Saskatoon news

• Roughriders returner Christion Jones reclaiming fame in Sask.

  28-07-2018 23:58 via cbc.ca
  There was a time when Christion Jones almost quit football. Fans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders are sure glad he didn't.
  
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• Emotional stories rise from rally cry to reverse rent supplement cuts

  28-07-2018 22:58 via cbc.ca
  When Roberta Fehr first applied for a Saskatchewan rental housing supplement, her sense of self-reliance took a hit.
  
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• From a municipal bathing pond to Penguin Village water park: a look at Saskatoon's outdoor pools

  28-07-2018 22:12 via cbc.ca
  On hot summer days there's nothing better than jumping in a pool, and City of Saskatoon archivist Jeff O'Brien says Saskatoon residents have been doing just that since the early 1900s.
  
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• U of S researchers discover 3 species of poisonous frogs at risk of extinction

  28-07-2018 21:08 via cbc.ca
  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan recently discovered three species of poisonous dart frogs in Colombia.
  
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• Man stabbed in attempted bike robbery

  28-07-2018 19:09
  A 36-year old man was stabbed in an attempted bike robbery near 20th Street and Avenue L just before midnight on Friday , according to a police media release.
  
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• Saskatoon man in serious condition following Saturday morning shooting

  28-07-2018 18:52
  A 29-year-old Saskatoon man in serious but stable condition after he was shot in the back on the 100-200 block of Avenue I South, just after midnight on Saturday, according to police.
  
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• Man in stable condition after he was shot in the back in Saskatoon

  28-07-2018 18:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are investigating after a man was shot in the back.
  Officers responded to a 911 call just after 12 a.m. Saturday and found the man in the area of the 100-200 block of Avenue I South.
  The 29-year-old man was taken to hospital and is in serious but stable condition, according to a Saskatoon Police Service news release.
  Members from the guns and gangs, patrol and forensic identification are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stop
  
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• Man stabbed during attempted bicycle robbery in Saskatoon

  28-07-2018 17:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  A man was stabbed in the back after he refused to let someone steal his bike, police say.
  The 36-year-old man went to St. Paul’s Hospital suffering from a stab wound Friday night, according to a Saskatoon Police Service news release.
  The man had been a victim of an attempted robbery near 20th Street and Avenue L where someone tried to steal his bike and then stabbed him. There is no description of the suspect or suspects, the news release said.
  Anyone with information is asked to cont
  
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• Science says: Record heat, fires worsened by climate change

  28-07-2018 17:18
  Heat waves are setting all-time temperature records across the globe. It's all part of summer -- but it's all being made worse by human-caused climate change, scientists say.
  
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• Shooting, stabbing in Saskatoon overnight

  28-07-2018 16:54 via cbc.ca
  Two men are in hospital Saturday after being violently attacked in separate incidents overnight.
  
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• Canadian-U.S. negotiators tussle over updating Columbia River Treaty

  28-07-2018 16:44
  Canadian negotiators are not budging on a request by their American counterparts to reduce an electricity entitlement under a treaty that the United States says is worth as much as $200 million a year.
  
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• U of S researchers find three new frog species may already be at risk

  28-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Deep in the Colombian jungle, University of Saskatchewan researchers discovered three new species of tiny, colourful poisonous dart frogs — but these species may already be at risk of extinction.
  “Our finding is crucial to study life diversity,” said José Andrés, a biology professor in the U of S College of Arts and Science, in a news release.
  “Some species may disappear even before we have the chance to study them.”
  Colombia is home to about 800 speci
  
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• Meet the Denali by Montana Homes

  28-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Montana Homes unveiled a brand new layout for the Brighton Parade of Homes. Located at 315 Dagnone Crescent, the Denali offers a spacious solution to a common frustration for buyers. If you’ve been looking for a home with lots of square footage and at least one bedroom on the main level, it can be tough.
  Narrower lots have become more common in new developments in the city, challenging builders to find ways to maximize square footage.
  “It’s a very nice plan because it fits on m
  
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• Letters to the editor July 28, 2018

  28-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Paulsen and pot
  While I’m sure Tiffany Paulsen is sincere in her desire to protect the innocence of Saskatchewan youth, her fear of the corrupting consequence of weed store geography is more than a little naive. Today, probably at the very moment you read this letter, some sweet young secondary student is quietly purchasing pot from their neighbourhood dealer.
  I doubt there’s a high school in the province lacking a successful entrepreneurial upstart whose main product is pot. Moreove
  
