Saskatoon news

• Poll suggests Greens surging in Sask. Can they be more than just spoilers?

  20-09-2019 23:41 via cbc.ca
  A Green Party of Canada candidate in Saskatoon believes encouraging poll results for the party in Saskatchewan this week can be translated into votes, despite the party's history of seeing voters' stated support disappear on election day.
  
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• Correction: Charges Laid in Sexual Assualt Investigation

  20-09-2019 23:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The accused male is 20 years old and not 30 years old as previously reported.   The female was victim is 17 years old and not 27 years old as previously reported.(Occurrence Number: 19-98296)
  
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• Charges Laid in Sexual Assault Investigation

  20-09-2019 23:03 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 30 year old male is facing charges that include Aggravated Sexual Assault after an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service’s Sex Crimes Unit.On September 14, 2019, Saskatoon Police opened an investigation into an alleged sexual assault that had occurred that day.  A 27 year old female victim reported being sexually assaulted by a 30 year old male acquaintance at his residence. On September 15, 2019, the 30 year old male was arrested without incident and charged with Aggra
  
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• Gang brawl at Saskatoon jail Thursday played out at cultural trailer used by elders - CBC.ca

  20-09-2019 22:36 via cbc.ca
  Gang brawl at Saskatoon jail Thursday played out at cultural trailer used by elders  CBC.caOngoing tensions between rival gangs at the Saskatoon jail led Thursday to another violent confrontation with injuries.
  
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• Gang brawl at Saskatoon jail Thursday played out at cultural trailer used by elders

  20-09-2019 22:36 via cbc.ca
  Ongoing tensions between rival gangs at the Saskatoon jail led Thursday to another violent confrontation with injuries.
  
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• 'I feel confident we’re in good shape': Staff have 599 things to do before new Sask. children’s hospital opens

  20-09-2019 22:32
  Saskatchewan’s new children’s hospital opens its doors in just over a week, but staff still have plenty to do – 599 things, to be exact.
  
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• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra trumpets success in 89th season - CBC.ca

  20-09-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra trumpets success in 89th season  CBC.caThe Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra is back on solid financial ground, and is looking forward with an ambitious 10-year strategic plan.
  
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• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra trumpets success in 89th season

  20-09-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra is back on solid financial ground, and is looking forward with an ambitious 10-year strategic plan.
  
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• New Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital readies for 1st patients

  20-09-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  Preparations are underway to move patients into the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital on Sept. 29.
  
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• Roughriders, children’s hospital foundations team up for million-dollar lottery

  20-09-2019 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery supports Saskatchewan’s new children’s hospital while making someone an instant millionaire.
  
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• New lottery to raise cash for Roughrider, children’s hospital foundations

  20-09-2019 20:21
  Tickets for Saskatchewan’s newest lottery are now on sale.
  
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• Loud mufflers a 'community problem,' police say

  20-09-2019 19:33
  The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners plans to write a letter to the province requesting help to reduce traffic noise due to mufflers.
  
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• Sask. teachers say classroom size must be part of contract talks

  20-09-2019 19:29 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's teachers union says classroom size is one of the biggest issues facing the province's educators, yet it isn't on the table for negotiations with the Ministry of Education this week.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: warm finish to summer, start to fall

  20-09-2019 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Warm weather rolls back into Saskatoon and Regina's weather forecast to finish summer and start fall.
  
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• Saskatoon company fined $84K after worker injured in 2016 accident - CBC.ca

  20-09-2019 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon company fined $84K after worker injured in 2016 accident  CBC.caA Saskatoon company has been slapped with an $84000 fine after one of its workers was injured on the job.
  
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• Saskatoon company fined $84K after worker injured in 2016 accident

  20-09-2019 19:22 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon company has been slapped with an $84,000 fine after one of its workers was injured on the job. 
  
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• Saskatchewan orders hospitals to report vaping-related severe respiratory illnesses

  20-09-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  Notification of the directive under the Public Health Act was sent to all hospital intensive care units in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Sask. Ministry of Health watching for vaping-related illness

  20-09-2019 19:11 via cbc.ca
  The Ministry of Health is monitoring intensive-care units across the province for vaping-related illness, a move prompted by illness and deaths abroad which are connected to vaping.
  
