Saskatoon news

• Chris Harper ordained as first Indigenous bishop of the Anglican Diocese in Saskatoon

  17-11-2018 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  As Chris Harper walked into St. John’s Anglican Cathedral on Saturday afternoon, the soon-to-be-ordained bishop-elect paused at the door to take part in a smudging ceremony.
  As the first ever Indigenous bishop of the Anglican Diocese in Saskatoon, Harper — originally from the Onion Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan — said before the ceremony that he considered himself to be a “bridge” between the church and the Indigenous peoples in the city and the province.
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• Saskatoon Hilltops make history with 5th straight Canadian Bowl win

  17-11-2018 23:50 via cbc.ca
  The Hilltops led the Langley Rams the entire game, beating them 51-28 at SMF Field in Saskatoon on Saturday.
  
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• Saskatoon Hilltops hammer Langley Rams to claim fifth straight Canadian Bowl

  17-11-2018 23:05 via thestarphoenix.com
  Mission accomplished.
  This one was truly for the record books.
  The Saskatoon Hilltops completed their Drive for Five — and fifth straight Canadian Bowl championship — with a lopsided 58-21 victory Saturday afternoon over the Langley Rams from British Columbia at SMF Field.
  This one wasn’t even close. Saskatoon @SaskHilltops crush Langley Rams 58-21 in 2018 Canadian Bowl for record 5th straight Canadian title. pic.twitter.com/cmtqae4rXt
  — darren zary (@DZfromtheSP) Novembe
  
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• UPDATE: MISSING 12 YEAR OLD ALIEAHA LAPLANTE-MCADAM LOCATED

  17-11-2018 22:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Alieaha Laplante-McAdam has been located safe and sound and returned home.  The SPS thanks the public and the media for their assistance.(Occurrence Number: 18-120655)
  
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• Violent hazing at Toronto private school goes back decades: alumnus

  17-11-2018 21:19
  An alumnus of a prestigious Toronto private school says he experienced violent hazing there decades ago, amid new allegations of assault and sexual assault at the institution.
  
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• B.C. couple spend vacation helping California wildfire victims after Airbnb burns

  17-11-2018 21:09
  A Canadian couple is spending their vacation helping victims of the California wildfires after their Airbnb was burned to the ground.
  
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• 'All the lights come alive': The Enchanted Forest celebrates 20 years of cheer

  17-11-2018 20:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  “When you start a project, it kind of is part of you,” Rick Steffen said, surveying the final few touch-ups being done to the last of the 66 light displays that illuminate the Enchanted Forest at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo.
  “Kids are coming when they’re three or four and they see this, they didn’t even know that there was no Enchanted Forest at one time,” he said. “They’ve grown up with it all their life.”
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• Request for Public Assistance - Missing person - 12 yr old Alieaha LAPLANTE- McADAM

  17-11-2018 18:48 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is seeking public assistance in locating 12 year old Alieaha Laplante - McAdam.  Alieaha was last seen at her residence in the 1600 block of 22nd St W at about 10:00 PM on, Friday, November 9th.Alieaha is 5'3", 130 lbs, has long reddish / brown hair and green eyes.  Photo attached.Anyone having any information on the whereabouts of Alieaha Laplante-McAdam is asked to call the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Saskatoon Crimesto
  
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• Vintage cartoons and cereal buffet bringing kids, adults together at Broadway Theatre

  17-11-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon's Broadway Theatre is hosing an all-you-can-eat cereal buffet and pyjama party that includes watching Saturday morning cartoons.
  
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• Parcel backlog mounting as CUPW rejects latest offer from Canada Post

  17-11-2018 16:45 via cbc.ca
  The union representing postal workers has just rejected an offer from Canada Post. It now it seems the Crown corporation will head into its busiest time of year mired in a labour dispute.
  
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• CUPW rejects latest offer from Canada Post: Rotating strikes to continue

  17-11-2018 16:45 via cbc.ca
  The union representing postal workers has just rejected an offer from Canada Post. It now seems the Crown corporation will head into its busiest time of year mired in a labour dispute.
  
