Saskatoon news

• Explosives unit called after suspected grenade found in Lloydminster

  08-05-2018 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Officers were called to a business area on the Saskatchewan side of the border city on Monday after a report of a possible explosive device. Police quickly secured the area and contacted the RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit
  
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• Steinbach Pistons crowned ANAVET Cup champions

  08-05-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Steinbach Pistons defeated the Nipawin Hawks 2-1 on Monday to win the 2018 ANAVET Cup.
  
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• 'Did we win our game?': Injured Humboldt Broncos player can't recall bus crash

  08-05-2018 23:31
  Kaleb Dahlgren, 20, was one of 13 players injured April 6 when the junior hockey team's bus and a semi-trailer collided in rural Saskatchewan.
  
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• West Wind Aviation cleared for takeoff after crash

  08-05-2018 23:28
  A Saskatoon-based airline that operated a plane that crashed in December has been cleared to resume flying passengers.
  
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• $2.3M for 77 new automated licence plate readers on Saskatchewan roads

  08-05-2018 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  SGI has invested $2.3 million to put 77 new automated licence plate readers in law enforcement vehicles.
  
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• Restrictions in place at Victoria Park as city installs new artwork

  08-05-2018 23:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  A portion of Victoria Park will be closed as the City of Saskatoon installs a new piece of art focusing on reconciliation.
  The piece, titled “The Coming Spring Where Our Paths Cross,” is by Canadian artist and sculptor Gordon Reeve.
  It was commissioned by the Saskatoon Tribal Council, the City of Saskatoon with funding from the Government of Canada, according to a City of Saskatoon news release.
  A 27-foot tall arch with two spires made of stainless steel, the piece will reflect
  
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• Saskatchewan economy rebounded in 2017: SREDA

  08-05-2018 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  SREDA says Saskatchewan's economy grew in 2017 following a decline in 2016.
  
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• Crown prosecutor hopes La Loche sentencing will offer ‘some degree of closure’

  08-05-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  After the sentencing the La Loche shooter to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years, crown prosecutor Pouria Tabrizi-Reardigan said Tuesday, he hopes the community can now heal.
  
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• Fire destroys Habitat for Humanity built-home in Yorkton

  08-05-2018 22:12
  A house fire in Yorkton Tuesday morning has gutted a home built by Habitat for Humanity nine years ago.
  
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• Judge issues maximum sentence for La Loche shooter, says 'more help is needed' for community

  08-05-2018 21:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  MEADOW LAKE — After sentencing the La Loche shooter to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years, a Saskatchewan judge expressed hope and concern for the struggling northern Saskatchewan community — which she says has been abandoned following the 2016 shooting.
  “It is a travesty,” said Judge Janet McIvor on Tuesday in Meadow Lake provincial court, after sentencing the now-20-year-old shooter to the maximum for a youth sentenced as an adult for first-degree murd
  
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• ‘We can all beginning to start healing’: La Loche mayor reacts to school shooter life sentence

  08-05-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre spoke to the media Tuesday following a judge’s decision to hand down a life sentence to La Loche school shooter.
  
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• ‘We can all begin to start healing’: La Loche mayor reacts to school shooter’s life sentence

  08-05-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre spoke to the media Tuesday following a judge’s decision to hand down a life sentence to La Loche school shooter.
  
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• West Wind Aviation cleared to fly again by Transport Canada after Fond-du-Lac crash

  08-05-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  Transport Canada has given clearance for a northern Saskatchewan airline to carry passengers once again.
  
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• Sask. could see funnel clouds as low-pressure system moves through province

  08-05-2018 21:23 via cbc.ca
  A low-pressure system moving through Saskatchewan today may bring funnel clouds, according to a weather advisory issued by Environment Canada.
  
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• West Wind cleared to resume flying five months after crash

  08-05-2018 21:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  Five months after its air operator certificate was suspended following a deadly crash in northern Saskatchewan, West Wind Aviation has the green light to resume flying.
  Aviation regulator Transport Canada said Tuesday that it reinstated the Saskatoon-based airline’s air operator certificate effective immediately, meaning it can resume commercial aviation service.
  “West Wind Aviation has addressed Transport Canada’s concerns regarding the deficiencies in its operational control
  
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• Weather advisory for possible funnel clouds in Sask.

  08-05-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  First thunderstorms of 2018 roll into the Saskatoon area before a cool down ahead in the weather forecast.
  
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• 'I did not feel he needed direct medical attention': Arresting officers testify at Michael Ryan death inquiry

  08-05-2018 20:51 via cbc.ca
  Jurors at the Michael Ryan inquest heard from the police officers who arrested the 38-year-old hours before his death.
  
