Saskatoon news

• CNIB warning about ‘Bird Box challenge’

  04-01-2019 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  The new Netflix thriller ‘Bird Box’ has thousands glued to their screens across North America since its release in December but with it – comes a dangerous trend mimicking the movie’s blindfolded characters, causing frustration in the blind community.
  
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• Twins with Down syndrome inspire their mother to start in-home bakery to fund research

  04-01-2019 23:40
  At a time when Faith Bohn wasn’t sure if having more children was possible, her miracle babies Hudson and Hayden were born.
  
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• Saskatchewan adds 11,000 new jobs in 2018

  04-01-2019 23:18 via cbc.ca
  Agriculture accounted for much of the bump, according to Statistics Canada.
  
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• Three arrested after Saskatoon cab driver assaulted, robbed

  04-01-2019 23:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatoon cab driver suffered serious injuries after an early-morning assault on the city’s west side.
  Saskatoon police said the 55-year-old driver was taken to hospital with injuries not considered life threatening following an attack on Friday around 3 a.m. in the 200 block of Avenue V South.
  When officers arrived on scene, they found the injured cab driver, police said in a news release.
  Police said patrol officers took three people — a 22-year-old man from Turtle
  
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• Analysts say Canada’s 2 major railways well-poised for trade headwinds in 2019

  04-01-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's two major railways are well-positioned to weather potential economic headwinds and the U.S.-China trade war, analysts say, as ongoing investments in new cars and track bolster crude-by-rail and commodities shipments.
  
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• Saskatoon drivers lead province in distracted driving tickets in 2018 - CTV News

  04-01-2019 23:10 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  Saskatoon drivers lead province in distracted driving tickets in 2018  CTV NewsSaskatoon drivers racked up more distracted driving tickets than any other municipality in the province last year.
  
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• Saskatoon drivers lead province in distracted driving tickets in 2018

  04-01-2019 23:10
  Saskatoon drivers racked up more distracted driving tickets than any other municipality in the province last year.
  
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• Saskatoon drivers handed 7,300 distracted driving tickets in 2018

  04-01-2019 23:10
  Saskatoon drivers racked up more distracted driving tickets than any other municipality in the province last year.
  
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• Ranger describes how Fond-du-Lac trapper's survival skills led to rescue

  04-01-2019 22:13 via cbc.ca
  An elderly trapper spent hours outside in northern Saskatchewan after his snowmobile broke down, but his survival skills kept him going through a night with temperatures dropping to -18 C with the windchill.
  
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• 3 arrested after Saskatoon cab driver assaulted and robbed

  04-01-2019 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  Police say three people are in custody after a Saskatoon taxi driver was assaulted and robbed.
  
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• Missing man's death not suspicious: Saskatoon police - Global News

  04-01-2019 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Missing man's death not suspicious: Saskatoon police  Global NewsAbdullah Al-Masum, who was the subject of a missing person investigation in Saskatoon, was found deceased.
  
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• Missing Person Investigation Concluded

  04-01-2019 21:19 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Abdullah Al-Masum, the subject of a missing person investigation, has been located and was found to be deceased.The death is not suspicious in nature.No further information will be released.(Occurrence Number: 19-1269)
  
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• Saskatoon cab driver assaulted, 3 arrested - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 21:06 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon cab driver assaulted, 3 arrested  CBC.caSaskatoon police have arrested three people in connection with an assault on a cab driver early Friday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon cab driver assaulted, 3 arrested

  04-01-2019 21:06 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon police have arrested three people in connection with an assault on a cab driver early Friday morning.
  
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• Kenyan trip promises lifetime of memories for Riversdale track athletes

  04-01-2019 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Members of the Riversdale Athletics Club are travelling to Kenya this spring to train with some of the world’s best runners and experience a new culture. Ryan Flaherty has more.
  
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• Taxi Operator Assaulted and Robbed - 200 Block Ave V S

  04-01-2019 20:47 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Three people are in custody as a result of an incident that occurred shortly after 3:00 AM Friday morning.  Police were called to the 200 block of Ave V South where officers discovered a cab driver who had been assaulted and robbed..  The victim, a 55 year old man from Saskatoon was treated by Medavie Health Services personnel and transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.Patrol officers arrested three people in the near vicinity in
  
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• Missing trapper in northern Saskatchewan located safe

  04-01-2019 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Fond du Lac RCMP said a missing trapper located safely in northern Saskatchewan had informed someone of his route and expected return time.
  
