Saskatoon news

• Humboldt Broncos families ‘bonded together forever,’ says grieving father Scott Thomas

  17-05-2018 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  "I can't imagine going through this — our family — by ourselves," said Scott Thomas, father of deceased 18-year-old Broncos forward Evan Thomas.
  
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• Fire officials provide update on Sask. wildfires

  17-05-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Although conditions remain dry, overcast skies are assisting crews significantly in helping to bring the wildfires under control.
  
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• Ban on pruning elm trees in effect across Saskatchewan

  17-05-2018 23:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Those looking to prune their elm trees in Saskatoon will have to wait as the city is reminding residents that a provincial ban on elm tree pruning is in effect.
  The ban will be in place until Aug. 31 and is aimed at preventing the spread of Dutch Elm Disease (DED) in the province, according to a City of Saskatoon news release. It explained anyone looking to prune their elm trees while the ban is in effect must obtain a permit.DED, which is transmitted by the elm bark beetle, was first discovered
  
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• Your Agriculture: clubroot threat in Saskatchewan grows

  17-05-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  "It's almost certain that we are going to find (clubroot) in more fields once we start looking more closely," said Clint Jurke with the Canola Council of Canada.
  
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• Missing four-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy presumed drowned, recovery efforts continue in river

  17-05-2018 23:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  A ground search for a missing four-year-old in Prince Albert has officially transitioned into recovery efforts.
  Sweetgrass Kennedy is presumed drowned in the North Saskatchewan River.
  The boy was last seen on May 10 around 3 p.m. in the 900 block of Second Street East in Prince Albert. Police and fire crews received information as a search was underway that children had been seen in the area playing along the riverbank.
  Prince Albert police Insp. Jason Stonechild said investigators were “a
  
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• Sask. premier prepares to meet with western counterparts as Trans Mountain deadline approaches

  17-05-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  While Saskatchewan prepares legislation to potentially block oil exports to B.C., Premier Scott Moe prepares to meet with his western counterparts.
  
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• Reverie in Darkness – By Jennifer Crane

  17-05-2018 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  They look, well, old. Not as in done before, ho-hum, with that awkward odour of failed originality, but as actual remnants from the past. Jennifer Crane’s fragile portraits and other offerings could be mistaken, certainly, for found images or archival scraps. Oddly familiar, yet unidentifiable, they provide eerie material echoes of photography’s early days, giving visual form to French literary theorist...
  
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• U of S Huskies volleyball coach fired after recruiting player with known sex assault charge

  17-05-2018 22:51 via cbc.ca
  Longtime University of Saskatchewan Huskies volleyball coach Brian Gavlas' employment has been terminated by the university.
  
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• Cabinet minister tells U of S to send 'strong message' after player recruited while charged with sex assault

  17-05-2018 22:51 via cbc.ca
  Tina Beaudry-Mellor called on the U of S to investigate how much volleyball coach Brian Gavlas knew when he recruited Matthew Meyer, at the time charged with sexual assault, to play for the Huskies.
  
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• ‘We’re all going through this together’: Humboldt Broncos dad Scott Thomas

  17-05-2018 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  Scott Thomas, the father Evan Thomas who was one of the Humboldt Broncos who died in the tragic bus crash, delivers an emotional response when asked about a memorial event.
  
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• 'They need to be extremely careful': Province reminds public of fire risks before long weekend

  17-05-2018 22:16 via cbc.ca
  The provincial government provides an update on current wildfires in the province, as well as a reminder to be aware of fire risks.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos say they’re working to trademark Humboldtstrong

  17-05-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos President Kevin Garringer says the team is working to trademark Humboldtstrong.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos say they had other generous donations

  17-05-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos president Kevin Garringer says the team received several other major donations and is working to divide those as well.
  
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• Go Fund Me will take 2.9 % of Humboldt Broncos proceeds

  17-05-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos President Kevin Garringer says GoFundMe is taking a fee of 2.9 per cent from the $15.7 m raised through the website.
  
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• Go Fund Me takes 2.9 % of Humboldt Broncos$ 500,000

  17-05-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos President Kevin Garringer says Go Fund Me is taking a fee of 2.9 per cent from the $15.7 m raised through the website.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos discuss their plan to divide proceeds of GoFundMe

  17-05-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos President Kevin Garringer says the team has a plan to divide the proceeds of the GoFundMe campaign and continues to support the families in other ways as well.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos discuss their plan to divide proceeds of Go Fund Me

  17-05-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos President Kevin Garringer says the team has a plan to divide the proceeds of the Go Fund Me campaign and continues to support the families in other ways as well.
  
