Saskatoon news

• Another former student sues Prince Albert school division over sex abuse

  15-10-2018 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  Almost five years after Prince Albert’s Saskatchewan Rivers school division settled a lawsuit with three women who were sexually abused by a teacher in the 1970s and ’80s, a fourth woman has filed suit in connection with the same teacher.
  Dennis Foster took early retirement after police began investigating him in 1993. He was later convicted of six criminal charges related to sexual abuse of students at Riverside School in Prince Albert, and was sentenced to six and a half years in p
  
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• Focus Saskatchewan – Oct 13

  15-10-2018 22:39 via globalnews.ca
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• University of Saskatchewan partners with First Nation on climate change research

  15-10-2018 22:16 via cbc.ca
  Earlier this month, a monitoring station was installed on land belong to the Okanese First Nation. The first of four automated stations will record and share data on temperature, rainfall, humidity, air pressure and wind.
  
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• Climate monitoring stations on Sask. First Nation to help form adaption plan

  15-10-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Okanese First Nation has partnered with University of Saskatchewan researchers to track and adapt to the effects of climate change.
  
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• Saskatoon police reach out to victims and survivors of sexual assault

  15-10-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  Police in Saskatoon announced Monday they will add a special section to their website offering extensive information to sexual assault victims and survivors.
  
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• Sask. RCMP officer recognizes high driver, charges White Bear First Nation man

  15-10-2018 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  A 41-year-old man from White Bear First Nation is facing charges that include impaired driving after being pulled over by RCMP last week.
  
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• Regina Bypass at 90 per cent completion heading into winter slowdown

  15-10-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Work at the Regina Bypass is 90 per cent complete as field workers prepare for the winter slowdown before the final construction push in the spring.
  
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• We spent 2 weeks trying to free ourselves of single-use plastics

  15-10-2018 20:23 via cbc.ca
  As part of our experiential journalism series In Your Shoes, we accepted a challenge from a producer to go two weeks without any single-use plastics. More than one crying emoji was shared over the course of the challenge.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan partners with Okanese First Nation on climate change research

  15-10-2018 19:56
  University of Saskatchewan researchers are working with a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan on a project to measure the effects of climate change.
  
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• 8th Annual COMMUNITY DAY – FREE MOVIES !!!

  15-10-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Movie-lovers are invited to a morning of free movies in support of WE Charity! Families and movie-lovers can enjoy a morning of free movies at Cineplex theatres across Canada.  Guests can enjoy concessions like popcorn, soft drinks and select candy for just $2.50 each.  In exchange for your $2.50 donation to WE Charity, all participating theatres will...
  
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• Campers will be able to smoke cannabis at campsites in Canada’s national parks

  15-10-2018 19:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Parks Canada says campers will be allowed to smoke cannabis at registered campsites in national parks across Canada.
  As well, hikers in national parks in some provinces — including Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec — will be allowed to smoke on hiking trails and in the backcountry.
  Officials say no one will be allowed to smoke in common campground areas or around playgrounds.
  Rules for public areas, including day-use areas, vary based on the province where the national pa
  
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• ANNUAL FOWL SUPPER

  15-10-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Annual Fowl Supper – hosted by Saskatoon Royal Purple & Elks. SETTINGS:  4:30pm, 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Tickets:  Adults $18.00, Children (ages 6 to 10) $8.00, and Children under 6 are free.   For Tickets Phone:  306-242-9722 or 306-382-1566 or 306-249-2826 or 306-244-5547.  Tickets are also available at the door if there is still seating available.
  
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• GRANDMOTHERS for GRANDMOTHERS – 7th Annual FABRIC SALE

  15-10-2018 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  All proceeds to Stephen Lewis Foundation, supporting grandmothers and others in Africa who care for their grandchildren orphaned due to HIV aids.   Cash or cheques only.  Donation items needed: Unused fabric of 0.5m lengths or longer, quilting fabrics, yarn, knitting needles, thread, embellishments and sewing notions.  Please drop these off at St. Martin’s on October 18th from 9:00am...
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: biggest blast of warm air since summer

  15-10-2018 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  The biggest stretch of warm air Saskatoon has seen since summer slides into the weather forecast.
  
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• Robbery suspect Tasered after Friday morning chase

  15-10-2018 19:16
  A Saskatoon convenience store employee who couldn’t take off his ring suffered minor injuries in an armed robbery on Friday.
  
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• SPS website updated to include information for survivors of sexual assault

  15-10-2018 19:09 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  In the lead up to the Saskatoon Sexual Assault and Information Centre’s 15th Annual Luncheon En Vogue, the Saskatoon Police Service has added a section to the website that provides extensive information to assist and support survivors of sexual assault through the reporting process.“We understand that sexual assaults are some of the most traumatic of crimes for the survivors involved. And we know that there are sensitivities around our processes and attempts to gather evidence a
  
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• MADD Canada receives boost in funding from Sask. government

  15-10-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Ministry of Corrections and Policing along with other partners are supplying $25,000 in funding to MADD Canada in efforts to curb impaired driving.
  
