Saskatoon news

• Saskatchewan couple swept off cliff in B.C. mudslide saved by volunteer firefighter

  22-05-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  The slide contained boulders the size of pickup trucks.
  
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• Two winning lottery tickets sold in Sask., prizes still unclaimed

  22-05-2018 23:41
  Some Saskatchewan residents may be new millionaires and not even know it.
  
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• Sexual assault centre cuts hospital service, blames government funding

  22-05-2018 23:24
  The Saskatoon Sexual Assault and Information Centre says a lack of provincial funding has led the group to cut one of its key services.
  
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• North Battleford resident reports gunshots to police, finds out their own home was shot at

  22-05-2018 22:38 via cbc.ca
  RCMP responded to the complaint at 7:50 am on May 21 and discovered the complainant was unaware it was their house that was shot at.
  
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• Truck belonging to Saskatoon non-profit food organization goes up in flames

  22-05-2018 22:10
  A truck carrying food destined for Saskatoon students went up in flames Tuesday.
  
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• Truck belonging to Saskatoon non-profit food organization catches fire

  22-05-2018 22:10
  A truck carrying food destined for Saskatoon students went up in flames Tuesday.
  
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• Cottages destroyed in Saskatchewan wildfire

  22-05-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  Thirteen cottages have been destroyed in a wildfire in western Saskatchewan.
  
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• Body of man reported missing in Saskatoon recovered from river

  22-05-2018 21:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a 27-year-old man who had been missing since April and whose body was found on the long weekend in the South Saskatchewan River.
  Saskatoon police identified the body of Brent Cook, who was last seen on April 23 in the 500 block of Avenue X South. Next of kin were notified after Cook’s body was recovered from the river on Sunday, according to a police news release.
  The death is not considered suspicious.
  
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• Saskatoon nature program grants children, grandparents permission to play and learn

  22-05-2018 20:56 via cbc.ca
  For a fee, Jana Miller takes grandparents and their grandchildren on an educational tour of the river valley at Gabriel Dumont Park.
  
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• 3 sent to hospital in Prince Albert, Sask. stabbing

  22-05-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  The stabbing suspect fled before officers arrived and Prince Albert police dog Daxa was brought in to track him.
  
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• Body pulled from river in Saskatoon identified as missing man Brent Cook

  22-05-2018 20:49
  A body pulled from the South Saskatchewan River over the weekend has been identified as a 27-year-old man who was the subject of a missing persons investigation.
  
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• Saskatoon police identify body in river as missing man Brent Cook

  22-05-2018 20:34 via cbc.ca
  Police in Saskatoon have identified a body found in the South Saskatchewan River as 27-year-old Brent Cook.
  
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• Wildfire destroys Flotten Lake cottages in Meadow Lake Provincial Park

  22-05-2018 20:27
  A wildfire burning in Meadow Lake Provincial Park wiped out every cottage in one subdivision over the weekend.
  
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• Great Western expanding product line into the U.S.

  22-05-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  Great Western Brewing Company said four of its Original 16 premium products will soon be available in the southwest United States.
  
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• Body of missing man recovered from South Saskatchewan River

  22-05-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said a body recovered from the South Saskatchewan River is that of a missing man
  
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• RM says fire at Prince Albert National Park started through controlled burn

  22-05-2018 20:04 via cbc.ca
  The biggest fire currently burning in Saskatchewan was the result of a controlled burn, according to an employee of a nearby RM.
  
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• Brad Trost not backing down from legal battle with Conservative Party

  22-05-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  Brad Trost has vowed not to back down from his legal fight against the Conservative Party. Now he's launching an appeal of a court decision that would force him to pay the party tens of thousands of dollars.
  
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• Women entrepreneurs celebrated in Saskatchewan

  22-05-2018 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan has seen just over a 16 per cent growth in the number of female entrepreneurs over the last ten years, according to the government.
  
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• Calgary's Group Nine shows at U of S Snelgrove Gallery

  22-05-2018 19:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sometimes, seven equals nine.
  Transitions, now showing at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery on the University of Saskatchewan campus, is an exhibition by Calgary collective Group Nine. Seven members are taking part.
  Verna Vogel, Fragile Planets, block prints and stitched canvas ‘plates’ strung back-to-back vertically from the ceiling in a circular formation.
  “We formed Group Nine as a way of supporting one another in our artistic journeys. Sharing our work with the Saskatoon art com
  
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• Police issue nearly 5,000 speeding tickets in April: SGI

  22-05-2018 19:04
  Saskatchewan Government Insurance says police issued 4,873 speeding and aggressive driving tickets in the month of April.
  
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• Moe to express 'serious disagreement' over pipeline at premier's meeting

  22-05-2018 18:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Alberta dropped out, but Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will be attending the Western Premier’s Conference this week in the Northwest Territories. 
  On Monday Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced she would be staying away from the meeting to work on securing a deal for the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  Her government, and Saskatchewan’s, are in favour of the expansion project; but British Columbia, led by Premier John Horgan, is opposing it.
  Moe, who came to nation
  
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• Nearly 5K drivers caught speeding in Sask. during April

  22-05-2018 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  A total of 4,873 speeding tickets were issued by police in Saskatchewan during April.
  
