Saskatoon news

• Sask. regulatory change makes naloxone kits available outside pharmacies

  02-06-2018 23:56 via cbc.ca
  Naloxone kits will be more accessible to people at risk of opioid overdose and their family members after a regulatory change to allow wider distribution of the anti-fentanyl overdose kits.
  
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• Her grad plans? To own one of Saskatoon's 1st legal pot shops

  02-06-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  Being offered the permit was like "my birthday on steroids," says Cierra Sieben-Chuback.
  
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• At 23, student entrepreneur has won 1 of 7 permits for Saskatoon cannabis retail stores

  02-06-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  Being offered the permit was like "my birthday on steroids," says Cierra Sieben-Chuback.
  
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• Young moose sighted near Highway 16 and Boychuk Drive in Saskatoon

  02-06-2018 23:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police said on Saturday afternoon they received a report of a young moose in the area of Highway 16 and Boychuk Drive.
  Motorists in the area are asked to drive with extra caution, police said.
  Officers have not yet found the moose.This follows a moose spotting on 17th Street West near the Meewasin trails on Friday morning. Police received several calls about the moose, and an officer witnessed the moose leaving the area.
  During the last several weeks, city police have responded to othe
  
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• Moose sighting - Hwy 16 at Boychuck

  02-06-2018 23:26 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Police have recieved a report of a young moose in the area of Hwy 16 and Boychuck.  Motorist in the area are asked to drive with extra caution.  Police have not yet located the animal.(Occurrence Number: 18-55613)
  
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• Thunder of hooves, thrill of the win has Saskatoon trainers hooked on horse racing

  02-06-2018 23:00 via cbc.ca
  The rhythmic pounding of galloping hooves, the jingling of buckles and stirrups, and the metronomic breaths of a powerful animal moving at full speed. Saskatoon trainer Chris Babiy has had a passion for the racing world since he was a boy.
  
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• Man hospitalized after shooting in Saskatoon’s Westmount neighbourhood

  02-06-2018 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  An injured man was found and taken to hospital. Police said his injuries were considered life-threatening.
  
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• In Renee's Kitchen: Asparagus, ham and brie bundles

  02-06-2018 21:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  Renee Kohlman cooks up asparagus, ham and brie puff pastries in her kitchen in Saskatoon.
  After watching the video, click here for the full recipe.
  
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• 2 wanted men may be armed: Shellbrook RCMP

  02-06-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Shellbrook RCMP have issued arrest warrants for Keith Stonechild, 29, and Matthew Lafond, 29, in relation to an armed robbery.
  
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• Witness helps police catch suspect

  02-06-2018 20:17
  A suspect who was reported to be “rifling through vehicles in a parking lot” has been arrested and charged, following a call to Saskatoon police from a resident who witnessed the crime.
  
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• Man in hospital after shooting

  02-06-2018 19:53
  A Saskatoon man is in hospital facing life-threatening injuries following a shooting on Ave I N.
  
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• 'He's the real fighter': UFC fighters visit injured Humboldt Broncos player

  02-06-2018 18:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  In Calgary earlier this week to promote their headlining UFC fight in July, Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier stopped by the Foothills Medical Centre to meet Ryan Straschnitzki, the Humboldt Broncos star who was recovering from the April bus crash that paralyzed him from the chest down.
  
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• St. Paul’s Hospital to ramp up security measures after purse robberies

  02-06-2018 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  St. Paul's Hospital is looking at increasing security, including a proposal to remove the rotunda out front, to improve sight lines to the street and the hospital grounds.
  
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• Shellbrook RCMP seek two men in connection with armed robbery

  02-06-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Shellbrook RCMP have charged two men in relation to an armed robbery, but are asking for the public’s help in locating them.
  Keith Stonechild and Matthew Lafond, both 29 years old, often frequent Mistawasis First Nation and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, but RCMP said in a news release the men are not confirmed to be at either location.
  They are both charged with robbery with a firearm in relation to a robbery of a business on the service road in Shellbrook on April 27. Two males entered the bus
  
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• Man in hospital with life-threatening injuries after shooting on Avenue I in Saskatoon

  02-06-2018 17:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  Police are investigating after a man was shot in a home in the 400 block of Avenue I North.
  Officers responded to the report of the shooting just before 6:30 a.m. Saturday, according to a Saskatoon Police Service news release.
  The adult male victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  Officers from forensic identification unit and major crime unit are investigating. No arrests have been made yet.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers a
  
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• Vigilant Resident Helps Catch Thief - 500 block 4th Ave N.

