Saskatoon news

• ‘I just am grateful that I’m alive’: Regina man highlights the importance of seatbelts

  01-02-2019 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Josh Campbell credits his seatbelt for saving his life when he was involved in a collision with a semi. David Baxter reports.
  
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• Nebraska advances bill requiring tracking of missing Indigenous women, Montana not far behind

  01-02-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  A bill that would require better tracking of cases involving missing Native American women has advanced in Nebraska while the state of Montana considers similar legislation.
  
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• ‘I just am grateful that I’m alive.’: Regina man highlights importance of seatbelts

  01-02-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Josh Campbell credits his seatbelt for saving his life after a collision with a semi while driving home from a hockey game in Pense, Sask.
  
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• City already clearing snow, preparing for cold temperatures - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-02-2019 22:50
  City already clearing snow, preparing for cold temperatures  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatoon snow removal crews are out in force clearing the snow that started falling Thursday night and will continue throughout the weekend.
  
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• City already clearing snow, preparing for cold temperatures

  01-02-2019 22:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  City of Saskatoon snow removal crews are out in force clearing the snow that started falling Thursday night and will continue throughout the weekend to clear the 15-20 centimetres of snow forecast to blanket the city.
  “Our night shift crews worked hard overnight to keep our roads and sidewalks safe for the morning commute,” Brodie Thompson, acting director of roadways, fleet and support, said on Thursday.
  “Day shift crews are out now addressing problem spots and are clearing sn
  
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• Saskatoon to get hit with up to 20 cm of snow

  01-02-2019 22:22
  The City of Saskatoon says it will mobilize all its resources to keep traffic flowing on high-traffic, high-speed roads during this weekend’s snowstorm.
  
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• Police investigate after man stabbed during robbery

  01-02-2019 22:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 21-year-old man sustained non life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed during a robbery on Friday morning.
  The man was taken to hospital with stab wounds after police were called to the 1900 block of Avenue C North at 8 a.m. after receiving a report about a robbery.
  In a media release, police said they believe methamphetamine may have been involved.
  A description of a possible suspect was not available.
  
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• Man on trial for attempted police murder says homemade gun went off by accident during standoff

  01-02-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Michael Arcand's path collided with police after he tried to break into his own car, fuelled by a cocktail of fear and drugs, he told a Saskatoon courtroom Friday.
  
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• Fate of truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash will test sentencing system: experts

  01-02-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  A legal expert says the punishment chosen for the truck driver responsible for the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash will put Canada's sentencing system to the test.
  
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• Stabbing - 1900 block of Ave. C N

  01-02-2019 21:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are searching for a suspect involved in a stabbing this morning.At approximately 8:00 a.m., February 1, 2019, Saskatoon Police were dispatched to a robbery in the 1900 block of Avenue C North. Upon arrival, officers located a 21 year old man suffering from non-life threatening stab wounds. He was transported to hospital with minor injuries.It is believed that Methamphetamine may have been involved in the robbery. No suspect description is available at this time.(Occurrence Numbe
  
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• Environment Canada issues winter storm and snowfall warnings in Saskatchewan

  01-02-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning across most central regions of Saskatchewan, and a winter storm warning for east-central areas.
  
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• Edmonton's 23rd police chief lays out vision at swearing-in ceremony

  01-02-2019 20:59 via cbc.ca
  At Friday's swearing-in ceremony, Dale McFee said his vision includes reducing Edmonton's crime rate and holding criminals accountable while finding solutions for the city's vulnerable that "might not be a jail cell."
  
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• Divers recover remains, personal belongings from 1959 plane crash

  01-02-2019 20:59
  Saskatchewan RCMP say they hope a recovery operation of a plane wreck at Peter Pond lake helps to provide closure to the families of pilot Ray Gran and conservation officer Harold Thompson.
  
