Saskatoon news

• Man pleads guilty to 1st Saskatoon homicide of 2017

  16-05-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Daniel Forest has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Saskatoon’s first homicide of 2017.
  
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• Robberies - 1700 block of 20th St. W

  16-05-2018 23:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are warning the public to be vigilant while walking in the area near St. Paul’s Hospital in the 1700 block of 20th Street West.Since May 13, 2018, the Saskatoon Police Service has received three reports of people being robbed of their bag/purse. All of the cases are very similar; the victims were walking near the hospital when a woman surprised them, stole their bag/purse, and fled on foot. The suspect is the same in each case; She is described as a female in her 20’
  
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• Rain, cool temperatures expected to help contain fires near P.A., Meadow Lake

  16-05-2018 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cooler temperatures and the prospect of rain could help contain a pair of troublesome forest fires, the Saskatchewan government says.
  Dry, hot conditions have made battling the 2,100-hectare Rally fire west of Prince Albert and the 2,600-hectare Tuff fire near Meadow Lake “quite challenging,” director of wildfire operations Scott Wasylenchuk said on Wednesday.
  With temperatures on Thursday expected to drop to the mid-teens and a possibility of rainfall, fire crews could “make s
  
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• Video: Suicides prompt Sask. friends to take action on mental health

  16-05-2018 23:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  After two young men from Yorkton died of a suicide, their friends decided to take action.
  In February, the group held the Elias Giannoulis Memorial Hockey Tournament for Mental Health where the 3-on-3 tournament raised $15,000. The money is helping provide mental health services in the city of 16,000.
  Martin Pearson, Nathan Guy and Alex Fedorchuk started the fundraiser. Friends with Elias, they had all played hockey together.
  
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• Preliminary results of 2018 Saskatoon count identifies 475 people as experiencing homelessness

  16-05-2018 23:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  Preliminary results from the 2018 Point-In-Time Homelessness Count show fewer children are experiencing homelessness in Saskatoon than a previous count found.
  The data was released by the Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership and the Community-University Institute for Social Research. A one-day count was conducted on April 18, involving self-reported surveys administered by about 150 volunteers.
  The survey identified 475 people who reported experiencing homelessness, including 11 children un
  
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• 'It’s something that needs to be talked about': Suicides prompt Sask. group to take action on mental health

  16-05-2018 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  After two young men from Yorkton died of a suicide, their friends decided to take action.
  In February, the group held the Elias Giannoulis Memorial Hockey Tournament for Mental Health where the 3-on-3 tournament raised $15,000. The money is helping provide mental health services in the city of 16,000.
  Martin Pearson, Nathan Guy and Alex Fedorchuk started the fundraiser. Friends with Elias, they had all played hockey together.
  Elias’ brother, Alex, hopes the awareness from the event wi
  
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• Saskatoon judge calls lack of treatment for convicted child pornographer Shane Pattison 'incomprehensible'

  16-05-2018 23:24 via cbc.ca
  A Queen's Bench judge in Saskatoon says he's alarmed by how the Correctional Service of Canada handled child pornographer Shane Pattison in prison. Justice Richard Danyliuk says he doesn't want a "do-over" when Pattison is sent back.
  
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• $1M to support Sask. families at NICU in new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

  16-05-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Malcolm Jenkins’ recent $1-million donation to the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital will support the family room in the NICU.
  
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• Saskatoon homelessness count at 475

  16-05-2018 22:54
  A point-in-time count by the Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership and the Community-University Institute for Social Research identified 475 people as homeless in Saskatoon.
  