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• Designer show home by Royalty Construction feels like home

  17-11-2018 16:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Royalty show home at 230 Fast Lane strikes draws you in as soon as you drive up. A cute veranda in front conjures up quaint images of relaxing while chatting with neighbours in the Aspen Ridge subdivision.
  For a starter home this 1368 square foot two-storey, boasts lots of extras and designer touches.
  “This home actually feels like a home when you walk in. Many times new builds lack warmth and that ‘homey’ feel,” says Jessica Betteridge with Royalty Construction. &ldq
  
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• Book reviews: Lilburn searches for meaning; Peeteetuce creates scathing depiction of phoniness

  17-11-2018 16:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  In Chapter Five of Tim Lilburn’s latest collection of essays, The Larger Conversation (University of Alberta, $34.95), he talks of his disquiet, his uneasiness — this is how he opened the book — with life in supposedly post-colonial Canada, the west, particularly. He feels that beneath “the smoothness, the relative fine running of late capitalism,” there’s a disturbing hunger.
  He imagines we are all “floating, moaning with loss, pining” for home. N
  
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• One month after legalization, few pot shops open in Saskatchewan

  17-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Geoff Conn turns potential customers away — empty-handed, he laments — from The Pot Shack every day.
  The Holliston-area store has a stock of cannabis in its vaults, but not enough to stay open for any meaningful length of time. So Conn has to explain to the impatient want-to-be-customers knocking on his locked doors that he still doesn’t know when the shop will open.
  “Just wait. We’re not going to open because people are angry we’re not open. We’re
  
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• North Battleford, Sask. needs social action — not more police — to shake 'Crimetown' rep

  17-11-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  In North Battleford, we have one more tradition at this time of year: topping the annual list of cities in Maclean’s magazine’s Most Dangerous Places to Live.
  
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• New Faces New Places: Bringing traditional Mexican flavours to Saskatoon

  17-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The restaurateurs behind Saskatoon’s very popular Mexican restaurant La Bamba Cafe are back with a new space in downtown Saskatoon focusing on fast, authentic and fresh Mexican food.
  Mexihco Restaurant takes traditional preparations and authentic flavours seriously, so don’t expect to be served any flour tortillas or burritos when you walk through the doors.
  “We were the first ones with La Bamba in doing real Mexican food in Western Canada,” co-owner Juan Godinez sai
  
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• New Faces New Places: A space to let your creativity flow

  17-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon crafters have a new space to let their creativity flow — and stock up on their favourite supplies — with the opening of Creative Haven YXE.
  Opening the store was a longtime goal for owner and avid crafting enthusiast Becky Scharfstein-McGettigan, who has used her own personal experinces with different projects to make sure she is stocking the best quality items for any project.
  While the store offers a large selection of paints and scrapbooking supplies it’s the
  
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• Letters to the editor Nov. 17, 2018

  17-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Global warming
  One of the causes of global warming is being ignored.
  Scientist say the last Ice Age ended 12,500 years ago and there was three miles of ice covering Canada.
  Two miles equals 126,720 inches.
  Divide 126,720 inches by 12,500 years and we have an average of 10.1376 inches of ice melting per year.
  This thaw would have been slower at the start as the sun’s rays would have been reflected back from the huge ice caps at the north and south poles. B
  
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• Cuthand: First Nation's dispensary raises issue of cannabis jurisdiction

  17-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation made the news this week and at least the news media are pronouncing the name the right way.
  The band council is the centre of attention because it defied the provincial government’s pot laws and opened its own cannabis dispensary.
  The provincial government maintains that the First Nation went ahead and opened its pot shop without a provincial license. The First Nation, on the other hand, stated that it passed its own band legislation with an 86 per cent ma
  
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• Boxers from near and far prepare for Golden Gloves in Saskatoon

  17-11-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dennis Page, Saskatoon’s biggest boxing booster, has another ring all ready to go.
  The city’s first Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament runs Saturday and Sunday at TCU Place. Participants range from Saskatchewan-bred fighters to those farther-flung — four teams from Calgary, two from Edmonton, four from Manitoba and a club from Kentucky.
  The latter group has been raising funds since the summertime for this northern trek, which they’ll make by van, and Page will take a
  
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• Hilltops hoping to make history with fifth-straight Canadian Bowl win

  17-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Hilltops have a chance to win an unprecedented fifth-straight Canadian Bowl in front of their fans on Saturday. A win over the Langley Rams at SMF Field would also cap an undefeated season for the Hilltops.
  
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• Why sexual hazing may be viewed as a 'rite of passage'

  17-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The combination of an all-boys private school with a particular emphasis on sports teams could create the environment for sexualized hazing like what is alleged to have occurred at St. Michael's College School in Toronto.
  
