Saskatoon news

• Compensation for teacher shot in Saskatchewan outside of victim services support: ombudsman

  22-08-2018 23:04
  Saskatchewan’s ombudsman says further compensation for a teacher who was shot in the face at a school in La Loche in 2016 is outside of the scope of what victim services provides.
  
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• Teacher injured in La Loche shooting was provided appropriate gov't supports: Ombudsman

  22-08-2018 22:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  A former substitute teacher who became blind after she was shot in the face during the 2016 shooting rampage at the La Loche high school says she is “in shock” after the Saskatchewan Ombudsman concluded she is not entitled to more compensation from the Workers’ Compensation Board.
  Charlene Klyne was working as a substitute teacher at Dene High School in La Loche on Jan. 22, 2016 when a teenage student walked into her class with a shotgun and opened fire, shooting Klyne in the f
  
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• Proper benefits, supports provided to La Loche school shooting victim: ombudsman

  22-08-2018 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s ombudsman has completed her investigation into complaints made against the Workers Compensation Board and the Ministry of Justice by a La Loche school shooting victim.
  
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• 'The Big Bang Theory' to end in 2019 after 12 seasons

  22-08-2018 21:17
  CBS says the upcoming 12th season of "The Big Bang Theory" will be the last.
  
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• Saskatoon golfer looking to make a splash at CP Women’s Open

  22-08-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Normally playing in your first LPGA tournament would come with a lot of nerves, but Saskatoon’s Anna Young says she’s just “excited” for the opportunity.
  
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• Non-profit seeks to transform Saskatoon brownfield to fertile green space

  22-08-2018 20:56 via cbc.ca
  The non-profit group, which works to promote food security, has won a grant from CN Rail that will help them plant native trees and bushes at the site and to restore the soil.
  
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• Uber Eats available in Regina, Saskatoon starting Thursday

  22-08-2018 20:54
  Uber Eats is expanding its services to 30 new cities on Thursday, including Regina and Saskatoon.
  
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• Investigators writing report into fatal Fond-du-Lac plane crash

  22-08-2018 20:52
  The Transportation Safety Board is working on the final report into last year’s plane crash near Fond-du-Lac that killed one passenger and injured the other 24 occupants.
  
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• 'This is a joke': Ombudsman won't recommend more money for teacher shot in face in La Loche

  22-08-2018 20:50 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's ombudsman is not recommending that the government further compensate a substitute teacher shot in the face during the La Loche school shooting.
  
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• Wanted man arrested with imitation gun in Saskatoon’s Sutherland neighbourhood

  22-08-2018 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a 26-year-old Saskatoon man was found to be in possession of an imitation gun at a disturbance call.
  
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• Sask. may send more firefighters to B.C.

  22-08-2018 20:48
  Saskatchewan is considering sending more fire crews to British Columbia to help battle the wildfires.
  
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• Embedded at a Boler convention: The iconic trailer and the people who love them

  22-08-2018 20:34 via cbc.ca
  CBC producer Nichole Huck packed up her young family in a Boler and attended the largest gathering for the egg-shaped trailers in Canadian history.
  
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• Saskatoon police use Taser on woman they say was harming herself

  22-08-2018 20:17 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon police officer tasered a woman who began harming herself in the city's north end Wednesday morning, according to the Saskatoon Police Service.
  
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• Jamie Brockman back in as Humboldt Broncos president, replacing Kevin Garinger

  22-08-2018 20:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  One year after he stepped down as president of the Humboldt Broncos, Jamie Brockman has been elected back to the position by the junior hockey team’s reconstituted board of directors.
  The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team announced Brockman’s election Wednesday, one day after former president Kevin Garinger said in an interview that he would not seek a second term.
  “I have experience from my previous five years on the board that can and will help move this organization for
  
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• Uber Eats coming to Regina and Saskatoon starting Aug. 23

  22-08-2018 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  Uber Eats will be available in 30 new communities across Canada starting Aug. 23 including Regina and Saskatoon.
  
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• Taser used by Saskatoon police on combative woman

  22-08-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  A second Taser was used by Saskatoon police to subdue the woman when she began harming herself.
  
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• Upgrades coming to central Saskatchewan provincial parks

  22-08-2018 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  Provincial parks in the central region of Saskatchewan will see upgrades and improvements completed before the next camping season.
  