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• Saskatchewan to 'monitor' for vaping-related illness, health minister says

  20-09-2019 18:40
  Saskatchewan's health minister says public health officials are paying close attention to the possibility of vaping-related injuries in the province.
  
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• Saskatoon company fined $84K in workplace incident - Global News

  20-09-2019 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon company fined $84K in workplace incident  Global NewsA Saskatoon-based company has been fined a total of $84,000 in an incident over three years ago that left a worker with serious injuries.
  
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• Saskatoon company fined $84K in workplace incident

  20-09-2019 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  A worker was seriously injured near Saskatoon in August 2016 after a scissor lift was knocked to the ground by an overhead crane.
  
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• Colliers taking over GTH operations amid continued land sale concerns

  20-09-2019 18:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  The minister responsible for the Global Transportation Hub says he is “worried” that even with a private commercial developer taking over operations, there will be difficulty selling the land due to the controversy it's been mired in. Read More
  
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• Moose Jaw, Sask. mayor petitions for actor Jon Hamm to be ‘New Canadian’ following ad

  20-09-2019 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  The mayor of Moose Jaw is petitioning to make American actor Jon Hamm a Canadian citizen after he gave a nod to the small Saskatchewan city in a SkipTheDishes commercial.
  
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• Letter of the Day: To logging industry: you can't eat money

  20-09-2019 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  I was very dismayed in reading Andrea Ledding’s report in the Sept. 5 StarPhoenix, “Northern residents fear ‘open season’ on forests by loggers.” Read More
  
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• Justin Trudeau addresses blackface controversy at Saskatoon town hall

  20-09-2019 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Trudeau took questions in Saskatoon on Thursday evening as the Liberal leader looks to get his campaign back on track, but they were from supporters, not the media. As Ryan Kessler explains, Trudeau’s history of using blackface and brownface makeup was still inescapable.
  
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• Fall new sneaky selling season for Saskatoon real estate market

  20-09-2019 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  Heather Kehoe and Ashley Turner from the TurnKey Group explain why Saskatoon home sellers are finding out why fall is the new sneaky selling season in this Real Estate YXE segment.
  
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• SaskTel workers set to strike on Sept. 30

  20-09-2019 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  Unifor members at SaskTel are set to walk off the job on Sept. 30 if a new collective agreement is not reached.
  
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• From book to ballet: Anne of Green Gables ballet set to tour Canada, U.S., with 3 stops in Sask.

  20-09-2019 16:09 via cbc.ca
  Canadian dance company Ballet Jörgen is bringing the first full-length ballet adaptation of Anne of Green Gables to stages across the country.
  
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• Liberals promise to prohibit semi-automatic assault rifles, allow cities to ban handguns

  20-09-2019 15:25 via cbc.ca
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a re-elected government would ban semi-automatic assault weapons and allow municipalities to restrict, or prohibit, handguns.
  
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• New downtown library expected to cost average household $5 a year

  20-09-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Public Library board chair Lisa Erickson and director Carol Cooley see the proposed $154-million new downtown library as a relatively easy sell. Read More
  
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• Bridges: Peter Olsen kicks creativity into gear with BMX Flatland

  20-09-2019 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Peter Olsen was a teenager, his parents let him set up a BMX riding floor in their basement. Determined to build his skill set year round, Olsen would roll out of bed and begin riding first thing in the morning. Read More
  
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• Expectations high as Saskatoon Blades begin 2019-20 WHL season

  20-09-2019 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  After ending a six-year playoff drought last season the Saskatoon Blades are looking to go even further in 2019-20.
  
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• Trudeau commits to 'necessary funding' for kids in Indigenous communities during Saskatoon town hall - CBC.ca

  20-09-2019 14:28 via cbc.ca
  Trudeau commits to 'necessary funding' for kids in Indigenous communities during Saskatoon town hall  CBC.caJustin Trudeau was asked several questions related to Indigenous issues during a town hall in Saskatoon.
  
