Saskatoon news

• Auction for mansion near Kinistino posted on Saskatoon Kijiji

  14-09-2018 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Alongside cars, bikes and plenty of used furniture, a million-dollar mansion is listed for potential buyers on Saskatoon Kijiji.
  The unfinished home on a 160-acre parcel of land in the Kinistino area, about 175 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, covers 11,929 square feet. Up for sale through Ritchie Bros Auction, it has seven bedrooms, a 3,000-square-foot pool enclosure and a 2,700-square-foot attached garage. Its value is pegged at $2,580,200, including the land.
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• Correctional officer hospitalized after being held hostage at Ontario jail

  14-09-2018 23:30
  A correctional officer is in hospital after being held hostage by multiple inmates at a jail in Kenora, Ontario.
  
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• CELEBRATION OF THE “SEASONS OF CREATION” – Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

  14-09-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Inaugural Celebration of “The Seasons of Creation” Wednesday, September 19, 2018 – 7:00 pm St. George’s Senior Centre/Steve Patola Park 1235 – 20th Street West, Saskatoon
  
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• Downtown shooting suspect arrested in Saskatchewan

  14-09-2018 22:28
  One man has been charged in connection to a shooting that happened in downtown Edmonton earlier this week.
  
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• New Saskatoon bridges open to traffic in October

  14-09-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  Two Saskatoon events on Oct. 2 will celebrate the completion of the Chief Mistawasis Bridge and the new Traffic Bridge.
  
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• Water restrictions lifted for Aspen Ridge homes

  14-09-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Saskatoon said Friday the “do not use” water advisory on 19 addresses in Aspen Ridge has been lifted.
  
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• Word on the Street festival brings writers from across Canada

  14-09-2018 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  An accomplished Canadian screenwriter with his own CBC show is one of the many literary figures in Saskatoon for the Word on the Street festival.
  Ins Choi was born in South Korea and came to Canada with his family when he was only a year old. Choi said his uncle owned a convenience store in Toronto called Kim’s Grocer, which served as the inspiration for the play that turned into a popular TV show.
  “My first memory of Canada is the smell of chocolate bars, the smell of a convenience
  
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• The City of Saskatoon will celebrate the opening of the Traffic Bridge and the Chief Mistawasis Bridge on Oct. 2

  14-09-2018 21:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon will be unwrapping its $497.7-million gift to itself on Oct. 2.
  On Friday, Dan Willems, the city’s acting general manager of corporate performance, said he has been involved with the project for six years. Willems was the project manager before he was moved to this current role.
  “No matter how long your career is, that’s a substantial investment in your career,” Willems said in an interview. “ It’s fantastic. How often do you get to open not just one
  
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• 'Help me save Nana!': Saskatoon boy pens heartfelt letter to police about missing cat

  14-09-2018 21:11 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon police officer is asking for the public's help to find a missing cat after an 11-year-old boy wrote a heartfelt letter pleading for help to find his beloved pet Nana.
  
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• 'Everything in the trunk, burn it,' accused says in phone call from correctional centre played at murder trial

  14-09-2018 21:06 via cbc.ca
  Shaylin Sutherland-Kayseas, charged with first-degree murder, is heard on jailhouse phone calls instructing friends to destroy incriminating evidence from a fatal shooting, prosectuors told a court Friday.
  
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• U of S researcher finds new key to understanding MS

  14-09-2018 20:51
  Why do people with multiple sclerosis get worse?
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook – pockets of heavy rain this weekend

  14-09-2018 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  Frost and more rain in Saskatoon’s weather forecast with snow swinging into some areas. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan tells us when.
  
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• Premier Scott Moe to promote Saskatchewan trade in China

  14-09-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Scott Moe leaves Sept. 15 for a trade mission to China to explore further trade opportunities between Saskatchewan and China.
  
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• 'It's one of a kind': $2.6M rural Sask. mansion for sale

  14-09-2018 20:20 via cbc.ca
  One of Saskatchewan's largest homes is hitting the auction block.
  
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• Scott Flory headlines Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s 2018 induction class

  14-09-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  Scott Flory, Hank Ilesic, Tom Hugo, Brent Johnson and Barron Miles headline the 2018 Canadian Football Hall of Fame class.
  
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• Grand opening for 'Bridging to Tomorrow' project set for Oct. 2

  14-09-2018 19:53
  The Chief Mistawasis Bridge, McOrmond Drive and Central Avenue extensions, and the new Traffic Bridge projects are days away from being completed on time and on budget, the City of Saskatoon says.
  
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• City exploring options for Saskatoon Farmers’ Market building

  14-09-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon would like a tenant for the Farmers’ Market building who will develop a six-day-a-week public and farmers’ market.
  
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• Boys facing charges after sawed-off rifle seized in Prince Albert, Sask.

