Saskatoon news

• Man facing weapons, mischief charges after attacking City of Saskatoon grader

  14-06-2018 23:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 46-year-old man who barricaded himself in his home after attacking a City of Saskatoon grader and street sweeper faces numerous criminal charges.
  Officers were called to the 1500 block of Hilliard Street East around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday after a man attacked a city grader, first with an “incendiary device” similar to what would be described as a Molotov cocktail, and then with a baseball bat, according to police.
  The operator of the grader was able to leave the scene safely. Police
  
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• Riders begin season against Grey Cup champion Argonauts in rematch of East final

  14-06-2018 23:33
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders will take on the Toronto Argonauts in the team's home opener on Friday night.
  
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• Sections of Idylwyld Drive to be down to one lane each way starting Monday

  14-06-2018 23:06 via cbc.ca
  Traffic on parts of Idylwyld Drive will be reduced to one lane in each direction for three weeks.
  
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• Saskatchewan Egg Producers aid nutrition program in Africa

  14-06-2018 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  A new truck from Saskatchewan Egg Producers is helping to distribute eggs and meal packs to thousands of families in a southern African nation.
  
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• Credit union offering cheaper alternative to high-interest payday loans

  14-06-2018 21:52 via cbc.ca
  Affinity Credit Union is offering a cheaper alternative to the payday loans offered by companies like Money Mart and Cash Money.
  
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• Seaweed for cows? Researcher says oceans may provide plentiful livestock feed

  14-06-2018 21:42
  It is a long way between prairie ranchland where cattle graze and ocean waters where seaweed blooms, but Canadian scientists want to study whether red algae can one day be used as a sustainable livestock feed.
  
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• Roughriders star Duron Carter makes third court appearance on pot charge

  14-06-2018 21:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  One day before the Saskatchewan Roughriders kick off their regular season, the latest court date for the team’s star receiver on a marijuana charge ended with a third adjournment.
  Duron Carter, 27, was not present Thursday morning in Saskatoon provincial court. His lawyer, Regina-based Louis Mercier, appeared by telephone and requested the adjournment. The appearance lasted less than five minutes.
  Carter, who is from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is scheduled to return to court on June 27.
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• Major Idylwyld Drive construction starts June 18

  14-06-2018 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon drivers can expect traffic restrictions on Idylwyld Drive between 33rd and 39th streets starting June 18.
  
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• Saskatchewan Egg Producers help with nutrition program in Africa

  14-06-2018 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  A new truck from Saskatchewan Egg Producers is helping to distribute eggs and meal packs to thousands of families in a southern African nation.
  
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• Canadian beauty industry at risk of supporting child labour: study

  14-06-2018 21:16
  A new study suggests the complex global supply chain of beauty products means that Canadian consumers could unknowingly be supporting child labour in India, and advocates are urging the federal government to introduce new laws to tackle the lack of transparency.
  
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• Suburban kids less active, says U of S researcher

  14-06-2018 20:58 via cbc.ca
  A PhD student at the University of Saskatchewan has won a national award for her findings that children in the suburbs are less active than their urban neighbors.
  
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• Saskatoon youth has rooftop view of police dealing with man barricaded in home

  14-06-2018 20:36 via cbc.ca
  Logan Olfert watched from his rooftop as a man kept police at bay for eight hours.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: weather settles for Father’s Day weekend

  14-06-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  Thursday will see unsettled weather, but temperatures will stay right around seasonal for Father's Day weekend in Saskatoon's weather outlook.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos player hurt in bus crash named assistant coach of Alberta team

  14-06-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  Graysen Cameron, who was injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, has been named an assistant coach for an Alberta team.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos player hurt in bus crash joins former team as assistant coach

  14-06-2018 20:19
  A Humboldt Broncos player who was injured in a horrific bus crash in Saskatchewan has become an assistant coach for the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs.
  
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• Olympic bronze medalist Mark McMorris named 2018 Calgary Stampede parade marshal

  14-06-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 14: The Calgary Stampede has announced that Canadian Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris is the 2018 parade marshal. Leslie Horton has more.
  
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• RCMP lay second-degree murder charge in Black Lake homicide

  14-06-2018 19:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 31-year-old man from Black Lake has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 24-year-old Brandy Robillard.
  In a news release, RCMP indicated officers responded to the sudden death of Brandy Robillard in Black Lake around 5:30 p.m. on June 10 when police were called to the area medical clinic where Robillard was being treated.
  On Wednesday, a second RCMP release indicated officers were now investigating the death as a homicide. An autopsy has been completed, but RCMP did not provi
  
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• 'Admitted my wrongs': Past chief, convicted drug trafficker elected on Key First Nation

  14-06-2018 19:52 via cbc.ca
  Clarence Papequash, who was convicted of drug trafficking in 2017, has been elected chief of Key First Nation, located in east-central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Murder charge laid in Black Lake woman’s death

  14-06-2018 19:33
  RCMP investigating the death of a Black Lake, Sask., woman have laid a charge against a 31-year-old man.
  
