Saskatoon news

• Controversial anti-malaria drug an element in Mark Donlevy's actions, says defence lawyer

  19-10-2018 23:53 via cbc.ca
  The lawyer for Mark Donlevy suggested during sentencing arguments that a controversial anti-malaria drug he took before serving in Somalia exacerbated his PTSD and is an element in his behaviour.
  
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• Human remains found in suspicious fire have been identified, say Saskatoon police

  19-10-2018 23:35 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police say human remains found following a Monday afternoon house fire have been identified as 42-year-old Kim Gamble.
  
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• Woman found dead following house fire identified as Kim Gamble, 42

  19-10-2018 23:28
  The woman who was found dead following a house fire Monday has been identified as 42-year-old Kim Gamble.
  
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• City police release identity of body found following house fire

  19-10-2018 23:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police have released the name of a 42-year-old woman whose  body was found in the remains of a house fire earlier this week.
  A news release from city police on Friday identified the woman as 42-year-old Kim Gamble and police note despite the fact the an autopsy has been completed, the cause of death has yet to be determined.
  According to an earlier news release from the fire department, crews were called to the blaze in the 1400 block of 21st Street West on Monday just after 4:30
  
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• 1 man dead in truck-bus crash

  19-10-2018 22:54
  A man was killed and a woman was seriously hurt when their pickup truck crashed with a school bus in west-central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Update to Human Remains found in House Fire- 1400 block 21st. Street West

  19-10-2018 22:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  UpdateThe human remains involved in this house fire have been identified as 42 year old female Kim Gamble.  Autopsy was completed yesterday, cause of death is still undetermined at this time.  This suspicious fire and death is still being investigated by the Chief Coroner's office and Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section.Police are asking anyone that may have information regarding this incident call the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or call C
  
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• Sask. carbon tax appeal to be heard in court next spring

  19-10-2018 21:29 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan will have to wait until the spring for the province's Appeal Court to hear the government's challenge of Ottawa's constitutional right to impose a carbon tax.
  
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• SaskPower announces Potentia as developer of wind project near Assiniboia

  19-10-2018 21:19 via cbc.ca
  SaskPower has announced what company will construct a wind energy project south of Assiniboia.
  
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• Saskatoon Sanctum's angel's cradle idea put on hold

  19-10-2018 21:17 via cbc.ca
  Sanctum’s executive director says organization will work with government and community partners to address all questions around the program.
  
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• Sask. expects to hear carbon tax court ruling in 2019

  19-10-2018 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Minister Dustin Duncan says the result of Saskatchewan's court challenge on the federal carbon tax is expected in the spring.
  
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• Student-run clinic in Saskatoon breaking barriers for those needing dental care

  19-10-2018 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  Four students nearing completion of their four-year dentistry program at the University of Saskatchewan are opening an emergency dental care clinic.
  
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• Saskatoon's Remai Modern looks to build on momentum as it celebrates 1st-year success

  19-10-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  It's large, impressive, and crossing goals off its anniversary list — leaving Saskatoon wondering if Remai Modern art gallery can maintain, or build, on its momentum.
  
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• Saskatchewan must wait until next year for court to hear challenge of carbon tax

  19-10-2018 20:02
  Saskatchewan will have to wait until the spring for the province's Appeal Court to hear the government's challenge of Ottawa's constitutional right to impose a carbon tax.
  
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• Man killed in crash between stolen truck and school bus in western Sask.

  19-10-2018 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  The driver of a stolen truck was killed in a crash with a school bus in western Saskatchewan.
  
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• Riders' Charleston Hughes won't play Saturday following DUI arrest

  19-10-2018 19:44 via cbc.ca
  Despite initial reports saying otherwise, the Saskatchewan Roughriders organization has announced that defensive end Charleston Hughes will not play in Saturday’s game against the Calgary Stampeders.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: sensational sunshine continues

  19-10-2018 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  Sensational sunshine sticks around in Saskatoon's weather forecast ahead as temperatures gradually warm back up.
  
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• Riders remove Charleston Hughes from active roster ahead of game against Stamps

  19-10-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have reversed its decision on the playing status of defensive end Charleston Hughes.
  
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• Pita bakery offering fresh options to a growing Saskatoon

  19-10-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  After noticing there wasn't an option to buy fresh pita bread in Saskatoon, the owners of Sal Pita saw an opportunity to serve the city's growing Middle Eastern community.
  
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• Tourism Saskatoon considers ‘cannabis tours’

  19-10-2018 18:59
  Tourism Saskatoon is hoping legal marijuana will create new opportunities to market the city.
  
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• Riders change gears, pull Hughes from active roster after impaired driving charge

  19-10-2018 18:53
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have changed gears, announcing on Friday morning that they have pulled Charleston Hughes from their active roster following impaired driving charges against him.
  
