Saskatoon news

• White-powder call forces traffic restrictions around City Hall

  25-05-2018 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  Motorists and members of the public are asked to avoid 4th Avenue as well as 23rd and 24th Street as police and firefighters are investigating a white, powdery substance was found in a doorway at Saskatoon City Hall.
  Traffic restrictions are in place in both detractions and a police news release indicates traffic will be “disrupted significantly” for roughly 60 minutes as emergency services investigate.
  SFD responding to report of white powder substance at City Hall. Investigation ha
  
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• Fire ban lifted for most provincial parks, recreational areas

  25-05-2018 23:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  A ban on open fires on all provincial land south of Churchill River has been lifted after parts of the province got a healthy dousing of rain.
  The Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment indicated in a news release Friday the ban had been lifted 11 days after it was put in place on May 14.
  While there are no provincial fire bans in Saskatchewan, burning restrictions remain in some parks, including Saskatchewan Landing, Pike Lake, Blackstrap, Great Blue Heron, Candle Lake, The
  
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• Saskatoon woman charged with committing indecent act.

  25-05-2018 23:51 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 20 year old Saskatoon woman has been charged following an incident yesterday near a school in Westview.At approximately 4:00 p.m., May 24, 2018, a woman approached several boys in the 1400 block of Byers Crescent and indecently exposed herself. The women fled the area when she was approached by an adult.Investigators in the Sex Crimes Unit identified the suspect and made an arrest this afternoon. The woman has been charged with one count of committing an indecent act.  She will be ap
  
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• Provincial fire ban lifted after rainfall

  25-05-2018 23:51
  Rainfall across Saskatchewan has led the province to lift a provincial fire ban.
  
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• Open fire ban lifted in Saskatchewan

  25-05-2018 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  An open fire ban in Saskatchewan has been lifted, but burn restrictions are in place at some provincial parks.
  
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• Ukrainian couple gives up everything to be with comatose daughter in Regina

  25-05-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  On March 7, Natalia and Mykolai Padalka received a call: their daughter was in a coma. She had immigrated to Canada just two weeks earlier with her husband.
  
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• Sask. judge rules province must allow people to remove gender markers from birth certificates

  25-05-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  On Thursday, a Saskatchewan judge ruled that the province must amend current policy to allow people of all ages to change or remove te gender on their birth certificates.
  
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• Rural property owner says shots fired at him during chase near Debden

  25-05-2018 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  A rural property owner near Debden Sask. told police he was shot at on Thursday night after he confronted a group of people he believed were stealing from his property.
  In a news release, Big River RCMP said the man encountered at least two people stealing from his property around midnight, allegedly making off with two rifles.
  When the suspects fled the scene in a Black Dodge truck, the property owner said he gave chase in another vehicle, but stopped after shots were fired in his direction fro
  
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• UPDATE: Traffic Restrictions lifted - Downtown Core - Area Deemed Safe

  25-05-2018 23:31 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Emergency personel  have deemed the area safe at Saskatoon City Hall.  Traffic restrictions have been lifted and further comment can be obtained from the Saskatoon Fire Department.(Occurrence Number: 18-52619)
  
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• White powder found outside Saskatoon city hall

  25-05-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Fire Department officials said the unknown powdery substance – later found to be sugar - was on the ground outside city hall.
  
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• Traffic restrictions in place in downtown core - 4th Ave - 23rd and 24th Streets

  25-05-2018 22:43 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Motorists and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area near and adjacent to City Hall.  Emergency personel are on scene investigating a report of a unknown powdery substance found at a doorway to the building.  Traffic restrictions are in place in both directions on 4th Ave as well as 23rd and 24th Street.  Traffic patterns in the downtown core will be disrupted significanctly for at least the next hour.  Updates will be made as more information is known.(Occurrence Numbe
  
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• White powder call sends emergency vehicles to Saskatoon city hall

  25-05-2018 22:22 via cbc.ca
  Police and fire department vehicles rushed to Saskatoon city hall Friday afternoon after some white powder was discovered.
  
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• Sweet relief: White powder call at Saskatoon city hall turns out to be sugar

  25-05-2018 22:22 via cbc.ca
  Police and fire department vehicles rushed to Saskatoon city hall Friday afternoon after some white powder was discovered. It turned out to be sugar.
  
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• 7 sawed-off firearms seized at Saskatoon home, man facing 24 charges

  25-05-2018 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police seized seven sawed-off firearms and seven pellet guns during a search of a Pleasant Hill neighbourhood home.
  