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• 'I'm not hurting anybody': Tenants criticize non-smoking policy for SHC buildings

  28-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  “They’re just forcing this down our throats,” says 66-year-old Nino Dudra.
  The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, which helps provide special subsidized housing programs in the province, announced late in June that a no-smoking rule will be applied to all of its buildings on Aug. 1.
  Dudra, who lives in the Shepherd Apartments, a low-income seniors’ building in Saskatoon, has been a smoker for most of his life. He said his biggest concern is for the people older than him, w
  
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• Fuller: A city so nice, we name our bridges twice

  28-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon gets two new bridges in the fall. In keeping with tradition, each will have an official name. And an unofficial name. And, if we’re lucky, a second unofficial name even more unofficial than the unofficial name.
  We like things that way. It clears up the confusion.
  The Gordie Howe Circle Drive South bridge.
  “Hey, a semi stalled on the South Bridge. What a mess.”
  “You mean the Gordie Howe Bridge?”
  “That’s what I just said.”
  I’ve heard
  
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• Cuthand: The Assembly of First Nations is not ready for change

  28-07-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It was supposed to be an election for change, but in the end, it reinforced the status quo.
  Incumbent Perry Bellegarde was challenged by four candidates whose platforms called for change and the modernization of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).
  The opposition candidates complained of the close relationship between Bellegarde and the Liberal government, particularly the Prime Minister and the two ministers with responsibility for Indigenous Affairs.
  On the other hand, Bellegarde campaigned on
  
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• Esports inches closer to potential inclusion at Olympic Games

  28-07-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Some Canadians spend hours a day playing video games. In the future, that could be considered Olympic training.
  
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• 'Feels like you're in a horror movie': gulls dying by dozens at Turtle Lake

  28-07-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Seagulls have been dropping from the sky by the dozens at Turtle Lake, leading to an unsettling feeling for locals and campers coming across the dead young birds.
  
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• Shooting - 100 Block Avenue I South

  28-07-2018 11:22 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 29 year old Saskatoon male is in serious but stable condition after being shot in the back by unknown persons in the 100-200  block of Ave. I South just after midnight July 28, 2018.Police responded to a 9-1-1 call and upon arrival, located the male victim suffering from a gun shot wound to the back. He was transported to Royal University Hospital by Medavie Ambulance. Members from Guns and Gangs, Patrol, and Forensic Identification are currently&nb
  
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• Meet the man who just earned a fellowship to study magic in the U.K.

  28-07-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A man from Wolfville, N.S., has received a fellowship to study magic in the U.K.
  
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• Stabbing - 20th Street and Ave. L

  28-07-2018 10:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred just before midnight July 27, 2018.A 36 year old male came in to St. Paul's Hospital suffering from a stab wound to the back and police believe the male was the victim of an attempted robbery near 20th St. and Ave. L where unidentified suspect or suspects tried to steal his bike. When he refused to surrender his bike, the victim was stabbed in the back. There is no suspect information available. The victim
  
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• 2 suspects arrested after armed robbery in Shellbrook, Sask.

  28-07-2018 04:47 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP say they arrested Keith Stonechild, 29, who was wanted in relation to an armed robbery in Shellbrook, Sask.
  
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• 1 of 2 wanted on charges after Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP seize meth, cocaine

  28-07-2018 04:40 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are still looking for Damien Scott Anderson, 26, who is wanted on drug charges.
  
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• RCMP lay 2nd-degree murder charge following Shellbrook man's death

  28-07-2018 04:05 via cbc.ca
  RCMP have charged a 32-year-old woman with second-degree murder, after finding a man dead in a residence in Shellbrook last month.
  
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• Woman charged with second-degree murder in Shellbrook death

  28-07-2018 02:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Danielle Molodie Lidguerre is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Lindsay Voyer.
  Voyer, 31, was discovered dead in his home in Shellbrook on June 30. RCMP had been called for a complaint of an assault at the home in the 300 block of Fourth Avenue East, according to a police news release. Shellbrook is about 140 kilometres north of Saskatoon.
  On Friday, Shellbrook RCMP said Lidguerre, 32, had been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
  The day after Voyer’s death, Lid
  
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• Plans to rebuild Rosthern’s John Deere dealership

  28-07-2018 02:20
  The manager at Rosthern’s John Deere dealership said there are plans to rebuild, after a major fire broke out on Sunday.
  