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• Man dead, woman taken to hospital with serious injuries after crash

  19-10-2018 18:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  One man is dead and a woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries after police say a stolen pickup truck collided with an unoccupied school bus on Thursday.RCMP say at roughly 7 a.m., officers from the Piereceland detachment responded to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Township Road 623 and Range Road 3254 in the RM of Beaver River. RCMP say initial investigation determined a pickup truck headed westbound collided with the northbound school bus.The collision resulted in both
  
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• Police warn of Xanax disguised as candy

  19-10-2018 18:45
  Saskatoon police say they’ve seized a drug made to look like candy.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Oct. 13-19

  19-10-2018 18:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• Police seize Xanax resembling SweeTarts candy

  19-10-2018 18:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police are warning the public about drugs pressed to look like a popular candy.
  Officers recently seized Xanax after executing a search warrant as part of a recent investigation.
  “These pills are outwardly identical to legitimate SweeTarts candy,” Saskatoon Police Service said in a Friday morning news release.
  Saskatoon police are reminding people that any drug that is not prescribed by a doctor or dispensed by a pharmacist can be harmful.
  Xanax, or Alprazolam, is comm
  
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• Letter of the Day: Nutrien responds to columnist

  19-10-2018 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Re: John Gormley, “We’re losing PotashCorp’s head office without a fight” (SP, Oct. 12)
  We want to make it clear that Nutrien’s engagement with and contribution to Saskatchewan are steadfast and significant. While there have been changes to our Executive Leadership Team in recent months, we have more employees in Saskatchewan today than we did prior to the merger.
  Nutrien’s corporate office in Saskatoon currently has 335 positions, almost 30 per cent more
  
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• The Arkells announce February concert date in Saskatoon

  19-10-2018 17:55
  Canadian rockers the Arkells are bringing their Rally Cry tour to Saskatoon.
  
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• Public Safety Advisory - Xanax Drug

  19-10-2018 17:28 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is issuing a public advisory following an investigation where a drug made to look like a popular candy, was seized.In a recent investigation, SPS members seized Xanax after executing a search warrant. It had been pressed to look like “SweeTarts” candy. These pills are outwardly identical to legitimate “SweeTarts” candy. A picture has been attached for reference.The Saskatoon Police are reminding people that any drug that is not prescribed
  
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• Gardening Tips: late season planting

  19-10-2018 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  Colder temperatures may have moved in, but there is still time to plant in the garden. Jill from Dutch Growers in Saskatoon with details in Gardening Tips
  
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• Musician Jeffrey Straker performing with Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

  19-10-2018 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  Musician Jeffrey Straker explains what to expect when he performs with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra on Saturday and performs “Beauty in the Grey.”
  
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• Charleston Hughes to play for Roughriders after impaired driving charge

  19-10-2018 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  Veteran rush end Charleston Hughes, who leads the CFL in sacks, will play Saturday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders visit the Calgary Stampeders.
  
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• Bridges Events Oct. 19-25

  19-10-2018 14:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the publication date. Please send submissions to [email protected].
  # MUSIC
  Fri., Oct. 19
  Piano Friday: Wes Froese / The Dime Notes: The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N.
  Rock Candy: Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.
  3 Pac + One: Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.
  Leon Ochs: Fairfield Seniors’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Ct.
  Alexa & Kat
  
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• Gardening: Bring geraniums indoors to overwinter

  19-10-2018 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The zonal geraniums (Pelargonium x hortorum) we grow as houseplants and tender bedding plants are complex hybrids of species native to South Africa. I was shocked when I first saw them in Tanzania, East Africa, in the early 1960s. They were grown as woody hedges of about the same height and width as caragana.
  To overwinter geraniums, bring them indoors prior to frost. If you are growing them in a tub or container and time is at a premium (as it usually is in fall), simply drag the entire pot ind
  
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• Some old and some new: 5 things to fill your weekend, Oct. 19-21

  19-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  We’ve enjoyed above average weather this week, so let’s get out and enjoy it while we can. Here are some options on what to do:
  1 — Have you made it out to Merlis Belsher Place yet? The new sports complex and rink on the U of S campus is in full operation now. The men’s Huskie hockey team swept two games against the Calgary Dinos last weekend and will try to do the same when the Lethbridge Pronghorns roll into town. Game-time is 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday.
  2 —
  
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• Parents of Humboldt Bronco Logan Boulet to speak on organ donation at Kidney Foundation event

  19-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Some special guests will be speaking at an annual Kidney Foundation of Canada community event about the importance of organ donation and donor registration.
  Toby and Bernadine Boulet, the parents of Humboldt Broncos player Logan Boulet, were invited to speak at the sixth annual Fright Night Fashion Gala Friday at the Sheraton Cavalier in Saskatoon. Logan was among the 16 people who died when the team bus and a semi trailer collided on a highway in April.
  Toby Boulet said he and his wife felt it
  