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• Research finds significant driving impairment up to 5 hours after cannabis use

  15-10-2018 18:33
  McGill University researchers have found that driving under the influence of cannabis remains dangerous for up to five hours after use.
  
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• Robbery - Suspect Arrested - CEW Deployed

  15-10-2018 18:24 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 24 year old Meadow Lake man is facing criminal charges following an armed robbery over the weekend.At approximately 3:00 a.m., October 12, 2018, Police were called to a convenience store in the 1000 block of McKercher Drive.  Employees at the store reported that a male, armed with a knife, had entered and demanded cash and cigarettes.  He then fled the scene on foot.  Minutes later the suspect entered the store again and demanded more cigarettes and a ring that one of the e
  
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• Teens caught racing on new Saskatoon bridge

  15-10-2018 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Two teens were caught going almost double the speed limit Saturday night on the Chief Mistiwasis Bridge in Saskatoon.
  
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• Body of missing Saskatchewan man found by searchers

  15-10-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  The body of Travis MacDonald was found Sunday afternoon by a search group organized by his family.
  
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• Letter of the Day: SaskTel leaving land lines behind

  15-10-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A SaskTel commercial on the radio promoted the Fibre Optic infiNET, saying, “who doesn’t want faster internet?”
  I like fast internet. I expect everybody does.
  I have a land line. The one you plug into the wall. I rely on it to keep me connected during power outages.
  A friend told me she discovered her land line was on battery backup, and would last eight hours during a power outage. She couldn’t afford to buy the battery so was dropping her land line. I was baff
  
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• Global warming is about to make your beer a lot more expensive: study

  15-10-2018 17:14
  Because extreme weather events will likely slash global barley production, you can add beer to chocolate, coffee and wine as life's little pleasures that global warming will make scarcer and costlier, scientists say.
  
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• Decorating sugar cookies

  15-10-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Fiona Odlum gets a lesson in sugar cookie decorating from Sweet Wheat Bakeshop owner Annissa Cheyne, who won the recent Food Fight YXE competition.
  
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• The impact of transit design on health and wellbeing

  15-10-2018 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon is one of four cities in Canada taking part in a study to look at the impact of transit design on peoples’ health and wellbeing.
  
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• The impact of transit design on health and well-being

  15-10-2018 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon is one of four cities in Canada taking part in a study to look at the impact of transit design on peoples’ health and well-being.
  
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• Unity, Sask. grain terminal looking at temporary drying measures after fire

  15-10-2018 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Skinner of North West Terminal in Unity, Sask., said the fire on Oct. 11 was in a new dryer that was installed in January.
  
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• Kinsmen celebrity sports dinner honours Leafs legends

  15-10-2018 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  A number of Leafs legends will be on hand when they are honours at the 2018 Kinsmen celebrity sports dinner.
  
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• Young drivers who use cannabis at higher risk of collisions for at least 5 hours, McGill finds

  15-10-2018 15:09 via cbc.ca
  Young people who use cannabis and drive are at greater risk of being in involved in a vehicular collision even if five hours have passed since inhaling it, according to a McGill University study.
  
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• 1 dead, 3 injured in crash on Highway 47 near Willowbrook, Sask.

  15-10-2018 15:05 via globalnews.ca
  The deadly crash between an SUV and a truck happened in the northbound land of Highway 47 near Willowbrook, Sask.
  
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• Saskatoon musician wins Francophone artist of the year at WCMAs

  15-10-2018 14:33 via cbc.ca
  Alexis Normand said she was pleasantly surprised at being named Francophone artist of the year at the Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMAs) being held in Kelowna, B.C., this week.
  
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• Days before legal pot rollout, store shelves still bare

  15-10-2018 14:11
  Jimmy's Cannabis will be opening its doors to the public for the first time on Oct. 17 -- but it's still not clear whether there will be any pot products on its shelves.
  
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• I use plastic bags but I want them banned

  15-10-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Why do I keep using plastic grocery bags? Dear nanny state — please ban them.
  
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• Young Innovators: U of S study homes in on causes of MS disability

  15-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A University of Saskatchewan research team is a step closer to finding a cause of the nerve cell death experienced by people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a discovery that could lead to better treatments for this permanent and debilitating disease.
  “Determining the mechanism that may be contributing to nerve cell damage could help us develop new drugs that better treat the disability caused by multiple sclerosis,” said neurology professor Dr. Michael Levin, Saskatchewan Multiple Scle
  
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• Tank: City hall declines to pick a lane to solve speeding

  15-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Residents who were shocked and angered by the possibility of lower speed limits on Saskatoon’s residential streets can perhaps find some solace in the looming demise of neighbourhood traffic reviews.
  The City of Saskatoon has been staging neighbourhood traffic reviews since 2013. People show up at these meetings to complain about speeding in front of their homes.
  When the city sends staff out to gauge whether the 50-kilometre-per-hour speed limit is actually being exceeded, they frequently
  
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• Letters to the editor Oct. 15, 2018