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• Report recommends using civilians for some jobs currently done by Saskatoon police

  17-05-2018 22:06 via cbc.ca
  The switch-up could save the police force money, according to a long-awaited consultant's report.
  
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• Shane Pattison deemed long-term offender for child porn convictions

  17-05-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  Shane Pattison has been designated a long-term offender after a three-day hearing at the Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos lay out legislative process for distributing GoFundMe proceeds

  17-05-2018 22:03
  The Humboldt Broncos are one step closer to finding out how money raised from a GoFundMe page after a deadly crash will be distributed.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos announce non-profit organization to allocate funds

  17-05-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Broncos Memorial Fund has been created to allocate funds gathered after the tragic bus crash. $14.7 m of the $15.7 m collected, will be split between the 29 families impacted by horrific tragedy.
  
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• Prince Albert National Park wildfire 30 per cent contained

  17-05-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  Officials say a wildfire in Prince Albert National Park began as a prescribed burn.
  
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• Cornerstone Theatre hopes to raise awareness for mental health with Next to Normal

  17-05-2018 21:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  A new, non-profit theatre has been created to support social issues in Saskatoon. Cornerstone Theatre, founded by Meghan McDonald and Bobby Williston, aims at “engaging, relevant, high-quality theatre.” Their inaugural show, the Tony-winning Broadway musical Next to Normal, is a story about a woman dealing with bipolar disorder and the effect it has on her family. Next to Normal runs as a dinner theatre from May 17-20 at St. John’s Cathedral Hall. Tickets cost $65. Cocktai
  
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• La Loche will soon be home to new student-led modular farm

  17-05-2018 21:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  La Loche will soon be home to a new student-led garden aimed at bringing fresh produce to the northern community.
  On Thursday five students from the Dene High School in La Loche were in Ontario training to grow and harvest a variety of produce in a farm the size of a shipping container.
  The community, which is still healing from a mass shooting on Jan. 22, 2016 that saw four people killed and several injured, will also benefit from the farm as it’s capable of producing up to 1,000 heads of
  
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• Humboldt Broncos to announce next steps of memorial fund

  17-05-2018 21:05 via cbc.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos are expected to make an announcement on Thursday afternoon related to the millions of dollars which were raised for the victims of the April 6 crash which left 16 people dead.
  
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• 'Bonded together forever': Humboldt Broncos' father says families support team in distribution of $14.7M

  17-05-2018 21:05 via cbc.ca
  As the Humboldt Broncos begin the legal process of distributing almost $15 million to 29 families impacted by the April 6 team bus crash, one father is saying the survivors are behind the Broncos, no matter what they choose to do.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos announce process to distribute GoFundMe funds

  17-05-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  The process to distribute the millions of dollars raised for the Humboldt Broncos in a GoFundMe campaign will involve the courts.
  
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• Judge blasts child pornographer Shane Dale Pattison, Correctional Service in long-term offender sentencing

  17-05-2018 20:50 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon judge who designated child pornographer Shane Dale Pattison a long-term offender also had strong words for the Correctional Service of Canada.
  
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• Possible human remains found in burned Saskatchewan home

  17-05-2018 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  Carnduff RCMP said what are believed to be human remains were found in a home after the fire.
  
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• Cause of second fire at hotel under construction not yet known

  17-05-2018 20:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon hotel construction site that was the scene of a large blaze in mid-April caught fire again on Wednesday night.
  The cause of the blaze is under investigation and no injuries were reported. Damages are estimated at $2,000.
  A fire on the top floor of the future Sandman Hotel at 2815 Lorne Ave. was reported at 9:30 p.m., according to a fire department news release. When firefighters arrived, they saw flame and embers rising from the sixth floor of the northwest corner of the buildin
  
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• Saskatoon sexual assault centre ends hospital support program for assault survivors amid funding struggles

  17-05-2018 20:07 via cbc.ca
  If a victim wants to press charges, often, they head first to the hospital. It's an uncomfortable, difficult experience, sometimes made easier by a support worker. In Saskatoon, victims have not had access to that support since May 1.
  
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• Saskatoon cabbies worry merger will put the brakes on safety

  17-05-2018 20:05 via cbc.ca
  In a written statement, the companies confirmed that they will “begin the internal work involved in joining forces to better serve the community through increased investment in new technology, better training and improved customer service.”
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: surge of sun and heat for May long weekend

  17-05-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  A touch of rain is followed by a surge of sunshine and heat in Saskatoon's weather forecast for May long weekend.
  
