the “Office of the Chief Coroner apologizes for the misidentification and any confusion created by it.”
  Xavier Labelle, an 18-year-old from Saskatoon, was initially identified as one of the
  
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• ‘They were brothers to me’: N.S. player recently traded from Humboldt Broncos mourns tragedy

  09-04-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  'We spent hours on that exact same bus, in the dressing room. It really hit me hard,' McKullen Astill says.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos Reaction

  09-04-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  The world reacts to the Humboldt Broncos tragedy as Rick Mercer, Rod Stewart and Debra Messing add their voices to the outpouring of support for the families and community, including a Go Fund Me page that has more than surpassed its $4 million goal.
  
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• ‘It’ll be there forever’: Nipawin fire chief describes Humboldt Broncos bus crash scene

  09-04-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Nipawin Fire Chief Brian Starkell explained the scene of the Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash when his crew arrived on Friday evening, saying they were focusing on doing their jobs.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash prompts calls for better highway safety

  09-04-2018 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash has prompted calls from councillors in the region to call for highway safety in the area the crash took place. Meanwhile RCMP say they have no new significant updates to provide. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• EXXPLORE Emergency Services – Registration Opens April 10th

  09-04-2018 21:46 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  On May 12th, the Saskatoon Police Service and the Saskatoon Fire Department are hosting a unique event highlighting careers in emergency services to women and girls.EXXPLORE Emergency Services is a one day showcase to raise awareness in the community and educate women and girls on the possibilities and the dynamic nature of careers in both Police and Fire. The ultimate goal of the event is to increase the number of female applicants to both professions.“Over the years, I have seen how poli
  
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• “THE BIG SHRED” – Declutter Your Space And Help A Good Cause At The Same Time!

  09-04-2018 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Mark May 5th on your calendar for “THE BIG SHRED”.  This is your chance to quickly shred old bank and utility statements, tax returns (2011 and earlier), dated invoices, files, and outdated documents which may contain personal information. “This is our 5th annual Big Shred”, said Kathy Piller, Executive Director of the McClure Place Foundation.  “Other...
  
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• Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer on city issues

  09-04-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer speaks with Jackie Wilson about a number of issues concerning Saskatoon, including the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and a proposal for a downtown grocery store.
  
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• SPRING HAM SUPPER

  09-04-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Supper @6:00pm at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church.  Music by The Club Concordia Brass Band before and after the meal. Tickets: Adults $20.00, Children (11-16 years old) $10.00, Children (under 12 years old) $6.00, Children (5 and under) are free. Contact Beryl at 306-249-3127 for tickets.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos receive support from Oilers, Flames, Blue Jays and many others

  09-04-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos are getting support from teams near and far.
  
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• Trucker sentenced for careless driving in death of Saskatchewan man in Montana

  09-04-2018 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian trucker Jaroslav Kleberc was sentenced for careless driving in the death of Marvin Knutson of Swift Current, Sask., in Montana.
  
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• Ukraine’s national hockey team pays tribute to Humboldt Broncos

  09-04-2018 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Ukrainian men’s national ice hockey team placed flowers outside the Canadian embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine in honour of those who lost their lives in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on Friday.
  
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• Humboldt bus crash prompts calls for highway safety: ‘I can’t believe it happened again’

  09-04-2018 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Councillors in rural Saskatchewan are calling on the province to make changes to a deadly intersection after a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team crashed into a semi-truck and killed 15 people. 
  
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• First Injured Humboldt Player Released From Hospital dlvr.it/QNytDJ https://t.co/tO3S1Xl0xb

  09-04-2018 20:29
  
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• Saskatchewan councillor devastated by 2nd deadly crash at intersection

  09-04-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Art Lalonde, the Rural Muncipalities Reeve for Connaught, Saskatchewan, remembered a crash that killed an Alberta family in 1997 at the same intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash occurred on Friday.
  
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• Councillor calls for rumble strips at intersection of Humboldt crash

  09-04-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Connaught Rural Municipalities Councillor Dale Poggemiller is calling for rumble strips to be added to the intersection where Friday’s deadly bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos occurred, but remains shocked how such an accident occurred based on the traffic signals already installed at the site.
  
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• Paige Crozon playing for Humboldt at Commonwealth Games in Australia

  09-04-2018 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  Basketball player Paige Crozon says she is hurting in the wake of the horrific bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: 1 day of warm, then a mini snowstorm

  09-04-2018 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  A one-day warm-up is on the way before another blast of snow moves into Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Investigating Humboldt Broncos crash likely to be a long process, experts say

  09-04-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Weather, skid marks, visibility, speed and the mechanical condition of the vehicles are a few of the factors to be analyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• ‘A jokester’: Mom of Humboldt Broncos’ Logan Hunter talks about son days after fatal crash

  09-04-2018 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Shauna Nordstrom, mother of Humboldt Broncos player Logan Hunter, talked about her son Monday saying he was a “jokester” and an easy-going 18-year-old who enjoyed being with his friends and give her hugs “all the time.” Hunter died in the fatal team bus crash on Friday.
  
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• Mom of Humboldt Broncos player Logan Hunter emotionally recalls learning about accident, son’s death

  09-04-2018 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Shauna Nordstrom, mother of Humboldt Broncos player Logan Hunter, became emotional as she recounted how found out about the fatal bus crash and when she was told her son had died in the collision between the team’s bus and a tractor trailer.
  