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• Environment Canada settles court case over threats to caribou habitat

  08-05-2018 20:47 via cbc.ca
  Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has settled a court action launched by an environmental group over the protection of critical habitat for a species at risk.
  
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• Province warns rural residents to be extra careful when burning outside

  08-05-2018 20:44 via cbc.ca
  As out-of-control grass fires continue to sweep across the province, the Ministry of Environment is cautioning people to be extra careful when burning outside.
  
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• Man treated for suspected gunshot wounds at Yorkton, Sask. medical facility

  08-05-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  When officials arrived at the medical facility, they were able to determine that an altercation took place at a business on Highway 9, south of Yorkton.
  
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• SaskPower to invest $4.5 million to inspect 112,000 wooden power poles

  08-05-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  The SaskPower wood pole maintenance program can extend the life expectancy of the poles to more than 60 years from 25-35 years.
  
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• Brad Trost loses bid to sue Conservative Party over leak of secret members' list

  08-05-2018 20:15 via cbc.ca
  Longtime Conservative MP Brad Trost has lost his bid to sue the Conservative Party over what he called a "deliberate smear" during last year's leadership race.
  
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• La Loche school shooter sentenced to life in prison

  08-05-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Sentencing handed down to the La Loche school shooter who killed four and injured seven in January 2016.
  
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• Water Security Agency unveils $43.6M in Saskatchewan water infrastructure projects

  08-05-2018 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Water Security Agency (WSA) is spending $43.6 million in 2018-19 on water management infrastructure.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor making progress with recovery

  08-05-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Xavier Labelle’s mother Tanya and the Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor taking part in his physiotherapy treatment in Saskatoon.
  
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• Gerald McMaster: Curating art for a new world

  08-05-2018 19:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Growing up on the Red Pheasant First Nation, Gerald McMaster liked to draw — he was an avid comic book reader — and he was good at it. But it didn’t excite him, not the way sports did. He excelled in softball and saw himself maybe getting a Phys-Ed degree some day.
  And yet today, he’s a professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto.
  He’s also the newly named adjunct curator at Remai Modern, which will tap into his expertise in contemporary
  
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• Nutrien posts loss in first quarter of operations

  08-05-2018 19:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  The world’s largest potash mining company lost US$1 million in its first quarter of operations, while at the same time signalling optimism by raising its full-year earnings estimates.
  Nutrien Ltd., which was formed Jan 1. in the merger between Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. reported its loss on sales totalling US$3.7 billion.
  By comparison, PotashCorp and Agrium earned a combined total of $97 million on US$3.7 billion in revenues while operating separately in the first q
  
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• Crystal meth, weapons seized in Prince Albert, Sask. traffic stop

  08-05-2018 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police said they seized over 100 grams of crystal meth, a knife and a replica firearm during a traffic stop
  
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• Saskatoon hosting Four Nations Cup international women’s hockey tournament

  08-05-2018 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's women have won 18 gold and four silver medals at the Four Nations Cup international women's hockey tournament.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Volunteers heroic in Humboldt tragedy

  08-05-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The tragic Broncos bus crash spotlighted the rural emergency response teams. They were truly remarkable in the most tragic setting.
  I do not think it has been stressed enough that these are volunteers. These first responders and firemen volunteer their time to be instructed and practise and drills. They have spent hours training and running simulations. This is at their own expense and leisure time.
  Nipawin and Tisdale have been deservedly recognized nationally for their response. Other passersb
  
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• 'Half a world away:' Quilt for Humboldt Broncos crash victims coming from Qatar

  08-05-2018 18:00
  It's 11,097 kilometres from Doha, Qatar, to Humboldt, Sask., but the fatal crash involving a bus carrying junior hockey players hit close to home for Dale Gilbert and her husband Scott.
  
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• NDP launch investigation into MP Moore over allegations of inappropriate conduct

  08-05-2018 17:50
  The NDP are launching an investigation into MP Christine Moore over allegations of "inappropriate conduct,” and have suspended her caucus duties as a result of recently-surfaced allegations stemming from an alleged sexual encounter with a veteran in 2013.
  
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• Art Exhibit: GRANDFATHER’S TEACHINGS OF THE MEADOW LARK (by Claude Morin)

  08-05-2018 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  EXHIBITION DATES: May 19th to June 23rd.  ARTIST TALK: Saturday, June 9th at 2:00pm.  RECEPTION: Saturday, June 9th, 7:00 to 9:00pm. Fransaskois artist uses clay to explore his interconnection with nature.  Claude Morin has vivid memories of meadow larks, considered a messenger by his Fransaskois ancestors.  The solo exhibition Grandfather’s Teachings of the Meadow Lark tells the story...
  