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• Tornado warnings issued for parts of southeast Sask.

  14-06-2018 19:19 via cbc.ca
  A tornado warning has been issued for some southeastern parts of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Severe weather knocks out power to much of southeastern Sask.

  14-06-2018 19:19 via cbc.ca
  The entire Boundary Dam power station is out due to flooding.
  
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• From thousands without power to hundreds, SaskPower restores most electricity after hail storm

  14-06-2018 19:19 via cbc.ca
  SaskPower says it has restored power to most of the people affected by a large outage in southeast Saskatchewan after a hail storm on Thursday.
  
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• Mosaic Stadium sets standard for accessibility

  14-06-2018 19:14
  Mosaic Stadium is being heralded as a shining example of accessibility by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC).
  
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• Roughriders star Duron Carter makes third court appearance on weed charge

  14-06-2018 18:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  One day before the Saskatchewan Roughriders kick off their regular season, the latest court date for the team’s star receiver on a marijuana charge ended with a third adjournment.
  Duron Carter, 27, was not present Thursday morning in Saskatoon provincial court. His lawyer, Regina-based Louis Mercier, appeared by telephone and requested the adjournment. The appearance lasted less than five minutes.
  Carter, who is from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is scheduled to return to court on June 27.
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• Tornado watches downgraded in southeast Saskatchewan

  14-06-2018 18:51
  Environment Canada has issued tornado watches in southeast Saskatchewan.
  
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• Tornado warning issued for parts of southeast Saskatchewan

  14-06-2018 18:51
  Environment Canada has issued tornado watches in southeast Saskatchewan.
  
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• UPDATE: Barricaded Person - 1500 block Hilliard St. E

  14-06-2018 18:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The 46 year old male suspect from yesterday’s barricaded person incident remains in Saskatoon Police Detention this morning.Upon arriving at the scene yesterday, officers determined the suspect was inside his residence, however he continually failed to communicate in spite of numerous attempts by Police to make contact. At approximately 11:00 p.m. members of the Tactical Support Unit were able to enter the home and take the suspect into custody. The successful conclusion was reached w
  
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• Recent rain alleviates dry field concerns in some parts of Saskatchewan

  14-06-2018 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  While the recent rain has alleviated concerns in some parts of Saskatchewan, dry fields remains an issue in other parts of the province.
  
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• Video: New in theatres June 15

  14-06-2018 18:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres June 15.
  
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• Moisture helps bring end to seeding season

  14-06-2018 18:25
  Rainfall across the province has helped keep the ground moist over the last few weeks, to help producers get close to the end of seeding.
  
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• Nearly 1,300 children sexually abused by school staff over past 20 years: report

  14-06-2018 18:24
  More than 700 school employees committed or were alleged to have committed sexual offences against nearly 1,300 children over the last 20 years, according to a first-of-its kind study of child sexual abuse in Canada.
  
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• Numbers show high retention of Saskatchewan-educated nurses

  14-06-2018 18:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released a new report on Thursday highlighting the number of regulated nurses — both employed and unemployed — in Canada over the last decade. Saskatoon StarPhoenix reporter Erin Petrow delved into the numbers to look for trends and how they affect nursing in Saskatchewan.
  Three groups
  Regulated nursing professionals in Canada are classified as registered nurses (RNs) — which includes nurse practitioners (NPs) — license
  
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• Letter of the Day: Multiple winners hardly remarkable

  14-06-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: What was chance of multiple wins? (SP, June 7)
  The StarPhoenix quotes University of Regina Professor Volodin as saying that the probability of Prairie Sky Cannabis winning a retail licence in four different locations is one in 1,319,760. However, the blackboard behind Prof. Volodin’s picture says that this is the probability of it winning in Battleford, Estevan, Martensville, and Moosomin.
  The interpretation of this calculation would be correct if Prairie Sky Cannabis had only applied
  
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• Saskatoon’s growth plan includes new transit and biking systems

  14-06-2018 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  The core of a future transit plan in Saskatoon is a bus rapid transit system, along with a downtown cycling network.
  
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• FREE HOLLISTON FAMILY SWIM NIGHT – At The Pool

  14-06-2018 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  FREE HOLLISTON FAMILY SWIM NIGHT – At The Pool.  **Children must be accompanied by an adult.    
  
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• Nearly 1,300 students victims of sexual offences by school staff over last 2 decades, Canadian study says

  14-06-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  Nearly 1,300 Canadian children have been victims of sexual offences carried out — or alleged to have been carried out — by school employees in the last two decades, according to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Sage looking for a home

  14-06-2018 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon SPCA says Sage, a five-year-old border collie mix, would be a good pet for a first-time owner.
  