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• Gormley: Cannabis legal framework has serious side effects

  19-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  This week’s highly anticipated and, in some circles, much-vaunted national legalization of cannabis introduces an entirely new market for recreational drug use. Culturally, the impact will be far reaching. But it usually takes years to measure the arc of culture.
  This cannabis legalization, like so much from Justin Trudeau, is more about virtue signalling and symbolism than sound public policy. Beyond being able to check off an election promise, cannabis reform could have been done more de
  
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• Bridges cover: Don Kossick works for social justice

  19-10-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Connecting people is the top tool in Don Kossick’s lifelong work for social justice and community development.
  “Making links” is a value so deeply ingrained in his life mission that the words repeat like a mantra throughout recollections of his community organizing work for the rights of students, workers, women, minorities and co-operatives from Moose Jaw to Ottawa, back to Saskatchewan and out to Africa and beyond.
  He works directly with people, often using independent media
  
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• Unlicensed medical pot dispensaries the wildcard in new cannabis landscape

  19-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries are in the spotlight after no recreational pot stores opened in Saskatoon on legalization day.
  
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• Minor injuries reported after car hits deer, then semi near Pierceland

  19-10-2018 04:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  A vehicle that hit a deer and then was struck by a semi caused the temporary closure of Highway 55 east of Pierceland.
  Only minor injuries were reported in the crash on Thursday evening, about 15 kilometres east of Pierceland, according to an RCMP news release.
  Motorists were being asked to drive slowly in the area as police and fire department personnel attended the scene. The highway was reopened as of 8:15 p.m., RCMP said.
  Pierceland is about 390 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon police find savings, but still need budget boost: Cooper

  19-10-2018 03:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police Chief Troy Cooper says the service’s request for a $4.1-million budget increase is not a “wish list”; rather, it’s a reflection of what the service needs to be sustainable in a growing city that’s seeing an increasing number of calls related to guns, gangs, mental health and drugs.
  Cooper told the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners Thursday that he wants a $94.6-million budget next year, which would amount to a five per cent increase over its 2
  
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• Lawyers argue whether Johnny Klassen had 'operating mind' when he confessed to killing his father

  19-10-2018 03:39 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Crown and defence disagree on whether Johnny Dyck Klassen had an “operating mind” when he told a police officer that he killed his father.
  The issue of voluntariness is the subject of a voir dire hearing at Klassen’s second-degree murder trial in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. Justice Gerald Allbright will decide next week if the police statement becomes evidence at his trial.
  Klassen demonstrated a level of comprehension and cooperation when he described stomping
  
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• Expect to see plain marijuana ads in Saskatoon

  19-10-2018 03:25
  Now that marijuana is legal, people can expect to see advertising for it – but it won’t be flashy.
  
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• Judge to decide if man was of sound mind when he confessed to killing his dad in police interview

  19-10-2018 03:07
  A Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench Justice will decide if a man was of sound mind when he told an RCMP officer he stabbed his father to death with a pocket knife to “put him out of his misery.”
  
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• Cannabis legalization brings changes to hemp industry

  19-10-2018 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  As part of the new cannabis legislation, industrial hemp regulations have been updated to allow the harvest of flowering heads, branches and leaves.
  
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• Remai Modern exceeds own expectations 1st year

  19-10-2018 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  After nearly a year in operation, Saskatoon’s Remai Modern art gallery has had 453,176 visits.
  
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• Sask. has the most expensive pot of the provinces – here’s what people think

  19-10-2018 02:31
  The price of cannabis in Saskatchewan is ridiculous and won’t last, says Jeffrey Lundstrom, owner of Skunk Funk Smoker's Emporium.
  
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• Recreational pot packaging strictly regulated

  19-10-2018 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  From seed to sale, cannabis products are heavily regulated - including strict packaging.
  
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• Recreational cannabis packaging strictly regulated

  19-10-2018 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  From seed to sale, cannabis products are heavily regulated - including strict packaging.
  
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• SSO changes locations after attack on executive director

  19-10-2018 02:19
  The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra will be moving their office to a new location after the symphony’s executive director was attacked at work earlier this year.
  
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• Hemp growers welcome changes to cannabis laws

  19-10-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  Canada’s hemp industry is welcoming changes to the cannabis law which now allows growers to harvest parts of the plant that previously went to waste. Rebekah Lesko explains.
  
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• Sneak peek at the new Saskatchewan Hospital

  19-10-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  A look inside the new Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford, as staff and patients prepare for moving day in mid-November. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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