  14-09-2018 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Two boys are facing numerous gun charges after a sawed-off rifle was seized by police in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Degrassi's Joey + Caitlin 4 Ever? Maybe not after this interview

  14-09-2018 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Pat Mastroianni and Stacie Mistysyn, who played the central lovebirds of the classic Degrassi saga, headline a convention lineup that also includes Ron "Hellboy" Perlman and Star Trek: The Next Generation commander Gates McFadden.
  
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• Degrassi's Joey and Caitlin crash this weekend's SaskExpo

  14-09-2018 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Pat Mastroianni and Stacie Mistysyn, who played the central lovebirds of the classic Degrassi saga, headline a convention lineup that also includes Ron "Hellboy" Perlman and Star Trek: The Next Generation commander Gates McFadden.
  
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• Degrassi's Joey and Caitlin crash Saskaton pop culture geekfest

  14-09-2018 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Pat Mastroianni and Stacie Mistysyn, who played the central lovebirds of the classic Degrassi saga, headline a convention lineup that also includes Ron "Hellboy" Perlman and Star Trek: The Next Generation commander Gates McFadden.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Sept. 8-14

  14-09-2018 18:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos visit bus crash memorial site

  14-09-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos players and personnel pay their respects at the bus crash memorial site.
  
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• CBC's Political Panel talks NDP byelection victory and federal politics

  14-09-2018 18:09 via cbc.ca
  CBC's Political Panel discusses the latest week in Saskatchewan politics.
  
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• City of Saskatoon set to announce when Traffic Bridge, Chief Mistawasis Bridge will open

  14-09-2018 18:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon will soon learn when the city will be unwrapping its $497.7-million gift to itself.
  On Friday, Dan Willems, acting general manager of corporate performance, will provide details on the opening of the rebuilt Traffic Bridge downtown and the Chief Mistawasis Bridge in the city’s north end.
  The nearly $500-million price tag includes the construction of the two bridges and their maintenance and operation for three decades under a P3 contract with a consortium known as Graham Commuter
  
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• Letter of the Day: Grateful for act of kindness after fall

  14-09-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  On Aug. 17, I tripped and fell over a curb in the bus mall. Reacting with embarrassment, I am sorry to say I failed to thank the two (or three?) men who helped me up. I don’t think I even made eye contact with them and I am ashamed of my selfishness and haste in rushing away as quickly as I could.
  I was all right, just suffered a few bruises, but am very sorry I acted so badly when all these people wanted was to help. A very human reaction, no doubt, but I hope I have learned from my exper
  
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• Saskatoon Blades to honour Humboldt Broncos at home opener

  14-09-2018 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades will be wearing a special “Saskatchewan Together Stronger” jersey to honour the Humboldt Broncos at their home opener.
  
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• What’s happening at the Saskatchewan Expo?

  14-09-2018 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  There is lots to see and do this weekend at the Saskatchewan Expo taking place at Prairieland Park.
  
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• Raising bladder cancer awareness

  14-09-2018 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Canada, and people will be walking in Saskatoon on Sept. 22 to raise awareness and funds for Bladder Cancer Canada.
  
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• The benefits of seabuckthorn berries in a diet

  14-09-2018 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Nvigorate CEO Betty Forbes explains what seabuckthorn berries are, its benefits, and how to learn more about seabuckthorns this weekend in Saskatoon.
  
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• City administration proposes mandatory bag inspections at city hall

  14-09-2018 16:18
  The City of Saskatoon is looking at implementing new security measures at city hall.
  
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• Police issue warrant for man wanting in Battlefords shooting

  14-09-2018 15:53
  Battlefords RCMP has issued a warrant for a man wanted in connection with the shooting of a woman in that city on Tuesday.
  
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• Police issue warrant for man wanted in Battlefords shooting

  14-09-2018 15:53
  Battlefords RCMP has issued a warrant for a man wanted in connection with the shooting of a woman in that city on Tuesday.
  
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• Plans unveiled for 155-room hotel at Dakota Dunes

  14-09-2018 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  Whitecap Dakota First Nation Chief Darcy Bear said the hotel continues the vision of turning Whitecap into a premier tourist destination.
  
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• Body of man found on highway near Nipawin, Sask.

  14-09-2018 15:16 via globalnews.ca
  The man was found in the driving lane of Highway 55, two kilometres east of Nipawin, early Thursday morning.
  
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• Bridges Events Sept. 14-20

  14-09-2018 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the publication date. Please send submissions to [email protected].
  # MUSIC
  Fri., Sept. 14
  Great Lake Swimmers w/ Megan BonnellBroadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Ave.
  Piano Friday: David FongBig Dave McLeanThe Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N.
  The Gong ShowBuds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.
  Jett RunArmy & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.
  Leon OchsFa
  
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• The Nechvatals: Hoops for Hope more than just a game

  14-09-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Basketball is the sport, but the name of the game is competing against — and hopefully someday beating — Cystic Fibrosis.
  The Hoops for Hope tournament has become an annual event in Saskatoon, spear-headed by the Nechvatal family, whose two boys, Dominic and Ben, live with the fatal disease.
  The three-on-three tourney was created and continues to be coordinated entirely by volunteers Shaun and Katarina Nechvatal and Shaun’s sister, Sharlene McNairn.
  Hoops for Hope, which b
  