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• Nik Bilic agrees to 2-year contract with Saskatchewan Rush

  04-01-2019 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Rush general manager and head coach Derek Keenan said Nik Bilic is a vital part of the team’s back end.
  
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• Trying to master a new skill in 2019? Saskatoon director offers some bluegrass wisdom after tackling the banjo - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 19:49 via cbc.ca
  Trying to master a new skill in 2019? Saskatoon director offers some bluegrass wisdom after tackling the banjo  CBC.caBluegrass lover and musician Andrew Johnston set out in 2018 to learn a new style of banjo playing, and says that passion is the key to picking up new skills in ...
  
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• Trying to master a new skill in 2019? Saskatoon director offers some bluegrass wisdom after tackling the banjo

  04-01-2019 19:49 via cbc.ca
  Bluegrass lover and musician Andrew Johnston set out in 2018 to learn a new style of banjo playing, and says that passion is the key to picking up new skills in the new year.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook cool Saturday, snowy Sunday

  04-01-2019 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  Cold air injects into Saskatoon’s weather forecast to start the first weekend of 2019 before a snow slides back in on Sunday. Peter Quinlan has more.
  
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• Keeping safety in mind as Saskatoon students return to class after holiday break

  04-01-2019 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  CAA Saskatchewan is reminding drivers to be cautious as Saskatoon students return from the Christmas break on Jan. 7.
  
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• Striking Co-Op workers to vote on new offer

  04-01-2019 19:24
  Striking Saskatoon Co-Op employees are voting on a new offer from the company Friday.
  
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• Saskatoon looks at ways to reduce congestion caused by crossing trains - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 19:24 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon looks at ways to reduce congestion caused by crossing trains  CBC.caThe City of Saskatoon is looking at ways to relieve traffic congestion caused by passing trains. This March the city will install sensors on either side of the train ...
  
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• Saskatoon looks at ways to reduce congestion caused by crossing trains

  04-01-2019 19:24 via cbc.ca
  A consultant has recommended an advanced but costly system that would involve electronic signs and push notifications.
  
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• Saskatchewan sees job numbers rise in 2018

  04-01-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan saw strong gains for a fifth consecutive month. Year-over-year employment increased by 10,900 jobs from December 2017.
  
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• No date yet for ride-share companies Uber or Lyft to start in Saskatoon

  04-01-2019 18:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ride sharing is coming to Saskatoon, but the public still don’t know when.
  The two best-known ride-sharing companies, Uber and Lyft, said this week they are planning to offer service in Saskatoon. Neither company’s Canadian division, however, is prepared to announce a launch date yet.
  “Uber is excited about the opportunity to start service in Saskatoon,” Uber Canada’s public policy manager Jean-Christophe de Le Rue said in an email. “We have begun ad
  
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• No date yet for ride-share companies Uber or Lyft to start in Saskatoon - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  04-01-2019 18:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  No date yet for ride-share companies Uber or Lyft to start in Saskatoon  Saskatoon Star-PhoenixThe two best-known ride-sharing companies, Uber and Lyft, said this week they are planning to offer *service* in Saskatoon. Neither company's Canadian division ...
  
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• David Caissie found guilty of first-degree murder in death of Carol King

  04-01-2019 18:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  Calling the multiple confessions made to undercover police officers “highly reliable,” a Saskatoon judge has found Joseph ‘David’ Caissie guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his ex, Carol King.
  “This is judgment day,” said Justice Richard Danyliuk, who read from sections of his 80-page written decision on Friday in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench.
  Caissie, 55, was charged in July 2016, five years after King’s body was found in an isolate
  
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• Keeping safety in mind as Saskatoon students return to class after holiday break - Global News

  04-01-2019 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  Keeping safety in mind as Saskatoon students return to class after holiday break  Global NewsWith Saskatoon students going back to school on Jan. 7, CAA Saskatchewan is reminding everyone to keep safety in mind.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: cool Saturday, snowy Sunday - Global News

  04-01-2019 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon weather outlook: cool Saturday, snowy Sunday  Global NewsCold air injects into Saskatoon's weather forecast to start the first weekend of 2019 before a snow slides back in on Sunday.
  
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• Private sector to oversee GTH daily operations, sale of remaining land

  04-01-2019 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Global Transportation Hub's board of directors will hire a consultant to help the government divest itself of the GTH, the government announced Friday. CEO Bryan Richards will be leaving his post in the privatization move.
  
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• GTH to hire consultant to find private sector manager

  04-01-2019 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Global Transportation Hub's board of directors will hire a consultant to help the government divest itself of the GTH, the government announced Friday.
  
