Saskatoon news

• Saskatoon-based Cameco responds to U.S. uranium investigation launch

  18-07-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  About 30 per cent of Cameco’s uranium sales last year went to facilities in the United States.
  
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• Wanuskewin gets $3M donation, nearing $40M target for Thundering Ahead campaign

  18-07-2018 23:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  In a presentation that started with a traditional smudging ceremony, honour song and prayer, Nutrien announced a donation of $3 million to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park Thundering Ahead campaign.
  Lee Knafelc, Nutrien’s chief sustainability officer, said the gift represents a commitment to Nutrien’s Indigenous partners and the advancement of reconciliation.
  “The ground where we stand represents a gathering point, a place where the original people from the Great Plains would find
  
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• CP train carrying liquid asphalt derails near Rockhaven; nothing spilled, say RCMP

  18-07-2018 23:07
  Nothing was spilled after seven Canadian Pacific train cars carrying liquid asphalt derailed Tuesday west of the Battlefords, according to RCMP.
  
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• Law expert weighs in on justice camp's legal action over arrests

  18-07-2018 22:47 via cbc.ca
  The Justice For Our Stolen Children camp says it’s taking the province to court. CBC spoke to a law expert about what that constitutional challenge might look like.
  
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• Train cars carrying liquid asphalt derail near Rockhaven, no injuries

  18-07-2018 22:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Seven cars carrying liquid asphalt derailed near the community of Rockhaven on Tuesday.
  According to Cut Knife RCMP, the train was travelling southeast when the cars derailed. They remained upright and no asphalt was spilled, RCMP said in a media release on Wednesday. RCMP responded to the scene at 6:08 p.m, along with Canadian Pacific railway police, Hazmat and EMS.
  Police said there was no “hazard” to the local community and no one was injured.
  The railway police are investiga
  
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• Saskatoon police recover stolen car used in armed robbery, arrest 2

  18-07-2018 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police successfully used a tire deflation device on the stolen car, which was driven into a ditch off of Highway 16.
  
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• Derailment west of North Battleford Tuesday had 7 cars go off the tracks

  18-07-2018 22:05 via cbc.ca
  The RCMP say there is no risk to the public after a train derailed west of North Battleford on Tuesday.
  
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• 7 cars carrying liquid asphalt derail near Rockhaven, Sask.

  18-07-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  Police said the seven derailed cars carrying liquid asphalt remained upright and didn’t spill.
  
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• Four U of S health research projects receive more than $2.4M in grants

  18-07-2018 21:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Canadian Institutes of Health Research awarded a total of more than $2.4 million to four health-related research projects at the University of Saskatchewan.
  Two of the projects — a study of the potential benefits of peer support for women with HIV or hepatitis C, and an examination of how to improve health and wellness in older Indigenous women who have HIV — are led by Dr. Alexandra King, the Cameco chair in Indigenous health.
  The first of the projects, a $1.39-million study, wi
  
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• U.S. launches national security investigation into uranium imports

  18-07-2018 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced investigation into whether uranium imports “threaten to impair national security.”
  
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• U of S brings teacher program to Treaty 4 territory

  18-07-2018 20:58 via cbc.ca
  The University of Saskatchewan's Indian Teacher Education Program (ITEP) has signed an agreement with the Kahkewistahaw First Nation, it's first effort to offer training in southern Saskatchewan.
  
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• U.S. launches national security investigation against uranium imports

  18-07-2018 20:42
  Canada could face a larger trade dispute with the U.S. after the Department of Commerce launched another national security investigation, this time by looking into uranium imports.
  
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• Fortune Minerals considers putting Saskatoon-area refinery plans on ice

  18-07-2018 20:39 via cbc.ca
  Plans for a controversial refinery project in the RM of Corman Park may be deferred by Fortune Minerals.
  
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• Delicate fossil of baby snake from dinosaur era found encased in amber

  18-07-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  An ancient baby snake preserved in 100-million-year old amber is providing new information on the evolution of modern snakes, according to a new study led by University of Alberta paleontologists.
  
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• Global Saskatoon rolls up sleeves to help Habitat for Humanity Women’s Build

  18-07-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Volunteers from Global Saskatoon roll up their sleeves in a partnership with Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: risk of severe storms kicks out 35 degree heat - Globalnews.ca

  18-07-2018 20:22 via globalnews.ca
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: risk of severe storms kicks out 35 degree heat
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  WATCH ABOVE: Risk of severe thunderstorms as the hottest air of the year so far gets kicked out of Saskatoon's weather forecast. X. - A A +. Listen. Risk of severe thunderstorms as the hottest air of the year so far gets kicked out. Severe Thunderstorm ...
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: risk of severe storms kicks out 35 degree heat

  18-07-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Risk of severe thunderstorms as the hottest air of the year so far gets kicked out of Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Better response, service times goal of new Saskatoon fire hall

  18-07-2018 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Fire Department says relocated fire hall to offer better service and protection for southeast section of city.
  