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• Read My Book: We Are All Animals

  14-09-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Having been fascinated by funny facts about animals in her first book, “My ABC Book: Wild Creatures! Weird Facts!” Anne has now tackled “thinking” and “feeling” what it’s like to be other animals.
  The title gives it away: We are all animals, and we share feelings of joy, loneliness, excitement, and sometimes sadness.
  Anne has introduced to young readers the need for kindness to animals with whom we all share the earth. The language is simple and the pres
  
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• Gardening: Now is the time to plant fall bulbs for spring colour

  14-09-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I’m not admitting that summer is over, but now that we’re into September, we can’t pretend fall is not around the corner.
  That means it’s now time to start planning for spring colour by planting bulbs. It’s truly an act of faith when you put a dry, dormant bulb into the ground in the fall, watch the leaves on the trees drop and then expect flowers to develop in the spring from seemingly so little.
  There are thousands of different species and cultivars of bulbs (and
  
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• Saskatoon woman claims culture of sexual harassment at Waste Management

  14-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon’s Nicole Ferguson says she was pushed out of her workplace after reporting instances of alleged sexual harassment and discrimination.
  
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• Sask. lacks doctors willing to prescribe methadone, opioid therapies, experts say

  14-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Experts are calling for more family doctors to prescribe methadone and suboxone in order to treat opioid addiction in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Paulsen: Saskatoon has no choice but to play geographical bogeyman in Corman Park

  14-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Taking a line from Canadian songstress Avril Lavigne, the relationship between the City of Saskatoon and the Rural Municipality of Corman Park is complicated.
  While each desires a relationship of collaboration and co-operation, land and money often interfere with the best of intentions.
  Saskatoon is one of a few unique Canadian cities completely surrounded by one rural municipality. If Saskatoon requires more land for development, there is only one option. Having to negotiate with only one party
  
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• New role, new beginning: Humboldt Broncos crash survivor Xavier Labelle joins Saskatoon Blades

  14-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Colin Priestner put his iPod on random play Thursday, it was quite fitting that the first song he heard was “Courage” by the Tragically Hip.
  “That’s the word I think of today,” the Saskatoon Blades general manager shared during a media conference at Merlin Motors.
  “Xavier Labelle is a young man who exemplifies courage.”
  Labelle — who survived the horrific Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6 — is the newest member of the Saskatoon Blade
  
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• If the province was asking, “why us?” it never got an answer

  14-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Liberal Party of Canada brought its road show to Saskatchewan this week, but the spectacle left most residents more confused than impressed.
  The 2018 Liberal Caucus Retreat brought many of the party’s 183 MPs to Saskatoon — along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — to prep for Parliament’s fall session.
  If the province was asking, “Why us?” when it heard about the Trudeau and company gathering, it never got a clear answer during the visit.
  Maybe it w
  
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• Huskies, Dinos fight for first place Friday at Griffiths

  14-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Canada West’s only unbeaten football teams will meet Friday night to determine which one keeps that tag for at least one more week.
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies and visiting Calgary Dinos — both 2-0 — have a Griffiths Stadium showdown Friday at 7 p.m.
  Here’s some things to know with game time close at hand.
  Honouring Towriss
  The Huskies will honour former head coach Brian Towriss in a ceremony prior to the game. Towriss, the winningest coach in Canadian universi
  
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• Gormley: Path to recovery challenging, but worthwhile

  14-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Sometimes a confluence of events points to a theme. Lately, it’s how people recover from adversity and choose a way out of darkness.
  Five months after the Broncos’ team bus disaster, the world again descended on the city of Humboldt as hockey season began. Sixteen families forever grieve their lost loved ones. Thirteen other families support their survivors, some of whom walked away, while others will never walk again.
  There is no cookie cutter formula for grief and pain. Every perso
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend in Saskatoon, Sept. 14-16

  14-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  This is the busiest weekend in a long time around Saskatoon. There are so many things going on, it’s hard to whittle this down to just five things. But we will try:
  1 — The Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo is Saturday and Sunday at Prairieland Park. This is one cool event. If you’re a fan of pop culture, cosplay or the movies, this is the place for you. Special guests include small- and big-screen legendary actors Ron Perlman and John Ratzenberger amongst a slew of other talent.
  
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• Hurricane Florence rolls ashore in Carolinas, tears buildings apart

  14-09-2018 11:20
  Hurricane Florence rolled ashore in North Carolina with howling 144 km/h winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, splintering buildings and trapping hundreds of people in high water.
  
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• Four dead as Florence drenches the Carolinas

  14-09-2018 11:20
  Florence rolled ashore in North Carolina with howling 144 km/h winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, killing at least four people.
  
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• Florence roars inland, drenches the Carolinas

  14-09-2018 11:20
  Florence rolled ashore in North Carolina with howling 144 km/h winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, killing at least four people.
  
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