Saskatoon news

• 'Way beyond my dreams': Free technology training in Sask. helps unemployed, underemployed find IT jobs

  16-02-2019 23:04 via cbc.ca
  When Adrien Martin came back to Saskatoon from Vancouver looking for work, he jumped on the opportunity to take a free three-month information technology training course through ComIT.
  
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• Want to live longer? Start exercising more, study says

  16-02-2019 22:32
  Those who believe that age is just a number may be right, according to a new study that suggests exercise performance may be a better predictor of how long you’ll live than your age.
  
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• Freeland urges Canadians to 'consider leaving' Haiti

  16-02-2019 21:05
  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has urged Canadians in Haiti to take commercial flights out of the crisis-hit Caribbean country while they still can.
  
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• Rally against Bill C-69 in Saskatchewan draws Conservative leaders

  16-02-2019 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  The premiers of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick joined Conservative leader Andrew Scheer on a panel of speakers at the event held to draw attention to legislation that would overhaul how major energy projects are reviewed.
  
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• Frigid weather not just a problem for starting cars — it can also wreak havoc on your tires

  16-02-2019 20:21 via cbc.ca
  People from Saskatchewan have an abundance winter driving tips, but an expert says there's one that often goes overlooked — proper tire pressure.
  
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• Snowfall warning in effect, police respond to 6 crashes in 2 hours

  16-02-2019 19:41
  Saskatoon police are warning drivers of slippery road conditions following a string of crashes on Saturday morning.
  
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• Lack of proper pain treatment leads to 'over-medicalization': U of S researcher

  16-02-2019 19:35
  Access to physiotherapy depends on where you live and how much money you make, according to new research.
  
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• Ontario woman says car 'a complete write off' after hitting large pothole

  16-02-2019 19:01
  An Ontario family is considering legal action after they say a large pothole totalled their vehicle.
  
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• Prince Albert police investigating first homicide of 2019

  16-02-2019 18:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Prince Albert police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2019 after a 27-year-old man was assaulted and later died in hospital.
  According to a police news release, the victim was assaulted in an alley off the 200 block of 12th Street East just after 1 a.m. on Feb. 9.
  Police initially responded to the assault after receiving reports of an intoxicated man, but upon arriving at the scene they discovered the victim had suffered serious injuries.
  The victim was first treated at Princ
  
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• Prince Albert police launch city's 1st homicide investigation of 2019

  16-02-2019 18:17 via cbc.ca
  The victim of an alleged assault in Prince Albert, Sask., has died, prompting police to launch their first homicide investigation of 2019.
  
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• Traffic Advisory- Slippery Road Conditions

  16-02-2019 18:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police want to remind motorists to give themselves extra time to get tho their destinations. The road conditions within the city have deteriorated and visibility is limited. Saskatoon Emergency Services have responded to six collisions since 9:00 a.m. this morning. 
  
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• Man dies following ‘serious’ assault in Prince Albert’s first murder of 2019

  16-02-2019 17:38
  A man who was the victim of a “serious” assault in Prince Albert one week ago has died in hospital.
  
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• Vigils held for girl found dead after Amber Alert

  16-02-2019 17:20
  Candlelight vigils are taking place to honour 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar, who was found dead following an Amber Alert.
  
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• Candlelight vigils planned for girl found dead after Amber Alert

  16-02-2019 17:20
  Candlelight vigils will take place in the coming days to honour 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar, who was found dead following an Amber Alert.
  
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• Conservative leaders to attend pro-pipeline rally in Moosomin

  16-02-2019 17:15
  Federal Tory leader Andrew Scheer and the conservative premiers of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick are to speak today at a pro-pipeline rally near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba boundary.
  
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• Conservative leaders to attend against Bill C-69 in Saskatchewan

  16-02-2019 17:15
  Conservative leaders from across Canada rallied Saturday against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bill C-69.
  
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• Conservative leaders rally against Bill C-69 in Moosomin

  16-02-2019 17:15
  Conservative leaders from across Canada rallied Saturday against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bill C-69.
  
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• Time to 'push back' against federal government, Conservative leaders say at Sask. pro-pipeline rally

  16-02-2019 17:10 via cbc.ca
  The battleground for pipelines and the oil and gas industry was set in Moosomin, Sask., on Saturday, as Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his handling of the energy file.
  
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• Scott Moe, Andrew Scheer speaking at Pro-pipeline rally in Moosomin, Sask.

  16-02-2019 17:10 via cbc.ca
  Several dignitaries are set to speak at a pro-pipeline rally in Moosimin, Sask. on Saturday.
  
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• 'There's been a betrayal' of Trudeau's pledge to veterans - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 16:42
  'There's been a betrayal' of Trudeau's pledge to veterans  Saskatoon StarPhoenixIn the last election Trudeau promised to improve *service* delivery and reinstate a lifelong disability pension for veterans, but now they feel forgotten and like a low ...
  