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• Crack cocaine seized from vehicle after driver tries to flee from Sask. RCMP

  01-02-2019 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  Waskesiu Lake RCMP said Roderick Gardiner, who attempted to evade arrest in a vehicle, is facing cocaine trafficking charges.
  
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• 'This has damaged the NDP': Veteran politician critical of Jagmeet Singh in Weir saga

  01-02-2019 20:30 via cbc.ca
  Former Saskatchewan NDP cabinet minister Pat Atkinson says NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is damaging the party in Saskatchewan and should allow Regina MP Erin Weir to appeal the harassment investigation that resulted in his dismissal from the party caucus.
  
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• Missing woman may be ‘vulnerable,’ police say

  01-02-2019 20:22
  Saskatoon police are asking for help finding a missing 26-year-old woman.
  
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• 65 meth packages found in Ahtahkakoop drug bust

  01-02-2019 20:20
  Fourteen people were arrested ad three people face charges after a drug bust Wednesday at a home on Ahtahkakoop First Nation.
  
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• Dozens of gun charges laid after break and enter

  01-02-2019 20:19
  Five people are facing a combined total of 66 gun charges – and more charged are pending - following a break and enter early Friday morning.
  
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• Verdict expected next week in Dong murder trial

  01-02-2019 20:09
  A judge has reserved his decision in the case of a woman on trial for murder in the death of a Saskatoon man.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: snowiest, coldest days of the year ahead

  01-02-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Biggest blast of snow and cold of the year rolls into Saskatoon’s weather forecast to kickoff February. Peter Quinlan has more.
  
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• Music to Sask. ears: Welcome the weekend with tunes from local 2019 Juno nominees

  01-02-2019 19:21 via cbc.ca
  Chris Picks Music is a weekly playlist of songs that have aired on CBC Radio's Morning Edition.
  
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• Saskatoon police lay 66 firearms charges after early morning break-in - CBC.ca

  01-02-2019 19:15
  Saskatoon police lay 66 firearms charges after early morning break-in  CBC.caPolice in Saskatoon say they've already laid 66 firearms related charges after an early Friday morning break-in, and investigators say the five people charged ...
  
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• Saskatoon police lay 66 firearms charges after early morning break-in

  01-02-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  Officers stopped a truck in the 1500 block of Spadina Crescent W. on Friday following a report of a break-in, and found two loaded shotguns as well as ammunition inside, police say. Five people face a long list of firearms-related charges.
  
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• Semi-driver in Humboldt Broncos crash will likely be deported, says immigration lawyer

  01-02-2019 18:49 via cbc.ca
  A well-known policy analyst and lawyer believes it's likely Jaskirat Singh Sidhu will be deported.
  
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• Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce dies at age 88

  01-02-2019 18:48
  Ron Joyce, the man who rose from a childhood marked by the Great Depression to co-found the Tim Horton's doughnut chain, has died at the age of 88.
  
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• Saskatoon homicide victim remembered as amazing woman

  01-02-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Tammy Brown’s common-law partner, Blake Schreiner, has been charged with second-degree murder in her death.
  
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• Missing woman last seen at Saskatoon hospital: police

  01-02-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said a missing woman, Otanys Taniskishayinew, was last seen at Royal University Hospital on the evening of Jan. 31.
  
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• 'Senseless and tragic': Accused killer of Saskatoon mother of two was common-law partner - CBC.ca

  01-02-2019 18:33
  'Senseless and tragic': Accused killer of Saskatoon mother of two was common-law partner  CBC.caTracy Brown says her sister's death, Saskatoon's first homicide of the year, was "senseless and tragic." Tammy Brown, 39, was found dead in her home in the ...
  
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• 'Senseless and tragic': Accused killer of Saskatoon mother of two was common-law partner

  01-02-2019 18:33 via cbc.ca
  It was a brief but emotional court date for a man accused of murder in Saskatoon.
  