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• SJHL, Federated Co-op announce support program in wake of Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash

  09-04-2018 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Federated Co-op announced Monday it would establish the SJHL assistance program to raise money for the Humboldt Broncos and provide support for all players
  
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• Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Federated Co-op announce support program in wake of Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash

  09-04-2018 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Federated Co-op announced Monday it would establish the SJHL assistance program to raise money for the Humboldt Broncos and provide support for all players
  
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• Works like magic: Illusionists get to shine in "roller-coaster" show

  09-04-2018 19:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  “The Avengers of magic.” That’s how Jeff Hobson feels as part of The Illusionists.
  The necromantic spectacular features stars in five disciplines, from traditional magic to mind-reading: The Inventor Kevin James, The Deductionist Colin Cloud, The Manipulator An Ha Lim and Hobson, the Trickster.
  “We’ve been all over the world and this is our first chance to get to the western side of Canada, which is great,” said Hobson.
  “I love Canada. We always have gre
  
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• Photos: Vigil in Humboldt

  09-04-2018 19:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  Mourners gathered at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt, home of the Humboldt, Broncos, for a vigil to honour the victims of a fatal bus accident, April 8, 2018.
  
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• 'Scars that last a lifetime:' Saskatchewan hockey league announces support program after tragic bus crash

  09-04-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has announced a new program to support players after the Humboldt Broncos were involved in a crash that killed 15 people associated with the team.
  
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• Saskatchewan hockey league to create player support program after Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  09-04-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League plans to announce a new program to support players after a fatal bus crash.
  
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• Monday Schedule dlvr.it/QNyQPr https://t.co/9mZ7Zr2Xyj

  09-04-2018 18:54
  
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• Government on Mix-Up in Identifying Humboldt Broncos Crash Victims dlvr.it/QNyQXx https://t.co/z4lCkQjk05

  09-04-2018 18:54
  
  Government on Mix-Up in Identifying Humboldt Broncos Crash Victims dlvr.it/QNyQXx https://t.co/z4lCkQjk05
  
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• 'This is our team': Sask. MLAs offer condolences for Humboldt

  09-04-2018 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Question period is cancelled for two days in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
  
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• Sask. question period cancelled for two days, MLAs to offer condolences for Humboldt

  09-04-2018 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Question period is cancelled for two days in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
  
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• Admission at Remai Modern is free on Tuesday evening, April 10

  09-04-2018 18:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Tuesday, April 10 is free admission evening at Remai Modern thanks to sponsorship by Rawlco Radio. 
  All exhibits are accessible at no charge from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. A $1-million gift from Gordon and Jill Rawlinson ensures free access to the entire museum on six days each year.
  No advance tickets are required. Early arrival is encouraged because admission is based on capacity.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Saskatoon Public Library must rest

  09-04-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) is struggling. It wanted to do a good thing, to serve socially-excluded groups better. So it adopted a new service model, but this required major redesign of library work. Unfortunately, two significant errors in implementation have compromised its success.
  First, SPL removed some treasured specialized services without public consultation, despite the new service model’s emphasis on consultation and listening. Failure to demonstrate these practices in this in
  
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• Victim, survivor incorrectly identified as each other, says RCMP

  09-04-2018 17:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two members of the Humboldt Broncos — one who survived Friday’s tragic bus crash and one who died — were incorrectly identified as the other, the Ministry of Justice said.
  Saskatchewan RCMP issued a statement Monday on behalf of the provincial justice ministry on Monday morning, saying the “Office of the Chief Coroner apologizes for the misidentification and any confusion created by it.”
  New information pertaining to dental records launched the coroner’s
  
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• VIDEO: Ministry of Justice talks about the misidentification of two players involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  09-04-2018 17:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two members of the Humboldt Broncos — one who survived Friday’s tragic bus crash and one who died — were incorrectly identified as the other, the Ministry of Justice said Monday.Saskatchewan RCMP issued a statement Monday on behalf of the provincial justice ministry, saying the “Office of the Chief Coroner apologizes for the misidentification and any confusion created by it.”
  Xavier Labelle, an 18-year-old from Saskatoon, was initially identified as one of the
  
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• Ministry of Justice confident in processes despite misidentification of Humboldt Broncos victim

  09-04-2018 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  Drew Wilby with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice said they are confident in their processes used following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash but will always be open to review.
  
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• New information led to proper identification of Humboldt Broncos victim: Coroner’s Office

  09-04-2018 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  Drew Wilby, on behalf of Saskatchewan’s Coroner’s Office, said Monday that new information provided Sunday night prompted officials to investigate and discover that a Humboldt Broncos bus crash victim had been misidentified.
  
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• ‘A lot of variables’ why misidentification can happen: Coroner’s Office

  09-04-2018 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Coroner’s Office said Monday that there are “a lot of variables,” significant trauma for example, that can lead to misidentifying a victim after it was determined a Humboldt Broncos bus crash victim had been misidentified.
  
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• Coroner’s Office addresses misidentification of victim in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  09-04-2018 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  Drew Wilby with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice explained Monday on behalf of the Coroner’s Office that a victim in the Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash was misidentified, saying that Xavier Labelle is alive while Parker Tobin is deceased.
  
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• Provincial park reservations open today

  09-04-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  From April 9 to 20, a staggered launch will take place, where one to three new parks will be open for reservations each day.
  
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• Body in Humboldt Broncos crash misidentified: Xavier Labelle is alive, Parker Tobin is dead

  09-04-2018 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice said the body of Parker Tobin — an 18-year-old goalie from Stony Plain, Alta. — was mistaken for that of 18-year-old Xavier Labelle from Saskatoon.
  
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• Canadians are leaving their hockey sticks on front porches to pay tribute to Humboldt Broncos

  09-04-2018 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  "The boys might need it … wherever they are.”
  
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• Saskatoon rallies behind Humboldt Broncos after fatal crash

  09-04-2018 16:27 via cbc.ca
  The City of Saskatoon has lowered its flags to half-mast after a deadly bus crash on Friday.
  
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