Saskatoon news

• Black Lake RCMP investigating woman’s sudden death

  11-06-2018 23:52
  RCMP in Black Lake are investigating the sudden death of a 24-year-old woman from the northern Saskatchewan community.
  
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• Two men charged after break-in at Lumsden school

  11-06-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Two people have been arrested after a break-in at a Lumsden school early Saturday morning.
  
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• Young Innovators: Exercise opposite side to keep casted limb strong

  11-06-2018 21:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  When you injure an arm, exercising the same healthy limb on the other side of the body may be key to maintaining strength and muscle size in the injured limb, a University of Saskatchewan study shows.
  “We hope strength-training of the healthy limb may one day be included in standard of practice for recovery,” said kinesiology PhD student Justin Andrushko, who did the study with supervisor Jonathan Farthing. “But first we need more research to study the effects and causes of the
  
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• APAS wants CN’s Tisdale rail subdivision reopened

  11-06-2018 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  APAS says the closure of CN’s Tisdale subdivision requires grain from northeast Saskatchewan to travel hundreds of kilometres further than necessary.
  
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• Hats fundraiser for paralyzed Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki takes off

  11-06-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Airdrie residents Jason and Sue Bissonnette have been overwhelmed with orders for a ballcap that supports Ryan Straschnitzi, the Humboldt Bronco who was paralyzed in the April bus crash.
  
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• Attorney general withdraws application to quash STC ruling

  11-06-2018 21:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ninety-five former Saskatchewan Transportation Co. employees can expect to receive more than eight weeks’ pay after the federal government abruptly withdrew its request to overturn an arbitrator’s decision in their favour.
  Federal court documents show the application, filed May 28 by the office of Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould, was withdrawn on June 6 having never been served on STC or Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1374.
  ATU Local 1374 President Eric Carr, who previou
  
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• Homeschooling in Sask. needs better checks and balances: auditor

  11-06-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  There are around 2,500 kids in Saskatchewan being homeschooled in the province.
  
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• Questions linger as Saskatoon councillors vote in favour of Pay As You Throw garbage utility

  11-06-2018 21:35 via cbc.ca
  City councillors in Saskatoon have taken an important step toward big changes to the city's garbage system. However, it will be months until more details of the programs become available.
  
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• Trade panel ruling slams Alberta’s craft beer subsidy program

  11-06-2018 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's subsidy plan to boost its own craft beer industry has been hammered again by a trade panel ruling. 
  
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• Video: Joni Mitchell fans share thoughts on tribute to legendary musician

  11-06-2018 21:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  The threat of thunderstorms couldn’t keep the residents of Saskatoon away from finally honouring one of their greatest music icons.
  Two plaques were dedicated to Joni Mitchell in Saskatoon on Sunday. One was in front of the Broadway Theatre, near the former Louis Riel Coffee House (now Calories) where she played some of her earliest professional performances.
  The other was downtown at River Landing to celebrate the naming of the Joni Mitchell Promenade along the river, though the speeches
  
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• Sask. celebrates ruling that Alta. beer markups against internal trade agreement

  11-06-2018 20:42
  The Saskatchewan government acted as an intervener on the Appellate Panel that has decided a beer markup by the Alberta government goes against the Agreement on Internal Trade.
  
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• Prospective jurors in Peter Khill trial questioned about racial bias

  11-06-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  Jury selection for the trial of Peter Khill began Monday with approximately 250 people crowded into an Hamilton courtroom, filling the seats and standing three-deep in the aisles.
  
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• Prospective jurors in Peter Khill trial questioned about potential racial bias

  11-06-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  Jury selection for the trial of Peter Khill took place Monday with approximately 250 people crowded into a Hamilton courtroom, filling the seats and standing three-deep in the aisles.
  
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• Residential school apology translated into 7 Indigenous languages

  11-06-2018 20:21 via cbc.ca
  Canada's apology to residential school survivors has been translated into seven Indigenous languages 10 years after the historic event.
  
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• 'Canadians stand together, President Trump stands alone': MPs back PM in U.S. trade dispute

  11-06-2018 19:57
  Political figures on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are coming to the federal government's defence amid ongoing attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has taken to Twitter several times over the last few days to insult Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and make threats about more tariffs.
  
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• Saskatoon police dog, handler off active duty after 6-year-old girl bitten

  11-06-2018 19:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon police dog and its handler are off active duty while an investigation takes place into the canine biting a six-year-old girl during a foot pursuit of two home invasion suspects.
  Police in a news release said the dog, which was in a harness on a leash, rounded a corner of a building in the 100 block of Avenue M South while officers were tracking suspects in a home invasion on Saturday afternoon and “latched on to an unrelated (girl).”
  According to police, the dog “in
  
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• Status Indians to disappear in 50 years unless First Nations move beyond Indian Act: Perry Bellegarde

  11-06-2018 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Perry Bellegarde, who announced his campaign Monday to again lead the Assembly of First Nations, says First Nations need to take control of their citizenship laws and move beyond the Indian Act.
  