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• Saskatchewan government investigating R.M. of McKillop

  22-08-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  The government of Saskatchewan is ordering an official inspection for the Rural Municipality of McKillop No. 220. One resident sent a letter to Global News claiming their property taxes nearly doubled this year.
  
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• Government investigating R.M. of McKillop

  22-08-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Government of Saskatchewan is ordering an official inspection for the Rural Municipality of McKillop No. 220. One resident sent a letter to Global News claiming their property taxes nearly doubled this year.
  
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• Transportation Safety Board wraps analysis of what caused Fond-du-Lac plane crash

  22-08-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  Work has begun on a draft report into the December 2017 crashed that killed one person and seriously injured nine others.
  
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• Provincial government examining RM of McKillop amid tax hike turmoil

  22-08-2018 19:25 via cbc.ca
  The provincial government says its stepping in immediately to review the state of affairs at the RM of McKillop amid growing turmoil about a massive tax increase.
  
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• October court date set for man charged in Broncos bus crash

  22-08-2018 19:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  The second court date for the Alberta semi driver charged in connection with the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 and injured 13 others consisted of a quick telephone call before it was adjourned to October. The Saskatoon StarPhoenix’s Bre McAdam’s provides insight into what happened during the second appearance of 29-year-old Jaskirat Singh Sidhu.
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• Garinger on citizens of Humboldt wanting Broncos board change

  22-08-2018 19:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kevin Garinger says he does not plan to seek another term as president of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team.
  Garinger, who took on the job because he wanted to help the city’s beloved hockey club, emerged as its public face after a horrific bus crash in early April killed 16 people. In an interview on Aug. 2, 2018, Granger talked about some members of the community who claimed they wanted a change in the Broncos board.
  “I want to make sure that I’m doing the best job I po
  
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• Progress made on Salvation Army’s Back-to-School Backpack Program in Saskatoon

  22-08-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Volunteers have filled close to 600 backpacks since Monday; steady progress towards their target of 1,000. This means about 450 families will be able to send their kids to school with a new backpack, filled with fresh supplies.
  
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• Progress being made for the Salvation Army’s Back-to-School Backpack Program in Saskatoon

  22-08-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Volunteers have filled close to 600 backpacks since Monday; steady progress towards their target of 1000. This means about 450 families will be able to send their kids to school with a new backpack, filled with fresh supplies.
  
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• Saskatoon homicide: Police arrest Duran Laplante on second-degree murder charge

  22-08-2018 18:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  The search is over for a 22-year-old Saskatoon man facing a charge of second-degree murder in connection with an altercation in a downtown apartment building.
  Duran Laplante turned himself in to the Saskatoon police major crimes unit in the Aug. 10 death of Elijah Kozak, police said Wednesday.
  Investigators believe Laplante and Kozak were involved in an altercation in a downtown apartment on Aug. 10, Saskatoon police have said. Patrol officers, along with Medavie Health Services, respo
  
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• Prairie cattle producers tighten their belts as drought diminishes pastures

  22-08-2018 18:45
  Cattle producers on the Prairies are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as an ongoing drought continues to diminish pastures.
  
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• Canada's cattle producers tighten belts as drought dries up pastures

  22-08-2018 18:39 via cbc.ca
  Cattle producers on the Prairies are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as an ongoing drought continues to diminish pastures.
  
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• CEW Deployment - 500 block 33rd St. W

  22-08-2018 18:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 33 year old woman is in custody this morning following disturbance at a business on 33rd Street.At approximately 7:20 a.m., August 22, 2018, officers on Patrol were dispatched to a business in the 500 block of 33rd Street West for a report of a woman breaking windows with a rock. Upon arrival, Police observed the broken windows of the business, and located the female suspect nearby. When officers approached the woman, they observed that she was in possession of numerous needles. The woman was
  
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• Kevin Garinger not seeking second term as Broncos president

  22-08-2018 18:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  After more than four months in the unrelenting glare of the international spotlight, Kevin Garinger is not seeking another term as president of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team.
  Garinger, who took on the job because he wanted to help the city’s beloved hockey club, emerged as its public face after the horrific bus crash in early April.
  Local, national and international reporters printed and broadcast his words around the world, and he is understood to be under intense pressure from
  
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• CBC ARCHIVES | From 1980: the riot over the show Alice Cooper didn't play

  22-08-2018 18:28 via cbc.ca
  Alice Cooper wasn't there to see the carnage when his fans ripped up a stadium grandstand in Toronto.
  