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• Government to ask private realtors to sell off GTH piece by piece

  04-01-2019 18:15 via cbc.ca
  The government of Saskatchewan has acknowledged it’s unable to offload the Global Transportation Hub as a package deal. Instead, it’s planning to hire a private manager and realtor to run the project and sell the land piece by piece.
  
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• GTH hiring consultant to guide divestment, governance restructuring

  04-01-2019 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  Global Transportation Hub Minister Don Morgan says the inland port can reach its full potential in the private sector. Land has not been sold in two years.
  
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• Caissie found guilty of murdering Carol King

  04-01-2019 17:55
  Justice Richard Danyliuk has found David Caissie guilty of first degree murder in the death of his then ex-girlfriend Carol King.
  
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• Joseph ‘David’ Caissie guilty of killing Carol King in 2011

  04-01-2019 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  Joseph “David” Caissie guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 killing of Carol King.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Bicycle lanes often empty

  04-01-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  At a time in the history of Saskatoon when we have a rapidly growing population with increasingly heavier traffic flows on our streets, our city council is intent on reducing traffic lanes and available parking spaces in our downtown core.
  Recently, at approximately 1 p.m., I drove on Fourth Avenue but no cyclists were using either lane. I then talked to an employee at the Medical Arts Building who told me that on any given day, five days a week, there have not been any more than seven cyclists
  
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• New coach Barney 'ready for the challenge' as Broncos forge ahead

  04-01-2019 16:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  HUMBOLDT — At 6-foot-4, Scott Barney is certainly taller than most hockey coaches but, admittedly, he’s a little short on coaching experience.
  Yet there he is, the new wide-eyed interim head coach of the Humboldt Broncos. While it’s not something he pictured going into this season when he joined the team as an assistant coach, he says he welcomes the challenge.
  Barney, 39, was recently promoted after head coach and general manager Nathan Oystrick unexpectedly resigned on Dec. 2
  
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• Saskatoon Blades' revamped defence corps welcomes another WHL veteran in Reece Harsch

  04-01-2019 16:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Reece Harsch is the Saskatoon Blades’ newest rushing defenceman.
  That is to say, Harsch has had little time to get ready for his debut with the Blades — his newest Western Hockey League team — on Friday night.
  Harsch arrived in Saskatoon late Wednesday night after being acquired earlier that day from the Seattle Thunderbirds. He got into Saskatoon just in time for a Blades practice Thursday morning.
  He’s expected to be in the line-up Friday when the Blades host the new-lo
  
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• Saskatchewan man explores Canada by walking across the country

  04-01-2019 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  Zayell Johnston, who is from Yorkton, Sask., decided to walk across Canada to explore the country and see it in a different light.
  
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• Saskatoon firefighters battle fire at vacant house

  04-01-2019 15:44 via cbc.ca
  A fire in an empty house in the Caswell Hill neighbourhood kept firefighters busy for hours Thursday night.
  
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• Crews battle blaze at boarded-up house

  04-01-2019 15:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Fire Department spent several hours dealing with a blaze at a vacant house, starting Thursday night and carrying on into Friday morning.
  The SFD responded to a report of a fire on the outside of a house on the 700 block of Avenue E North around 10 p.m. Thursday. First responders found flames showing at the rear of a two-and-a-half storey vacant house with boarded up doors and windows.
  Firefighters started a “transitional attack” and extinguished flames on the outside of
  
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• Judge finds Mr. Big confessions credible as David Caissie convicted in Carol King's death

  04-01-2019 15:28 via cbc.ca
  David Caissie has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the August 2011 death of Carol King.
  
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• David Caissie found guilty of first-degree murder in death of ex-girlfriend - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 15:28 via cbc.ca
  David Caissie found guilty of first-degree murder in death of ex-girlfriend  CBC.caA man charged with first-degree murder in the August, 2011 death of Carol King will learn his fate in a Saskatoon courtroom today. David Caissie stood trial at ...
  
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• David Caissie found guilty of first-degree murder in death of ex-girlfriend

  04-01-2019 15:28 via cbc.ca
  David Caissie has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the August 2011 death of Carol King.
  
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• Accused killer David Caissie guilty of first-degree murder

  04-01-2019 15:28 via cbc.ca
  David Caissie has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the August 2011 death of Carol King.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush ready for 2019 home opener

  04-01-2019 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Daniella Ponticelli, host of Rush TV, talks about what will be taking place on Jan. 6 when the Saskatchewan Rush play their home opener.
  
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