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• Kyla Shand no longer the new big in town but starting to settle in as University of Saskatchewan Huskies starter - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 16:01
  Kyla Shand no longer the new big in town but starting to settle in as University of Saskatchewan Huskies starter  Saskatoon StarPhoenixKyla Shand is playing an integral part on the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team as it seeks another Bronze Baby.
  
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• Kyla Shand no longer the new big in town but starting to settle in as University of Saskatchewan Huskies starter

  16-02-2019 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kyla Shand is a “big” with big-time potential.
  Standing 6-foot-3, she automatically gives the University of Saskatchewan Huskies size. Her role with the Huskies has grown, too, as a second-year Huskie.
  Shand has entrenched herself as a go-to girl in the paint as she begins to fulfil a promising university basketball career in her hometown of Saskatoon.
  “She’s really coming along,” U of S women’s basketball coach Lisa Thomaidis says of Shand, a Holy Cross Crusa
  
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• Book reviews - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 16:00
  Book reviews  Saskatoon StarPhoenixReviews of James Trettwer's Thorn-Field, Beryl Young's Miles to Go, and Beverley Brenna's Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life.
  
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• Book reviews

  16-02-2019 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Thorn-Field by James Trettwer
  In Regina writer James Trettwer’s debut collection of short fiction, Thorn-Field (Thistledown, $19.95), the stories are linked by a number of metaphors — thorns being an obvious one — by characters fighting or dying from various addictions, and by the plume of smoke that hangs over their lives from the omnipresent potash mine — their employer and in some cases their killer.
  Indeed, in the first two stories, which take over half of the book, w
  
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• Vatican defrocks former U.S. cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

  16-02-2019 15:49
  Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.
  
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• New Faces New Places: Personalized advice makes healthy living a snap at Supplement World - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 15:02
  New Faces New Places: Personalized advice makes healthy living a snap at Supplement World  Saskatoon StarPhoenixWhether you're looking to make some serious gains or simply live a healthier lifestyle, Supplement World can help you meet your goals.
  
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• New Faces New Places: Personalized advice makes healthy living a snap at Supplement World

  16-02-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Whether you’re looking to make some serious gains or simply live a healthier lifestyle, Supplement World can help you meet your goals.
  Having recently opened their third Saskatoon location in Blairmore, with additional locations in Regina and Prince Albert, owner Josh MacGowan says customers were constantly asking for a new location on Saskatoon’s west side.
  Offering a huge assortment of sports nutrition, health and lifestyle products, MacGowan admits it can be difficult to know wher
  
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• 'There's no benefit to the planet if we chase away jobs': Scheer talks environmental policy, pipelines during Saskatoon visit - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 14:01
  'There's no benefit to the planet if we chase away jobs': Scheer talks environmental policy, pipelines during Saskatoon visit  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe Conservative environmental plan will be rolled out in 'plenty of time' for Canadians to evaluate it ahead of the next election, Scheer says. Alex MacPherson ...
  
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• New Faces New Places: Saskatoon Region ECIP helps prepare kids for school - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 14:01
  New Faces New Places: Saskatoon Region ECIP helps prepare kids for school  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSaskatoon Region ECIP helps prepare kids with development delays ready for school through home and community-based supports.
  
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• Awards celebrate housing excellence - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 14:01
  Awards celebrate housing excellence  Saskatoon StarPhoenixIn its 27th year, the Saskatoon and Region Home Builders' Association's annual awards program evolved into the Housing Excellence Awards. The gala ...
  
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• 'There's no benefit to the planet if we chase away jobs': Scheer talks environmental policy, pipelines during Saskatoon visit

  16-02-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent Friday in Saskatoon, meeting business groups and supporters before a rally Friday night and a planned trip to a pro-energy demonstration in Moosomin on Saturday. Between meetings, he sat down with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix to discuss environmental policy, pipeline approvals and the controversial yellow vest movement.
  Q: Your last event in the province was on New Year’s Day, when you spoke out against the carbon tax in Regina. When can we expect
  
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• New Faces New Places: Saskatoon Region ECIP helps prepare kids for school

  16-02-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Getting your child ready to start school can be stressful and for parents of children experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, developmental delays it can be even tougher — unless you know where to turn.
  The Saskatoon Region Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) has been providing home and community supports for these children and their families for 40 years through home and community-based services.
  But, having recently moved into a new, larger space — boasting an expansive t
  
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• Housing awards program embraces new name

  16-02-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Member builders, renovators and service providers of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA) gathered February 9 at TCU Place to celebrate achievements of the past year. For the past 27 years, the gala event was known as the Bridges Awards. In 2019, the awards program evolved into the Housing Excellence Awards.
  Jennifer Lamontagne, SRHBA director of business development, says the event’s new name says it all. “Changing the name from the Bridges Awards to t
  
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• Northern B.C. First Nation clan says ancient tools found at pipeline work site

  16-02-2019 13:28
  Coastal GasLink says it has suspended pipeline work south of Houston, B.C., while claims of the discovery of Indigenous artifacts on the site are investigated.
  