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• Arrest made in Saskatoon homicide

  22-08-2018 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Duran Laplante, who was wanted for second-degree murder in a Saskatoon death, has been arrested by Saskatoon police.
  
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• 'It's the right time:' Humboldt Broncos president steps down from executive

  22-08-2018 18:21
  The man who became the public face of the Humboldt Broncos in the days after the hockey team's bus crashed in the spring has stepped down as president of the organization.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos' president steps down from executive; cites family, career

  22-08-2018 18:21
  The man who became the public face of the Humboldt Broncos in the days after the hockey team's bus crashed in the spring has stepped down as president of the organization.
  
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• Firearm/Arrests - 100 block 109th St. W

  22-08-2018 18:15 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  One man is facing firearm related charges following a disturbance early this morning.At approximately 2:50 a.m., August 22, 2018, Patrol members were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of 109th Street West for a report of people being seen running around the home with firearms. Prior to Police arrival, the Air Support Unit (ASU), communicated to ground units that people were observed entering the residence through the back. Patrol members arrived on scene and arrested one male without in
  
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• Kevin Garinger stepping down as president of Humboldt Broncos

  22-08-2018 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  Kevin Garinger said at a Humboldt Broncos board meeting he would not seek re-election as president.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Street study needs to be properly done

  22-08-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  As reported, a motion was passed in council on July 23 to allow the temporary closure of Ninth Street at Lorne Avenue.
  Our ward councillor, Cynthia Block, amended the motion to wait until after the Traffic Bridge reopens to install the temporary closure. However, this motion fails to stipulate provisions for an adequate time period after the bridge reopens to allow traffic patterns to readjust. Nor does it stipulate that traffic counts on Ninth and surrounding streets be done after the bridge re
  
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• Saskatoon police charge Duran Laplante with 2nd-degree murder

  22-08-2018 17:29 via cbc.ca
  A 22-year-old man made his first court appearance in Saskatoon Wednesday, charged with second-degree murder.
  
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• Man arrested in connection with Aug. 10 homicide

  22-08-2018 17:22
  Police have identified a homicide victim from earlier this month.
  
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• UPDATE: Homicide - 200 block 5th Ave. N

  22-08-2018 17:07 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The 22 year old Saskatoon man wanted for the August 10, 2018 second degree murder of a 24 year old man was arrested yesterday by members of the Major Crime Section. The victim is identified as Elijah Kozak. The accused will be appearing in Saskatoon Provincial Court at 9:30 a.m., August 22, 2018. (Court Info Number: 991061533)(Occurrence Number: 18-84704)
  
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• Smoke from B.C. wildfires moving back into Saskatchewan

  22-08-2018 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada expects smoke from B.C. wildfires to spread to central and southern regions of Saskatchewan on Wednesday, causing poor air quality.
  
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• How to keep your house cool

  22-08-2018 17:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Beat the heat without AC by following these cool house tips.
  
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• Saskatoon man shocked with Taser after threatening to harm himself

  22-08-2018 16:37 via cbc.ca
  A 30-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to hurt himself with a knife.
  
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• 27 hole in one chances at Big Brothers Big Sisters golf tournament

  22-08-2018 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  27 chances for a hole in one – part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters charity golf shoot out to raise funds for the organization.
  
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• Stolen RCMP firearm handed in to Saskatoon police

  22-08-2018 16:28 via cbc.ca
  After weeks of searching, a stolen police issued gun has been turned in to Saskatoon police.
  
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• CHEP, Tree Canada turning Saskatoon brownfield lot into community garden

  22-08-2018 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  CHEP and Tree Canada are teaming up to turn a brownfield lot in Saskatoon into a community garden.
  
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• Exploring gargoyles and grotesques in Saskatoon

  22-08-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon has some hidden secrets hiding in plain sight and they aren’t gargoyles - or are they?
  
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• New look for Saskatchewan Huskies at receiver

  22-08-2018 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  When the Saskatchewan Huskies kick off their 2018 Canada West football season, one of the biggest changes fans will see is at the receiver position.
  
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