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• Starbucks closes more than 1,000 Canadian locations or anti-bias training

  11-06-2018 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Starbucks closed about 1,100 Canadian locations on Monday afternoon for training on race, bias and inclusion.
  
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• Cash, alcohol stolen in La Ronge, Sask. armed robbery

  11-06-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Cash and alcohol were stolen during an armed robbery Saturday at a La Ronge, Sask., business.
  
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• Nearly 4 out of 5 Prairie men have unhealthy lifestyles, study suggests

  11-06-2018 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Men on the Prairies are leading more unhealthy lifestyles than their male counterparts in other parts of Canada, a new study suggests.
  
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• Saskatoon-based Spring Meadows Natural Pet Food sold to Ontario company

  11-06-2018 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  Dane Creek Capital Corp. has bought Saskatoon-based Spring Meadows Natural Pet Food in an all-cash transaction.
  
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• Alberta ordered to amend or repeal craft brewer rebate program

  11-06-2018 18:03 via cbc.ca
  A Government of Alberta program to help small craft brewers has been ruled non-trade compliant under the Agreement of Internal Trade, a setback to the province’s much-touted program to diversify the economy.
  
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• Alberta ordered to amend or repeal craft brewer grant program

  11-06-2018 18:03 via cbc.ca
  A Government of Alberta program to help small craft brewers has been ruled non-trade compliant under the Agreement of Internal Trade, a setback to the province’s much-touted program to diversify the economy.
  
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• Media Availability - Weekend Incident Involving Canine Track

  11-06-2018 18:02 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Police Chief Troy Cooper will be available to speak to media regarding an incident on the weekend in which a girl was injured during a police canine track.  Superintendent Mitch Yuzdepski, a former canine handler, will also be available to answer questions regarding canine procedures and training.The media is invited to attend to SPS Headquarters, Media Room at 2:15 p.m., June 11, 2018. 
  
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• Letter of the Day: BRT threatens Broadway Avenue

  11-06-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  As plans for Bus Rapid Transit move forward, the Saskatoon Heritage Society is becoming increasingly concerned about the potential impact of the proposed Broadway Avenue Blue Line on Saskatoon’s oldest commercial district, the heart of the original Temperance Colony.
  The ambience of the street plays a crucial role in reinforcing Broadway’s historic sense of place. BRT buses every 10 minutes, in addition to a regular bus line, will increase traffic to such an extent that any suggestio
  
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• Saskatchewan man killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 6

  11-06-2018 17:48 via globalnews.ca
  A motorcyclist from Emerald Park was killed in a crash early Sunday morning on Highway 6.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed Sunday in crash with semi

  11-06-2018 17:22
  A motorcyclist has died after a crash with a semi early Sunday morning south of Regina.
  
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• Starbucks closing more than 1,000 Canadian locations this afternoon for anti-bias training

  11-06-2018 16:55 via cbc.ca
  Starbucks is closing about 1,100 Canadian locations this afternoon for training on race, bias and inclusion.
  
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• Food for Thought: reducing food waste

  11-06-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Second Chance Food Saskatoon is urging city council to include food reclamation as part of the city’s organic waste strategy.
  
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• A passion for chuckwagon racing

  11-06-2018 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  Logan Gorst, who took part in the World Profession Chuckwagon Association races in Saskatoon, discusses his passion for the sport.
  
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• Beard grooming lessons from Bourbon Barbershop

  11-06-2018 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  Chantal Chapman, the owner of Bourbon Barbershop in Saskatoon, offers up tips on grooming beards.
  
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• Surprising Canada rolls into 3-on-3 basketball World Cup playoffs

  11-06-2018 15:08 via cbc.ca
  Canada's 3-on-3 basketball team is on quite the run at the World Cup. The surprising Canadians have advanced to the quarter-finals in Manila, Philippines after winning twice more on Monday to finish up pool play with a perfect 4-0 record.
  
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• Saskatoon police chief to provide update after police dog bites girl while tracking home-invasion suspects

  11-06-2018 14:55 via cbc.ca
  A girl in Saskatoon is recovering after a frightening attack by a police dog. A witness says the animal shook the six-year-old violently and officers had a hard time getting the animal to release her.
  
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• Police dog taken out of service after biting girl, Saskatoon chief says

  11-06-2018 14:55 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper says the Belgian malinois police dog who bit a young girl while tracking break-and-enter suspects has been taken out of service.
  
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• 'Let go! Let go!': Police dog bites girl, 6, while tracking home-invasion suspects

  11-06-2018 14:55 via cbc.ca
  A little girl in Saskatoon is recovering after a frightening attack by a police dog. A witness says the animal shook the six-year-old violently, and officers had a hard time getting it to release her.
  
