Saskatoon news

• Corus Entertainment teams up with Twitter to produce social media videos

  31-05-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  The series is aimed at Twitter users and millennials and will feature Corus personalities and brands.
  
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• 'I know it's inspiring people': Man landscapes yards after both legs amputated

  31-05-2018 23:43 via cbc.ca
  A Regina man is earning money by landscaping yards after losing both of his legs from the knee down.
  
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• Hospital official says Humboldt Broncos’ Ryan Straschnitzki’s athletic past will help in rehab

  31-05-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Curran, the nurse care manager at Shriner’s Hospital, said Thursday that Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki’s athletic past will help him in his rehabilitation program for a spinal cord injury.
  
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• Teenager charged after almost colliding with unmarked police cruiser

  31-05-2018 23:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 19-year-old woman has been charged after she nearly caused a head-on collision with a police car on Thursday.
  At roughly 5:30 a.m., two officers were travelling in the 2500 block of 33rd Street West in an unmarked police cruiser, according to a news release from Saskatoon police. That’s when an oncoming vehicle entered their lane at a “high rate of speed” almost crashing with the officers head on.
  The car then fled the scene, driving away quickly.
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• RCMP respond to fatal Highway 7 collision near Rosetown

  31-05-2018 23:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 55-year-old woman is dead and a 47-year-old year old man was taken to hospital with unknown injures following a serious collision near Rosetown.
  The crash took place when a pickup truck travelling west collided with an eastbound semi-truck on Thursday morning. The pickup then collided with an SUV travelling east behind the semi. The deceased, a woman from Fiske, Sask. who was driving the SUV, died on scene.
  On Thursday morning, STARS Air Ambulance tweeted its helicopter had been dispatched to
  
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• One year later: Saskatchewan union wants audit of defunct government bus service

  31-05-2018 22:59
  A public-sector union in Saskatchewan wants the province to take stock of where things stand a year after the government shut down its bus service.
  
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• Conflict is brewing in the craft beer industry thanks to 'virtual beer'

  31-05-2018 22:29 via cbc.ca
  There's a controversy brewing in Canada's craft beer industry about the growing popularity "contract brewing." That's when an existing brewery rents out some of its space to another company to make a different brand of beer sold under a different label.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki arrives at Philadelphia hospital for spinal treatment

  31-05-2018 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki arrived at Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia for spinal treatment on Thursday. He said he has been setting new goals and challenges and doing so for his teammates.
  
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• Premier Moe “disappointed” by U.S. steel tariffs, “supportive” of move by fed. gov’t

  31-05-2018 22:23
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he is “disappointed” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to place tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.
  
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• Saskatoon massage therapist Mark Donlevy to stand trial on sexual assault allegations

  31-05-2018 22:01 via cbc.ca
  A provincial court judge ruled today there is enough evidence to send massage therapist Mark Donlevy to trial on nine counts of sexual assault.
  
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• Mother and two-year-old son collaborate on 44-painting art show

  31-05-2018 21:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  Brandi Hofer doesn’t believe in shutting her children out of her studio. 
  In fact, they’re invited to get messy.
  “I want to show them the beauty of mark making, dancing, and expressing yourself with a brush stroke or a splash of paint,” says Hofer.
  To that end, Hofer and her son Gus, aged two, have created 44 paintings together, most of which are portraits of local parents who volunteered.
  “This series aims to speak about my triumphs and struggles as a mother.
  
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• 'I don't think I can completely comprehend everything:' Sister of Tyler Applegate describes seeing man accused of fatally shooting her brother

  31-05-2018 21:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Starla Sippola says she felt sick to her stomach as she stared at the man accused of shooting and killing her brother in Saskatoon last summer.
  On Thursday, Dallin Lane Singharath appeared in provincial court, charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 27-year-old Tyler Applegate.
  “When he looked at me, I could see his chest was heaving, so I knew he was nervous,” Sippola said about seeing Singharath — a complete stranger to her.
  “But I don’t
  
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• Couple that used a surrogate says Sask. paternity laws are outdated

  31-05-2018 20:41 via cbc.ca
  Legislation to accommodate the many ways of making a family these days is falling behind, in the minds of some people.
  
