Saskatoon news

• 'Dark comedy' about oil industry playing in Saskatoon - News Talk 650 CKOM

  13-05-2019 23:36
  'Dark comedy' about oil industry playing in Saskatoon  News Talk 650 CKOMAfter making its premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival last fall, a comedy about Canada's oil industry is showing in Saskatoon. Circle of Steel ...
  
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• RCMP investigating video of man burning Nazi, Confederate flags

  13-05-2019 23:34
  Ituna RCMP are investigating after a man took it upon himself to take down and burn Nazi and Confederate flags hung at a residence in Kelliher.
  
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• Sask introduces 5-day paid leave for domestic, sexual violence victims

  13-05-2019 23:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  REGINA — Saskatchewan will be offering paid leave to victims of domestic and sexual violence who require time off from work. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan will offer paid leave to victims of domestic violence

  13-05-2019 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Coroners Service says that over the last 14 years, 71 people have died in domestic homicides - more than half of them women.
  
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• Axe found in suspect vehicle after cigarettes stolen in Saskatoon robbery - Global News

  13-05-2019 23:00
  Axe found in suspect vehicle after cigarettes stolen in Saskatoon robbery  Global NewsSaskatoon police said they found an axe and cigarettes in a suspect vehicle after an armed robbery in the Erindale neighbourhood this past weekend.
  
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• Axe found in suspect vehicle after cigarettes stolen in Saskatoon robbery

  13-05-2019 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said they found an axe and cigarettes in a suspect vehicle after an armed robbery in the Erindale neighbourhood this past weekend.
  
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• Sask. victims of domestic or sexual violence to receive five days of paid leave

  13-05-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government has amended a law to allow survivors of domestic or sexual violence five paid days of leave from work and five unpaid days.
  
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• Plan announced to take action on sexual violence in Saskatchewan

  13-05-2019 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  A 22-point action plan has been created to address how sexual assaults are dealt with and prevent them in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatoon public schools could face millions in cuts - CBC.ca

  13-05-2019 22:02
  Saskatoon public schools could face millions in cuts  CBC.caProposed changes could see dozens of positions for teachers, librarians and others soon cut from Saskatoon public schools, CBC News has learned.
  
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• ‘When you’re up here you forget your problems’: Saskatoon woman has massive Barbie collection - CTV News

  13-05-2019 21:59
  ‘When you’re up here you forget your problems’: Saskatoon woman has massive Barbie collection  CTV NewsA Saskatoon woman's doll collection is a dream come true for Barbie lovers.
  
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• ‘When you’re up here you forget your problems’: Saskatoon woman has massive Barbie collection

  13-05-2019 21:59
  A Saskatoon woman’s doll collection is a dream come true for Barbie lovers.
  
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• Valkyries remain undefeated with win over provincial rival Riot

  13-05-2019 21:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Valkyries are back on the winning side of their provincial rivalry with the Regina Riot after claiming a 38-13 victory over them on Saturday night at SMF Field. Read More
  
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• 'Just get it done:' Indian day school survivors divided over proposed settlement

  13-05-2019 21:41 via cbc.ca
  For more than a decade, Ray Mason has been fighting for compensation for the time he and thousands of other Indigenous people were forced to attend federally operated Indian day schools. He hopes that battle will soon be over.
  
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• Saskatoon public schools could face millions in cuts

  13-05-2019 21:25 via cbc.ca
  Proposed changes could see dozens of positions for teachers, librarians and others soon cut from Saskatoon public schools, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Trucking petition comes to a close

  13-05-2019 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  A petition seeking to overhaul the trucking industry in Canada will come to a close Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The families of the Humboldt Broncos have shown their support and hope Canadians will sign it.
  
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• $500K from photo radar to fund Sask. traffic safety initiatives 

  13-05-2019 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  The first round of provincial traffic safety fund grants has been awarded in Saskatchewan.
  
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• In historic first, Supreme Court of Canada to hold hearings outside Ottawa

  13-05-2019 20:40 via cbc.ca
  For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court is taking its hearings on the road to give more Canadians a close-up view of the top court at work.
  
