Saskatoon news

• Man dead in crash near St. Louis

  02-10-2018 23:55
  A 39-year-old man from St. Louis, SK is dead after his truck crashed into a ditch on Highway 2 six kilometres north of the village, RCMP say.
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in two-vehicle collision in RM of Leask

  02-10-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP say one person is dead after two trucks collided in the rural municipality of Leask.
  
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• 37-year-old man charged after officer run over by truck: Sask. RCMP

  02-10-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  RCMP say a 37-year-old man is facing numerous charges after an RCMP officer was run over by a truck.
  
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• Canadian woman's Nobel Prize in Physics an inspiration for young girls

  02-10-2018 23:27 via cbc.ca
  Women in the sciences are celebrating news of a Canadian researcher joining the rarified ranks of female winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
  
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• Driver charged after Saskatchewan RCMP officer run over in hit and run

  02-10-2018 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  An RCMP officer was injured after being run over by a vehicle in a hit and run near Richard, Sask.
  
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• RCMP find mother, children at centre of suspected parental abduction

  02-10-2018 22:33 via cbc.ca
  Police issued a Canada-wide warrant for the woman when she allegedly didn't return her two children to their father after a visit last week, the RCMP said Tuesday in a news release.
  
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• Roughriders bidding to host 2020 Grey Cup

  02-10-2018 22:01 via cbc.ca
  The Roughriders are looking to host the 2020 Grey Cup game at its new Mosaic Stadium, which would coincide with the club’s 110th anniversary.
  
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• Lawyer for David Woods, who was convicted of murdering wife Dorothy, argues that judge erred

  02-10-2018 21:59 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — A Saskatoon man who is serving time for killing his wife is arguing in an appeal of his conviction that the judge erred in directing the jury.
  Jurors found David Woods guilty in 2014 of first-degree murder in the death of Dorothy Woods and he was sentenced to life in prison with no change of parole for 25 years.The trial heard the couple had both had affairs and Dorothy Woods wanted to end the marriage.
  She was reported missing in November 2011.
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• Don't take pot on international flights, transport minister warns

  02-10-2018 21:32
  Canada's transport minister says travellers aboard domestic flights will be allowed to carry a small quantity of cannabis with them after Oct 17.
  
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• Cannabis treatment for dementia to be studied at University of Saskatchewan

  02-10-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Dementia was chosen by the U of S as one area of focus for cannabis clinical studies due to the impact on an aging population.
  
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• Namesake First Nation completes sacred lance run to Saskatoon's new Chief Mistawasis Bridge

  02-10-2018 20:26 via cbc.ca
  Young people and horsemen from the Mistawasis First Nation covered some 120 kilometres from their home community to the new bridge in Saskatoon in a sacred lance run.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: minus teen wind chills ahead

  02-10-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  Minus teen wind chills swing back into Saskatoon’s weather forecast ahead as snow slides out. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• 'Culmination of many years': Mistawasis Bridge, new Traffic Bridge open in Saskatoon

  02-10-2018 20:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  Mayor Charlie Clark remembers it as a line on a map six years ago and part of a long-term vision. On Tuesday, the Chief Mistawasis Bridge became a reality — and open to the public.
  “Today is the culmination of many years of planning and preparation,” said Clark on Tuesday, where hundreds of people — including former mayor Don Atchison and former city manager Murray Totland — gathered for the grand opening of the bridge.
  The Chief Mistawasis Bridge and the rebuilt Tr
  
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• Indigenous students at U of S push for own student union

  02-10-2018 20:03 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous students at the University of Saskatchewan want to form their own student union.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: wind chills in minus teens ahead

  02-10-2018 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Wind chills into the minus teens swing back into Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead as snow slides out.
  
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• Court case of truck driver charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash adjourned for three weeks

  02-10-2018 19:26 via cbc.ca
  The case of a truck driver charged in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been adjourned until later this month.
  
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• Inquest to be held into murderer's death in cell at Saskatoon psychiatric centre

  02-10-2018 19:20 via cbc.ca
  A public inquest into the death of convicted murderer Traigo Andretti has been scheduled to begin later this month.
  
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• A new chapter for the Bridge City starts today

  02-10-2018 19:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s some key dates preceding today’s celebration of two new bridges in Saskatoon:
  Oct. 10, 1907: The bridge officially opens to connect the community of Nutana on the south side of the South Saskatchewan River with downtown Saskatoon on the north side. The original cost of building the bridge was $105,000 and the province paid for it.
  June 8, 1908: The steamship City of Medicine Hat crashes against a bridge pier and sinks, marking the last voyage of a steamer on the river.Aug. 20,
  
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• Update: Barricaded Subject - 100 Block of Appleby Dr

  02-10-2018 19:08 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A male has been taken safely into custody in the 100 Block of Appleby Drive. Officers are still at scene.  Additional information will be released when available.  Appleby Drive has now been reopened to traffic. (Occurrence Number: 18-105394)
  
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• Inquest called into death of Saskatoon Regional Psychiatric Centre inmate

  02-10-2018 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  A public inquest into the death Traigo Ehkid Andretti, 40, is scheduled to start near the end of October in Saskatoon.
  