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• World Cup soccer excitement in Saskatoon

  14-06-2018 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  There is excitement in Saskatoon’s soccer community not only for the World Cup kicking off, but the awarding of the 2026 World Cup.
  
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• Under pressure: Home care patients and workers in Saskatchewan feeling strain of the system

  14-06-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Baths helped loosen and relax Erin Millikin’s muscles. They were therapeutic. When they were taken away, her health declined rapidly.
  Millikin, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of eight, was a client of Saskatchewan’s public home care system for more than 25 years.
  Now 43, she needs home care visits seven days a week. For years, staff provided three baths each week, which were three-hour appointments. Because she has a lift, those visits required two home hea
  
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• Olympic medalist Mark McMorris named 2018 Calgary parade marshal

  14-06-2018 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary Stampede is announcing this year’s parade marshal Thursday morning.
  
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• Husky wants to build new pipeline to replace one at centre of 2016 spill

  14-06-2018 15:51
  The company behind the 2016 oil spill that fouled the North Saskatchewan River and threatened the water supply of Prince Albert and other communities wants to build new pipelines to replace the structure that leaked.
  
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• Saskatoon man in custody after attacking city road equipment, barricading himself inside home

  14-06-2018 15:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man who attacked a Saskatoon city grader, and then the street sweeper that came to clean up the mess, was taken safely into custody at approximately 11 p.m. Wednesday after barricading himself in a home.
  Police were first called at about 7:30 a.m. after a man threw an “incendiary device” at a grader and then hit the grader with a baseball bat, according to a Saskatoon Police Service news release. The grader operator ran away and wasn’t hurt and the man also ran away, police s
  
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• Mark McMorris named 2018 Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal

  14-06-2018 15:27
  Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris has been chosen as the 2018 Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal and will lead the procession through downtown Calgary streets on July 6.
  
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• Husky Energy wants to build Saskatchewan oil pipeline, replace one that leaked in 2016

  14-06-2018 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  The company behind the 2016 oil spill that fouled the North Saskatchewan River and threatened the water supply of Prince Albert wants to build new pipelines to replace the structure that leaked.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: High river

  14-06-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives.
  Today, we see an image of the flooding South Saskatchewan River, from June 14, 1953.
  (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-B1788-8)
  
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• Son of a gun that's a long time: Sons of the Pioneers still going

  14-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Before Country met Western, before Johnny cashed his first royalty cheque, before John Wayne found his Wagon Train, there was The Sons of the Pioneers.
  That’s what happens when you’re 84 years old. The band (with 43 current and past members, mind you) has been going since 1934.
  The Sons of the Pioneers in 1934. Left to Right: Tim Spencer, Bob Nolan, Hugh Farr, Roy Rogers (Gus Mack, announcer).
  Here’s a hint of that history.
  Founder: Leonard Sly. Who? Well, you probably kno
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina bars ready to accommodate World Cup fans

  14-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Despite plenty of early-morning games, soccer fans in Saskatoon and Regina will be able to soak up some suds during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
  Starting Thursday and running until July 15, the tournament brings together the world’s best soccer countries in the pursuit of glory on one of international sports’ most prominent stages.
  During the month-long event being held this year in Russia — which is nine hours ahead of Saskatchewan’s time zone — several establishments
  
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• Persson: Racism exists, but so do allies who will stand against it

  14-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  “Do you have enough money to pay for what you are getting?”
  This is not the usual greeting for customers whose turn has come at a supermarket checkout. It was the first thing Crystal Stone and her sister Odera Wapass heard when they started putting items on the belt at the Confederation-area Superstore on Thursday.
  The clerk was curt and demanding, Stone says, and insisted she lift heavy items to be scanned, even though a nearby cashier said they could be entered using a code.
  As the
  
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• Music Notes: Why Jo passed up a law career

  14-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Juno-nominated jazz singer, a Toronto lawyer-turned-performer, some local flavour — there’s a concert for everybody in Saskatoon this week. Get out and enjoy as the jazz festival draws near. (I know, it’s almost here already, can you believe that?)
  Jo Passed
  When: Wednesday, June 20
  Where: Amigos Cantina
  What: The band’s biography says the first album by Jo Passed was described as sounding like messed-up Beatles — but with a bit of a nastier word than “
  
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• Letters to the editor June 14, 2018

  14-06-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Library strives for safe environment
  We want to thank Ms. Paulsen for bringing public attention to some of the complex social issues faced by the public library, particularly concerning Frances Morrison Central Library (FMCL) in her column, “Public libraries should be safe spaces” (SP, June 7).
  SPL wishes to make clear we take the safety of our employees and patrons very seriously.
  SPL’s Safe Use Bylaw prohibits activities including drugs, alcohol, and intoxication in the libr
  
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