Saskatoon news

• Saskatchewan Rattlers release inaugural season schedule

  01-11-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Elite Basketball League released the schedule for the inaugural season including the Saskatchewan Rattlers playing out of SaskTel Centre.
  
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• ’60s Scoop apology could be coming

  01-11-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of First Nations and Metis children were removed from their homes and adopted to mostly white families during the ’60s scoop. The province has been promising an apology for years, but now the end of the long journey to get there may be nearing.
  
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• Fortnite play ‘obsessive’ as popularity grows in Sask.

  01-11-2018 23:10
  Fortnite is sweeping the globe, now one of the most popular games among kids and adults since its release in 2017. But the video game can be too much fun, and some parents are having a hard time pulling their children away.
  
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• Defensive lineman Willis tweets CFL commissioner after being fined by league

  01-11-2018 23:01
  Odell Willis isn't very happy with CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie.
  
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• Agrium fined in Saskatoon court for serious injury to worker

  01-11-2018 22:43
  The former potash company Agrium Inc. has been fined $490,000 in a Saskatoon court for an occupational safety violation that resulted in serious injuries to a worker.
  
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• Sixties Scoop apology will hopefully come by year's end, says Sask. social services minister

  01-11-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  On Thursday, Social Services Minister Paul Merriman said the province hopes to apologize to Sixties Scoop survivors by year's end, and that he's working with survivors to make sure that timeline works for them.
  
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• 2019 Your Saskatchewan calendars support Saskatoon charity TLC@Home

  01-11-2018 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  2019 Your Saskatchewan calendars are available at Global Saskatoon and the Hairstyle Inn for a minimum $10 donation to help support local charity TLC@Home.
  
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• Saskatchewan minister hopes government gives '60s Scoop apology by year’s end

  01-11-2018 22:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — Saskatchewan’s social services minister says the province hopes to apologize to ’60s Scoop survivors by year’s end.
  Paul Merriman says he’s working with survivors to make sure that timeline works for them.
  The provincial government had already promised to deliver an apology during this legislative session.
  About 20,000 Indigenous children were seized from their birth families and relocated to non-Indigenous homes from the 1950s to the late 1980s.The practic
  
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• 'We play for them:' Tyler Smith returning for his first game since Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  01-11-2018 22:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Broncos player Tyler Smith had a broken collarbone, a broken shoulder blade and nerve damage down his left arm.
  He was on the junior hockey team’s bus when it collided with a semi-trailer at a Saskatchewan intersection on the way to a playoff game. Sixteen people died.
  Smith, now 20, was one of the 13 players who were hurt.
  He has mostly recovered — other than some nerve damage in his left hand and wrist — and he plans to play Friday in his first game
  
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• More mental-health training called for after inquest into inmate's suicide at Saskatoon prison

  01-11-2018 22:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  An inquest jury that looked into a convicted murderer’s death at Saskatoon’s Regional Psychiatric Centre has returned with recommendations that include a call for more mental-health training at the facility.
  The recommendations follow more than two days of evidence from 13 witnesses in the case of Traigo Ehkid Andretti.
  The jury determined the 40-year-old took his own life sometime between the late evening of July 1 and the early morning of July 2, 2016.
  Andretti, who had killed and
  
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• SaskEnergy natural gas rate lowest in almost two decades, could go lower

  01-11-2018 22:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — Saskatchewan homeowners and businesses are starting November with a drop in their natural gas rates to the lowest level in almost two decades.
  The government says SaskEnergy’s commodity rate sits at $2.95 a gigajoule, the lowest rate offered to customers since 1999.
  A 70-cent reduction was granted SaskEnergy as an interim rate.
  The Crown utility has applied to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel for another 30-cent drop to $2.65 a gigajoule, which would come into effect April
  
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• Mother of Indigenous jingle dancer pleads for return of stolen dresses

  01-11-2018 22:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  The mother of an Indigenous dancer who participated in the FSIN Spirit of Our Nations Powwow is asking for help after her daughter’s traditional regalia was stolen from her vehicle.
  “It’s so heartbreaking,” Tanya Eagle Speaker said in an interview.
  “Both my other daughters made (the dresses) for Kalli … Now, she’s not functioning well, she’s just so angry and so hurt. A part of her is missing.”
  The theft occurred while Eagle Speaker had stop
  
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• Premier’s travel expenses scrutinized in Sask. legislature

  01-11-2018 22:09
  The premier’s travel expenses were scrutinized in the Saskatchewan legislative assembly on Thursday.
  