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• Letters to the editor Feb. 16, 2019 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 13:01
  Letters to the editor Feb. 16, 2019  Saskatoon StarPhoenixIt is time to commit funding and attention to mental health issues in Saskatchewan, writes Michael Finley.
  
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• Letters to the editor Feb. 16, 2019

  16-02-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Let’s fund mental health
  Murray Mandryk’s perceptive column “Mental health advocate says Minister needs to see world through her eyes” (SP, Jan. 30), made a point that cannot be repeated too often: The impact of underfunding mental health on individuals and families is too often not fully understood when decisions about health care spending are being made. This remains true even though one in five families will face mental health issues.
  Saskatchewan now lags behind other
  
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• Cuthand: Wilson-Raybould maintains respectable reputation

  16-02-2019 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Jody Wilson-Raybould’s term in office has gone from highs to lows as she took the high road and refused to allow her office to be used as an advocate for the Quebec construction company SNC-Lavalin.
  She maintained that the Office of Public Prosecutions be independent and free from political interference.
  It sounds noble and ethical, but because she allowed the Office of Public Prosecutions to carry on and take the company to court, she has left the Trudeau cabinet and is the subject of a w
  
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• Warming hearts with an icy sculpture: Frozen fans flock to see Elsa's palace in Saskatoon

  16-02-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The young and the young at heart have been flocking to King Crescent in Saskatoon's City Park ever since a certain ice-palace sculpture was put on display.
  
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• More than 1,000 hearts bloom in La Ronge for Valentine's Day as tribute to MMIWG

  16-02-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  "It overwhelms me every time," Kandis Riese says of the more than 1,000 hearts that have bloomed for the last four years at the centre of town each Valentine’s Day, representing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, February 15, 2019

  16-02-2019 08:22 via globalnews.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Zach Wytinck scored the winner at 3:06 of overtime as the Brandon Wheat Kings upset the league-leading Prince Albert Raiders 5-4 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Scheer talks pipelines, the budget, tackling crime at Saskatoon rally - CTV News

  16-02-2019 04:52
  Scheer talks pipelines, the budget, tackling crime at Saskatoon rally  CTV NewsFederal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer says if elected this fall, his party would champion Canada's energy industry and get pipelines built.
  
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• Scheer talks pipelines, the budget, tackling crime at Saskatoon rally

  16-02-2019 04:52
  Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer says if elected this fall, his party would champion Canada’s energy industry and get pipelines built.
  
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• Are you covered? How travel advisories affect your travel insurance

  16-02-2019 04:41
  Global Affairs encourages Canadians to carefully research travel insurance plans before leaving the country, and doing the necessary research to understand the terms and conditions of your policy before packing your bags.
  
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• Rush seek turnaround with trek to B.C.

  16-02-2019 02:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  Losses are stacking up as the Saskatchewan Rush head to Vancouver for what they hope is a turnaround game.
  The Rush have lost three straight games for the first time since they moved to Saskatoon from Edmonton prior to the 2016 National Lacrosse League season, and their record is 3-4.
  Here’s some things to know as the Rush prepare for their Saturday-night clash in Vancouver against the Warriors.
  A LOOK AT THE STANDINGS
  Saskatchewan was 6-1 at the same point of their 2018 season, but it&rsq
  
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• Saskatchewan has highest proportion of children using food banks: report

  16-02-2019 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatoon Food Bank said roughly 20,000 people use its services each month.
  
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• Three-day Great Backyard Bird Count takes flight on Feb. 15

  16-02-2019 01:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  For three days, bird watchers around the province will join orinthologists around the world in keeping tabs on their neighbourhood birds.
  The Great Backyard Bird Count returns on Feb. 15, and is being touted by Nature Saskatchewan as an example of “citizen science,” which involves the public in scientific research.
  During the Great Backyard Bird Count, people will be counting birds for at least 15 minutes and submitting their observations online.
  Nature Saskatchewan, in a media relea
  
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• What's open and what's not for Family Day in Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-02-2019 01:32
  What's open and what's not for Family Day in Saskatoon  Saskatoon StarPhoenixSee a list of what will be closed or operating on special hours in Saskatoon for Monday, Feb. 18, 2019.
  
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• What's open and what's not for Family Day in Saskatoon

  16-02-2019 01:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Family Day on Monday is also the start of the February break for schools. Here’s a list of what’s open and closed on the statutory holiday:
  — City Hall administrative offices and all branches of the Saskatoon Public Library will be closed on Monday. The Transit Customer Service Centre will be closed for walk-in customers, but phone service will be available.
  — The Cosmo Civic Centre will be closed, but a Family Day event will run in the gym from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. All other
  
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• Saskatoon man guilty of aggravated assault, unlawful confinement

  16-02-2019 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday, a judge found Matthew Gamble guilty of aggravated assault and unlawful confinement.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Feb. 15

  16-02-2019 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Alita: Battle Angel” and “Isn’t it Romantic.”
  
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