Saskatoon news

• Province launches new pilot project aimed at improving mental health of students

  27-02-2019 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  After seeing success in Alberta, Saskatchewan is rolling out a new pilot project helping students better cope with issues related to mental health. Katelyn Wilson explains.
  
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• Suspicious Activity - Cumberland Ave. & College Dr.

  27-02-2019 23:11 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are urging residents to report any suspicious activity following a number of reported incidents.Five recent reports have been filed with SPS regarding suspicious activity in the area of Cumberland Avenue and College Drive. The incidents involve complainants finding footprints in the snow leading up to the windows of residences in the area. On two occasions, a thin male wearing a dark bunnyhug with the hood up was reportedly observed near the homes. Although the suspicious a
  
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• Corman Park police charge horse owner under Animal Protection Act

  27-02-2019 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Corman Park police have charged a 72-year-old man after they say lab analysis of four dead horses showed prolonged malnutrition.
  
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• Corman Park owner charged in connection with horse deaths after tests indicate 'prolonged malnutrition'

  27-02-2019 22:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  The 72-year-old owner of four horses that died in Corman Park has been charged under the Animal Protection Act after laboratory tests of the remains “showed evidence of prolonged malnutrition,” according to police.
  In early January, the Corman Park Police Service ended its investigation into the deaths of four purebred Arabian horses belonging to Ron Delver and was unable to reach a conclusion as to how the horses died.
  Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan continued to investig
  
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• Support pours in for Carry the Kettle as plans to end state of emergency take shape

  27-02-2019 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Support is pouring in from around Saskatchewan for the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, whose water treatment plant burned down on Monday.
  
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• Air quality tests delay re-opening of Leader, Sask. healthcare facility

  27-02-2019 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  Repairs to the Leader and District Integrated Healthcare Facility have been completed after water line break earlier this month.
  
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• Compliments brand chicken nuggets recalled due to salmonella risk

  27-02-2019 21:57 via cbc.ca
  Product should be tossed or returned to store where purchased, Canadian Food Inspection Agency says
  
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• Sask. launches pilot project aimed at improving student mental health

  27-02-2019 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government has launched Mental Health Capacity Building, a pilot project aimed at improving the mental health of students.
  
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• U of S researchers studying how service dogs can help children with cerebral palsy

  27-02-2019 21:21 via cbc.ca
  The ‘holistic’ study is being conducted by the universities departments of rehabilitation science, kinesiology, sociology and veterinary medicine.
  
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• Award-winning Talking Dog Studios hanging up mic after 30 years in sound industry

  27-02-2019 21:19 via cbc.ca
  The man behind one of the largest audio production facilities in Canada is calling it quits after 30 years.
  
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• 2 former Credit Union Centre employees awarded damages after wrongful dismissal

  27-02-2019 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Two former Credit Union Centre employees have been awarded damages after being fired in 2012, following a business trip to Arizona.
  
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• ‘Big Brother Canada’ Season 7: Meet the houseguests

  27-02-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  ‘Big Brother Canada’ Season 7 houseguests are vying for a grand prize of $100,000, a dream vacation and a $25,000 home-furnishing makeover.
  
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• Police complaint filed after man identified as Saskatchewan-born actor licks CBC reporter during live TV hit

  27-02-2019 20:26 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian actor and comedian was recorded kissing and licking a CBC Toronto reporter during a live on-air report in an incident the CBC is condemning as "unacceptable."
  
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• Amount of children using Saskatoon food bank higher than national average

  27-02-2019 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  About 20,000 people use the Saskatoon food bank every month, and roughly 45 per cent of those are children.
  
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• I'm vegan, but don't think we should guilt, shame or threaten meat-eaters

  27-02-2019 19:43 via cbc.ca
  When things get political they get divisive, oppositional, and polarizing. We don’t need any more reasons to divide ourselves, to be entrenched in our ideologies or to choose sides. I don’t want to focus on difference.
  
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• Live on-air licking of TV reporter sparks outrage

  27-02-2019 19:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  TORONTO — An incident in which a man nuzzles and licks the ear of an on-air TV journalist reporting on a comedy event was roundly condemned on Wednesday, with some arguing the actions amounted to an assault.
  In a widely seen clip, CBC’s Chris Glover is talking back to the studio when one man leans into the frame behind him and mugs in front of the camera before leaving while a second man, dressed in a green Saskatchewan Roughriders hoodie, moves in on the reporter.
  The man, identifie
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -40 wind chills return to start March

  27-02-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  -40 wind chills return to Saskatoon’s weather forecast with another round of extreme cold to kickoff March. Peter Quinlan has more.
  
