Saskatoon news

• Sask. parks launches ‘Camp-Easy’ campsites in 3 provincial parks

  11-05-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Whether you’re brand new to camping, or looking for total convenience this camping season, you’ll be pleased to hear that Saskatchewan has welcomed Camp-Easy equipped campsites in three provincial parks.
  
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• 'This is what a Rush game is': DJ Anchor's the life of the party

  11-05-2018 23:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ask someone who just attended their first Saskatchewan Rush game what they thought. See if this response sounds familiar:
  “It was like a party. The music played non-stop. So loud. Atmosphere was great. Crowd was into it. They played lacrosse, too.”
  While the Rush — National Lacrosse League powerhouse and favourite to win a third NLL title in four seasons — are responsible for what happens between the lines, meet the guy in charge of keeping the party rocking: Trystan Meye
  
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• SaskPower eyes buying $300M worth of electricity from Flying Dust First Nation

  11-05-2018 22:53 via cbc.ca
  SaskPower and the First Nations Power Authority inked an agreement for the Crown corporation to source an estimated $300 million of flare gas power from Flying Dust First Nation.
  
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• Raven Constant gets life sentence, 20-year parole ineligibility for fatal stabbing, jail beating

  11-05-2018 22:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Queen’s Bench judge ordered a 24-year-old man to serve a life sentence with no chance of parole for 20 years for killing two men and seriously injuring two others in three incidents affecting four different families. 
  On New Year’s Day 2013, Raven Don Constant stabbed Cole McKay and a 17-year-old boy outside the Blue Diamond restaurant in Saskatoon. He then crossed the street and stabbed 28-year-old Jonathan Moosewaypayo 18 times, killing him.
  Court heard the violence was comp
  
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• Raven Constant sentenced to life in prison for 2013 murder and 2017 beating death in Saskatoon jail

  11-05-2018 22:16 via cbc.ca
  Raven Don Constant has been sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole for 20 years, for his role in two violent deaths.
  
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• Tories want action against self-confessed ISIS recruit reportedly living in Toronto

  11-05-2018 21:50
  Conservative MPs say the government should be going after a Canadian who told a New York Times podcast that he shot people in the head as an executioner for Islamic State militants in Syria.
  
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• Police, Fire Department hosting event aimed at drawing more women into emergency services

  11-05-2018 21:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  The city’s police service and fire department are set to host an event this Saturday aimed at attracting more women to the field of emergency services.
  The event, “EXXPLORE Emergency Services,” is a one-day showcase to raise awareness and educate women and girls about the “possibilities of a dynamic career with either the police service or fire department,” according to a police news release.
  Those in attendance will have the opportunity to take part in activities s
  
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• New Sask. program aims to get more children into car seats

  11-05-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  SGI and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute announced a partnership on May 11 for a new Car Seat Grant program in the province.
  
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• Canada subjected Indigenous people to ‘cruel’ medical experiments, lawsuit claims

  11-05-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Canadian government on behalf of a group of Indigenous people who said they were subjected to medical experiments without their consent.
  
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• Canada missing lacrosse world championships closer to reality as replacement players stand by union

  11-05-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  Players chosen to replace the 34-man roster for the world championships in Israel are refusing to go amid a dispute between the union and the Canadian Lacrosse Association.
  
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• Senate could sit into summer to pass marijuana bills

  11-05-2018 21:16 via cbc.ca
  The Senate is prepared to extend its session into the summer to pass the two pieces of legislation that will make recreational cannabis use legal.
  
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• Cops for Cancer Attending Saskatchewan Rush Game on May 13th

  11-05-2018 21:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is proud to support Cops for Cancer in their participation at the Saskatchewan Rush game with the Calgary Roughnecks on May 13, 2018 at Sasktel Centre.Cops for Cancer will have a booth set up and will be collecting donations, with all proceeds to be forwarded to the Humboldt Strong Community Foundation.The Foundation supports players, employees, families, volunteers, teams, athletes, communities, emergency personnel and first responders affected by the bus crash.&nbs
  
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• Humboldt Broncos returning to the ice for 2018-19 SJHL season

  11-05-2018 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos begin rebuilding process, start search for new general manager and head coach.
  
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• Sawed-off shotgun fired on Idylwyld Drive North, suspects fled on foot

  11-05-2018 20:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two people are wanted by Saskatoon police after a person was shot at with a sawed-off shotgun early Friday morning.
  Officers responded to the 1200 block of Idylwyld Drive North on Friday around 4:30 a.m. after reports of a firearm being discharged. When officers arrived, they located an uninjured male, according to Saskatoon police in a news release.
  A police dog was unsuccessful in tracking suspects.
  The incident was captured on surveillance video, which police say shows a male and female walki
  
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• Man missing since April may be in vulnerable condition: Saskatoon police