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• Trudeau commits to 'necessary funding' for kids in Indigenous communities during Saskatoon town hall

  20-09-2019 14:28 via cbc.ca
  Justin Trudeau was asked several questions related to Indigenous issues during a town hall in Saskatoon.
  
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• Arch-rivals Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders meet in season opener

  20-09-2019 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  They played them in their last game last season and they face them in their first game this season. Derek Bidwell has more on the Saskatoon Blades season opener Friday night in Prince Albert versus the defending champions.
  
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• Bridges Events Sept. 20-26 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  20-09-2019 14:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Bridges Events Sept. 20-26  Saskatoon StarPhoenixEvent listings are a free, community *service* offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the publication ...
  
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• Public Complaints Commission seeks more resources to ensure independent investigations of complaints against police

  20-09-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Public Complaints Commission plans to hire additional investigators over the course of this year to ensure investigations of complaints against municipal police in Saskatchewan are independent. Read More
  
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• Bridges Events Sept. 20-26

  20-09-2019 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Heidi Munro & Soul Sensation: The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N. Read More
  
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• ‘Kids should not be facing this monster’: Saskatoon family fighting childhood cancer - Global News

  20-09-2019 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  ‘Kids should not be facing this monster’: Saskatoon family fighting childhood cancer  Global NewsIn March 2016, Roan Dahlen was diagnosed with leukemia. His family is now selling T-shirts to raise money for childhood cancer research.
  
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• Sask. children's hospital staff working through nearly 600 suggested changes

  20-09-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Officials at Saskatchewan's children's hospital say they're working through a list of nearly 600 recommended changes and will open as planned Sept. 29.
  
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• Safety concerns at Sask. children's hospital being addressed, say officials

  20-09-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Health officials say they're making progress on the list of safety concerns raised last week about the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital.
  
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• Disenfranchisement and disappointment: Idea of Western Canadian separation has deep roots in Prairies

  20-09-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Why does Western alienation exist, what drives it and is a separated Western Canada feasible?
  
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• Disenfranchisement and disappointment: Idea of Western Canadian separation has deep roots in Prairie provinces

  20-09-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Western alienation has been a heavily discussed topic leading up to the federal election. Why does it exist, what drives it, and is a separated Western Canada feasible?
  
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• 'Round to the nearest five' Trudeau questioned about number of times he's worn blackface at town hall in Saskatoon

  20-09-2019 05:58
  A man in the audience, at the Bessborough, grilled the prime minister about the amount of times he’s painted his skin. “I'll make it easy. Is it possible to round to the nearest five?” he asked, laughing.
  
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• Saskatoon Liberals cheer Trudeau one day after blackface scandal breaks

  20-09-2019 04:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  Justin Trudeau faced just one question about the blackface scandal engulfing his re-election campaign during a hastily-arranged town hall meeting in Saskatoon, the day after it emerged that he has worn skin-darkening makeup on at least three occasions. Read More
  
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• SaskPower stopping net metering program until review complete

  20-09-2019 04:35 via cbc.ca
  SaskPower is halting its net metering program after reaching the cap of 16 megawatts two years earlier than expected.
  
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• Three face attempted murder charges for February assault

  20-09-2019 04:31 via thestarphoenix.com
  Three people have been charged with attempted murder in connection to the confinement and assault of a 23-year-old woman in February. Read More
  
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• WHL PREVIEW: Highly-touted Saskatoon Blades begin new season Friday with guarded optimism

  20-09-2019 04:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  Mitch Love took a seat in SaskTel Centre’s media lounge, then reflected on what to expect from the Saskatoon Blades this season. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon police board approves service's first multi-year budget with 2020, 2021 plans

  20-09-2019 03:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon's city police service's first multi-year budget has been approved by the board of police commissioners and is being forwarded to city council. Read More
  
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• 'What I did was inexcusable and wrong': Day after brownface photo published, Trudeau makes Saskatoon stop

  20-09-2019 03:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  Rather than starting and ending his day with another Liberal promise amid much fanfare, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau began and finished day nine of the federal election having conversations with his candidates, the community and with his three children about the multiple times he has dressed in blackface and brownface. Read More
  
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