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• 'Step up to the plate and take a chance' on low-income tenants, says longtime Saskatoon landlord

  25-05-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Lorraine Scott has been a landlord for over 30 years. She has heard countless stories of discrimination and unkindness from her own tenants — almost all of whom fall within the low-income bracket.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: More rain and thunderstorms ahead

  25-05-2018 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  More thunderstorms and rain in Saskatoon’s weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Court orders Sask. government to allow removal of gender from birth certificates

  25-05-2018 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan is the first jurisdiction in Canada where the courts have ordered the government to allow the removal of gender markers on birth certificates.
  
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• NFL’s Jon Ryan, brother-in-law to Andrew Scheer, to be grand marshal of Regina Pride parade next month

  25-05-2018 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  The brother-in-law of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be one of two grand marshals at the Queen City Pride Parade in Regina next month - but don't expect a family reunion.
  
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• Police seize seven sawed-off rifles from Pleasant Hill home

  25-05-2018 21:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  For the third time in two days, city police have seized a prohibited firearm from a person in Saskatoon.
  At roughly 4 p.m. on Thursday, members of the Guns and Gangs Unit, alongside members of the Tactical Support Unit conducted a search at a home in the 1600 block of 19th Street West, according to a police news release. Inside the home, they found seven sawed-off firearms, seven pellet pistols and varying types of ammunition.
  Police say several people were inside the home, including a 32-year-o
  
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• Shots fired at rural property owner during car chase near Debden

  25-05-2018 21:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  A rural property owner near Debden Sask. was shot at on Thursday night after he confronted a group of people believed to be stealing from his property.
  At around midnight, Big River RCMP report a rural property owner encountered at least two people stealing from his property, allegedly making off with two rifles, according to an RCMP news release.
  When the suspects fled the scene in a Black Dodge truck, the property owner gave chase in another vehicle.
  However, when shots were fired in their dir
  
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• Police seize 14 guns from Saskatoon home; man facing two dozen charges

  25-05-2018 21:10
  A Saskatoon man is facing two dozen charges after police seized seven sawed-off guns and seven pellet pistols from a home in the city’s Pleasant Hill neighbourhood.
  
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• Sask. court orders removal of gender markers on birth certificates

  25-05-2018 20:51
  A court in Regina has ordered the Saskatchewan government to allow for the removal of gender markers from birth certificates.
  
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• Cellphone captures landspout tornado touching down in southern Saskatchewan

  25-05-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Landspout tornadoes are not associated with supercells, are typically weak and are caused by intense updrafts, according to Global News meteorologist Tiffany Lizée.
  
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• Shots fired at rural Sask. property owner chasing suspects

  25-05-2018 20:19
  Gunshots were reportedly fired at a rural property owner in Saskatchewan overnight after RCMP say he attempted to chase a vehicle suspected in a break and enter on his property.
  
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• Breaking down the NLL Finals as Saskatchewan Rush chase third title in four years

  25-05-2018 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  NLL insider Evan Schemenauer joins Ryan Flaherty to preview the 2018 championship series between the Saskatchewan Rush and Rochester Knighthawks.
  
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• Police seize cache of weapons, charge Saskatoon man

  25-05-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  Police searched the home in the 1600 block of 19th Street West around 4:00 p.m. CST on Thursday. Inside that home police said that they found seven sawed-off firearms, and another seven pellet pistols. Police also found ammunition.
  
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• Environment Canada confirms 2 landspout tornadoes in southern Sask.

  25-05-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Landspout tornadoes are not associated with supercells, are typically weak and are caused by intense updrafts, according to Global News meteorologist Tiffany Lizée.
  
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• Two tornadoes touch down on Thursday: Environment Canada

  25-05-2018 18:47
  Environment Canada has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in southeast Saskatchewan on Thursday.
  
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• Video: 'Long overdue': Drunk driving deaths in Saskatchewan lowest in decades, SGI says

  25-05-2018 18:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  The number of deaths caused by impaired driving in Saskatchewan dropped to a historic low in 2017, according to Saskatchewan Government Insurance.
  The newest statistics from SGI show 39 people died in impaired driving collisions in the province last year. Five were attributed to drug impairment and 34 to alcohol impairment — a significant drop from the 57 fatalities involving alcohol in 2016.
  The number of injuries caused by impaired driving was also down — 340 in 2017 compared to 46
  
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• Shots fired at Sask. rural property owner chasing break-in suspects

  25-05-2018 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatchewan man said a number of shots were fired at his direction while he was chasing a truck used in a break and enter on his rural property.
  