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• SIDEST Investigation - Cannabis Trafficking

  16-05-2018 22:37 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A Saskatoon adult and youth are facing a number of drug related charges following a SIDEST investigation.On May 15, 2018, investigators observed activity consistent with drug trafficking in a parking lot in the 100 block of Primrose Drive. A 16 year male old youth and a 19 year old man were arrested without incident. Officers located nearly 100 individual packages of cannabis resin, packaged marihuana and nearly $1300 in cash.The 16 and 19 year old males are facing a number of charges inclu
  
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• ELVIS – ONE NIGHT IN VEGAS

  16-05-2018 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  Relive the King’s triumphant return to the concert stage as Mark Anthony recreates this historic period with Elvis – One Night In Vegas.  The year was 1969.  After nine years in Hollywood, Elvis returned to his real passion – live performance.  His fans were waiting and over the next two years Elvis ascended to the throne as the King...
  
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• CBC warns past, current staff personal data may be at risk after break-in, theft of computer

  16-05-2018 22:20 via cbc.ca
  The CBC is warning more than 20,000 of its past, present and contract employees that their personal and financial information may be at risk after a break-in and the theft of computer equipment.
  
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• Inquest into former Saskatoon woman's death recommends better services for vulnerable women

  16-05-2018 22:13 via cbc.ca
  An inquest into 27-year-old Deanna Desjarlais' death recommends changes in provincial policing standards on missing persons investigations.
  
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• FLEA MARKET hosted by Station 20 West

  16-05-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  “The best things in life are old, loved, and rescued.”   Station 20 West is a major community revitalization initiative strengthening Saskatoon’s core neighbourhoods.  Organizations co-locating within Station 20 West are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the communities, individuals, and families we serve.  Station 20 West’s mission is to provide space and facilitate...
  
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• Sask. looking for federal funding for carbon plan

  16-05-2018 21:52
  The Saskatchewan government did not sign on to the national carbon tax -- but it still hopes to get some federal funding.
  
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• Province lifts restrictions to make naloxone more widely available

  16-05-2018 21:48
  A requirement that take-home naloxone kits be provided only by pharmacists is being lifted in Saskatchewan in an effort to reduce overdose deaths.
  
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• Containing 2 Sask. wildfires ‘quite challenging’

  16-05-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  Government officials expect progress to be made by crews fighting two wildfires as cooler temperatures move in and winds shifting to the east.
  
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• Montreal Children’s Hospital surgeon first Canadian elected to American pediatric surgery board

  16-05-2018 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Pramod Puligandla is the first Canadian ever to be elected to the Pediatric Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: snow, record breaking heat and rain

  16-05-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Snow and record breaking 30 degree heat, all on the same day and now rain is on the way in Saskatoon’s weather forecast ahead. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• Talks break down between Canadian Lacrosse Association and national teams

  16-05-2018 21:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Canadian Lacrosse Association broke off communication with the National Lacrosse Team Players’ Association on Monday, deepening a standoff that threatens the country’s participation in the upcoming men’s field lacrosse world championship.
  Canada’s lacrosse players refuse to play in international tournaments until the CLA gets them better health insurance and takes steps to re-establish its status as a charity with the Canadian Revenue Agency.
  CLA executive director Ja
  
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• U of S volleyball coach was 'aware' recruit was facing sexual assault charge in Alta.

  16-05-2018 20:55 via thestarphoenix.com
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  The long-time head coach of the University of Saskatchewan men’s volleyball program knew a recruit was facing a sexual assault charge in Alberta prior to joining the Huskies for the 2017-18 season.
  Matthew Alan Meyer, who is from Prince Albert, pleaded guilty to sexual assault on Monday in Medicine Hat Court of Queen’s Bench in connection with an incident in January 2016. When Meyer played for the Huskies in the 2017-18 season under head coach Brian Gavlas, t
  
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• 42-year-old man charged with dangerous driving, evading police

  16-05-2018 20:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 42-year-old man has been charged with numerous offences, including dangerous driving and evading police, after a brief police chase in Saskatoon.
  Just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday an officer noted a vehicle being driven in “an erratic dangerous manner” in the 500 block of Avenue X South. When the officer tried to stop the car, the driver accelerated and attempted to flee, according to a police news release.
  Police ended the pursuit a few seconds later due to safety reasons.
  Officers t
  
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• Saskatchewan launches age-friendly community recognition program

  16-05-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  The program promotes protecting vulnerable seniors and including seniors in community life.
  