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• Fire hall on Clarence Avenue officially up and running

  18-07-2018 19:57
  Saskatoon’s Fire Station No. 3 has officially moved. The city announced Wednesday the newly built fire hall, relocated to Clarence Avenue South from Taylor Street, is now up and running.
  
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• Evade Police/Arrests - 25th St. E & 3rd Ave. N

  18-07-2018 19:48 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two people were arrested early this morning after being observed driving a stolen vehicle.At 3:15 a.m., July 18, 2018, a Canine Unit observed a stolen brown 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the area of 25th Street East and 3rd Avenue North. Dispatch informed the officer that this stolen car had previously been used in an armed robbery. Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop. A tire deflation device was deployed and successful. The suspect vehicle drove into a ditch off of Highway 16 East and ca
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch for Saskatoon and area

  18-07-2018 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issues a severe thunderstorm watch for Saskatoon and area.
  
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• Vonda without local fire department until new chief hired

  18-07-2018 18:59
  An ongoing dispute between Vonda’s town council and volunteer fire department has left the community of about 400 people without a local fire service.
  
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• Search on for teen who fell into water at Turtle Lake

  18-07-2018 18:38
  RCMP are on scene at Saskatchewan’s Turtle Lake, searching for a missing teen who fell into the water.
  
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• Body of missing teen found in Turtle Lake

  18-07-2018 18:38
  A missing teen who fell into Turtle Lake has been found dead by an RCMP underwater recovery team.
  
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• Kitten tortured, doused in pepper spray at Saskatoon playground

  18-07-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon SPCA said a kitten continues to recover after being doused in pepper spray and tortured for fun.
  
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• Teen missing in Saskatchewan lake after falling off a boat

  18-07-2018 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Search efforts are ongoing at Turtle Lake in western Saskatchewan after a teen fell overboard off a boat and did not resurface.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Love from Texas is reciprocated

  18-07-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I wanted to write to the StarPhoenix in the hope that Nelda Brickey Stroud will get a chance to read my response. I want to thank her for her kind words and optimism. Though I have never been to Texas, I do have friends in California and New York. I know they feel much the same as her. Thank you for taking the time and effort to tell us your feelings. We love you guys too.
  Ray Cooper
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• Search on for teen who fell from boat into Turtle Lake, did not resurface

  18-07-2018 17:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 15-year-old boy is missing after falling from a boat into the water at Turtle Lake.
  Turtleford RCMP were at the scene near Kopps Cove as part of the search. The boy fell from the boat Tuesday “and did not resurface,” RCMP said Wednesday in a news release. The other passengers in the boat were not injured.
  RCMP, officials with the Ministry of Environment, the provincial protection and response team, and the RCMP underwater recovery team are all involved in the search.
  Turtle Lake is
  
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• U.S. to review uranium imports on national security grounds

  18-07-2018 17:43 via cbc.ca
  The United States Department of Commerce will launch an investigation into imports of uranium, citing the same concerns about national security that it did before implementing tariffs on steel and aluminum.
  
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• Canadian Rugby Championships underway in Saskatoon

  18-07-2018 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  Action is underway in Saskatoon as teams from across Canada compete in three divisions at the Canadian Rugby Championship.
  
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• Décor and Design: Breathe Cycle & Yoga Studio redesign

  18-07-2018 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  Creating a comforting and welcoming space, and incorporating natural elements were factors that went into Metric Design Centre’s redesign of Breathe Cycle & Yoga Studio in Saskatoon.
  
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• Ford recalls 550,000 vehicles that can roll away unexpectedly

  18-07-2018 16:01
  Ford is recalling about 550,000 cars and SUVs in North America to fix a gearshift problem that could cause the vehicles to roll away unexpectedly.
  
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• Impact of new Saskatoon fire hall

  18-07-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  City Coun. Mairin Loewen on the impact Saskatoon’s newest fire hall will have on the community.
  
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• Callie or Maku: Saskatoon zoo asks public to choose name for new baby monkey

  18-07-2018 15:23 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo has launched a public contest to name their newest Goeldi monkey.
  
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• More investment needed in wind, solar projects: SES

  18-07-2018 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Environmental Society is pleased the province is not going forward with carbon capture and storage and would like to see more money invested into wind, solar, and biomass projects.
  