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• Fitness snacking is the latest trend to help you get active

  01-11-2018 21:51 via cbc.ca
  The latest trend to get us more active is called "fitness snacking," which involves squeezing in small bouts of exercise throughout the day.
  
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• Saskatchewan minister hopes government gives '60s Scoop apology by year's end

  01-11-2018 21:11
  Saskatchewan's social services minister says the province hopes to apologize to '60s Scoop survivors by year's end.
  
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• Union says Agrium still needs to be held accountable for death of Chad Wiklun

  01-11-2018 21:02 via cbc.ca
  United Steelworkers say potash giant Agrium Inc., now known as Nutrien, still needs to be held accountable for the death of Chad Wiklun in 2016.
  
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• Co-op workers strike, negotiations to restart Friday

  01-11-2018 21:00
  Close to 900 Saskatoon Co-op workers walked off the job at midnight.
  
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• 'Our hearts are broken': Family pleading for help after powwow regalia stolen in Saskatoon

  01-11-2018 20:56 via cbc.ca
  A family from the Blood Reserve in Alberta is asking for the public's help after their daughter's powwow regalia was stolen in Saskatoon.
  
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• One Bad Son drummer rocks feminist shirt in support of emergency shelter

  01-11-2018 20:53 via cbc.ca
  Drummer Kurt Dahl with Saskatoon band One Bad Son is now wearing and selling shirts with the word "feminist: on them, to support a local emergency shelter.
  
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• Man shot in foot during Prince Albert, Sask. robbery

  01-11-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police said a man who was shot in the foot during a robbery made his way to hospital for treatment.
  
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• Cigarettes, cash stolen in Rosthern, Sask. break and enter

  01-11-2018 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Cash, tobacco products stolen from Rosthern, Sask. store during break-in: RCMP.
  
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• GTH Minister can’t say whether Loblaws paid for land or not

  01-11-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Due to a non-disclosure agreement, the Global Transportation Hub minister says he is unable to say whether or not Loblaws paid for land at the inland port.
  
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• Survey shows ‘shocking’ smoking rate for Sask. youth

  01-11-2018 19:47
  Saskatchewan has a higher proportion of youth smokers than any other province, according to the latest Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: snow, rain and a big cool down ahead

  01-11-2018 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  Snow, rain and a big cool down is ahead in Saskatoon’s weather forecast.
  
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• Stars of the week on Saskatchewan Huskies soccer and hockey teams

  01-11-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  While both Saskatchewan Huskies soccer teams were eliminated from playoffs, a few players were recognized for their on-field performance.
  
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• Stolen vehicle crashes after running over stop sticks: Saskatoon police

  01-11-2018 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said a vehicle reported stolen crashed into a power pole after running over stop sticks.
  
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• UFCW workers at Saskatoon Co-op on strike

  01-11-2018 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  Roughly 900 Saskatoon Co-op employees, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Union local 1400, walked off the job Thursday morning.
  
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• Halloween's done, now comes the really scary part for pets

  01-11-2018 18:43 via cbc.ca
  Now that Halloween is over and there are mounds of treats in many homes, the danger level for any household with pets is extremely high, says a Winnipeg veterinarian.
  
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• Comissioner Randy Ambrosie says CFL has no plans to reverse bonuses directive

  01-11-2018 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  Many CFL players receive up-front money, in the form of either a signing or roster bonus, as part of their contracts.
  
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• Failure to report Canadian privacy breaches could mean big fines after Nov. 1

  01-11-2018 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  Failure to report the potential for significant harm could expose private-sector organizations to fines of up to $100,000, if the federal government decides to prosecute a case.
  
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• Collision involving stolen vehicle - 33rd Street and Avenue W

  01-11-2018 18:01 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Three people are facing charges after Police observed a stolen vehicle this morning.At approximately 8:30 a.m., November 1, 2018, Patrol Officers observed a stolen vehicle at 22nd Street and 2nd Avenue. Officers followed the vehicle, without emergency equipment activated, to 33rd Street and Avenue P North where stop sticks were successfully deployed. The suspect vehicle then fled at a high rate of speed west on 33rd Street and sideswiped another motorist before striking
  
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• 'We play for them:' Bronco to play his first game since bus crash

  01-11-2018 17:59
  Humboldt Broncos player Tyler Smith had a broken collarbone, a broken shoulder blade and nerve damage down his left arm.
  