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• Saskatoon man arrested after witnessing wife’s suicide

  31-05-2018 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Cecilia Bernadette Chmura committed suicide after being denied a medically assisted death. Her husband David Dunn was taken into custody and could now face criminal charges.
  
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• Saskatoon spray pads open Friday

  31-05-2018 20:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s a sure sign summer is on its way.
  Residents in Saskatoon will soon be able to get relief from the coming summer heat as the city’s splash pads are set to open this week.
  As of Friday at 10 a.m., 17 splash pads across the city will be operating for the summer, with hours of operation between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
  The City of Saskatoon reminds residents that spray pads are usually located on or near school property and have timers that are set to turn off the water features during re
  
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• Stolen vehicle nearly hits unmarked cop cruiser; woman arrested

  31-05-2018 20:27
  A woman who Saskatoon police say drove a stolen vehicle into oncoming traffic and nearly hit an unmarked cop cruiser is facing charges.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: rain and wind to kick off June

  31-05-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  June will start off with rain and wind in Saskatoon's forecast.
  
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• Inquest hears how Gerald Burnouf fell through cracks in health care system before dying in jail

  31-05-2018 20:17 via cbc.ca
  Jurors at a coroner's inquest heard how Gerald Burnouf went to two separate hospitals a combined eight times in the days leading to his death in jail. He had methadone waiting to be picked up at a local pharmacy.
  
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• Video: New in theatres June 1

  31-05-2018 19:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres June 1.
  
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• Ron and Jane Graham donate $2 million for sport science facility on U of S campus

  31-05-2018 19:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  The largest alumni donors in University of Saskatchewan history have opened up their chequebook again, this time to help fund a state-of-the-art sport science and health facility on campus.
  Ron and Jane Graham have donated $2,068,000 to establish and build the Ron and Jane Graham Sport Science and Health Centre within Merlis Belsher Place, the new on-campus building that will house the Huskies home hockey rink and practice facility for the basketball programs.
  “Jane and I are pro
  
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• Arrest - Dangerous Driving / Possession of Stolen Property Over $5000 - 33rd Street and Kensington Road

  31-05-2018 19:24 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 19-year-old woman is facing charges after the stolen vehicle she was operating swerved into the oncoming lane of traffic nearly colliding head-on with an unmarked police vehicle early this morning.At approximately 5:00 a,m., May 31, 2018, two patrol officers were traveling in the 2500 block of 33rd Street West in an unmarked Police vehicle when an oncoming vehicle swerved into their lane of travel at a high rate of speed nearly colliding with them head-on. The vehicle then fled at a high
  
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• RCMP respond to serious Highway 7 collision near Rosetown

  31-05-2018 19:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  STARS Ambulance and RCMP responded to an emergency call after a serious motor vehicle collision that shut down parts of Highway 7 near Rosetown.
  The collision took place 11 kilometres south of Rosetown, according to RCMP in a news release. In a tweet at 8:21 a.m., STARS Ambulance reported being dispatched to the scene.
  Little other information was immediately available.
  Motorists were being advised to avoid the area. Delays were expected throughout the day as RCMP investigate the crash, accordin
  
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• Woman dead after crash near Rosetown

  31-05-2018 18:40
  A woman is dead after the SUV she was driving was hit by a pickup truck on Saskatchewan’s Highway 7.
  
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• RCMP on scene of serious crash near Rosetown

  31-05-2018 18:40
  Emergency crews are on scene of what RCMP describe as a serious collision near Rosetown.
  
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• Serious crash shuts down Highway 7 west of Rosetown, Sask.

  31-05-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  STARS has been called to a serious crash west of Rosetown that has shut down Highway 7.
  