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• Off-duty Estevan RCMP officer killed in single-vehicle rollover

  16-05-2018 20:36 via cbc.ca
  An off-duty RCMP officer was killed and another was injured in a single-vehicle rollover near Estevan, Sask.
  
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• Sask. applies for previous denied $62M in green infrastructure funding

  16-05-2018 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  After being denied money from a federal green infrastructure fund due to not signing onto climate change framework, Saskatchewan is now applying for the funding.
  
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• Prince Albert philanthropist makes $1M donation to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

  16-05-2018 20:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Prince Albert philanthropist has made a $1-million donation to the Jim Pattison’s Children Hospital that will help ensure parents can be close to their sick infants.
  Malcolm Jenkins, who owns a Canadian Tire in Prince Albert, made the contribution in the name of his late mother Lilian Jane Jenkins and the money will be used to support the Family Room in the massive hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
  “Family and community are what Saskatchewan is all about,”
  
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• Public attention, disdain can push sex offenders to reoffend: expert

  16-05-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  An expert in preventing child sex abuse says that while convicted offenders changing their names may raise public concern, scorn from society can increase the risk they will reoffend.
  
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• Off-duty RCMP officer killed in Saskatchewan crash

  16-05-2018 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP investigators said the car was heading east when it left the highway and rolled.
  
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• Long, hot wildfire season forecasted by Natural Resources Canada

  16-05-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Richard Carr of Natural Resources Canada said weather is expected to be hotter and drier than normal in most parts of the country in the coming months.
  
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• Islamic Association of Sask. condemns ongoing violence in Gaza

  16-05-2018 19:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan’s Islamic community is voicing its opposition against what it calls an “ongoing massacre of Palestinian civilians” in Gaza.
  The conflict, which is taking place between Palestinian demonstrators and the Israel Defence Force, has resulted in thousands of civilian injuries and dozens of deaths. In a release issued Wednesday the Islamic Association of Saskatchewan condemned the violence “in the strongest possible terms.”
  “We pray that God grants mercy
  
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• Naloxone no longer a scheduled substance, making it easier to obtain

  16-05-2018 19:27 via cbc.ca
  Naloxone is no longer a scheduled substance in the province of Saskatchewan, a move which makes it easier for people to access the potentially lifesaving substance.
  
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• Naloxone easier to obtain after provincial bylaw change

  16-05-2018 19:27 via cbc.ca
  Naloxone is no longer a scheduled substance in the province of Saskatchewan, a move which makes it easier for people to access the potentially lifesaving substance.
  
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• Naloxone made more widely available in Saskatchewan

  16-05-2018 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  Naloxone was previously listed as a Schedule II drug in Saskatchewan, which meant it was only available through a pharmacist.
  
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• RCMP member killed in single vehicle crash near Estevan

  16-05-2018 19:04
  A 55-year-old off-duty RCMP member has died after a single vehicle rollover near Lampman, Sask.
  
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• Woman facing charges after drug bust in Prince Albert, Sask.

  16-05-2018 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a woman from Prince Albert is charged with possession of meth after a drug bust.
  
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• RCMP confirms identity of man found in burned vehicle on Ahtahkakoop First Nation

  16-05-2018 18:34
  The RCMP has confirmed the identity of a man found inside a burned vehicle on Ahtahkakoop First Nation on May 10.
  
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• Man trying to evade Saskatoon police found hiding in dumpster

  16-05-2018 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon police dog was brought in and tracked a suspect to a garbage dumpster on Fairlight Drive.
  