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• Search Locates Numerous Sawed Off Firearms - Male Arrested - 1600 block 19th Street West

  25-05-2018 18:06 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 24 year old Saskatoon man is facing two dozen firearm related charges with further charges pending, following the search of a home in the 1600 block of 19th Street West.At approximately 4:00 p.m., May 24, 2018, members of the Guns and Gangs Unit and the Tactical Support Unit executed a search warrant on the home, following an investigation.  Several people were inside the residence at the time, including the 24 year old man.  A 32 year old woman was found to be unlawfully at large an
  
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• Letter of the Day: We can limit human-caused forest fires

  25-05-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Having directly witnessed the effects of forest fires when I used to live in New Mexico, I couldn’t agree more with your editorial: “Only you can prevent (human-caused) forest fires in Saskatchewan” (SP, May 9).
  On one memorable occasion, a controlled burn to reduce brush near White Rock, NM during windy conditions caused the devastating Cerro Grande Fire which wiped out large sections of the city in 2000. I remember visiting the area after the fire with one of my students whos
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: May 19-25

  25-05-2018 17:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• New aviation museum opens in Saskatoon

  25-05-2018 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  After years of planning, Saskatchewan’s rich aviation history will be on display in Saskatoon’s new aviation museum on Saturday, May 26.
  
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• Liberals increase support for parents of murdered, missing children

  25-05-2018 16:34 via cbc.ca
  The Liberal government is overhauling a program to support parents of children who are murdered or were abducted, boosting the weekly benefits and extending the eligibility period.
  
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• Charleston Hughes talks Trump, trades and loving the troublesome Rider fans

  25-05-2018 16:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  Charleston Hughes speaks to the Regina Leader-Post’s Murray McCormick while in Saskatoon for the Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler warns 5.3M owners in Canada and U.S.: Don't use the cruise

  25-05-2018 16:24
  Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 5.3 million vehicles in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere because in rare but terrifying circumstances, drivers may not be able to turn off the cruise control.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush, Rochester Knighthawks ready for NLL Cup

  25-05-2018 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  Two of the Saskatchewan Rush’s four loses in 2018 came at the hands of the Rochester Knighthawks.
  
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• Premier Scott Moe to deliver his 1st state of the province address

  25-05-2018 15:56 via cbc.ca
  Premier Scott Moe will deliver his 'State of the Province' address Friday morning at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park, and the focus is expected to be Saskatchewan's economy.
  
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• Premier Scott Moe continues carbon tax attack in 1st 'State of the Province' speech

  25-05-2018 15:56 via cbc.ca
  "As an environmental plan, it's not worth the paper that David Suzuki's University of Alberta honorary degree is written on," he said to a laughing crowd in Saskatoon.
  
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• Moe to deliver first State of the Province address in Saskatoon

  25-05-2018 15:56 via cbc.ca
  Premier Scott Moe will deliver his 'State of the Province' address Friday morning at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park, and the focus is expected to be Saskatchewan's economy.
  
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• 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders looking to wreak havoc on QBs

  25-05-2018 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  Two Saskatchewan Roughriders can’t wait to wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks around the league. Derek Bidwell with more from Riders training camp.
  
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• Bridges Events May 25-31

  25-05-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the event date. Please send submissions to [email protected].
  # MUSIC
  Fri., May 25
  Piano Friday: Dennis BoryckiJoe NolanThe Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N.
  Rock CandyBuds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.
  Prairie StardustArmy & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.
  The RhythmairesFairfield Seniors’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Ct.
  Two Tall DudesMcNally R
  
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• Producers proceed with caution at passing of Bill C-49

  25-05-2018 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  Grain backlogs have become a problem in the past decade as western Canadian farmers reap larger yields to meet the demand of a growing world population.
  
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• Record $106M Lotto Max in prizes up for grabs on Friday

  25-05-2018 14:10
  A record-breaking $106 million in prize money is up for grabs in Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot draw.
  
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• Rush hope to reverse recent trend against Knighthawks when they meet in NLL Champions Cup final

  25-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The glass was half empty for the Saskatchewan Rush in games against the Rochester Knighthawks during the regular season.
  In fact, half of the Rush’s four losses this season in the National Lacrosse League were to the Knighthawks.
  As a result, an undeniable playoff thirst will help drive the Rush to reverse their fortunes against Rochester when the two teams set out to battle in the best-of-three Champions Cup.
  Game 1 goes Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
  Game 2 will be played June
  
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• Gardening: Colourful new annuals ready for your garden

  25-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Visiting local greenhouses to see what is new and exciting is something I look forward to every spring.
  I love to have a lot of colour in certain areas of my garden, and one of my favourite gardening activities is creating my own hanging baskets or patio pots filled with colourful annuals. There is never a shortage of brightly coloured new annuals, and 2018 is no exception.
  Calibrachoa is one of those smaller flowers that comes in many different colors, blooms profusely and performs very well in
  
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