Saskatoon news

• Manziel throws first two CFL touchdown passes in Alouettes’ loss to Riders

  30-09-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  Defensive back Nick Marshall scored two rushing touchdowns as the surging  Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Montreal Alouettes 34-29 in a game where Johnny Manziel threw his first two CFL touchdown passes in a losing effort.
  
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• Riders defeat Alouettes, record improves to 9-5

  30-09-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Defensive back Nick Marshall scored two rushing touchdowns as the surging Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the hometown Montreal Alouettes 34-29 in a game where Johnny Manziel threw his first two CFL touchdown passes in a losing effort.
  
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• Manziel tosses 1st pair of TDs in Alouettes' loss to Roughriders

  30-09-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Defensive back Nick Marshall scored two rushing touchdowns as the surging Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the hometown Montreal Alouettes 34-29 in a game where Johnny Manziel threw his first two CFL touchdown passes in a losing effort.
  
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• Photos: Nuit Blanche Saskatoon

  30-09-2018 21:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  This year’s Nuit Blanche nighttime arts exhibition featured 22 showcases scattered across Broadway, River Landing and downtown Saskatoon.
  Photojournalist Kayle Neis documented some of the showcases at the festival, which has an emphasis on art that involves light.
  Nuit Blanche — or “White Night” — was celebrated in cities around the world on Saturday.
  Attendees look at an art installation called Arbor Lux by Tamara Rusnak with Aden Bowman Collegiate students during
  
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• Regina man charged with robbing local business

  30-09-2018 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  A Regina man was arrested and charged on Saturday following a robbery at a local business.
  
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• Clock ticks down on potential Sunday NAFTA deadline

  30-09-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  Negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement are again at a critical point as the clock ticks down on Sunday night's U.S. deadline to file the text of a bilateral deal with Mexico.
  
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• Canada, U.S. have reached a NAFTA deal, senior Canadian source says

  30-09-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  After more than a year of fractious negotiations, Canada and the U.S. have reached an agreement on key sections of a new NAFTA, sources told CBC News late Sunday.
  
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• Canada, U.S. have reached a NAFTA deal - now called the USMCA

  30-09-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  After more than a year of fractious negotiations, Canada and the U.S. have reached a tentative new North American Free Trade Agreement. Leaving a late-night special cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said only that it was "a good day for Canada."
  
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• Canada 'cautiously optimistic' a NAFTA deal is in hand, ambassador says, as deadline draws near

  30-09-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  Canada's ambassador to Washington says he is optimistic a renegotiated NAFTA could soon be had, telling reporters Sunday that officials are working furiously to secure a trilateral deal hours out from a U.S.-imposed deadline of Oct. 1.
  
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• WHL: Blades stay unbeaten, edge Tigers in OT shootout

  30-09-2018 18:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  Blades 4, Tigers 3 (SO)
  It took 10 shooters per side but the Saskatoon Blades finally prevailed with a 4-3 overtime shootout victory over the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday night.
  Riley McKay scored the deciding goal as the Blades’ 10th shooter but not before Nolan Maier stopped the Tigers’ 10th shooter, Henrik Rybinski, to seal the victory as Saskatoon improved its Western Hockey League record to 3-0 on the season.
  In the ninth shooter slot, Dawson Davidson put the Blades
  
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• Time running short as intensive NAFTA effort nears U.S.-imposed deadline

  30-09-2018 17:24
  Despite encouraging signs, it's still far from clear whether the federal government will end the day as part of a trilateral free trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico on the eve of a key congressional deadline.
  
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• Three-way deal on NAFTA getting closer, but Canadian insiders remain cautious

  30-09-2018 17:24
  Despite encouraging signs, it's still far from clear whether the federal government will end the day as part of a trilateral free trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico on the eve of a key congressional deadline.
  
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• Scheer urges policy change to stop ‘horrific’ offenders like McClintic from going to healing lodges

  30-09-2018 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  Terri-Lynne McClintic, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford in 2009, was transferred to a healing lodge in December 2017.
  
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• City hall staff recommend renewing Community Support Program into 2023

  30-09-2018 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon’s Community Support Program workers could spend at least five more years patrolling the streets of Riversdale, downtown and Broadway after a report showed the program has succeeded in increasing engagement with businesses and helping at-risk people.
  City council’s planning, development and community services committee is scheduled to discuss a recommendation to renew the program during its Monday meeting. If approved, it will go to council for final approval.
  The recommenda
  
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• End of an era as Huskies leave historical 'Dog House' rink

  30-09-2018 15:57 via cbc.ca
  A new home for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies hockey team signals the end of an era for fans like Michael P.J. Kennedy.
  
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• Saskatchewan wild boar farm raises 'meat with an attitude'

  30-09-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Wild boars are called wild — even when raised in captivity — for a reason.
  
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• Side paths along new Traffic Bridge will offer more elbow room for cyclists and pedestrians

  30-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The three-metre-wide shared pathways will be nearly twice as wide than the old bridge's sole sidewalk.
  
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• Side paths along new Traffic Bridge will offer more elbow room for cyclists and other pedestrians

  30-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The three-metre-wide shared pathways will be nearly twice as wide than the old bridge's sole sidewalk.
  
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• Roughriders Derrick Moncrief has made big sacrifices for football

  30-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Derrick Moncrief may be an unsung hero on the football field, but the only people he cares about making proud are his two heroes: his mom and dad.
  
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• 'I do not want to fight about this anymore': Residential school denial is poisonous

  30-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  We have real issues about our future that require our attention, like Indigenous youth unemployment, mental health crises, language revitalization and collaborative policy development. We shouldn't have to focus attention on the conspiracy theories of those who choose to invest resources in residential school denial.
  
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• How to keep your summer plants alive during a Saskatchewan winter

  30-09-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Kait Waugh, owner of Fat Plant Farm in Regina, gives five basic tips to protect the plants that so many people have become enamoured with.
  
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• 'Not a get-out-of-jail-free pass': Indigenous healing lodges defended in wake of McClintic transfer

  30-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  In the wake of outrage over the relocation of convicted murderer Terri-Lynne McClintic to a healing lodge, the head of a women's healing lodge in Edmonton is defending both the safety and effectiveness of Canada's nine Indigenous healing lodges.
  
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• 'Myths' of residential schools author stands by article despite controversial radio ad, criticism

  30-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The man who wrote the commentary on which a controversial radio ad claiming to debunk the "myths" of residential schools was based says he attended one himself and he stands by his opinions.
  
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• Hackathon hopes to create solutions to problems facing healthcare system

  30-09-2018 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  The hackathon featured healthcare professionals, developers and entrepreneurs looking to come up with solutions to problems facing the healthcare system.
  
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• Regina Guitar Show attracts music enthusiasts

  30-09-2018 02:16
  Music fans of all types gathered to share their love of guitars on Saturday at the third annual Regina Guitar Show.
  
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• Happy Hollow celebrates local firefighters and overcoming adversity

  30-09-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  This year's intricate corn maze is emblazoned with a fire shield and axe, and the message 'Lumsden Heroes Saving Lives'.
  
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