Saskatoon news

• Shots fired in North Central home

  16-09-2018 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Regina Police Service is asking for public assistance in locating a suspect after shots were reportedly fired at a Regina residence early Sunday morning.
  
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• Durant returning to Saskatchewan as Hilltops guest speaker

  16-09-2018 22:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Former Saskatchewan Roughrider quarterback Darian Durant will be appearing as a guest speaker at the Saskatoon Hilltops End Zone Scholarship Dinner on Saturday.
  The dinner, which takes place at 5:15 p.m. at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex, will precede the Hilltops game against the Regina Thunder at 7 p.m. at SMF Field. Single tickets are on sale at www.saskatoonhilltops.com for $100 with net proceeds going to Hilltops scholarships and bursaries.
   
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• Regina police investigating alleged home invasion

  16-09-2018 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  Regina police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect after an alleged home invasion and robbery on Saturday.
  
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• Collision between bus, semi at Kerrobert under investigation by RCMP

  16-09-2018 21:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  All but one of the 10 pipeline workers injured when a bus collided with a semi-truck on the outskirts of Kerrobert on Friday were released from hospital the next day.
  Paul Stuckless, corporate safety manager for O.J. Pipelines, said the workers were travelling to Kindersley from a worksite when their bus was struck by a grain truck at the rural intersection, about 180 kilometres from Saskatoon.
  He said 16 workers in the pipe welding crew — including the driver — were on board at the
  
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• Special Olympics Convoy

  16-09-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  From Swift Current, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw, 42 semi trucks descended on Regina with one cause at heart- Special Olympics Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan church built by early black settlers receives heritage designation

  16-09-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  For a small group of American black families escaping racist Jim Crow laws a century ago, building a church in their new home in Saskatchewan was a priority.
  
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• Canada's trans fat ban comes into effect

  16-09-2018 20:40
  Canada’s ban on artificial trans fats comes into effect this week, one year after the federal government announced it would be ending the use of the artery-clogging fats.
  
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• William Powell with 148 rushing yards, two TDs as Ottawa downs Saskatchewan

  16-09-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Trevor Harris and William Powell showed again that the aren't intimidated by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Woman facing impaired driving charges following Idylwyld collision

  16-09-2018 19:12
  A 21-year-old Saskatoon woman will appear in court later this month after being charged with impaired driving following a collision early Sunday morning.
  
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• Review: Metallica's big rock show an enduring hit

  16-09-2018 18:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  Those not in the know might think of country as Saskatchewan’s musical genre of choice. Rock, and metal in particular, is firmly welded to Prairie tastes.
  Proving the point, Sasktel Centre was packed with fervent head banging, fist-pumping fans ready to worship at the feet of Metallica Saturday night. The band has not been in Saskatoon since 2004, and the anticipation in the air for this big rock show was evident immediately upon arrival at the venue.
  The floor was already sticky with beer
  
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• Crackdown on sex advertising harming workers in Sask. and beyond, says study

  16-09-2018 18:10 via cbc.ca
  A study on sex work in Canada shows that the crackdown on advertising sex work in both Canada and the U.S. is making the work less safe, with data gathered in Saskatchewan as well.
  
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• 'I would have booed us too': Riders quarterback

  16-09-2018 16:40 via cbc.ca
  It was the 'Lights Out' home game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders Saturday night. Unfortunately, the team took that another way and turned the lights out on themselves, losing 30-25 to the Ottawa Redblacks.
  
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• Preview: Everyone can relate to feeling a bit alienated

  16-09-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A story of friendship and finding your way written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright has made its way to the Saskatoon stage.
  The Aliens, running at Persephone Theatre’s BackStage Stage, is about best friends Jasper and KJ trying to find their place in a world that’s not always friendly. Greg Ochitwa, who plays KJ, described the story as a “slice of life” for a couple of friends struggling to fit in.
  “It’s just kind of exploring some people who, for whate
  
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• Alta. woman killed by her own dog while trying to protect toddler

  16-09-2018 14:50
  Police say a woman was killed by her own dog in Langdon, Alta., on Saturday evening.
  
