Saskatoon news

• ‘Tommy Goes to War’ performance in Saskatoon celebrates First World War veterans

  04-11-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  The one-man show highlights the brutality and bravery of soldiers during the First World War, while adding a touch of humour.
  
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• Humboldt's legendary hockey helper Elgar Petersen remembered

  04-11-2018 22:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench thinks Elgar Petersen returned to the arena that bears his name Saturday night.
  The death of the 82-year-old rink volunteer was announced to the crowd shortly before the game between the Humboldt Broncos and Nipawin Hawks. Nipawin surged to a 2-1 lead, but the Broncos stormed back for a 6-5 shootout victory.
  The victory catapulted the Broncos into sole possession of first place in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
  “I think the team was playing for Elgar when
  
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• Saskatoon Blades fall short in 6-5 loss to Regina Pats

  04-11-2018 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  Max Gerlach scored his 11th and 12th goals for the Blades. Forwards Tristen Robins and Chase Wouters also scored for Saskatoon, along with defenceman Seth Bafaro.
  
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• Sixties Scoop survivors share their stories with Saskatchewan government

  04-11-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society is making its way across Saskatchewan this fall and was in Saskatoon on Saturday.
  
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• Beloved Humboldt resident, volunteer, arena namesake Elgar Petersen has died

  04-11-2018 19:44 via cbc.ca
  A long-time volunteer, citizen and arena namesake Elgar Petersen has died.
  
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• Saskatchewan Dragoons receive new guidon

  04-11-2018 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time in 48 years, the Saskatchewan Dragoons have had a new guidon consecrated.
  
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• North Battleford mayor says city can't discriminate on basis of religion as 10-day revival closes public facility

  04-11-2018 17:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  North Battleford lawyer Rob Feist says he’d like cities to look into the nature of the events and organizations that rent their civic facilities, but doesn’t want that to result in exclusion of groups or limits on their free speech rights.
  Feist, a former member of the armed forces and former provincial political candidate, runs at the NationsWest Field House in North Battleford five days a week. After encountering a sign at the facility about a revival closing the multi-sport comple
  
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• 1 dead after planes collide mid-air over Ottawa

  04-11-2018 17:42
  One person is dead after two planes collided mid-air over Ottawa on Sunday morning. Witnesses told CTV Ottawa that a smaller plane hit a larger plane and the smaller aircraft then crashed into a field near McGee Side Road in Carp.
  
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• Indigenous people worry Saskatchewan trespassing plan may stoke racial tensions

  04-11-2018 17:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatchewan grandmother who was confronted by a farmer with a gun says changing trespassing laws probably won’t stop crime but could increase racial tension.
  Angela Bishop, a Metis lawyer, was driving on a rural road in Alberta in September with her two grandchildren who are visibly Indigenous. They were looking for a place to get out, stretch and go for a short walk during a long drive to Edmonton.
  She noticed a vehicle driving up behind her, so she stopped.
  A man got out and started t
  
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• Basement fire causes $40,000 in damages

  04-11-2018 17:30
  A house fire that began in the basement caused $40,000 in damages early Sunday morning.
  
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• 'I expect to sing as long as I can': Charley Pride ready for another trip to Canada

  04-11-2018 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Charley Pride is a country music icon with fans all across the world — and at 84 years old, he’s still pushing for more.
  “As many million fans as I have, I’d like to get that many more,” Pride said with a laugh. “And I expect to sing as long as I can.”
  The country star’s newest tour is bringing him back through the heart of Canada’s prairies to concerts in Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg. Pride is rolling in to Saskatoon for a performance
  
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• Wisconsin town mourns 3 Girl Scouts, 1 adult killed in crash

  04-11-2018 16:24
  A western Wisconsin community is grieving the deaths of three Girl Scouts and an adult who were struck by a pickup truck while collecting trash along a rural highway.
  
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• Driver was huffing before crash that killed Girl Scouts: police

  04-11-2018 16:24
  Police say a young driver was inhaling chemical vapours, or huffing, just prior to striking and killing three Girl Scouts and a mother and critically injuring a fourth girl who had been picking up trash along a rural Wisconsin highway.
  
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• 'I love this': Youth get chance at cheerleading through new North Central program

  04-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  An new inner-city cheerleading program has taken root in Regina.
  
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• Giving my children Cree names is a powerful act of reclamation

  04-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The political doesn't get much more personal than speaking the names of my children every day, says Chelsea Vowel.
  
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• Why ponytails will no longer become wigs for the Canadian Cancer Society

  04-11-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Wigs made of real hair made life much better for many cancer patients. But advancements in wigs made from synthetic materials have led to a decline in the need for donated hair.
  
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• Internal Transport Canada report warned of serious injury risk on coach buses long before Humboldt crash

  04-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  An internal Transport Canada investigation into a fatal crash in 2001 concluded that coach buses without seatbelts may put passengers at “unnecessary risk” of injuries, yet the document was kept hidden for years until The Fifth Estate recently uncovered it using the Access to Information Act.
  
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• Humboldt crash happened long after Internal Transport Canada report warned of serious injury risk on coach bus

  04-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  An internal Transport Canada investigation into a fatal crash in 2001 concluded that coach buses without seatbelts may put passengers at “unnecessary risk” of injuries, yet the document was kept hidden for years until The Fifth Estate recently uncovered it using the Access to Information Act.
  
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• Humboldt crash happened long after Internal Transport Canada report warned of injury risk on coach buses

  04-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  An internal Transport Canada investigation into a fatal crash in 2001 concluded that coach buses without seatbelts may put passengers at “unnecessary risk” of injuries, yet the document was kept hidden for years until The Fifth Estate recently uncovered it using the Access to Information Act.
  
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• Bernier getting riding officials in his new party to sign 'no embarrassment' pledge

  04-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  In an effort to avoid unwanted controversy, Maxime Bernier's new political party is requiring all riding association officials to sign a pledge saying they won't "embarrass" the party. Officials also must vow not to steer the People's Party of Canada in a different direction.
  
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• Football Huskies snap playoff losing skid with thriller win at UBC

  04-11-2018 02:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies are back to the Canada West final after a long, long, long wait.
  The Huskies, who last won a playoff football game in 2009, snapped an eight-game post-season losing streak Saturday by beating the British Columbia Thunderbirds 31-28 in overtime.
  That victory — capped by Sean Stenger’s 38-yard overtime field goal, after the Huskies’ Jesse Kuntz sent the game into OT by scoring on a 14-yard reception with 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter
  
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• Everything new at this year’s Canadian Western Agribition

  04-11-2018 01:35
  The Canadian Western Agribition hosted a kick-off pancake breakfast on Saturday and let people know what new and exciting features this year has to offer.
  
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• Saskatchewan Dragoons receive new guidon, Afghanistan Battle Honour

  04-11-2018 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  It's a military tradition few will ever take part in. For the first time in 48 years, the Saskatchewan Dragoons have had a new guidon consecrated.
  
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• Sharing circle gives voice to Sixties Scoop victims

  04-11-2018 01:04
  Sixties Scoop victims had the chance to tell their stories to the Saskatchewan government at a sharing circle on Saturday, helping the province create a meaningful apology.
  
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• Bombers and Saskatchewan to square off in West Semifinal

  04-11-2018 00:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers fell to the Edmonton Eskimos in their regular season finale.
  
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