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• Judge deems Shane Pattison long-term offender, calls out CSC

  17-05-2018 19:47
  Convicted child pornographer Shane Pattison is headed back to prison after being deemed a long-term offender and receiving a seven-year sentence followed by a 10-year supervision order.
  
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• Child-porn offender Shane Pattison deemed long-term offender

  17-05-2018 19:47
  A man convicted of nearly 100 child pornography-related offences has been deemed a long-term offender by a Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench judge.
  
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• Humboldt man campaigning to have SJHL drop #HumboldtStrong trademark application

  17-05-2018 19:46 via cbc.ca
  The slogan #HumboldtStrong has always been about Humboldt, the community and its strength as they make their journey to recovery in the aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, according to one resident.
  
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• Humboldt man campaigning to have Sask. junior hockey league drop #HumboldtStrong trademark application

  17-05-2018 19:46 via cbc.ca
  The slogan #HumboldtStrong has always been about Humboldt, the Saskatchewan community and its strength as members make their journey to recovery in the aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, according to one resident.
  
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• Video: New in theatres May 18

  17-05-2018 19:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres May 18.
  
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• MOU aims to improve health care on Onion Lake Cree Nation

  17-05-2018 19:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Improved health care in the community of Onion Lake is the aim of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Canada and the community’s leadership.
  The two bodies will work together to develop a new funding arrangement that will improve the delivery of health care in the community, according to a Government of Canada news release. The agreement will enhance the Cree nation’s control of health services “based on a respectful Treaty relationship.”
  “This M
  
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• Photos: Cirque du Soleil's Crystal in Saskatoon

  17-05-2018 19:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cirque du Soleil performed Crystal at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on May 16, 2018.
  
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• Review: Cirque du Soleil's Crystal sparkles brilliantly in Saskatoon

  17-05-2018 19:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cirque du Soleil is always good for brilliant visual spectacle and exciting musical beats. But Crystal puts past shows on ice by adding a layer of theatricality most Cirque shows are missing.
  Crystal, the first show Cirque du Soleil has staged on ice, was artistically brilliant at Wednesday’s opening. From the moment the main character (named Crystal) fell through the ice and a skater was suspended from the ceiling to simulate Crystal’s descent, everyone was hooked.
  But what made Cry
  
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• SaskPower cautions farmers as seeding continues in Saskatchewan

  17-05-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  The caution from SaskPower comes as substantial progress was made seeding the 2018 crop.
  
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• Riders to host walk-through practice in Humboldt

  17-05-2018 19:04
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be holding a walk-through practice at Glenn Hall Park football field in Humboldt on June 3.
  
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• Inquest to be held into Saskatoon Correctional Centre death

  17-05-2018 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  The inquest will determine, among other things, the medical cause and manner of Gerald Burnouf’s death.
  
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• Father and daughter killed in house fire in southern Sask.

  17-05-2018 19:03
  A 24-year-old man and his 4-year-old daughter have died after a house fire in Carnduff, Sask.
  
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• 'Words fail me when I consider your actions': Repeat child porn offender Shane Pattison designated long-term offender

  17-05-2018 18:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  His voice breaking as he recalled the “haunting images” images found in possession of Shane Pattison, a Saskatoon judge has designated the repeat child porn offender as a long-term offender.
  Justice Richard Danyliuk’s accepted a joint recommendation from the Crown and defence, sentencing Pattison to seven years in prison followed by a 10-year supervision order. Pattison pleaded guilty to 42 new charges of possessing and distributing child porn after he was caught down
  
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• Vegas Golden Knights honour family of Humboldt Broncos coach

  17-05-2018 18:47
  The Vegas Golden Knights honoured the family of Darcy Haugan on Wednesday night.
  
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• Video shows missing Sask. mother, believed swept away, standing on bridge trestle above raging river

  17-05-2018 18:33 via cbc.ca
  The family of Kristi Lavallee is holding on to the hope she will be found, after hearing reports that the Regina woman had allegedly fallen into a raging river in British Columbia and been swept away.
  
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• Search for Sweetgrass Kennedy now a recovery effort: police

  17-05-2018 18:22
  The Prince Albert police say the search for four-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy has now turned to a recovery effort.
  
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• Police to update search for Sweetgrass Kennedy

  17-05-2018 18:22
  Prince Albert police are expected to provide an update on the search for four-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy at 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.
  
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