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• Five people face 66 firearms-related charges after break and enter - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-02-2019 18:27
  Five people face 66 firearms-related charges after break and enter  Saskatoon StarPhoenixFive people, including one teen, face a combined 66 firearms-related charges after Saskatoon police seized two loaded weapons and ammunition Friday ...
  
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• Five people face 66 firearms-related charges after break and enter

  01-02-2019 18:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three men, one woman and a teen face a combined 66 firearms-related charges after Saskatoon police seized a loaded shotgun, a loaded sawed-off shotgun and ammunition Friday morning.
  Police were called to the scene of a break-and-enter at a garage of a home in the 1200 block of Avenue L South just before 3 a.m. The officers were told the people believed to be involved had fled in a white Ford F-150, police said in a media release.
  Officers found the truck in the 1500 block of Spadina Crescent Wes
  
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• Broncos crash: Cases cited for judge to consider in sentence of truck driver

  01-02-2019 17:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  A Saskatchewan court heard sentencing arguments Thursday at a hearing for the truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty earlier this month to all 29 charges of dangerous driving.
  The Crown has recommended Sidhu be sentenced to 10 years in prison, while his legal team did not put forward a recommendation.
  Here is a look at other dangerous driving cases cited during the arguments.
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• Family 'devastated' after Tammy Brown found dead in River Heights home

  01-02-2019 17:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Tammy Brown is being remembered by her family as an “amazing mother, daughter and sister.”
  Brown, 39, died on Jan. 29 in a River Heights home. Her partner, 37-year-old Blake Jeffrey Schreiner, was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree murder.
  “Our family has been devastated by the news of the senseless loss of Tammy,” her family members wrote in a statement provided to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
  “We continue (to) receive messages from friends and love
  
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• Missing woman last seen at Saskatoon hospital: police - Global News

  01-02-2019 17:42
  Missing woman last seen at Saskatoon hospital: police  Global NewsSaskatoon police said a missing woman, Otanys Taniskishayinew, was last seen at Royal University Hospital on the evening of Jan. 31.
  
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• Break & Enter/Arrests/Firearms Charges - 1500 block Spadina Cr. W

  01-02-2019 17:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Five people are facing a combined total of 66 firearms related charges following a break and enter early this morning.At approximately 2:55 a.m., February 1, 2019, Saskatoon Police received a report of a break and enter to a garage at a residence in the 1200 block of Avenue L South. While officers were en route, they were informed the suspects had fled in a white Ford F-150. Police located the truck in the 1500 block of Spadina Crescent West and arrested five people without incident. A loaded sa
  
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• Father of Humboldt Bronco player got apology in tearful meeting with truck driver

  01-02-2019 17:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  MELFORT — The father of a player killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he thinks meeting face-to-face with the truck driver who caused the collision was a powerful moment in both of their lives.
  Scott Thomas, whose son Evan died in the April 6 crash, said both he and Jaskirat Singh Sidhu cried when the two met privately at Sidhu’s sentencing hearing this week.
  “It was a very powerful, very emotional 15 minutes,” said Thomas. “There were lots of tears on both
  
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• Letter of the Day: Swedes manage multiple ballots

  01-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  On Sept. 9, 2018 Sweden held a general election. I happened to be in Norway at the time, and learned the following from the Norwegian news reports.
  In Sweden, elections are held every four years on the second Sunday in September. Swedes vote for all levels of government on the same day. At the polling station, they receive ballots for the Riksdag (their federal parliament), for their regional assemblies and for their municipal councils.
  It doesn’t appear to confuse them when they vote with
  
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• February’s traffic spotlight focused on seatbelt safety

  01-02-2019 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  Throughout the month of February, police across Saskatchewan will focus on finding vehicle occupants who are not wearing their seatbelt properly.
  
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• Sentencing hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu concludes with apology

  01-02-2019 16:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu the Alberta truck driver responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy that killed 16 and injured 13 others, spoke to family members of survivors and victims during the fourth day of his sentencing hearing in Melfort, Sask.
  He took the chance to apologize to the families, saying he never meant to cause them harm and said he’s sorry for the pain he caused them.
  The StarPhoenix’s Bre McAdam provides an update from day four of the hearing.
  