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• City of Saskatoon sets sights on another slope in Nutana

  18-07-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The City of Saskatoon wants to study another riverside slope in the Nutana neighbourhood to try to address slumping.
  The slope is located between the Traffic Bridge, which reopens in the fall, and the Broadway Bridge at Eastlake Avenue.
  The public document seeking proposals to study the slope says cracks in the south lane of Saskatchewan Crescent increased between 2015 and 2017.
  On the west side of the Traffic Bridge, slope failure or slumping has caused years of distress for owners of homes alo
  
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• Raptors Remake: DeRozan to San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard

  18-07-2018 14:21
  The Toronto Raptors are sending franchise cornerstone DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for star forward Kawhi Leonard.
  
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• It's a big move for new Blades associate coach Ryan Marsh

  18-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ryan Marsh is on the move.
  He finds himself pulling up stakes in Edmonton and heading east to Saskatoon to take on a new job with the Western Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades as associate coach for recently-hired head coach Mitch Love.
  Moving is the hard part for Marsh and his wife, Kristy, who have three daughters, ages 10, eight and four. He expects to settle into Saskatoon and his new job in early- to mid-August. For the rest of the family, he’s “not sure yet how that&r
  
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• Cost of new U of S building in P.A. to top $13.5 million

  18-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Months after the University of Saskatchewan purchased the former Forestry Centre building in Prince Albert to unite its programs in the city under one roof, it’s tendering a $4.7 million contract to ready the building for academic use.
  In March, the university bought the building on Central Avenue from the Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation (SOCO) for $8.125 million — $4.5 million less than the province originally paid for its construction.
  The province later put the building up
  
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• 4-minute rule: New fire hall promises fast response to south Saskatoon fires

  18-07-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon's Fire Station No. 3 has a new home. Starting Wednesday, the crew will be working from the new building sitting next door to St. Martin's United Church.
  
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• Nutana residents set for fight over Ninth Street closure

  18-07-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ksenija Smiljic is perplexed about why the City of Saskatoon is trying to close Ninth Street again, but this time she’s willing to fight.
  Smiljic is helping gather signatures on a petition to try to convince city council to vote against closing Ninth Street East so prevent motorists from turning right onto Lorne Avenue.
  Smiljic, who has lived on nearby McPherson Avenue for 25 years, said there is no problem with either speeding, traffic volume or collisions on the block of Ninth that conne
  
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• Trudeau grows cabinet, with new focus on trade, borders, and seniors

  18-07-2018 12:23
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a considerable cabinet shake-up Wednesday morning, moving around several current ministers, and promoting a handful of MPs to cabinet.
  
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• Canada's premiers meet Indigenous groups, although three major groups decline

  18-07-2018 12:09
  Canada's premiers emerged from meetings with Indigenous organizations Wednesday with little in the way of concrete initiatives after several major Aboriginal groups refused to participate in the gathering for the second year in a row.
  
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• Dakota Dunes heats up for SaskAm with Stewart in the lead

  18-07-2018 03:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  On what was the hottest day yet for 2018 at the Dakota Dunes Golf Links, David Stewart and Roman Timmerman were among those heating up the course.
  With the temperature teetering around the mid-30s, Stewart fired a four-under-par 68 Tuesday to take the lead in the 107th Saskatchewan Amateur men’s golf championship at the Dunes.
  “It was unbelievably hot,” said Stewart, a past SaskAm, junior and Mid-Am champion.
  “I’m glad I was in a power cart today. I wouldn’t h
  
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• Autopsy confirms death in Prince Albert yard a homicide

  18-07-2018 02:55
  The death of a 42-year-old man in Prince Albert has been ruled a homicide, according to police.
  
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• Taste of Saskatchewan kicks off with competition using homegrown ingredients

  18-07-2018 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  The Chef’s Series is a culinary competition that takes place all week during Taste of Saskatchewan in Kiwanis Park.
  
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• Prince Albert police treating body found in yard as homicide

  18-07-2018 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a 42-year-old man.
  
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• Saskatchewan top producer of coriander and caraway

  18-07-2018 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan is known growing many different crops, including wheat and canola, but the farmers also grow large amounts coriander and caraway – in fact tops in the country. Meaghan Craig reports.
  
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• Saskatchewan producers spicing up agriculture with a dash of diversity

  18-07-2018 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  By 2019, the global spice market is projected to be worth more than $10 billion — and a small segment of Saskatchewan producers are helping to contribute to worldwide demand.
  
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• Video: New technology unveiled at Ag in Motion

  18-07-2018 01:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  The future of farming is on full display at the Ag in Motion exhibition as businesses show off what’s new in the agriculture industry, and what’s right around the corner.
  For the businesses at the exhibition, it’s all about offering technology that’s one step ahead of the rest. One of the highlights of the live demonstrations is the fully autonomous and programmable tractor built by DOT Technology Corp, a sister company of SeedMaster.
  
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