Saskatoon news

• Indigenous incarceration rates: Why are Canada's numbers so high and what can be done about it?

  29-06-2018 23:44 via cbc.ca
  CBC’s Lenard Monkman sat down with panellists Ryan Beardy, Pam Palmater and Cora Morgan to discuss risk factors and justice system reforms.
  
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• Lafond Inquest Conclusion

  29-06-2018 23:43 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service has participated in the Coroner’s Inquest this week, into the death of Jordan Lafond. 
  The inquest, held by the office of the Chief Coroner of Saskatchewan, was called following the death of Mr. Lafond in October of 2016.  Mr. Lafond was a passenger in a vehicle which was involved in an evade police incident and resulted in a single vehicle collision. 
  The following is a statement by Police Chief Troy Cooper:First, I want to acknowledge the loss
  
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• Saskatchewan farmers seed more wheat, less canola in 2018

  29-06-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan farmers planted more wheat in 2018, but seeded less canola, soybeans and other pulse crops.
  
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• City police investigating sexual assault report in Stonebridge neighbourhood

  29-06-2018 23:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  City police are looking for a suspect after a reported sexual assault in Saskatoon’s Stonebridge neighbourhood.
  Around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, a 34-year-old woman was walking near the intersection of Cornish Road and MacInnes Street when she was approached by an unknown man who made sexual comments to her before touching her inappropriately, according to a police news release.
  The woman was able to flee to her home, but the suspect continued to follow her, forcing himself inside the home. She
  
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• New 'community industry' to give critical job skills to people leaving prison

  29-06-2018 23:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Correctional Service of Canada has opened a special facility in Saskatoon to give departing inmates the chance to learn crucial job skills and re-enter the workforce.
  Saskatoon Community Industry is part of a five-year Indigenous Offender Employment Initiative that launched in 2017. The goal in Saskatoon is to provide applicable job skills in the construction industry for Indigenous offenders leaving the federal correctional system.
  Kelly Hartle, acting CEO for the federal rehabilitation age
  
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• Saskatchewan provincial court fees increasing July 1

  29-06-2018 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  Fees are being increased for certain services at Saskatchewan provincial court and small claims court to reflect the current cost of operating the courts.
  
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• Dennis the pet raccoon forced to leave Saskatoon for 2nd time in 3 years

  29-06-2018 22:14 via cbc.ca
  Wendy Hook isn't sure she would recommend keeping an adult raccoon in one's home.
  
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• Jazz Festival volunteers share their favourite stories

  29-06-2018 21:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  For every Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival main stage headliner and free stage local performer, there’s a volunteer backstage making sure everything goes as smoothly as possible.
  Volunteer coordinator Della Beal began helping out with the festival 27 years ago, long before it was a big enough event to warrant the approximately 470 volunteers that are involved in 2018. And up until just a couple years ago, Beal was the only coordinator.
  “It’s just incredible, what has happened
  
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• Man falls 6 storeys from Saskatoon apartment building

  29-06-2018 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  Man suffers life-threatening injuries in a six-storey fall from a Saskatoon apartment building.
  
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• Circle Drive northbound overpass at 33rd undergoing major repairs

  29-06-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Major repairs on the northbound Circle Drive overpass at 33rd Street West will start following the Canada Day long weekend and drivers can expect delays.
  
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• New mineral rights auction system will help Sask. compete, says province

  29-06-2018 21:02 via cbc.ca
  A new competitive auction process for mineral rights is coming to Saskatchewan. The system is similar to the process for oil and gas tenure, but this process applies to mineral exploration and development.
  
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• Roughriders Dariusz Bladek became a proud Canadian thanks to football

  29-06-2018 20:57 via cbc.ca
  Dariusz Bladek put in a lot of work to become a Canadian citizen before even stepping foot in the country.
  
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• Saskatoon retirement home showing their pride ahead of Canada Day

  29-06-2018 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Palisades Retirement Residence has been hanging Canadian flags for years, but really ramped it up for Canada 150.
  
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• Saskatoon woman escaped from home-invading assailant by locking herself in bathroom: police

  29-06-2018 20:43 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police say a woman in the city's Stonebridge neighbourhood got away from an assailant by running into her home and locking the bathroom door on Wednesday night.
  
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• Family provides update on Broncos player Layne Matechuk, say he's making 'steady progress'

  29-06-2018 20:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  Family members of surviving Bronco player Layne Matechuk report he’s making progress in his recovery after the April 6 bus crash that saw 16 people lose their lives.
  On Friday, family issued a statement relaying the news about his condition, but noted his road to recovery will not be an easy one. In the statement, they indicated their family was “forever changed” following the tragic crash that rocked Saskatchewan and all of Canada.
  “After spending the first month in
  
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• Canada-U.S. trade war will drive up price of Canadian goods, warns Sask. prof

  29-06-2018 20:34 via cbc.ca
  You'd best stock up on toiler paper before Sunday.
  