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• Crutwell evacuation order lifted

  16-05-2018 18:05
  The Saskatchewan government has lifted the evacuation order for Crutwell.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Pipeline woes are affecting Canadians

  16-05-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The issue of no pipelines is affecting us in many ways. Recently, I waited for two different trains each hauling a minimum of 100 tankers of oil.
  It struck me that if we had proceeded with the east/west pipeline and Kinder Morgan pipeline there would be little or no need for this product to be hauled by rail. This would free up the rail lines to haul the huge backlog of grain as well as the backlog of potash which has just initiated mass layoffs in Saskatchewan.
  This can never be resolved until
  
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• Police seize meth, cash and cellphones in Prince Albert

  16-05-2018 17:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prince Albert police have charged a 32-year-old woman with possession of methamphetamine after a traffic stop earlier this week.
  Police report the woman was arrested shortly after 4 a.m. when police stopped her while driving on 15th Street West, according to a police news release.
  Officers found the vehicle was impoundable and as a result removed the woman and the occupants from the car.
  Alongside a small amount of meth, police recovered “several cellphones” and a large amount of mon
  
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• Sunwing bringing winter flight schedule back to Regina and Saskatoon for another season - Regina Leader-Post

  16-05-2018 17:18
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  Sunwing bringing winter flight schedule back to Regina and Saskatoon for another season
  Regina Leader-Post
  Sunwing's winter flight services will be returning to Saskatoon and Regina from Nov. 5, 2018 to April 1, 2019. Flights will be available to 12 destinations this winter. Some of those include Cancun and Los Cabos in Mexico, Punta Cana in the Dominican ...
  
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• Respecting wildlife in Saskatchewan

  16-05-2018 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  The Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan brought it two garter snakes to Global News Morning Saskatoon to highlight why people need to have a better understanding and respect for wildlife.
  
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• 42 year old Saskatoon man Atempts to Evade Police.

  16-05-2018 16:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A man is in custody following a short pursuit early Wednesday morning.  Just after 5:00 AM Patrol officer noticed a vehicle in the 500 block of Ave X South.  The vehicle was being driven in an erratic dangerous manner.  Officers attempted a traffic stop but the operator of the vehicle accelerated rapidly in an effort to evade police.  After a few short seconds the officers aborted the pursuit for safety reasons.  Moments later the vehicle was found abandon on the ov
  
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• Beads of Courage support kids with serious illnesses

  16-05-2018 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  Lily Tomewich explains how Beads of Courage has helped her through multiple medical procedures.
  
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• The Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for May 16, 2018 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-05-2018 16:01
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  The Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for May 16, 2018
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  Survivors share their stories for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. Three women hope to open up the discussion about sexual assault by sharing their stories of survival and the challenges they endured in order to have their voices heard. “If my story can ...
  
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• The Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for May 16, 2018

  16-05-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Survivors share their stories for Sexual Assault Awareness Week
  Three women hope to open up the discussion about sexual assault by sharing their stories of survival and the challenges they endured in order to have their voices heard. “If my story can help one person then it would be all be worth it to maybe prevent them from going through what I went through,” said spousal sexual as
  
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• Morneau says government willing to compensate Kinder Morgan against political delays

  16-05-2018 15:22 via cbc.ca
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the Canadian government is willing to compensate Kinder Morgan for any financial loss due to British Columbia's attempts to obstruct the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• 'Mr. Moe, we've got your jersey for you': Duo steps up crusade to have Sask. adopt Vegas Golden Knights

  16-05-2018 15:20 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan internet comedy duo is taking its push to make the Vegas Golden Knights the province's official hockey team to the next level. They've convinced the NHL franchise to make a custom jersey they can deliver to Premier Scott Moe.
  
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• Fire safety to be taught to Sask. students with interactive education trailer

  16-05-2018 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  SAFC embarked on the project in 2015 to promote fire safety education in a visible and interactive way.
  
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• Survivors share their stories for Sexual Assault Awareness Week

  16-05-2018 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three women hope to open up the discussion about sexual assault by sharing their stories of survival and the challenges they endured in order to have their voices heard.
  “If my story can help one person then it would be all be worth it to maybe prevent them from going through what I went through,” said spousal sexual assault survivor Krista Jenke. “Just so people understand they are never alone in this and they never have to feel alone.”
  Jenke sat alongside fellow survivo
  
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