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• Alberta woman killed by her own dog, toddler also injured

  16-09-2018 14:50
  Police say a woman was killed by her own dog in Rocky View, Alta., on Saturday evening.
  
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• Call me Spinderella: Tackling Tinder as a wheelchair user

  16-09-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  If you think you've got Tinder stories, just wait 'til this Spinderella fills you in on a few.
  
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• 'Lost in the shuffle': Regina paramedic's death highlights need for better PTSD supports, parents say

  16-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Robbie Curtis died by suicide after suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder for years. His parents don't want paramedics experiencing the same on-the-job stresses to suffer the same fate.
  
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• Two vehicle collision results in impaired driving charge

  16-09-2018 11:59 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 21 year old Saskatoon woman will be in court later this month charged with impaired driving after being involved in a two-vehicle collision early Sunday morning. The collision happened at the intersection of Idylwyld Drive and 24th Street just before 12:30 AM.  The accused was operating a vehicle northbound on Idylwyld Drive when a second vehicle traveling south turned left in front of her.  The operator of the other vehicle was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for
  
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• A process of healing: Woman creates extensive MMIWG database

  16-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Annita Lecchesi says she has logged over 3,000 cases, some reaching as far back as 1900.
  
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• Broncos' Neville steps down from assistant GM post

  16-09-2018 05:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Humboldt Broncos’ assistant general manager Jason Neville, who was instrumental in keeping the team’s on-ice operations moving in the wake of the April bus crash, has resigned.
  The Broncos announced his decision Saturday, and thanked him for his work.
  “His knowledge of the inner workings of this team, combined with his foresight and passion for ensuring we returned to the ice, defined the invaluable role he played in our rebuild,” the team said in a statement. “Jaso
  
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• 'Enjoying the moment' Paralyzed Bronco player makes triumphant return to the ice

  16-09-2018 03:19 via cbc.ca
  Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Saturday following his first return to the ice in a game since being paralyzed from the chest down in an April bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos in Saskatchewan.
  
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• RCMP continue to investigate collision near Kerrobert

  16-09-2018 02:23
  A converted bus and a semi truck collided on a Saskatchewan highway near Kerrobert Friday evening, and residents of the area say it was not the first time such an incident has occurred at that intersection.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos and Saskatoon Blades raise awareness for blood donation

  16-09-2018 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  The teams partnered with Hockey Gives Blood, a non-profit formed with the goal of creating awareness in the hockey community about blood donation.
  
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• Saskatchewan convoy is trucking for a cause

  16-09-2018 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  Preliminary numbers show this year's event raised more than $17,000 in Saskatchewan alone.
  
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• RCMP share photos of scene where bus, truck collided near Kerrobert

  16-09-2018 01:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  Photos of the scene where a bus carrying pipeline workers collided with a semi truck show the bus lying on its side on the edge of the road.
  Saskatchewan RCMP distributed the photos to media on Saturday.
  The collision happened Friday just before 4:30 p.m. at the intersections of Highway 51/21 and Highway 31, near Kerrobert, which is about 180 kilometres west of Saskatoon. There were 16 people on the converted school bus and 10 were injured in the collision. As of Saturday afternoon, one remained
  
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• Photos: Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo

  16-09-2018 00:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo is on this weekend at Saskatoon’s Prairieland Park.
  The two-day event features 300 exhibitors and 50 guests, from TV and movie entertainers to comic book creators.
  StarPhoenix photojournalist Kayle Neis captured some of the action.
  Castile Sanderson points to a toy during the Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo on Saturday.
   
  Allen Hall sits in his batman cosplay during the Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo.
   
  Actor John Ratzenberger speaks to an aud
  
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• 'It can definitely help save peoples' lives': Broncos, Blades team up for blood services awareness event

  16-09-2018 00:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  “You don’t even really feel it,” a nearby blood donor said to Humboldt Broncos player Michael Bladon as he waited his turn in the Canadian Blood Services clinic in Saskatoon.
  Bladon and the rest of the Humboldt Broncos, along with players and coaches from the Saskatoon Blades, came out to the blood services clinic on Saturday afternoon to learn more about the donation process and the people it supports.
  While getting testing done on site, Bladon learned that his blood type is O
  
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