  11-05-2018 20:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 27-year-old man who has been missing since April may be in a vulnerable state, according to Saskatoon police.
  City police are asking for help from the public in locating Brent Cook. The 27-year-old man was last seen on April 23 in the 500 block of Avenue X South.
  He is described as roughly 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds. He has brown hair, hazel eyes, a tattoo on his chest and scars on both of his hands.
  At the time he went missing, Cook was wearing a grey hoodie, jeans and brown Timberland boot
  
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• Prince Albert police still searching for four-year-old boy missing since Thursday

  11-05-2018 20:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  A search for a four-year-old boy from Prince Albert who has been missing since Thursday is continuing for a second day, according to P.A. police.
  Sweetgrass Kennedy was last seen on Thursday around 3 p.m. in the 900 block of Second Street East, wearing a light blue Star Wars bunny hug, and orange Halloween pyjama pants.
  “Extra resources and multiple agencies have been exhausting efforts to locate Sweetgrass since last night and continue to do so,” said the Prince Albert Police Servic
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: mostly sunny Mother’s Day weekend

  11-05-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Showers slide out and heat pumps back into Saskatoon's weather forecast for a mostly sunny Mother's Day weekend.
  
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• Police asking for help finding 27-year-old man missing since April

  11-05-2018 20:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 27-year-old man who has been missing since April may be in a vulnerable state, according to Saskatoon police.
  City police are asking for help from the public in locating 27-year-old Brent Cook. Cook was last seen on April 23 in the 500 block of Avenue X South  and police are concerned for his welfare.
  He’s described as roughly six-foot-two in height, weighing roughly 180 lbs. He has brown hair, hazel eyes, a tattoo on his chest and scars on both of his hands.
  At the time he went mis
  
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• Business owner assaulted with hatchet during North Battleford robbery

  11-05-2018 20:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  A North Battleford business owner was hospitalized after being attacked with a hatchet during an armed robbery.
  According to Battlefords RCMP, a lone male entered a business Thursday around 9:45 p.m. in the 1100 block of 107th Street. Police say the male assaulted the business owner and made off with a small quantity of merchandise.
  The business owner was taken to hospital with injuries that are not considered life threatening.
  The suspect is described as a male standing approximately
  
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• Humboldt Broncos to rebuild team for coming season, searching for new coach and GM

  11-05-2018 20:21 via cbc.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos Hockey Club will welcome 80 prospective players to a hockey camp with the goal of rebuilding the Junior A team for the 2018-19 SJHL season.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos to rebuild in time for 2018-19 hockey season

  11-05-2018 20:21 via cbc.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos Hockey Club will welcome 80 prospective players to a hockey camp with the goal of rebuilding the Junior A team for the 2018-19 SJHL season.
  
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• EXXPLORE Emergency Services - May 12, 2018

  11-05-2018 20:19 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Tomorrow, the Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatoon Fire Department are jointly hosting a unique event highlighting careers in emergency services.EXXPLORE Emergency Services is a one day showcase to raise awareness and educate women and girls on the possibilities of a dynamic career with either the Police Service or Fire Department. The ultimate goal of the event is to increase the number of female applicants to both professions. The event is taking place tomorrow, Saturday, May 12, 2018,
  
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• Humboldt Broncos team will return for 2018-19 SJHL season

  11-05-2018 20:07
  The Humboldt Broncos Junior A hockey team will return to the ice for the 2018-19 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos player Kaleb Dahlgren signed by York University

  11-05-2018 19:56 via cbc.ca
  One of the hockey players who was injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is taking his first step to getting back on the ice.
  
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• Canada's past NHL playoff celebrations have been party-like, peaceful but also ugly

  11-05-2018 19:54 via cbc.ca
  From the Red Mile to riots, Whyte Avenue to the Winnipeg Whiteout, Canadians in NHL cities have taken to the streets and rallied during their team’s Stanley Cup playoff run. The celebrations have been party-like and peaceful, but the scene has also turned ugly.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor commits to York University

  11-05-2018 19:25
  Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Kaleb Dahlgren has moved one step closer to his dream of playing competitive hockey again.
  
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• Broncos crash survivor Dahlgren finds another hockey home at York U

  11-05-2018 19:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kaleb Dahlgren itches to wedge his feet into a pair of skates and chase a puck with abandon, just like he did before an April bus crash battered his body and brain.
  He’ll do it in a York University Lions jersey, if all goes according to plan. Dahlgren — one of 13 survivors of the April 6 collision that killed 16 people on the Humboldt Broncos bus — announced Friday that he’s signed a letter of intent to play with the Toronto-based school as early as this fall.
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• Photos: STARS Lottery home

  11-05-2018 19:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  The STARS Lottery Saskatoon-area show home is at 311 Greenbryre Crescent North in Saskatoon.
  
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• 'I was a little surprised': Minister Gord Wyant defends services provided for La Loche after harsh criticism

  11-05-2018 18:53 via cbc.ca
  The province's deputy premier plans to travel to La Loche, Sask. to talk to the town's mayor and other officials after receiving sharp criticism over the level of mental health and addiction services in the northern village.
  
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• New car seat grant announced for Saskatchewan

  11-05-2018 18:52
  A new grant was announced on Friday to increase the number of car seats in the province.
  
