Saskatoon news

• Saskatoon Fire Department cleans up hundreds of needles on Circle Drive

  23-09-2018 22:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  Two fire engine crews were busy cleaning up more than 500 needles scattered along Circle Drive on Sunday.
  The Saskatoon Fire Department first received a call about the needles on its property maintenance line at 9:12 a.m., according to a department news release.
  A single engine company was dispatched to investigate, but when it arrived, the incident commander saw hundreds of needles “on both shoulders of the freeway in the northbound lane spread from just north of Laurier Drive to nearly t
  
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• More than 500 needles found along Circle Drive

  23-09-2018 21:30
  The Saskatoon Fire Department is unsure how more than 500 hypodermic needles came to be along the shoulders of Circle Drive.
  
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• Saskatoon Blades blow out Swift Current Broncos in home opener

  23-09-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Kirby Dach had three goals and two assists and Nolan Maier stopped 17 shots as the Saskatoon Blades shut out the Swift Current Broncos.
  
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• Blades blow out Broncos in home opener

  23-09-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Kirby Dach had three goals and two assists and Nolan Maier stopped 17 shots as the Blades shut out Swift Current.
  
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• Review: Saskatoon symphony delivers audience favourites on opening night

  23-09-2018 20:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  There aren’t many pieces of music more theatrical than Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto.
  Take the opening: The pianist starts alone, striking a single chord so softly and ominously that the audience is immediately sucked in and breathless. Another block chord follows, and then another, getting progressively louder and more tense.
  When the tension finally seems unbearable, the dam breaks and the pianist lets loose huge arpeggios spanning almost four octaves. The orchestra joins in
  
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• Sign language should be 3rd official language, say those at Regina rally

  23-09-2018 20:14 via cbc.ca
  A recognition of sign language as Canada’s third official language would make lives easier for those that are deaf and hard of hearing, said those gathered at a rainy Saturday rally in front of Saskatchewan’s legislature on Saturday.
  
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• Cole Fonstad leads Prince Albert Raiders over Regina Pats with two goals

  23-09-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Cole Fonstad scored twice, then set up an insurance goal as the Prince Albert Raiders downed the Regina Pats 3-1 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Buckle up for the Broncos: A look at some seatbelt rules across Canada

  23-09-2018 19:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Coaches and some players on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team are making it a habit to buckle up on the bus when they travel to games this season.
  Seatbelt use on buses has been in the spotlight since April 6 when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided with a semi-truck in rural Saskatchewan, killing 16 people and injuring 13.
  Seatbelt use falls under the jurisdiction of the provincial and territorial governments. Here’s a look at the
  
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• Coaches, players on Alberta university rugby team buckle up for the Broncos

  23-09-2018 19:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The head coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team says he’s making it a habit to wear his seatbelt on the team’s bus.
  Other coaches and at least half of the players on his team at the southern Alberta school are also buckling up.
  “We haven’t made it policy so we haven’t forced anybody,” said Neil Langevin, who took his second-ever selfie and posted it on Twitter to set an example. “We’re ju
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops hold off Regina Thunder, take Shrine Bowl in honour of Don McDonald

  23-09-2018 19:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  This one was for Don McDonald.
  “Absolutely,” said Saskatoon Hilltops head coach Tom Sargeant after his team doubled up on the provincial arch-rival Regina Thunder 48-24 Saturday night at SMF Field.
  By taking the Prairie Football Conference season series 2-0, the Toppers claimed the Shrine Bowl, which is something that McDonald — a long-time member of the Hilltops organization — helped initiate.
  McDonald died prior to the weekend game, with news of his death circulating pr
  
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• Lauther’s late field goal lifts Roughriders to 30-29 win over Argos

  23-09-2018 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  Brett Lauther's 56-yard field goal with 1:14 remaining earned the Saskatchewan Roughriders a wild 30-29 road win over the Toronto Argonauts.
  
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• Lauther’s late field goal lifts Riders to 30-29 win over Argos

  23-09-2018 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  Lauther's 56-yard field goal with 1:14 remaining earned the Saskatchewan Roughriders a wild 30-29 road win over Toronto. Lauther's boot came after Collaros was penalized for intentional grounding, moving the ball back 11 yards to the Argonauts' 48-yard line.
  