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• Disbarment of Prince Albert lawyer found guilty of misconduct stayed pending appeal

  27-02-2019 19:31 via cbc.ca
  Peter V. Abrametz, who was recently ordered disbarred by the provincial law society had his punishment stayed in a court of appeal decision issued on Feb. 22, 2019.
  
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• Décor and Design: meeting with designers

  27-02-2019 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  In this edition of Décor and Design, Global’s Ciara Yaschuk is at Metric Design Centre to learn more about how to prepare before your first meeting with a designer.
  
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• Real Estate YXE: dealing with pets while selling homes

  27-02-2019 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Heather Kehoe, with the TurnKey Group, brings in her dog to talk about what to do with your pets when selling your home.
  
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• Amount of children using Saskatoon food bank higher than national average - Global News

  27-02-2019 18:53
  Amount of children using Saskatoon food bank higher than national average  Global NewsAbout 20000 people use the Saskatoon food bank every month, and roughly 45 per cent of those are children.
  
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• Longtime Pleasant Hill resident embraces plans for Saskatoon safe injection site - CBC.ca

  27-02-2019 18:44
  Longtime Pleasant Hill resident embraces plans for Saskatoon safe injection site  CBC.caShane Partridge says a proposed safe injection site will make his neighbourhood a better place. A longtime resident of Pleasant Hill, Partridge volunteers as the ...
  
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• Longtime Pleasant Hill resident embraces plans for Saskatoon safe injection site

  27-02-2019 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Shane Partridge says a proposed safe injection site will make his neighbourhood a better place.
  
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• Saskatoon police search for missing man who missed appointment

  27-02-2019 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police are asking for public assistance in locating Wallace Ochitwa, 65, who was last seen on Feb. 26, 2019.
  
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• Nutrien to buy Australian farmer services company

  27-02-2019 18:29
  Potash and fertilizer giant Nutrien is making an addition to its Landmark subsidiary in Australia.
  
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• Police say horse owner’s claim of shot horses false, charge him under Animal Protection Act

  27-02-2019 17:51
  Corman Park police have laid a charge under the Animal Protection Act against a horse owner who claimed his horses had been shot.
  
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• Province waiting for national rules on seatbelts in buses rather than creating its own

  27-02-2019 17:41 via cbc.ca
  SGI says it's waiting for national regulations on seatbelts in buses despite a recommendation from the provincial Coroner’s office.
  
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• 22nd Annual NSBA Business Builder Awards

  27-02-2019 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  COCKTAILS @5:00pm.  BANQUET @6:30pm. Come out and celebrate with hundreds of business leaders in their accomplishments from 2018.  Every March nearly 600 business leaders from the Saskatoon area gather for the NSBA to ‘Honour its Own’ at a gala event.  The evening is all about celebrating the achievements and accomplishments of our peers.  In total...
  
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• Wilson-Raybould testifies at justice commitee probing SNC-Lavalin affair

  27-02-2019 17:36 via cbc.ca
  Jody Wilson-Raybould is making her much-anticipated appearance as the key witness before the Commons justice committee probing the SNC-Lavalin affair. CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.
  
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• Trudeau insists Wilson-Raybould can 'speak fully' on SNC-Lavalin affair

  27-02-2019 17:36 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Jody Wilson-Raybould will be able to "speak fully" to the SNC-Lavalin affair, as the former justice minister insists she's constrained despite a confidentiality waiver from the Liberal government. Wilson-Raybould is set to appear today before the Commons justice committee, and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.
  
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• Now is a great time to be studying computer science in Saskatchewan, says tech advocate

  27-02-2019 17:35 via cbc.ca
  The hi-tech industry is booming in Saskatchewan. More than 200 jobs were created in just the first nine months of 2018 and that number could double this year.
  
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• Saskatoon police search for missing man who missed appointment - Global News

  27-02-2019 17:34
  Saskatoon police search for missing man who missed appointment  Global NewsSaskatoon police are trying to locate a missing man who had left to Royal University Hospital for an appointment but did not arrive.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: -40 wind chills return to start March - Global News

  27-02-2019 17:31
  Saskatoon weather outlook: -40 wind chills return to start March  Global News40 wind chills return to Saskatoon's weather forecast with another round of extreme cold to kickoff March.
  