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• Sask. government declares October as Disability Employment Awareness Month

  02-10-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  October has been designated as Disability Employment Awareness Month by the Government of Saskatchewan.
  
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• HL Sask. government declares October as Disability Employment Awareness Month

  02-10-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  October has been designated as Disability Employment Awareness Month by the Government of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon celebrates grand opening of Chief Mistawasis Bridge

  02-10-2018 18:49
  Hundreds of people – residents of residents of Saskatoon and Mistawasis First Nation, local elders and Indigenous leaders, city officials, provincial dignitaries, students, seniors, construction workers and others - celebrated the city's largest-ever bridge-building project on a chilly Tuesday morning.
  
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• Does Rachel Homan deserve a free spot in the Scotties?

  02-10-2018 18:41 via cbc.ca
  An exemption cleared the way for Jennifer Jones and her team to return to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada next year, and a case can be made that Rachel Homan's rink should have the chance to wear the red and white too.
  
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• Watch live: David Woods appealing murder conviction in death of wife Dorothy Woods

  02-10-2018 18:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than four years ago, David Neil Woods received an automatic life sentence after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Dorothy. On Tuesday, he is arguing for a new trial at a Court of Appeal hearing in Regina.
  Woods, 55, was found guilty by a jury of killing his wife on or around Nov. 12, 2011. Medical evidence presented at the trial showed she was strangled to death.
  The proceedings — taking place in a Court of Appeal hearing in Regina —
  
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• Defence election adjourned to Oct. 23 for semi driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  02-10-2018 18:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  MELFORT — Defence election has been adjourned for three weeks following a brief hearing for the Alberta semi driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 and injured 13 others in April.
  On Tuesday in Melfort provincial court, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, was expected to select his mode of trial. Instead, Sidhu’s lawyer, Satnam Aujla, appeared via speakerphone to request more time to review the “complex file.”
  Defence election, which involves the accus
  
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• Police in Saskatchewan cracking down on distracted drivers

  02-10-2018 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  Distracted driving is the leading cause of collisions in Saskatchewan and the second-highest factor in fatal collisions behind impaired driving.
  
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• Letter of the Day:

  02-10-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: Cyclists often disobey road rules (SP, Aug. 30)
  Just as I started this letter, a young woman was riding on the sidewalk, sans helmet. One more illegal act I see on my busy street is cyclists driving the wrong way on the one-way street. They also expect motorists to yield to them.
  Bicycles are vehicles and cyclists are required to obey the same laws as other drivers.
  Jennie Sigurdson
  Saskatoon
   
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  The StarPhoenix welcomes letters, which are limited to 250 words and mu
  
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• Jaskirat Sidhu's next court appearance set for Oct. 23

  02-10-2018 18:00
  The man facing 29 charges in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has had his court case adjourned again.
  
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• Jaskirat Sidhu's next appearance set for Oct. 23 in 'complex' case

  02-10-2018 18:00
  The man facing 29 charges in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash had his court case adjourned after his lawyer asked for more time to review the “complex” case.
  
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• Let the hockey games begin: Merlis Belsher Place open for use

  02-10-2018 17:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  Merlis Belsher Place is glowing these days.
  If you drive by at night, you can’t miss the green glow above the name plate outside the building.
  Its lead donor is glowing, too, now that the doors are open to the brand-new multi-sports facility.
  Indeed, Merlis Belsher plans on camping out at his new second home over the next few weeks.
  After shelling out a $12.25-million contribution towards a much-awaited new twin-pad hockey facility at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Belsher wa
  
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• Barricaded Subject - 100 block of Appleby Drive

  02-10-2018 17:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently investigating a matter in the 100 block of Appleby Drive that may involve a barricaded subject. Vehicular and pedestrian travel will be restricted in the area. Further updates will be released when available.The public is thanked in advance for their cooperation.(Occurrence Number: 18-105394)
  
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• Watch live: A new chapter for the Bridge City starts today

  02-10-2018 17:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s some key dates preceding today’s celebration of two new bridges in Saskatoon:
  Oct. 10, 1907: The bridge officially opens to connect the community of Nutana on the south side of the South Saskatchewan River with downtown Saskatoon on the north side. The original cost of building the bridge was $105,000 and the province paid for it.
  June 8, 1908: The steamship City of Medicine Hat crashes against a bridge pier and sinks, marking the last voyage of a steamer on the river.Aug. 20,
  
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• Surgeon operates on boy, then sews up his teddy bear

  02-10-2018 17:01
  A Halifax neurosurgeon performed a career first when a young patient asked him to stitch up a beloved teddy bear while the boy recovered from surgery.
  