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• One person dead after collision west of Rosetown, SK

  31-05-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  One person is dead after a serious collision on Highway 7 west of Rosetown, Sask.
  
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• Rain needed as seeding nears completion in Saskatchewan

  31-05-2018 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan farmers have seeded most of the 2018 crop, now rain is needed to help crops emerge.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Angioplasty comes with hotel bill

  31-05-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I was scheduled for an angioplasty on May 1. When I was called I was told I would need to stay in Saskatoon overnight. I assumed that meant in the hospital because I had a previous angioplasty several years ago and was required to stay overnight in the hospital.
  When I spoke to the nurse after I was in the day surgery ward it was made clear that I would need to find accommodation for myself and for my support person in Saskatoon for the night.
  I was told by the nurse that she would ask the radio
  
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• Roughrider Chad Owens looking for strong start to season

  31-05-2018 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  Chad Owens is looking to start the season the way he ended the 2017 season. Derek Bidwell with more from Rider training camp.
  
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• Trudeau calls Trump tariffs 'totally unacceptable,' outlines $16.6B countermeasures

  31-05-2018 17:41
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to place tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel "punitive" and "totally unacceptable," and has outlined dollar-for-dollar retaliation.
  
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• Giant goldfish who steal sperm to clone selves spotted in Saskatchewan

  31-05-2018 17:37 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of Prussian carp — a female fish that can replicate itself using sperm from other species — have been found in Saskatchewan waters.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Fishy looking for an energetic home

  31-05-2018 16:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon SPCA is looking to adopt out Fishy, a 12-week-old friendly and affectionate puppy who would do well with a family with lots of energy.
  
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• Man injured in Rhein, Sask. home invasion

  31-05-2018 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  Money and firearms stolen, man injured in Rhein, Sask., home invasion.
  
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• Sask. committed to tabling extended parental leave bill in autumn

  31-05-2018 16:33 via cbc.ca
  The federal government introduced legislation, which went into effect in December, that gave parents the option to take 18 months of parental leave.
  
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• Public helps Saskatoon police officer subdue man

  31-05-2018 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon police officer had some help from the public in helping to subdue a man who was fighting him.
  
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• First responder bringing course to Sask. on how to prepare for traumatic events

  31-05-2018 16:03 via cbc.ca
  Michael Swainson said he wanted to teach the course in Saskatchewan because of the effects of the Humboldt tragedy on first responders.
  
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• Sask. one step closer to long-awaited provincial gang strategy

  31-05-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  For the first time in Canada, a not-for-profit organization is attempting to create a provincial gang strategy, instead of law enforcement.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Street cave-in

  31-05-2018 15:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives.
  Today, we see an image of a truck caught in a street cave-in, from May 31, 1980.
  (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-A13063-7)
  
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• 2 charged in rural Sask. break and enter

  31-05-2018 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said they seized the truck, which had been reported stolen, and a long-barrel rifle in the Big River First Nation home.
  
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• 2 rural Sask. property theft suspects caught on camera

  31-05-2018 14:20 via globalnews.ca
  Shellbrook RCMP said two people stole an unknown amount of gasoline, jerry cans and cheques from a rural property.
  
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• Bystanders help Saskatoon officer subdue aggressive, fleeing suspect

  31-05-2018 14:14 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police received a report of a man walking with a weapon on Tuesday evening, but it took support from the skies, a foot chase and an assist from some members of the public before the suspect was arrested.
  