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• Cameco has cut half its Sask. workforce since Fukushima meltdown

  27-02-2019 17:26 via cbc.ca
  Cigar Lake is now Cameco's only operating mine. Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the company cut production, and cut half its staff at its northern mines and head office.
  
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• Charges possible after hundreds of ‘thin’ cattle seized from Saskatchewan farmer

  27-02-2019 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  Agency executive director Don Ferguson says multiple properties were involved and that environmental conditions on a number of them were factors in the seizure.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Planet could heal if humans gone

  27-02-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It seems the human species is the most destructive force on our planet Earth. This is evident all over.
  The ocean is full of discarded plastics that will apparently be around forever. Cities are covered in smog. Much of our drinking water is no longer potable unless treated, and so it goes.
  It makes one wonder what this world would be like in 1,000 years if the human species were to suddenly disappear. The ocean would clear up. We would breathe fresh air in the cities. Our drinking water would b
  
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• Charges possible after hundreds of 'thin' cattle seized from Sask. farmer near Stoughton

  27-02-2019 16:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  STOUGHTON — More than 300 cattle that authorities say appeared to be in distress have been seized from a livestock producer in southeastern Saskatchewan.
  Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan says the cattle were taken Feb. 13 and 14 near Stoughton, about 145 kilometres southeast of Regina.
  Agency executive director Don Ferguson says multiple properties were involved and that environmental conditions on a number of them were factors in the seizure.
  Ferguson won’t comment on the
  
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• My moose is bigger than your moose: Norwegian politician to visit Saskatchewan

  27-02-2019 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  The deputy mayor of a Norwegian municipality with a sculpture that set off a mighty moose match with a Saskatchewan prairie city is to arrive for a visit later this week.
  
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• Jody Wilson-Raybould alleges 'consistent and sustained' pressure on SNC-Lavalin case

  27-02-2019 15:57
  Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould says she faced high-level "veiled threats" and political interference in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, outlining her allegations in a stunning testimony that left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau facing calls for his resignation
  
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• Canadians send anti-bullying message at schools and workplaces on Pink Shirt Day

  27-02-2019 15:53
  Today is Pink Shirt Day in many Canadian schools, communities and workplaces.
  
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• Elaborate ice fishing shacks bring extra comforts to favourite winter sport

  27-02-2019 15:33
  Many people in Saskatchewan spend the winter ice fishing in average shacks, but some take the time to create more elaborate set ups each year.
  
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• Nutrien to buy Australian company for roughly $442 million

  27-02-2019 14:56 via cbc.ca
  SASKATOON — Nutrien Ltd. has signed deal to buy Australian company Ruralco Holdings Ltd. for roughly $442 million. Ruralco provides a wide range of services for Australian farmers.
  
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• Nutrien to buy Australian company Ruralco for roughly $442 million

  27-02-2019 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  Under the deal, Nutrien has agreed to pay $4.40 Australian dollars per Ruralco share for a total of about $469 million Australian dollars.
  
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• Canada's inflation rate slows to 1.4 per cent in January

  27-02-2019 14:40
  The country's annual inflation rate decelerated last month to 1.4 per cent in January in large part because of lower prices at the pump, Statistics Canada said Wednesday said in a new report.
  
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• Sask. man says critics of immigration 'have no clue what they're talking about'

  27-02-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Ponziano Aluma says growing anti-immigration sentiments are driven by emotion — not fact.
  
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• Regina man says critics of immigration 'have no clue what they're talking about'

  27-02-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Ponziano Aluma says growing anti-immigration sentiments are driven by emotion — not fact.
  
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• Builders sound the alarm amid steep decline in new home sales - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  27-02-2019 12:01
  Builders sound the alarm amid steep decline in new home sales  Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe local home builders' association is blaming government intervention for weak demand slowing the pace of construction.
  
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• 'Letting go of your inhibitions': Judi Gay embraces Saori weaving as more than art

  27-02-2019 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Judi Gay’s Saskatoon studio is filled with colour.
  In the far corner away from the stairs in the lower level of her home, metal racks lean against the wall, stuffed with roll after roll of thread — a rainbow-coloured reservoir for Gay to dip into for her weaving.
  Gay is experienced in the Saori weaving style; it’s characterized by the idea that anyone can do it and make something beautiful, she says.
  “You can weave in the Saori style on any loom you’ve got — i
  
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• 'Indigenizing settlement': Building bridges between newcomers and Indigenous people in Sask.

  27-02-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Two high school students say being from two different parts of the world had helped them develop an important and gratifying friendship through their personal stories.
  
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