  02-06-2018 16:46 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A Saskatoon man is in custody facing a number of charges as a result of an incident that took place just before 8:00 AM Saturday in the 500 block of 4th Ave N.A resident in the area called police and reported seeing a man rifling through vehicles in a parking lot.  Officers responded and confronted a man matching the description. Initially the suspect did not obey police instruction and squared off with an officer.  The suspect was holding a knife in one hand and a pair of pliers
  
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• Six G7 allies unite against Trump on tariffs

  02-06-2018 16:38
  Group of Seven nations moved closer to a trade war with the United States on Saturday, as six members of the exclusive club singled out their American partner over tariffs they warn have undermined open trade and shaken confidence in the global economy.
  
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• G7 allies prepare for clash over tariffs with Trump at leaders' summit

  02-06-2018 16:38
  Group of Seven nations moved closer to a trade war with the United States on Saturday, as six members of the exclusive club singled out their American partner over tariffs they warn have undermined open trade and shaken confidence in the global economy.
  
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• Canada giving Trump time to reconsider: Morneau

  02-06-2018 16:38
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is giving U.S. President Donald Trump time to reconsider his decision to impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum before Canadian countermeasures go into effect on July 1.
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in early morning Saskatoon shooting

  02-06-2018 16:35 via cbc.ca
  A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot in Saskatoon early Saturday morning.
  
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• 'I'm covered in poo': Transport Canada investigating feces falling from sky

  02-06-2018 16:18
  Transport Canada is investigating two cases of cars in Kelowna, B.C. being struck with suspected human feces falling from the sky.
  
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• Shooting - 400 Block Ave I N

  02-06-2018 15:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Just before 6:30 AM Saturday morning the Saskatoon Police Service recived a report of a shooting at a residence in the 400 block of Ave I N.   An adult male victim has been transported to hospital  by Medavie Health Services West, with life-threatening injuries.  Officers from Patrol, the Forensic Identfication Unit and the Major Crime Unit are at the scene and working on the case.  No arrests have been made at this point and the investigation is on-going.
  
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• Canadian man, 77, charged with smuggling pot in hockey bags

  02-06-2018 14:02
  Authorities say a 77-year-old man has been arrested for trying to smuggle marijuana across the Canada-U.S. border in hockey bags in the trunk of his car.
  
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• Union local president says taxi merger came as surprise to drivers

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Union local president Malik Umar Draz thinks the coming merger between Saskatoon’s two taxi companies, Comfort Cab and United Cabs, is a “monopoly.”
  “It is their business, it is their call, so they can do whatever they want with their business. But as for (where) the drivers are concerned, I think a monopoly in any business is not good,” said Draz, president of United Steelworkers Local 2014.
  Comfort and United are merging operations. The two brands will continue to
  
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• The race for fresh, local asparagus is short but worth it

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  For those of us who really love food, this is the most glorious time of year.
  Fresh produce is trickling in from surrounding farms, making the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market the place to be on the weekends. Farmers are happy to show off their early spring produce like ruby red radishes and rhubarb. But there is one thing I must make a beeline for: the amazing asparagus. With just a short window of growing production (Mother’s Day to Father’s Day, typically) this is the best time to
  
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• On the Ledge: Dustin Duncan dishes on drumsticks and wild pitches

  02-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  He helped save his beloved KFC buffet and says it might be his greatest political achievement.
  