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• Daniel Forest pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2017 death of Rodney Wailing

  22-05-2018 18:16 via cbc.ca
  Daniel Forest is pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 2017 death of Rodney Wailing in Saskatoon.
  
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• Landmark to open new movie complex in Brighton on June 1

  22-05-2018 18:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s newest movie theatre will open June 1.
  Landmark Cinemas at Brighton Marketplace features stadium seating in each of its seven auditoriums, with a total of 780 motorized, fully-reclining seats with extended footrests for “a significant increase in personal space and a relaxing, disruption-free movie experience,” the company says.
  Advance tickets are now on sale for films including SOLO: A Star Wars Story, Deadpool 2 and Avengers: Infinity War. Landmark offers a
  
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• Letter of the Day: Traffic woes on Glasgow Street

  22-05-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Increased traffic flow on Glasgow Street was identified by area residents in 2015 and brought to the attention of the City Transportation and Utilities Section (CTUS).
  An Avalon neighbourhood transportation review committee was established. Increased traffic flow and speeding was identified.
  Keep in mind that the addition of a major increase in traffic flow could be the result of the new sub-city of Stonebridge, the increased use of the South Circle freeway and subsequent shortcutting by drivers
  
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• Liberals' proposed overhaul of Divorce Act aimed at putting interests of children first

  22-05-2018 17:51 via cbc.ca
  The Liberal government is overhauling Canada's federal divorce laws, with the goal of making the best interests of children the top priority in all decisions.
  
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• Liberals propose overhaul of Divorce Act to put the interests of children first

  22-05-2018 17:51 via cbc.ca
  The Liberal government is overhauling Canada's federal divorce laws, with the goal of making the best interests of children the top priority in all decisions.
  
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• Her husband took his own life after he was bullied on the job

  22-05-2018 17:30 via cbc.ca
  Robert Duhaime was a grader operator in the rural municipality of Parkdale, Saskatchewan. And according to the Workers’ Compensation Board, his death was the result of mental health issues attributable to his job - though his employer denies it.
  
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• Letters to the editor May 22, 2018

  22-05-2018 17:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Parking enforcement around city parks
  I am writing in hopes of getting the word out about the city bylaw regarding parking in alleys.
  We recently attended our son’s soccer practice at Greystone Park. At the end of practice upon returning to our vehicle a commissionaire was placing a ticket on our window. We were parked in the alley alongside the park, as were many other vehicles.
  In asking him what the problem was he said you cannot park in any alley. The fine is $50 and non-negotiable. I
  
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• Golden Knights authoring quite the remarkable story

  22-05-2018 17:09 via cbc.ca
  Expansion teams are not supposed to conduct themselves the way the Vegas Golden Knights have this season. Yet the team from the state of Nevada is four wins away from changing everything.
  
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• Saskatoon councillors set 2019 property tax increase target between 4 and 4.5 per cent

  22-05-2018 17:01 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city councillors have voted in favour of setting a property tax target between four to four-and-a-half per cent for 2019.
  
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• Saskatoon city administration recommending property tax increase in mid-year budget

  22-05-2018 17:01 via cbc.ca
  Administration at the City of Saskatoon is recommending property taxes be raised by four to four-and-a-half per cent in 2019 in a mid-year preliminary budget.
  
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• Staying safe on Saskatchewan waterways

  22-05-2018 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  With the summer season close at hand, the Canadian Safe Boating Council has tips on staying safe on Saskatchewan waterways.
  
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• Caswell School closed on Tuesday due to water main break

  22-05-2018 16:12
  While most students in Saskatoon are heading back to school on Tuesday, students at Caswell School are getting an extended long weekend.
  
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• Positive impact of Boys and Girls Club of Saskatoon

  22-05-2018 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  Boys and Girls Club of Saskatoon CEO Wanda Desjardins joins Global News Morning Saskatoon to discuss a new PSA and the impact the club has on the community.
  
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• Classes set to resume at Caswell School after water main repairs

  22-05-2018 14:41 via cbc.ca
  Classes Wednesday at Caswell Community School are set to resume Wednesday after being cancelled Tuesday due to a water main break.
  
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• Classes cancelled at Caswell School after water main break

  22-05-2018 14:41 via cbc.ca
  Students and staff at Caswell Community School have been notified classes are cancelled Tuesday.
  