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• Elite cricket players in Sask. face challenge of fasting during Ramadan

  13-05-2019 20:40 via cbc.ca
  Shahzaib Arshad and Hasnan Ahmad are high school students in Saskatoon and members of Saskatchewan’s elite level under-19 cricket team. Their Muslim faith requires them to fast during Ramadan.
  
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• 'A massive blow': Saskatoon business group raises concerns on giving heritage designation to northeast swale - CBC.ca

  13-05-2019 20:37
  'A massive blow': Saskatoon business group raises concerns on giving heritage designation to northeast swale  CBC.caSaskatoon city councillors have agreed to further study the idea of granting heritage status to an ecologically sensitive area on the city's riverbank.
  
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• Wildlife can pose danger to public: Meewasin Valley Authority - Global News

  13-05-2019 19:57
  Wildlife can pose danger to public: Meewasin Valley Authority  Global NewsCoyote sightings in Saskatoon has the Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) advising people to exercise caution around the city.
  
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• Wildlife can pose danger to public: Meewasin Valley Authority

  13-05-2019 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  The Meewasin Valley Authority said there have been coyote sightings in Saskatoon and some encounters.
  
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• Local weekly Saskatoon Express publishes final edition - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  13-05-2019 19:54
  Local weekly Saskatoon Express publishes final edition  Saskatoon StarPhoenixEight years after publishing its first edition, the Saskatoon Express has rolled off the printers for the final time.The weekly newspaper, which first hit newsstands in ...
  
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• Mortgage stress test continues to impact Sask. real estate market

  13-05-2019 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Association of Saskatchewan Realtors warns there are still signs of the damaging effects of the mortgage stress test despite an increase in sales.
  
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• Local weekly Saskatoon Express publishes final edition

  13-05-2019 19:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  Eight years after publishing its first edition, the Saskatoon Express has rolled off the printers for the final time. Read More
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: 20 degree heat lingers a little longer - Global News

  13-05-2019 19:50
  Saskatchewan weather outlook: 20 degree heat lingers a little longer  Global News20-degree heat lingers in Saskatoon's and Regina's weather forecast for a few days before rain rolls in for the long weekend ahead.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: 20 degree heat lingers a little longer

  13-05-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  20-degree heat lingers in Saskatoon's and Regina's weather forecast for a few days before rain rolls in for the long weekend ahead.
  
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• Convenience store robbery suspects found with axe, stolen cigarettes, police say

  13-05-2019 19:49
  Two 19-year-old Saskatoon men are facing charges after an armed robbery at a convenience store in the 400 block of Kenderdine Road, police say.
  
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• Nazi flag in Kelliher, Sask. burned

  13-05-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Nazi flag in Kelliher, Saskatchewan taken down and burned.
  
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• Suicide prevention strategy sorely needed in Sask.: U of S prof

  13-05-2019 19:03 via cbc.ca
  Doyle Vermette, NDP MLA for the Cumberland in northern Sask., introduced a private members bill in November calling the government to establish a suicide prevention strategy.
  
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• Two Arrested - Robbery - 400 block Kenderdine Road

  13-05-2019 18:56 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two 19 year old Saskatoon males are in custody following an armed robbery of a convenience store in the 400 block of Kenderdine Road yesterday.At approximately 4:45 a.m., May 12, 2019, Police received a call about a robbery in progress.  An employee reported that two men had entered wearing masks and carrying a knife or an axe before stealing packages of cigarettes and the staff member's cell phone.  The suspects then fled the scene.  Officers were able to stop the suspect vehicle
  
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• WALK FOR LUPUS

  13-05-2019 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  Come walk with Alayna to raise funds for LUPUS AWARENESS, support services and research.   To receive your pledge sheet, sponsor a walker, or for more information, please contact Irene Driedger by email at [email protected] or by cell phone at 306-227-9562.  On-line donations emailed to: [email protected] Registration at 12:30pm, Walk to begin at 1:00pm.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Cycling is better in the long run

  13-05-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Many recent letters to the editor and articles in the StarPhoenix raise alarm over the cost of bicycle lanes and potential loss to businesses along planned cycle lane routes. Read More
  
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• Prescribed burn at Douglas Provincial Park aims to rejuvenate area

  13-05-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  A prescribed burn is taking place at Douglas Provincial Park during the week of May 13.
  