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• Kitchen fire caused by unattended cooking

  23-09-2018 18:40
  A smoke detector gave some Saskatoon residents a rude awakening early Sunday morning after some cooking was left unattended.
  
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• Sixth-graders in a nursing home — an unlikely but 'life-changing' school year

  23-09-2018 18:01 via cbc.ca
  For 25 Grade 6 students in Saskatoon, school happens in a nursing home — all year long. Talk about a different kind of education. David Gutnick's documentary is called "The School of Real Life."
  
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• Members of University of Lethbridge rugby team buckling up in wake of Humboldt Broncos tragedy

  23-09-2018 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  The head coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's rugby team says he's making it a habit to wear his seatbelt on the team's bus.
  
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• Coaches, players on Alberta university rugby team buckle up for Humboldt Broncos

  23-09-2018 17:12 via cbc.ca
  The head coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's rugby team says he's making it a habit to wear his seatbelt on the team's bus.
  
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• Taxi changes, bridge speed, townhouse project return to council

  23-09-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon city council watchers can expect a long day starting Monday at 1 p.m.
  Here are some of the key items on the agenda:
   
  Cabbies seek cap
  Saskatoon’s taxi industry appears to have shifted from trying to stop ride-sharing companies to limiting their numbers.
  A report to be considered by council explains that consultations continue with the city’s taxi industry on a joint proposal for more flexible rules.
  The proposal is contingent on placing a cap on the number of vehicles
  
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• Ottawa residents face power outages, school closures after twin tornadoes

  23-09-2018 14:16
  Residents and crews of the Ottawa-Gatineau region are now beginning the massive rebuilding effort and long rehabilitation process after the area was hit by twin tornadoes.
  
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• Ottawa residents begin long, slow recovery after twin tornado touchdowns

  23-09-2018 14:16
  Residents and crews of the Ottawa-Gatineau region are now beginning the massive rebuilding effort and long rehabilitation process after the area was hit by twin tornadoes.
  
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• Missing another NAFTA deadline would be risky — but not fatal

  23-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Washington's warning to Canada to not miss the next deadline in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement is starting to sound like a boy crying wolf. Several deadlines have been blown already, yet the talks continue. What should we expect if another deadline passes without a deal?
  
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• With two quick wins, Blades off to a flying start

  23-09-2018 09:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kirby Dach was 10 years old, and well off the radar, the last time the Saskatoon Blades started a WHL season 2-0.
  Well, they did it again, with a heaping helping from Dach, who collected three goals and two assists during the Blades’ 8-0 thrashing of the Swift Current Broncos Saturday night. Saskatoon beat those same Broncos 2-1 on Friday, and they’ve won their first two games of the season for the first time since 2011.
  “Tonight was clear evidence of the work we’ve been
  
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• Lauther's late FG gives Riders wild victory over Argos

  23-09-2018 04:21 via cbc.ca
  Brett Lauther's 56-yard field goal with 1:14 remaining earned the Saskatchewan Roughriders a wild 30-29 road win over the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday night.
  
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• Regina entrepreneurs reinvent decades-old tree banding system

  23-09-2018 03:08 via cbc.ca
  A duo from Saskatchewan is improving the system used to protect trees from harmful insects.
  
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• Annual Wheelchair Relay in Saskatoon raises awareness, funds for people with spinal cord injuries

  23-09-2018 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  The relay race, which raised more than $15,000 for Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan, featured teams of four competing to see who could be first across the finish line.
  
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• Lumsden Scarecrow Festival hit with a taste of winter weather

  23-09-2018 01:52
  For much of Saskatchewan, the first day of fall was more like the first day of snowfall, but this didn’t stop Lumsden’s Scarecrow Festival goers.
  
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• Girl Guides of Canada gets a new look

  23-09-2018 01:49 via globalnews.ca
  For older members and some second-generation girl guides, it's an empowering step forward.
  
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• Water, water, not everywhere: Former NASA hydrologist says water security issues worsening

  23-09-2018 00:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  A former NASA scientist has come to work at the University of Saskatchewan to address issues of water security and scarcity around the world.
  Considered one of the leading hydrologists in the world, Jay Famiglietti was recruited to be the executive director for the Global Institute for Water Security at the U of S.
  Famiglietti’s message is straightforward, even if the solutions are not: There is a water shortage problem in parts of the world that will have ramifications across the planet.
  
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