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• Business owner attacked by hatchet-wielding man in North Battleford robbery

  11-05-2018 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  A North Battleford business owner was attacked by a man armed with a hatchet, who then made off with some merchandise.
  
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• Police seek suspects after sawed-off shotgun fired on Idylwyld Drive North

  11-05-2018 18:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  City police are searching for two a suspects after a person was shot at with a sawed-off shotgun early Friday morning.
  Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Idylwyld Drive North at around 4:30 a.m. after receiving reports of someone being shot at. When officers arrived, police located an uninjured male, according to a police news release.
  A police dog attempted to track the suspects, but was unsuccessful. The incident was captured on surveillance video and police say it shows a man and a
  
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• SaskPower, First Nations Power Authority to source flare gas power projects

  11-05-2018 18:41
  SaskPower and the First Nations Power Authority (FNPA) have signed an agreement that will source 20 megawatts of flare gas power generation projects.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: May 5-11

  11-05-2018 18:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Shooting - 1200 block Idylwyld Dr. N

  11-05-2018 18:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are searching for a suspect today in connection to a firearm being discharged early this morning.At approximately 4:10 a.m., May 11, 2018, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Idylwyld Drive North for a report of someone being shot at by another person. Once on scene, Police located the uninjured male who had been shot at. A canine track was conducted but was unsuccessful in locating the suspect. Surveillance video revealed a male and female walking together before the
  
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• Letter of the Day: Backlogs created by Conservatives

  11-05-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The letter “Trudeau failing shippers, farmers” (SP, April 30), submitted by the Conservative shadow ministers of Agriculture and Transport, is certainly worthy of another perspective.
  I maintain that the problem of grain backlogs was created by the governing Conservatives when without a clear mandate from the grain farmers, as evidenced by the 38,000 participating western farmers in a plebiscite where 62 per cent of wheat farmers voted in support of the Wheat Board’s monopoly o
  
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• Police search for missing 4-year-old boy in Prince Albert, Sask.

  11-05-2018 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  Sweetgrass Kennedy was reported missing Thursday after he was last seen in the 900-block of 2nd Street East.
  
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• Sask. not committed to fully funding teachers' CBA

  11-05-2018 17:55 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government will not commit to fully funding a contract with the province's teachers, Education Minister Gordon Wyant said on Thursday.
  
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• Dating apps are a 'total crapshoot,' but new offerings give hope for meaningful dating

  11-05-2018 17:45 via cbc.ca
  Online dating has been around as long as the Internet. But for some, finding someone who's looking for something serious isn't easy. New dating apps are emerging to deal with this issue and think they have the answer to finding meaningful relationships.
  
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• Toronto Raptors fire head coach Dwane Casey

  11-05-2018 17:38
  Head coach Dwane Casey has paid the price for the Toronto Raptors' shocking playoff exit.
  
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• Gardening Tips: Mother’s Day perennial arrangements

  11-05-2018 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  Jill from Dutch Growers shows us how to make a Mother’s Day perennial arrangement in Gardening Tips on Global News Morning Saskatoon.
  
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• Gardening Tips: Mother’ Day perennial arrangements

  11-05-2018 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  Jill from Dutch Growers shows us how to make a Mother’s Day perennial arrangement in Gardening Tips on Global News Morning Saskatoon.
  
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• 'I would bleed green': CFL's Darian Durant announces retirement, surprising Bombers

  11-05-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  CFL quarterback Darian Durant, newly signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, is hanging up his helmet.
  
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• North Battleford business owner attacked with hatchet during armed robbery

  11-05-2018 17:02
  Police are looking for a man who allegedly attacked a business owner with a hatchet during a robbery on Thursday in North Battleford.
  
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• Doc Walker performs ‘Dollar Store Cashier’

  11-05-2018 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  Doc Walker dropped by the Global Saskatoon Morning News studio to talk about their tour and perform “Dollar Store Cashier.”
  
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• Search for missing four-year-old turns to North Saskatchewan River

  11-05-2018 16:53
  Emergency crews working to find a missing four-year-old boy in Prince Albert are now focusing search efforts on the North Saskatchewan River.
  
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• Four-year-old missing in Prince Albert

  11-05-2018 16:53
  Prince Albert police are looking for a missing four-year-old.
  
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• Sudden death investigation on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation

  11-05-2018 16:34
  Police are investigating after a sudden death on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation.
  
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• The Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for May 11, 2018

  11-05-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond. 
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  Herolds open their doors and their hearts
  A four-hour visit to Herold Farms begins with a handshake and ends with a hug. The moment that you meet Russ Herold and his wife of 26 years, Raelene, these high school sweethearts feel like lifelong friends. Their lives, torn apart by the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash, are an open book. Oftentimes, they marvel at how complete strangers — from all ov
  
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• Sask. student aid fund shrinks $19M in 6 years

  11-05-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Since 2011-2012, the Saskatchewan Student Aid Fund has been cut by around $18 million.
  
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