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• New Saskatoon bus route to connect to health services

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Transit is trying to make it easier for people to get to medical and health facilities.
  The city is now testing a new bus route that will provide service to eight locations every 45 minutes on weekdays between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  “We’ve been looking at this for a while,” Saskatoon Transit director Jim McDonald said.
  The key to the experiment was the arrival of shorter buses that weigh less, he noted.
  Buses had troubled providing service to the Saskatoon Fi
  
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• New Faces New Places: The plant whisperers with a focus on sustainability

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  What began as mowing lawns in the summer as a reason to get outdoors while making a little bit of cash has turned into a year-round full time landscaping business for young entrepreneurs Genevieve Jones and Cass Hazel — and they couldn’t be more happy about it.
  Their love of landscaping started when a local landscaper Janet Wanner began to mentor them to take over the Midtown Plaza ornamental gardens — which they now look after year round. It’s that sense of communit
  
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• Library, union find common ground, but some concerns linger

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Public Library and the union representing its employees appear to be finding some common ground after months of disagreement, distrust and protests triggered by a major restructuring program.
  Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2669 still has concerns about the shift to a “community-led service model,” but internal documents obtained by the Saskatoon StarPhoenix show agreement on some key issues.
  Chief among them is the question of probationary periods for the roug
  
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• Letters to the editor June 2, 2018

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Housing and Guaranteed Annual Income
  While house hunting, my daughter’s family mentioned they were considering buying an acreage. I discouraged her, saying she would regret the lost time and money spent commuting for work, extracurricular trips, and recreation. She explained they could afford the house with no neighbours. The equivalent urban house with neighbours would be in a neighbourhood littered with needles and tagged with graffiti. I stopped discouraging her because I knew my grandc
  
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• Hilltops linebacker Cody Peters gets extended look at Riders camp

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cody Peters has been soaking it all in at Saskatchewan Roughriders camp these past two weeks.
  It’s been a dream come true for the 22-year-old Saskatoon product, a Bethlehem High School graduate and current member of the Canadian junior football champion Saskatoon Hilltops.
  While attending his first pro football camp as a territorial junior player and non-counter, Peters was thrown a curve when the Riders moved him to a new position for him. Peters was left auditioning at safety instead of
  
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• Fuller: In a not-too-distant galaxy, the Movie Wars raged

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It was a time of great upheaval in Sask-Andromeda 5 as two bitter foes turned to war.
  Using steel-jawed monsters, they scarred the parched, desiccated, dry and not very moist soil to claim their territory. Each side knew its very existence depended on nice buildings and brand new leather recliners.
  It was the age of the Movie Wars.
  Our sagging saga begins in the year 2018 AV (the Year of our Avengers). The Cineplexians had consolidated their power over a decade of peace. They cleverly used the l
  
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• Delonix Homes opens Holmes-Approved showhome in Evergreen

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  In meeting anyone for the first time you always want to put your best foot forward. Delonix Homes has done exactly that in the entrance of their newest show home located at 142 Boykowich Bend in Evergreen.
  The entrance is framed by elegant ceramic tile flooring, a two-storey feature wall with wood accents, and topped by a beautiful chandelier in black to draw the eye upward.
  “The key feature on this home was to really create a timeless ‘wow’ factor when you walked in,” sa
  
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• Alls I'm saying is have fun and laugh: Derek Edwards

  02-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Comedian Derek Edwards has one goal when he takes the stage.“I’m not trying to change your mind politically or your outlook on the world. I’m going for the gut laugh, and the more the better,” he said recently.Edwards’ tour “Alls I’m Saying” is making 17 stops across western Canada, including three shows in Saskatchewan: University Theatre in Regina June 6, Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon June 7 and the E. A. Rawlinson Centre in Prince Albert June 8.
  
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• Pot profits will help First Nations communities, say officials

  02-06-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Some First Nations companies were big winners in the lottery for Saskatchewan pot permits.
  
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• Riders prepare for Green and White game

  02-06-2018 06:38 via globalnews.ca
  Riders prepare for Green and White game
  
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• Riders prepare for ‘Green and White Day’

  02-06-2018 06:38 via globalnews.ca
  It was the last run through for the Saskatchewan Roughriders before “Green and White Day” at SMF Field during 2018 training camp.
  