  15-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Garbage and such
  The garbage utility proposed by City of Saskatoon staff requires much more work before implementation. City council must reject the idea in present form.
  Single stream recycling was promised to extend the landfill. That has not happened. A further confusing bunch of different sizes of different coloured bins will be a nightmare.
  The main problem with bins and garbage etc. is human nature. Forget about education. That only helps those who are conscientious and want to do the righ
  
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• Investors frustrated as diamond mine talks between province, First Nation stall

  15-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Investors in a proposed diamond mine east of Prince Albert are growing increasingly frustrated as environmental consultations between the provincial government and the nearby James Smith Cree Nation appear to have stalled.
  The federal government approved Star Diamond Corp.’s plan to build the mine in the Fort à la Corne forest in 2014. More than four years after receiving the company’s final environmental impact statement, the province has yet to give its blessing.
  That is lik
  
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• Condo dwellers, apartment renters face new reality of legal pot

  15-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Len Boser, long an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities in Saskatoon, is an oral medicinal marijuana user and a City Park condominium owner, whose board hasn’t yet set out a policy on cannabis use, but could.
  The decision to allow or not allow cannabis cultivation and use in condos is up to each building’s board, and landlords of rental units have the ability to amend rental agreements to ban cannabis use and cultivation on their properties. Many have already made deci
  
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• Another former student sues Prince Albert school division over alleged sex abuse

  15-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Almost five years after Prince Albert’s Saskatchewan Rivers school division settled a lawsuit with three women who were sexually abused by a teacher in the 1970s and ’80s, a fourth woman has filed suit in connection with the same teacher.
  Dennis Foster took early retirement after police began investigating him in 1993. He was later convicted of six criminal charges related to sexual abuse of students at Riverside School in Prince Albert, and was sentenced to six and a half years in p
  
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• Sask. school curriculum around pot won't change after legalization

  15-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The Ministry of Education says there are no plans to change the health curriculum surrounding marijuana in Saskatchewan schools after legalization.
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle expecting first baby

  15-10-2018 10:06
  Kensington Palace says Prince Harry and his wife the Duchess of Sussex are expecting a child in the spring.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expecting their first baby

  15-10-2018 10:06
  Kensington Palace says Prince Harry and his wife the Duchess of Sussex are expecting a child in the spring.
  
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• Internal Transport Canada study showed school buses 'failed' safety tests

  15-10-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A 2010 Transport Canada report that revealed that school buses “failed” safety tests and did not do enough to prevent “serious injuries” was kept hidden from the public,The Fifth Estate has learned.
  
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• Saskatoon runners medal at high school cross country provincials

  15-10-2018 04:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Delisle played host to this year’s high school provincial cross-country championship on Saturday, and several Saskatoon runners are returning home with hardware.
  Walter Murray’s Matthew Finley claimed the only gold for the city, coming first in the midget boys’ race with a time of 10:35. Meanwhile, on the midget girls’ side, Alexis Lewans of Holy Cross won silver with a time of 11:30.
  In the junior division, Alexander Webster of Walter Murray and Kaiden Deck of St. Joseph
  
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• WHL: Rivalry heats up between Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders

  15-10-2018 03:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  An old-time rivalry is back and it’s quickly heating up.
  With the Prince Albert Raiders and Saskatoon Blades both near the top of the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Division standings, don’t expect too much love being lost each time these Saskatchewan rivals meet.
  They’ve already played each other twice this season and they’ve got at least another six meetings to go this season.
  Prince Albert Raiders forward Parker Kelly checks Saskatoon Blades defence Brandon Schu
  
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• PFC: Hilltops run for big 48-7 rout on Rifles, close out regular season with unblemished 8-0 record

  15-10-2018 03:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Winnipeg Rifles found themselves between a huddle and a hard place Sunday against the Saskatoon Hilltops.
  With their quarterback depth totally decimated, the Rifles were down to using emergency-only fifth- and sixth-stringers — a receiver and defensive back — at the quarterback position.
  The end result wasn’t pretty against the powerhouse Hilltops, who closed out the Prairie Football Conference regular season with a convincing 48-7 victory Sunday at SMF Field and a perfect
  
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• Saskatoon Blades lose tough game against Prince Albert Raiders

  15-10-2018 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Blades kept it close through two periods but couldn’t hold off the CHL’s second-ranked team on Sunday.
  
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• Pianist and trumpeter is an inspiration to fellow musicians

  15-10-2018 02:15 via cbc.ca
  Guy Few knows what it means to fight back against an illness that took away almost everything that was dear to him.
  
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• Pumpkin drop at Black Fox a smashing success for charity

  15-10-2018 01:13 via cbc.ca
  Kids of all ages had a smashing time at the second annual pumpkin drop held at Black Fox Distilleries on Saturday.
  
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• Court to hear appeal for Goforth couple convicted of killing child

  15-10-2018 00:58 via cbc.ca
  Two people convicted of killing a child will have another day in court as the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal hears their arguments as to why their convictions should be quashed.
  
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