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• #MeToo was never going to change the world instantly, but it has moved well beyond a hashtag

  29-06-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  #MeToo is far from a fad. It has roots in the real world, and it's spreading. It's already impacting employment, relationships and the culture at large.
  
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• Saskatoon police still searching for man after stabbing at bank

  29-06-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police were called to an injured 18-year-old man in the 10-block of Worobetz Place on June 28, 2018.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: cool & stormy Canada Day on the way

  29-06-2018 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  Rain and thunderstorms mark Canada’s 151st birthday as a cooler start to July kicks into Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead.
  
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• Woman chased and sexually assaulted in Stonebridge neighbourhood

  29-06-2018 20:04
  A 34-year-old woman was reportedly sexually assaulted near the intersection of Cornish Road and MacInnes Street.
  
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• Legal Aid cutting staff in Saskatoon office

  29-06-2018 20:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Legal Aid Saskatchewan is laying off some administrative staff members and leaving empty lawyer positions unfilled as part of a major shakeup of its Saskatoon office.
  The government agency responsible for representing the province’s most vulnerable people in court plans to compensate by contracting out the majority of duty counsel work to private lawyers.
  Legal Aid handled more than 10,000 duty counsel files — cases involving recent arrests — last year.
  Sources close to Legal A
  
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• Teen stabbed in the back while leaving bank

  29-06-2018 19:57 via cbc.ca
  A suspect is at large after a teenager was stabbed in the back as he was leaving a bank in Saskatoon.
  
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• City police investigating reported sexual assault in Stonebridge neighbourhood

  29-06-2018 19:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  City police are looking for a suspect after a reported sexual assault that took place in Saskatoon’s Stonebridge neighbourhood.
  At around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, a 34-year-old woman walking near the intersection of Cornish Road and MacInnes Street when she was approached by an unknown man, according to a Saskatoon Police Service news release.
  The man made sexual comments to her before touching her inappropriately.
  The woman was able to flee to her residence, but the suspect continued to follo
  
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• 'A little closer every day': Humboldt Broncos player Layne Matechuk out of coma, still in hospital

  29-06-2018 19:42 via cbc.ca
  The family of Humboldt Broncos defenceman Layne Matechuk says he's making steady progress but remains in hospital with a brain injury.
  
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• Broncos’ defenceman who spent month in coma moving hospitals

  29-06-2018 19:40
  A Humboldt Bronco who spent a month in a coma after the team’s bus collided with a semi on a stretch of Saskatchewan highway is moving hospitals.
  
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• Sexual Assault - Cornish Rd & Macinnes St

  29-06-2018 19:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police are investigating a reported sexual assault that happened at Cornish Road and Macinnes Street on Wednesday evening.On June 27, 2018, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a 34 year old woman reported walking near the intersection of Cornish Road and Macinnes Street when she was approached by an unknown male.  This male made sexual comments to her before touching her inappropriately.  The victim fled to her residence, but the suspect continued to follow her and forced his way
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Layne Matechuk suffered brain injury

  29-06-2018 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  Family say Layne Matechuk, a survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, suffered a brain injury and remains in hospital.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: June 23-29

  29-06-2018 18:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Two people found dead after small plane goes down in B.C. mountains

  29-06-2018 18:40
  Two people have died after a small plane went down in the mountains northeast of Vancouver.
  
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• Update: Injured Person - 10 Block of Worobetz Pl

  29-06-2018 18:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  On June 28, 2018, at 4:10 p.m., Saskatoon Police received a report of an injured 18 year old male in the 10 Block of Worobetz Place.  The victim was stabbed in the back by a male during an attempted robbery as the victim was leaving a financial institution. 
  The victim was transported to the hospital by Medavie Health Services where he was treated for a non life-threatening injury.Officers checked the area for the suspect, but he was not located.The male suspect is described as be
  
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• 5 inmates charged with murder after 2016 Saskatchewan Penitentiary riot

  29-06-2018 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  Five inmates have been charged with second-degree murder in the December 2016 riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
  
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• Man stabbed during attack in Saskatoon alleyway

  29-06-2018 18:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  City police are looking for four suspects after a man was jumped by a group of people early Friday.
  At roughly 1:45 a.m., a man was walking on 2nd Avenue Near 21st Street when a woman called him over to an alleyway in Saskatoon’s Central Business District, according to a police news release.
  As he entered the alley, he was attacked by three males. A scuffle occurred between the two parties and the man was able to escape, but suffered a stab wound to the back as a result.
  The 30-year-old ma
  