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• Court appearance for semi driver charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash adjourned

  02-10-2018 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  Jaskirat Sidhu, facing 29 charges of dangerous driving in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, will be back in court on Oct. 23.
  
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• Riders hope to host 2020 Grey Cup

  02-10-2018 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  With the Edmonton Eskimos set to host this year's Grey Cup game next month, the Riders are setting their sights on hosting the 2020 CFL championship.
  
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• David Woods to appeal murder conviction in Regina courtroom

  02-10-2018 16:11
  A Saskatoon man who was convicted of killing his wife will have his appeal heard in a Regina courtroom today.
  
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• David Woods appeals murder conviction, judge reserves decision

  02-10-2018 16:11
  A Saskatoon man who was convicted of killing his wife appealed his conviction in a Regina courtroom on Tuesday.
  
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• Pandas, puppies enjoying early Calgary snowstorm while residents groan

  02-10-2018 16:08
  Calgary and other parts of Alberta are being hit with up to 30 centimetres of snow as an ongoing storm smacks the region, but the pandas at the Calgary Zoo appeared to be enjoying themselves.
  
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• Fall blizzard: Snow blankets southwest Alberta

  02-10-2018 16:08
  Much of southwestern Alberta received thick layer of snow overnight, causing headaches for morning commuters.
  
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• Saskatoon police preparing for cannabis legalization

  02-10-2018 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper on how the force is preparing for the legalization of cannabis on Oct. 17, 2018.
  
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• ADvice: 5 tips for small businesses

  02-10-2018 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  What are the five things small businesses need? Ryan Townend from William Joseph Communications explains in ADvice.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s highest court hearing David Woods’ murder conviction appeal

  02-10-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal will hear arguments Tuesday on David Woods’ claims a number of errors were made during his first-degree murder trial.
  
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• A new chapter for Bridge City starts today

  02-10-2018 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s some key dates preceding today’s celebration of two new bridges in Saskatoon:
  Oct. 10, 1907: The bridge officially opens to connect the community of Nutana on the south side of the South Saskatchewan River with downtown Saskatoon on the north side. The original cost of building the bridge was $105,000 and the province paid for it.
  June 8, 1908: The steamship City of Medicine Hat crashes against a bridge pier and sinks, marking the last voyage of a steamer on the river.
  Aug. 20
  
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• Traffic Bridge opens to vehicles tomorrow morning

  02-10-2018 14:39 via cbc.ca
  Celebrations have started on the Chief Mistawasis Bridge with a Grand Entry, followed by the opening ceremonies.
  
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• Traffic Bridge opens to vehicles this morning

  02-10-2018 14:39 via cbc.ca
  The Chief Mistawasis Bridge is open for business.
  
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• Get ready to drive on city's new bridges beginning later today and tomorrow

  02-10-2018 14:39 via cbc.ca
  Celebrations have started on the Chief Mistawasis Bridge with a Grand Entry, followed by the opening ceremonies.
  
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• Bundle up for bridge opening celebrations today

  02-10-2018 14:39 via cbc.ca
  The celebrations begin on the Chief Chief Mistawasis Bridge at 8:50 a.m. CST with a Grand Entry, followed by the opening ceremonies.
  
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• Letters to the editor Oct. 2, 2018

  02-10-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Cyclists need to obey the law
  Re: Cyclists often disobey road rules (SP, Aug. 30)
  Just as I started this letter, a young woman was riding on the sidewalk, sans helmet. One more illegal act I see on my busy street is cyclists driving the wrong way on the one-way street. They also expect motorists to yield to them.
  Bicycles are vehicles and cyclists are required to obey the same laws as other drivers.
  Jennie Sigurdson
  Saskatoon
   
  Easy pickings?
  Time for a reality check here in
  
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• City hall reluctant to regulate pop-up rinks in Saskatoon parks

  02-10-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It seems unlikely the City of Saskatoon will sanction the establishment of skating rinks in city parks without the participation of a community association.
  A City of Saskatoon report shows little support for a new process to allow residents to build rinks in parks using a process similar to that used to establish community gardens.
  The report notes 52 outdoor community rinks are already operated by community associations in collaboration with the city, including 14 located entirely in city park
  
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