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• Photos: Editorial Cartoons: Jan. 26 – Feb. 1

  01-02-2019 16:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  Here’s a compilation of the StarPhoenix’s editorial cartoons from the past week.
  
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• World-first Toronto procedure cures teen's rare 'nutcracker syndrome'

  01-02-2019 15:54
  In a world-first procedure, doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children successfully treated a teenager’s chronic back pain caused by the rare vascular compression disorder known as “nutcracker syndrome” in which a vein meant to drain the left kidney become blocked between two arteries.
  
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• Plant ideas to bring home during the long winter months

  01-02-2019 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Chantel Pulak, with Bill’s House of Flowers, talks about some plants that can green-up the house during the long winter months.
  
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• ​'If anyone needs to travel, I would have a Plan B': Winter storm hits central Saskatchewan

  01-02-2019 15:06 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada is warning people with travel plans in central Saskatchewan to have a “Plan B” as a winter storm is creeping its way into the province from Alberta.
  
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• Sidhu tells victims of Humboldt Broncos bus crash ‘It happened because of my lack of experience’

  01-02-2019 14:48 via thestarphoenix.com
   
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, driver of the truck that struck the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team is shown during his sentencing hearing in a courtroom sketch, in Melfort, Sask., on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.
  Speaking to families of the 29 people killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu said he takes “full responsibility for what has happened.”
  “It happened because of my lack of experience,” the semi driver who caused the catast
  
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• Intelliconn awarded spot in Thrive Accelerator program

  01-02-2019 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  Ken Jackson, with Intelliconn, on the Saskatoon company having one of the winning entries in a Silicon Valley competition, and a look at some of their innovative Ag products.
  
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• Editorial: Listen and learn from sentencing hearing

  01-02-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  We do not know why Jaskirat Singh Sidhu failed to halt at an oversized stop sign at the intersections of Highways 335 and 35 on April 6, 2018, hitting the Humboldt Broncos team bus.
  Even after an agreed statement of facts was presented at a sentencing hearing in Melfort this week and after hours of victim impact statements from families, the question “why?” still lies heavy in the air. Why did 16 people lose their lives, and why are the 13 survivors left to deal with unimaginable phy
  
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• Saskatoon morning weather outlook – February 1

  01-02-2019 13:59 via globalnews.ca
  Portions of central Saskatchewan are expected to receive 10 to 20 centimetres of snow as a slow-moving disturbance crosses through the province on Friday and Saturday. Nicole Stillger has more.
  
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• Saskatoon's Reignwolf about to launch debut album - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  01-02-2019 13:01
  Saskatoon's Reignwolf about to launch debut album  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe rock 'n' roll band headed by Saskatoon's own Jordan Cook will launch its debut album Hear Me Out on March 1.
  
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• Saskatoon's Reignwolf about to launch debut album

  01-02-2019 13:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  A favourite musical group that started in Saskatoon is about to release its first album.
  Reignwolf, the rock ‘n’ roll band with a bluesy feel headed by Jordan Cook, will launch its debut album Hear Me Out on March 1. Most of it was recorded here in his hometown.
  According to a media release, after the band finished its far-travelling 2018 tour, it put the finishing touches on the album.
  The first single, Black and Red, was written by Cook and Matt Hales (better known by his stag
  
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• Sask. to see snow on weekend followed by extreme cold temperatures

  01-02-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  With a winter storm watch blanketing most of central and southern Saskatchewan, Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang says it looks like the province will see a very snowy start to February.
  The winter storm watch in Saskatoon is tracking a series of low pressure systems moving through the area as they mix with lingering cold air to the north. The warm air and moisture from the low pressure systems mixes with this cold air to create snow — which is expected to blanket Saskatoon with
  
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