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• Collective Voice: The importance of green spaces

  22-05-2018 14:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  Grade 9 students in the Collective Voice program at Aden Bowman Collegiate share their lives and opinions through columns. Selected columns run each Monday in The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
   
  Could you ever imagine a life without some sort of park, pond or field near you? As simple as that question might be, lack of green space is the norm in a lot of cities. 
  A green space is a public area of grass, trees or other vegetation set apart for recreational or esthetic purposes in an otherwise
  
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• "The Sikh values are the Canadian values": Sikh Day Parade set for Saskatoon celebration

  22-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The growing Sikh community in Saskatoon is hoping to share a special celebration of Sikh culture with the rest of the city.
  Saskatoon is set to play host to the now annual Sikh Day Parade on Saturday, being held as part of the Vaisakhi religious celebration. The parade is also known as Nagar Kirtan, with Nagar meaning “town” and Kirtan referring to the singing of religious hymns.
  Gurwinder Singh, one of the event organizers with the Sikh Society of Saskatoon, said the whole of Saskat
  
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• 'Taxpayer dollar bills are getting lit on fire': SaskPower's land at GTH still racking up costs

  22-05-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Internal documents show SaskPower took just a few months to buy 145 acres of land at the Global Transportation Hub back in 2013 for $25M. The land has sat idle ever since, while the bills have continued to pour in.
  
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• SHA vows to catch up long-term health workers who weren't trained on privacy rules

  22-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority acknowledges that the former health regions “missed” training some longer-term employees who were on the job when privacy legislation protecting patient information came into effect.
  The health authority’s executive director of privacy and information management, Pat Stuart, said the SHA will develop a plan to roll out privacy training to get all 44,000 health authority employees brought up to speed on the privacy policy. The mandatory training
  
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• Sexual assault centre cites funding woes as it cuts support workers in hospitals

  22-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Citing “financial distress,” the Saskatoon Sexual Assault and Information Centre is no longer sending staff or volunteers to support sexual assault survivors through the rape kit process in hospitals.
  The SSAIC discontinued the service on May 1, but said in a post on its website that it could no longer afford the costs “at this time.” However, it is working with the Saskatchewan Health Authority to see how the SHA can support survivors with hospital social workers. It was
  
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• Letters to the editor May 21, 2018

  22-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Parking enforcement around city parks
  I am writing in hopes of getting the word out about the city bylaw regarding parking in alleys.
  We recently attended our son’s soccer practice at Greystone Park. At the end of practice upon returning to our vehicle a commissionaire was placing a ticket on our window. We were parked in the alley alongside the park, as were many other vehicles.
  In asking him what the problem was he said you cannot park in any alley. The fine is $50 and non-negotiable. I
  
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• Chef Jenni's cooking provides nourishment and education

  22-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than 250,000 unique citizens make up Saskatoon. StarPhoenix photographer Michelle Berg and reporter Jenn Sharp share the many different ways people in the city live, work and create in The People Project, a monthly photo and video series.
   
  Feeding people for a living is a special kind of job.
  Not everyone has what it takes: The long hours, the heat, the stress, the physical and mental toll.
  When a chef is committed to the art, feeding people moves past simple bodily nourishment. It be
  
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• 'Always a scammer waiting in the wings': Humboldt Broncos bus crash brings out best and worst

  22-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  His heart was in the right place and his intentions pure, but Daryl Jones still wondered how his small hockey apparel company would be perceived when it made for sale a T-shirt with a map of Saskatchewan and two simple words: Humboldt Strong.
  In the days following the April 6 tragedy in which 16 people died when the Humboldt Broncos team bus collided with a semi-truck on Highway 35 near Tisdale, Jones and the rest of the team at Sauce Hockey were like hundreds of thousands of people across the g
  
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• 'Large sums of money': Group wants corporate and union donations banned from 2020 city election

  22-05-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Current city councillors saw nearly a third of their campaign funding during the 2016 election come from businesses, unions and other groups ranging from Alpha Dog Waffles to TD Bank.
  
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• High school track and field athletes to watch at city championships

  22-05-2018 07:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon high school track and field athletes have competed in three mini meets headed into the city championships on Wednesday and Thursday at Griffiths Stadium. The StarPhoenix presents our athletes to watch. Coaches have provided insights from each school sending athletes to cities.
   
  Aden Bowman Bears
  Coaches: Justin Loshack, Ali Fairbrother, Heath Alexander, Brita Arndt, Jessica Morgan.
  Key Athletes to watchMillie Jamieson – Junior girls high jump and hurdles. Technically s
  
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• 13 cottages near Meadow Lake, Sask. destroyed by wildfire

  22-05-2018 03:55 via cbc.ca
  The Tuff wildfire still ablaze in central Saskatchewan destroyed all the cottages in one subdivision over the weekend.
  
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• 13 cottages destroyed by wildfire near Meadow Lake, Sask.

  22-05-2018 03:55 via cbc.ca
  The Tuff wildfire still ablaze in central Saskatchewan destroyed all the cottages in one subdivision over the weekend.
  
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• Jerome Messam has ‘unfinished business’ in Saskatchewan Roughriders return

  22-05-2018 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  One of the more intriguing competitions at Roughriders training camp is at running back, where a Canadian vet is hoping to win the starting job. Ryan Flaherty reports.
  
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