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• COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION COME & GO Info & Engagement Session

  08-05-2018 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  Information & Engagement Session – Join us for a come-and-go event focusing on the re-envisioned Transit Plan!
  
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• Man sets himself on fire after Sask. police chase

  08-05-2018 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  Warman RCMP said the man got out of the vehicle, doused himself and the vehicle in gas, and set himself on fire.
  
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• Art Exhibit: GRACE: A SURVEY – Lori Blondeau

  08-05-2018 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  COLLEGE ART GALLERIES: June 15th to August 30th.  ARTIST PERFORMANCE: Are You My Mother? Friday, June 15th at 7:00pm (Upper College Art Gallery).  OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, June 15th at 7:00pm (College Art Galleries). Grace is a complex survey of works by Cree/Saulteaux/Metis artist Lori Blondeau.  Throughout her career, Blondeau has produced tough, powerful female personas...
  
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• Art Exhibit: OBSERVATION SURVEY DRAWINGS – Cameron Forbes

  08-05-2018 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: May 1st – 25th.  EXHIBITION: May 25th – August 30th.  OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, July 13th at 7:30pm (Kenderdine Art Gallery).  ARTIST TALK WITH CAMERON FORBES: Thursday, July 12th at 12:00noon (Kenderdine Art Gallery). Observation Survey Drawings is a solo exhibition produced over the course of a three-week artist residency.  Working in a portable...
  
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• Man shot in Yorkton overnight

  08-05-2018 16:52
  A 24-year-old man is in hospital with gunshot wounds after a shooting in Yorkton early Tuesday morning.
  
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• 'Those things are gone': Grass fire destroys homes in Kannata Valley, Sask.

  08-05-2018 16:48
  Three homes in Kannata Valley, Sask. were destroyed and at least three others were damaged after a grass fire tore through the region on Monday.
  
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• Homes burn in Kannata Valley, Sask. during Monday grass fire

  08-05-2018 16:48
  Smoke filled the air over Kannata Valley, Sask. on Monday evening as a grass fire tore through the region.
  
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• Grass fire destroys homes in Kannata Valley, Sask.

  08-05-2018 16:48
  Three homes in Kannata Valley, Sask. were destroyed and at least three others were damaged after a grass fire tore through the region on Monday.
  
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• Healthy Living: bug bites

  08-05-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk with tips on how to stop bugs from biting and ways to treat bug bites.
  
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• Geocaching in Saskatoon

  08-05-2018 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  Greg Burroughs explains what geocaching is and how people can get involved in an event taking place in Saskatoon on May 25-26.
  
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• Late spring, rail delivery woes cause of $1M Q1 net loss: Nutrien

  08-05-2018 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon-based Nutrien said a late start to the planting season and rail shipment delays were to blame for a $1 million loss in the first quarter.
  
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• The Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for May 8, 2018

  08-05-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond. 
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  ‘Society does not want to see that happen in Saskatchewan’: More criminal cases tossed in Saskatchewan after judge finds unreasonable delays
  Alexandra Desjarlais was facing a slew of charges, including two counts of drunk driving, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon and fleeing the scene of a crash. Ritchie Noltcho, meanwhile, was charged with unlawful confine
  
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• Saskatoon police Taser man assaulting officers

  08-05-2018 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said they used a Taser on a man after he allegedly became extremely violent while being arrested.
  
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• Letters to the editor May 8, 2018

  08-05-2018 15:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Volunteer emergency personnel
  The tragic Broncos bus crash spotlighted the rural emergency response teams. They were truly remarkable in the most tragic setting.
  I do not think it has been stressed enough that these are volunteers. These first responders and firemen volunteer their time to be instructed and practise and drills. They have spent hours training and running simulations. This is at their own expense and leisure time.
  Nipawin and Tisdale have been deservedly recognized nationally for
  
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• La Loche shooter to receive adult sentence for 2016 mass killing

  08-05-2018 15:41
  A now 20-year-old man who was 17 when he carried out a mass shooting in La Loche is expected to receive his sentence today in Meadow Lake.
  
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• La Loche shooter sentenced to life in prison, judge says not enough support in community

  08-05-2018 15:41
  A now 20-year-old man who was 17 when he carried out a mass shooting in La Loche will serve an adult sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.
  
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• La Loche shooter handed life sentence for 2016 mass shooting

  08-05-2018 15:41
  A now 20-year-old man who was 17 when he carried out a mass shooting in La Loche was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.
  
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