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• Nazi flag in Kelliher, Sask. taken down, burned

  13-05-2019 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  A video circulating on social media shows a Nazi flag on the roof of a home in Kelliher, Sask. being burned.
  
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• Small-city and rural Canadians could lose their free TV

  13-05-2019 16:51 via cbc.ca
  Shaw Communications has asked the CRTC for permission to cut off free television to tens of thousands of Canadians in small cities and rural areas.
  
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• Dan Clapson makes semifreddo

  13-05-2019 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  Eat North’s Dan Clapson with his take on the Italian dessert semifreddo.
  
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• Conservation group asks council for heritage site designation for Saskatoon swale

  13-05-2019 16:24 via cbc.ca
  At a meeting on Monday morning, Saskatoon city councillors will debate whether a swath of natural grasslands in the city's northeast should be preserved.
  
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• 'A massive blow': Saskatoon business group raises concerns on giving heritage designation to northeast swale

  13-05-2019 16:24 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon city councillors have agreed to further study the idea of granting heritage status to an ecologically sensitive area on the city's riverbank.
  
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• Therapy ducks at Sherbrooke Community Centre in Saskatoon

  13-05-2019 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  Deb Schick explains how Cheese and Quackers, two therapy duck, are impacting residents at Sherbrooke Community Centre in Saskatoon.
  
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• Vancouver Giants force game 7 against Prince Albert Raiders in WHL finals

  13-05-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  It's going to be a tense night at Prince Albert's Art Hauser Centre.
  
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• Saskatoon Transit offers buses for John Fogerty concert - News Talk 650 CKOM

  13-05-2019 15:56
  Saskatoon Transit offers buses for John Fogerty concert  News Talk 650 CKOMSaskatoon Transit will be available for people attending Monday night's John Fogerty concert at SaskTel Centre...
  
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• Saskatoon Crime Stoppers campaign targets missing persons | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  13-05-2019 15:42
  Saskatoon Crime Stoppers campaign targets missing persons | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caConst. Ryan Ehalt from Saskatoon Crime Stoppers discusses a new campaign, To Those Who Took the Missing. Sask. Crime Stoppers aim to expose secrets of ...
  
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• Saskatoon Crime Stoppers campaign targets missing persons

  13-05-2019 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Const. Ryan Ehalt from Saskatoon Crime Stoppers discusses a new campaign, To Those Who Took the Missing.
  
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• Video shows man burning Nazi flag apparently pulled from Sask. home

  13-05-2019 15:15 via cbc.ca
  A Nazi flag flying atop the roof of a house in a small Saskatchewan village has allegedly been taken down and burned, according to a widely shared Facebook post.
  
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• Police investigating alleged theft and burning of Nazi flag pulled from Sask. home

  13-05-2019 15:15 via cbc.ca
  A Nazi flag flying atop the roof of a house in a small Saskatchewan village has allegedly been taken down and burned, according to a widely shared Facebook post.
  
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• 'Escalates quickly into a real community safety issue': Saskatchewan struggling with crystal meth addiction

  13-05-2019 15:13 via cbc.ca
  Regina's chief of police, Evan Bray, says meth addiction is driving up all categories of crime in the city.
  
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• Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97

  13-05-2019 15:03
  Doris Day, the sunny blond actress and singer whose frothy roles in comedies and musicals made her one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s and '60s and a symbol of wholesome American womanhood, has died. She was 97.
  
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• Man who survived collision with impaired driver upset with expedited court process, SGI

  13-05-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  More than one month later, John Lozowchuk still bears the bruises caused by a head-on collision with an impaired driver. He also remains dissatisfied with the outcome of the court case and his claim with Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Read More
  
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• WestJet to be sold in $5B deal

  13-05-2019 14:40 via cbc.ca
  WestJet says it has agreed to be acquired by Onex Corporation and will become a private company in a deal valued at $5 billion. 
  
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• WestJet agrees to be sold to investor Onex Corp. in deal valued at $5B

  13-05-2019 14:40 via cbc.ca
  WestJet says it has agreed to be acquired by Onex Corp. and will become a private company in a deal valued at $5 billion. 
  
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