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• Educational assistant gets prison time for sexually touching students

  02-06-2018 06:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  One by one in a Saskatoon courtroom, family members of sex offender George Gamble hugged and apologized to crying family members of the young children he victimized.
  Gamble, 25, had just been sentenced at Court of Queen’s Bench to two years in prison followed by three years of probation for sexually touching five students while working as an educational assistant in 2014 and 2015.
  The victims — all under 16 years old — reported Gamble touched them under their shirts and on thei
  
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• Inside the healing lodge: Catherine McKay denied temporary unescorted absences

  02-06-2018 05:16
  Catherine McKay was before a parole board Friday, asking for unescorted temporary absences. Her request was denied.
  
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• Bedbug inspection causes brief closure at Dr. Freda Ahenakew library branch

  02-06-2018 04:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Public Library is taking precautions at one of its branches after an inspection suggested bedbugs could be present.
  A patron reported possible bedbugs at the Dr. Freda Ahenakew Branch last week, and a bedbug-sniffing dog subsequently pointed to furniture in a public seating area, according to internal emails obtained by The StarPhoenix.
  According to Beth Cote, the library’s director of public services, the library has a strategy for whenever a bedbug concern arises.
  “In
  
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• Saskatchewan cannabis retailer licensees excited to get business going

  02-06-2018 03:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cierra Sieben-Chuback is well-versed in cannabis, and brings a different perspective to the Saskatoon store she plans to open.
  A 23-year-old who is about to graduate from the University of Saskatchewan, Sieben-Chuback said she became interested in cannabis two years ago, after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and recoiling against the steady stream of prescription medication.
  She wrote her business plan for one of her business school classes and drove “like a madman” to Regi
  
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• Saskatoon's Karter McNarland the Humboldt Broncos' first choice in SJHL Bantam Draft

  02-06-2018 03:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s Karter McNarland had just landed in Kamloops on Friday when he found out the Humboldt Broncos had made him their No. 1 pick in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Bantam Draft.
  The Broncos are rebuilding after the April 6 bus crash that claimed 16 lives, including 10 players.
  “It’d be an honour to represent the organization and the community of Humboldt after the terrible tragedy that happened,” said McNarland, who played for the Saskatoon Bantam AA
  
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• Catherine McKay denied unescorted temporary absence from healing lodge

  02-06-2018 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  The woman who killed a family of four while driving drunk was denied a temporary absence from a healing lodge where she's serving her 10-year sentence.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush looking to clinch third title in Game 2 of NLL Finals

  02-06-2018 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush travel to Rochester, New York this weekend in hopes of clinching their third National Lacrosse League championship in the last four years.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush looking to clinch 3rd title in Game 2 of NLL finals

  02-06-2018 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Rush travel to Rochester this weekend in hopes of clinching their third National Lacrosse League championship in the last four years.
  
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• Husband says assisted dying program 'needs to be fixed' after wife committed suicide

  02-06-2018 02:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cecilia Bernadette Chmura took her own life after her application for assisted death was denied. Her husband, David Dunn, held her while she died on Jan. 18.
  Dunn, 59, was arrested that day, shortly after he called 911.
  “If my wife had been granted her request, none of that would have happened,” he said.Saskatoon police said in an emailed statement that officers are trained to “preserve the scene, question witnesses and collect information” quickly in response to a sudden
  
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• Publisher exploring new edition of 'Halfbreed' after excised rape passage discovered

  02-06-2018 02:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Warning: graphic content
  A publishing company is contemplating printing a new version of an iconic Canadian book after an excised passage was discovered that describes a rape of the author by an RCMP officer when the author was 14 years old.
  More than four decades after Maria Campbell’s memoir, Halfbreed, was published in 1973, one-and-a-half pages from an early draft were made public this week by academic quarterly Canadian Literature. In the 513-word passage uncovered by Simon Fraser Uni
  
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• Invasive fish species, capable of cloning itself, puts Saskatchewan fish at risk

  02-06-2018 02:29
  Prussian carp, fish that can clone themselves, are putting Saskatchewan-native fish at risk, according to a Regina researcher.
  
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• Former city planner offers his first choice for downtown arena site

  02-06-2018 02:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  Former City of Saskatoon city planner Alan Wallace explains why he thinks the parking lot north of Midtown Plaza/TCU Place is the best place to build a new arena in the city.
  
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