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• Sonia Reid Noble doubles up after smash Bassment debut

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sonia Reid Noble is busy reclaiming her musical life but her two-year-old is having something to say about it.
  When they sing together, she objects.
  “’Stop. Stop, mama, no sing, no sing,’” Reid Noble quotes her daughter.
  “The other day I said to her, you do realize that people actually like to hear me sing? Apparently, she’s decided that if she’s singing it’s her moment — can I blame her?”
  With two kids under four, the Saskatoon gospel-
  
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• Local golf roundup: Nelson prepares for third world blind golf championship

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s Gerry Nelson is preparing to play in his third world blind golf championship.
  Nelson, who lost his eyesight from diabetes at age 25, plans to take his game to Rome, Italy, this fall. He previously placed third and fifth in two previous world championships. He is ranked No. 5 in the world.
  Nelson will take part in the Western Canadian blind golf championship and Canadian Open this summer in Truro, N.S., prior to the world championship.
  A GoFundMe page has been set up to help rai
  
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• Letters to the editor May 31, 2018

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Naloxone
  Re: “Province makes naloxone available to public without pharmacist involvement” (SP, May 17). Jim Reiter wants to be sure that naloxone is made easily available without prescription so that overdose victims can be treated quickly and their lives saved.
  My question is this: Why do I and many others with anaphylactic reactions to nuts, fish, insect stings and other life-threatening allergies have to have a prescription for an EpiPen, then pay as much as $150 to acquire one? O
  
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• Killer's release revoked after absconding from halfway house, followed by police standoff

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Convicted killer Terrance Vincent Bear is back behind bars at a federal institution after leaving the halfway house where he had been ordered to live on the first day of his release.
  Bear was released from federal prison under a variety of conditions on Dec. 11, 2017. That same day, he signed himself out of the halfway house and never returned. A warrant was issued for his arrest just a few hours later.
  According to a parole board decision sheet, Bear, 33, managed to remain at large for nearly t
  
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• Hot days for Canadians: 5 Things Golf

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  1 — Here’s hoping our Canadian pros will continue their good play this week across multiple tours. Last week at Colonial, Ben Silverman finished strong with a T8 while Corey Conners finished a shot back of Silverman with a T11. Most impressive, however, was that both Canadian golfers shot a 29 during the weekend play. Silverman fired his 29 with a blistering front nine on Sunday while Conners shot 29 on the back nine on Saturday. Mackenzie Hughes finished T42 while Adam Hadwin f
  
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• Growing audience: Children's Festival plants seeds in its 30th year

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s children’s festival celebrates 30 years in 2018 and the second in its new location. Here’s a look at the event, then and now.
  HISTORY: The fest dates back to the early 1990s when it was held in downtown Saskatoon along the riverbank with acts performing in tents and church halls along Spadina Avenue. Back then it was called the Northern Saskatchewan International Children’s Festival. Tickets were sold to individual shows and there were free on-site activi
  
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• Gordon Monahan finds the art of sound on — and in — the piano

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  There’s more than one way to play a piano.
  But Gordon Monahan doesn’t want people to think he’s necessarily playing an instrument.
  His piece Piano Mechanics uses a typical baby grand. Along with the more typical twinkling of keys with his fingertips, Monahan will slam his elbow and forearm onto the piano or reach in to pluck and vibrate the piano strings with his bare hands.
  “Rather than thinking of it as a musical instrument that’s played by a pianist, I’m th
  
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• Former Sears space in Midtown Plaza will be divided up, GM says

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The hole left in Saskatoon’s Midtown Plaza by the departure of Sears is set to be divided up and filled by the end of next year, according to the mall administration.
  General manager Terry Napper said he expects the mall to be “100 per cent leased” again in 12 to 18 months.
  “We’ve got two senior leasing people working on Midtown … ” Napper said. “There’s a whole list of retailers that they are close to signing.”The mall was left with a
  
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• Clint McLaughlin must live in halfway house while on statutory release for abduction, assault of ex-fiancée

  31-05-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon man with a disturbing pattern of domestic violence and jealousy is out of prison and living in a halfway house after getting his legally mandated statutory release this month.
  The residency is one of the special conditions imposed on Clint James McLaughlin while he serves the remainder of his six-year sentence — which expires in 2020 — in the community.
  Statutory release is intended to help offenders reintegrate after serving two-thirds of their sentence and can be revoke
  
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