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• SaskEnergy rate cuts could be short-lived due to carbon tax

  01-11-2018 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  Natural gas rates for homeowners and businesses in Saskatchewan will be reduced beginning today.
  
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• Agrium fined $490K after Vanscoy potash mine worker seriously injured

  01-11-2018 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  Agrium fined almost $500,000 after a worker was seriously injured at its Vanscoy potash mine in August 2016.
  
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• Inquest recommendations focus on tensions between guards, medical staff at Saskatoon prison hospital

  01-11-2018 17:07 via cbc.ca
  Recommendations from jurors at an inquest in Saskatoon highlight the tension between and medical staff and guards at the Regional Psychiatric Centre.
  
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• Saskatoon Co-op workers hit the picket lines around the city

  01-11-2018 17:04 via cbc.ca
  Picket lines have gone up at various Saskatoon Co-op locations.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Price on pollution deserves support

  01-11-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  While enjoying a family Thanksgiving dinner, I thought how fortunate I am to have lived in the best of times over more than 75 years. But I wondered what my generation is leaving behind in relation to climate change.
  My grandchildren, now in their teens, could very well live into the 22nd century. With no action on climate change, they will face unprecedented environmental challenges. The evidence is clear.
  The United Nations reports that global warming will result in more intense and frequent e
  
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• Saskatoon Co-op workers hit picket lines for first time in 35 years

  01-11-2018 16:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  Days after voting down management’s final contract offer, around 900 Saskatoon Co-op employees bundled up, grabbed signs and began walking picket lines across the city Thursday morning.
  The retail co-operative’s grocery store, gas bar and hardware store employees went on strike after contract talks with management reached an impasse over a proposed second wage tier for new hires.
  While Saskatoon Co-op insists capping wages for new employees is necessary for financial sustainability,
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Bobbi needs a caring home

  01-11-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Meet Bobbi, who is looking for a caring home to tend to his needs, and learn more about the upcoming New Hope Dog Rescue Purses for Paws event.
  
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• Majority of Canadians back carbon tax — Saskatchewan’s support is also growing: poll

  01-11-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  As the Trudeau government continues to push its national carbon tax program, a new poll shows a majority of Canadians may be behind the prime minister's plan.
  
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• Hundreds of items available for loan at the Library of Things

  01-11-2018 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  From tools to sewing machines, and even pasta makers, there are hundreds of items that can be borrowed for free from the Library of Things in Saskatoon.
  
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• Humboldt Bronco to return to ice for his first game since bus crash

  01-11-2018 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  Tyler Smith said he juggled with the idea of playing for the team again as he recovered from his injuries suffered in the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy.
  
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• Woman who pushed for change to assisted-death law dies

  01-11-2018 14:43
  Audrey Parker, a cancer patient who said Canada’s law on medically assisted death didn’t allow her to end her life on her own terms, has died.
  
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• Teen smoking rate in Saskatchewan highest in Canada

  01-11-2018 14:12 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Cancer Society calls on Saskatchewan government to do more to curb the high smoking rate among teens in the province.
  
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• Sask. doctor calls for better addictions services after 6 overdose deaths in 4 weeks

  01-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An addictions advocate, retired anaesthesiologist and former addict wants the province to improve its mental health and addictions treatment system.
  
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• 'I'm a face of addiction': Sask. doctor, advocate calls on province for better addictions services

  01-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An addictions advocate, retired anaesthesiologist and former addict wants the province to improve its mental health and addictions treatment system.
  
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• 'We play for them:' Bronco to return to ice for his 1st game since bus crash

  01-11-2018 13:32 via cbc.ca
  Humboldt Broncos player Tyler Smith had a broken collarbone, a broken shoulder blade and nerve damage in his left arm following a deadly bus crash, but he's "really excited" and set to return to the ice and expects "a lot of emotions."
  
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• When should parents be worried about head bumps and bruises in kids?

  01-11-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Bruce Wright with the Stollery Children's Hospital emergency department said the vast majority of the time, young kids are fine when they hit they heads.
  
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• Sask. NDP blames Premier Moe for teacher shortage in North

  01-11-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The provincial NDP said a decision made by Premier Scott Moe when he was the minister for advanced education has resulted in the teacher shortage northern Saskatchewan is currently experiencing.
  
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• Your Saskatchewan – Saskatoon: November 2018

  01-11-2018 12:01 via globalnews.ca
  Global Saskatoon features a viewer submitted photo for Your Saskatchewan daily on Global News at 6 and Global News at 10.
  
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