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• All Canadian Starbucks stores closing Monday afternoon for anti-bias training

  11-06-2018 14:47
  Canadians looking for an afternoon pick-me-up on Monday will have to look elsewhere than Starbucks as every location will be shut down for anti-bias training.
  
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• Seahawks punter Jon Ryan withdraws as co-grand marshal of Regina’s Pride Parade

  11-06-2018 14:05 via globalnews.ca
  Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan has stepped aside as co-grand marshal of Regina's Pride Parade after a backlash from opponents to the selection.
  
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• Intensive treatment program aims to keep families together and children out of care

  11-06-2018 14:02 via cbc.ca
  More than 20 families from across Canada - who would otherwise be in danger of losing their kids to care - are going through intensive training in Regina to learn how to function as a family.
  
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• 'Families are healing': Regina program helps parents in crisis keep their kids

  11-06-2018 14:02 via cbc.ca
  More than 20 families from across Canada - who would otherwise be in danger of losing their kids to care - are going through intensive training in Regina to learn how to function as a family.
  
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• The People Project: Jordyn Friedt

  11-06-2018 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.
  As Jordyn Friedt smoothly dives into the Shaw Centre’s pool, it’s easy to forget she just turned 13.
  The synchronized swimmer makes a duet routine with her partner Kiara Kroetsch look effortless. The pair moves in perfect unison, their timing im
  
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• Tank: Saskatoon city hall ignores, contorts surveys to suit itself

  11-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a question for the next survey conducted by Saskatoon city hall: Do you retain any faith in the city’s surveys?
  Residents of the Nutana and Avalon neighbourhoods might offer an understandably skeptical response.
  On Monday, city council’s transportation committee will consider two measures to control traffic, allegedly supported by surveys of residents.
  In one case, the administration is resurrecting an idea rejected three years ago by exploiting a survey area so narrow,
  
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• Synchronized swimmer Jordyn Friedt is top of her sport

  11-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Synchronized swimmer Jordyn Friedt, with the Saskatoon Aqualenes, is top of her sport in Saskatchewan at age 13.
  
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• Pride 2018: What not to miss

  11-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Pride Festival kicked off this weekend and runs through to June 24. Events include a flag raising at city hall on Monday, June 11, the city’s first two-spirit powwow on Saturday, June 16, and the Pride parade on Saturday, June 23. Full event information is at SaskatoonPride.ca but here are five things not to miss, written by China White.
  1 — Family Events: Every pride we just keep getting more family focused. One of the best highlights is the diverse, family-inclusive e
  
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• MMIWG commission: Expert and knowledge keepers hearings LIVE

  11-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  This week, the inquiry consults elders and knowledge keepers alongside academics, legal experts, front-line workers, young people, specialists and others
  
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• Local sports roundup: football, swimming and 3×3 basketball

  11-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Manitoba Fearless tried to spoil the Saskatoon Valkyries party, and nearly did. In the end, the Valkyries hung on for a 16-13 victory in Western Women’s Canadian Football League quarter-final play at SMF Field in Saskatoon on Sunday.
  Trailing 16-6, Fearless running back Hallie Eggie punched in her second touchdown to move the Fearless to within three points in the fourth quarter. On the final play of the game, the Fearless lined up for a 39-yard field goal, but a bad snap prevented th
  
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• Collective Voice: The importance of imagination

  11-06-2018 14:00 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.
   
  When I was little, my brother and I would spend days on end living in worlds of our imagination. With my friends, I would play games in which I could be whoever I wanted. If we really thought hard enough about it, these worlds seemed real, and to me that was one of the most exciting things.
  I have found th
  
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• Be Like Bruce: Triathlon and fitness competition honour Bruce Gordon's memory

  11-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every second counts.
  It’s a phrase used by the late Bruce Gordon to offer support to fellow athletes and friends. Well known throughout Saskatoon as a long-time police officer, former Saskatoon Blades hockey captain, and then a lawyer, one of Gordon’s favourite pastimes was training for events such as triathlons.
  Less than a year after his death, Gordon was commemorated with the BeLikeBruce Fitness Festival this weekend, combining a triathlon with a workout competition.
  Family friend
  
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• Man narrowly escapes mobile home fire

  11-06-2018 13:41
  A Saskatoon man made it out of a blaze in the nick of time after his mobile home started on fire.
  
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• Man alerted to fire in his trailer by neighbour, no working smoke detector

  11-06-2018 13:41
  A Saskatoon man made it out of a blaze in the nick of time after his mobile home caught fire.
  
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• Neighbour alerts sleeping man to mobile home fire in Saskatoon

  11-06-2018 13:40 via globalnews.ca
  A neighbour banging on a door alerted a sleeping man to a fire in his mobile home in Saskatoon.
  
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