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• New pilot program launched for preschool students who are deaf or hard of hearing

  28-07-2018 02:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  A new pilot program in Saskatchewan will serve as a boost for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.
  On Friday, the provincial government announced it will launch programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, providing support as they build “communication and social skills.” A half-day program will operate in Saskatoon and Regina, providing spaces for up to 32 children ages three and four.
  The programs will be part of a partnership between Saskatchewan
  
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• City plans to close Ninth soon after Traffic Bridge debut

  28-07-2018 02:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  The City of Saskatoon’s proposed timing to restrict freeway access from the Nutana neighbourhood is being questioned.
  On Monday, city council voted 8-2 to halt right turns from Ninth Street onto Lorne Avenue for one year to study its effect. Council also backed a proposal from Coun. Cynthia Block, who represents Nutana, to wait until the rebuilt Traffic Bridge reopens.
  The city’s transportation department plans to install the temporary barricade nine to 10 days after the bridge reope
  
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• Majority of Saskatchewan opposes government-run bus service: poll

  28-07-2018 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  While Saskatchewan opposed a government-run service, support was broad throughout the rest of Canada. Adam MacVicar reports.
  
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• Uranium prices may ‘break through’ after Cameco layoffs: expert

  28-07-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  Cameco blamed weak uranium market conditions for around 700 layoffs at two facilities in northern Saskatchewan Wednesday. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• RCMP lay 2nd-degree murder charge in death of man in Shellbrook, Sask.

  28-07-2018 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP have charged Danielle Molodie Lidguerre with second-degree murder in the death of a 31-year-old man in Shellbrook, Sask.
  
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• 2 men charged in violent October crime spree that stretched from Edmonton to Saskatchewan

  28-07-2018 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  Nine months after a violent crime spree unfolded, one that started in the Edmonton area before coming to an end in eastern Saskatchewan, the RCMP said two men from North Battleford, Sask. have been charged in connection with the rampage.
  
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• Montgomery fire leads to warning about rag disposal

  28-07-2018 01:58
  The Saskatoon Fire Department is advising people to properly throw out stain-covered rags, after a massive fire in the Montgomery neighbourhood.
  
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• Printing company gives $304K to Humboldt Strong foundation for t-shirt sales

  28-07-2018 01:52
  The printing company that created the “We are all Humboldt Strong” t-shirts has made a big contribution to those impacted by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• ‘Let us rest’: Family of man found dead on highway pleads for driver to come forward

  28-07-2018 01:44
  The family of a man found dead in the middle of a Saskatchewan highway is appealing to the public for answers.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: July 27

  28-07-2018 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews Mission: Impossible Fallout and Shock and Awe.
  
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• New program aimed at preschool children a 'huge win for the deaf community'

  28-07-2018 01:14 via cbc.ca
  Preschool-aged children in Regina and Saskatoon who are deaf and hard of hearing will have access to a new early learning program this fall.
  
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• Name of deceased released to find information: Battlefords RCMP

  28-07-2018 00:48 via globalnews.ca
  The body of a man was found on Highway 4 south of Battleford, Sask. by a passing driver.
  
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• Alberta firefighter dies while battling Ontario wildfires

  28-07-2018 00:47
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says an Alberta firefighter has died unexpectedly while he was helping fight wildfires in Ontario.
  
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• Indigenous leader, union concerned about Cameco mine shutdowns in Saskatchewan

  28-07-2018 00:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  The chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says First Nations people will be hurt by the shutdowns at two uranium mining operations in northern Saskatchewan.
  Cameco Corp. says it has indefinitely extended production suspensions at its McArthur River and Key Lake operations.
  The extension of the shutdowns, which were first announced as temporary in January, means the company will permanently lay off about 550 employees, including about 250 Indigenous people.
  Chief Bobby Cameron s
  
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• Housing crisis hits White Bear First Nations

  28-07-2018 00:32 via globalnews.ca
  For the past 7 years Terrence Nokahoot has lived in a derelict, rundown home. The interior is a potpourri of disrepair, neglect, and the pungent whiff of urine.
  
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• Indigenous housing crisis hits residents of White Bear First Nations

  28-07-2018 00:14 via globalnews.ca
  For the past seven years, Terrence Nokahoot has lived in a derelict, rundown home. The interior is a potpourri of disrepair, neglect, and the pungent whiff of urine.
  
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