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• 'We're only seeing half the picture': Economists question government-funded anti-carbon tax study

  29-06-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  Environmental economists have questions about a paper that claims a federal carbon tax will cost the Saskatchewan economy millions of dollars.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Sainte Marie also merits city honour

  29-06-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Now that city council has honoured Joni Mitchell with plaques and naming a River Walk promenade after her, perhaps it can now honour a much more optimistic individual in some suitable way.
  Though Buffy Sainte Marie now resides in Hawaii, she has not abandoned her Saskatchewan roots. In a recent StarPhoenix article, she recounted her experiences touring several Saskatchewan settings concerning First Nations reconciliation. Her overall findings conclude on a positive note that things are not only
  
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• Feds unveil counter-tariffs, offer metal and manufacturing industries up to $2B

  29-06-2018 17:59
  The federal government has released its final retaliatory tariff list and is offering up to $2 billion in financial aid to the steel, aluminum and manufacturing industries. In announcing which U.S. products would be slapped with either a 25 per cent or 10 per cent surtax, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland asserted that Canada “will not back down.”
  
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• Court fees on the rise in Saskatchewan

  29-06-2018 17:57
  Fees are going up in courtrooms across Saskatchewan. The increase comes after a review of services by the Ministry of Justice.
  
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• Fifth person charged in death of Jason Leonard Bird, man found unresponsive following P.A. prison riot

  29-06-2018 17:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  RCMP say another person has been charged in the death of Jason Leonard Bird, bringing the total number of people allegedly connected to the death up to five.
  On Friday morning RCMP issued a news release indicating Sundance Okemayism, 27, had been charged with second-degree murder. He’s set to appear in court to answer to the charges, but a date has not been set.
  The day before, RCMP announced a fourth man, Klaine Joseph Campeau was also charged with second degree murder in connection with
  
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• A new sisterhood: Girlfriends of Humboldt Broncos form special bond amid tragedy

  29-06-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Most girlfriends of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team didn't know each other until April's tragic bus crash brought them together in an inseparable way.
  
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• 2018 WBSC junior men’s world softball championship starts July 7

  29-06-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  Team Canada members Ryan Smith and Troy Kosmynka join Fiona Odlum in studio to talk about the upcoming WBSC junior men’s world softball championship in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Garden Tips: companion planting

  29-06-2018 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  Rick, from Dutch Growers, says it’s a great time to be planting and looking for additions that would look great next to other plants in the garden.
  
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• Fifth man charged in deadly riot at Sask. Penitentiary

  29-06-2018 16:59
  A fifth man has been charged in connection with a deadly riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in December of 2016.
  
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• ANALYSIS: Canada’s problem with polygamy

  29-06-2018 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  Polygamy is illegal in Canada. This is why.
  
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• Phoenix pay will take years, billions to fix: report

  29-06-2018 16:14
  The problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system has already cost the government more than $1 billion and could require an additional $500 million a year until it is fixed, based on the government's latest estimate made public Friday.
  
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• Man stabbed in back during overnight altercation

  29-06-2018 16:13
  A 30-year-old man was stabbed in the back early Friday morning after an attempted robbery.
  
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• Man falls six stories from Saskatoon apartment building

  29-06-2018 15:57
  A man suffered life threatening injuries after falling from the sixth floor of a Saskatoon apartment building on Thursday evening.
  
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• Man falls six stories from Saskatoon aparment building

  29-06-2018 15:57
  A man suffered life threatening injuries after falling from the sixth floor of a Saskatoon apartment building on Thursday evening.
  
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• Police investigating after man falls from sixth floor apartment

  29-06-2018 15:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are continuing an investigation after a 38-year-old man from Prince Albert fell from the sixth floor of an apartment building in Saskatoon on Thursday.
  Police responded to a call of an injured person on the 1400 bock of 20th Street west just after 7 p.m. and found the man suffering from multiple injuries as a result of the fall.
  He was transported to the hospital and his injuries are considered life threatening.
  Officers from patrol, the Forensic Identification unit and the Targ
  
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• Semi truck and train collide in Yorkton on Thursday night

  29-06-2018 15:46
  A railway crossing on the southeast end of Yorkton was closed off Thursday night after a train and a semi collided. The crash happened at the Highway 9 rail crossing near King Street.
  
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• MMIWG inquiry wraps up today following police testimony

  29-06-2018 15:39 via cbc.ca
  The inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will conclude its stop in Regina today.
  
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