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• Why sex assault veiled as hazing may be viewed as a 'rite of passage'

  17-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The combination of an all-boys private school with a particular emphasis on sports teams could create the environment for sexualized hazing like what is alleged to have occurred at St. Michael's College School in Toronto.
  
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• Carlyle, Sask. couple discover $1 million Lotto Max win on Halloween

  17-11-2018 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  Now that they know their $1 million win is real, a Carlyle couple said they have started thinking about what to do with their windfall.
  
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• Weather or not, Langley Rams ready for Canadian Bowl in Saskatoon

  17-11-2018 01:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  Langley Rams head coach Howie Zaron came prepared for the weather.
  He showed up Friday afternoon at SMF Field — home of a wind-chill factor of -27 degrees Celsius — wearing shorts.
  Yes, shorts.
  Zaron also plans to wear them Saturday on the sidelines during the 2018 Canadian Bowl against the reigning four-time champion Saskatoon Hilltops.
  It’s called leading by example and it has nothing to do with stupidity.
  “I am wearing the shorts,” promised Zaron. “I told t
  
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• Saskatoon Tim Hortons donates $10K to Crisis Nursery on behalf of 10-year-old boy

  17-11-2018 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  A local Tim Hortons donated $10,000 to the Saskatoon Crisis Nursery on behalf of 10-year-old Eli Kearley.
  
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• Former P.A. city councillor questions projects funded with Husky money

  17-11-2018 01:32
  While there is excitement surrounding the three new projects in Prince Albert, former city councillor Martin Ring is concerned the city is rushing into things.
  
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• The Docket: Bre McAdam's court wrap for the week of Nov. 13, 2018

  17-11-2018 01:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon StarPhoenix court reporter Bre McAdam reviews the biggest court cases for the week of Nov. 13 to Nov. 16 in this episode of The Docket.
  This week, Bre talks about sentencing arguments for Terror Squad member Shaylin Sutherland-Kayseas, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Dylan Phillips in Saskatoon. To read more on that story, click here.
  To follow live from the courtroom, follow Bre on Twitter at @BreezyBreMc.
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• 5 fun facts about grizzly bear hibernation at Saskatoon zoo

  17-11-2018 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  Imagine skipping winter entirely and we're not talking about taking a hot holiday, we're talking grizzly bear hibernation at the Saskatoon zoo.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Nov. 16

  17-11-2018 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” the 10th installment in J.K Rowling’s and Warner Pictures wizarding world.
  
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• 10-year-old helps families in crisis - with pumpkins

  17-11-2018 01:18
  A 10-yeAr-old boy has been growing pumpkins on his grandfather’s acreage to help Saskatoon families in crisis.
  
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• 'One of the last four teams': Huskies take shot at Vanier Cup berth

  17-11-2018 01:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies are “built for cold-weather football,” as head coach Scott Flory puts it, and they welcome any bite the air might provide.
  They’re not used to playing this late into a season — the Huskies will swap blows in their first national semi-final since 2006 on Saturday, when they meet the host Western Ontario Mustangs at 3 p.m. Saskatchewan time — and they’ve savoured those mid-November practice sessions.
  “We’re one
  
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• Saskatoon police officers file statement of defence in Taser lawsuit

  17-11-2018 00:58
  Two Saskatoon police constables have filed a statement of defence in a lawsuit a man filed after being Tasered in June 2016.
  
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• Many Sask. residents still facing pot shortage

  17-11-2018 00:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Geoff Conn turns potential customers away — empty-handed, he laments — from The Pot Shack every day.
  The Holliston-area store has a stock of cannabis in its vaults, but not enough to stay open for any meaningful length of time. So Conn has to explain to the impatient want-to-be-customers knocking on his locked doors that he still doesn’t know when the shop will open.
  “Just wait. We’re not going to open because people are angry we’re not open. We
  
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• Saskatoon downtown arena financing could have ‘catalytic effect’: urban planner

  17-11-2018 00:08 via globalnews.ca
  An urban planner involved in creating Edmonton’s Rogers Place says a downtown arena in Saskatoon could bring in millions in revenue. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• Saskatchewan Airshow preparing for takeoff after 14 year hiatus

  17-11-2018 00:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Airshow at 15 Wing Moose Jaw last took place in 2005, and now it is preparing for a July 2019 return.
  
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