Saskatoon news

• ‘They can make true change.’: Saskatchean funding supports those exiting gang life

  10-12-2019 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is investing $4.5 million over the next four years into two community-based organizations as part of its Gang-Violence Reduction Strategy.
  
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• ‘They can make true change.’: Sask. funding supports those exiting gang life

  10-12-2019 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is investing $4.5 million over the next four years into two community-based organizations as part of its Gang-Violence Reduction Strategy.
  
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• Sask-made sports TV show finding traction south of the border

  10-12-2019 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  You've got to be in good shape if you're lugging a camera around this TV show. Read More
  
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• Newly accredited program hopes to relieve dental assistant shortage

  10-12-2019 23:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A University of Saskatchewan dentistry program has received accreditation after months of waiting, meaning its first cohort of students can finally go to work. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon mayor details ongoing engagement with federal government

  10-12-2019 23:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark continues to talk with the federal government. Read More
  
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• Christmas tree harvest reducing wildfire risk at Prince Albert National Park

  10-12-2019 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Even with temperatures in the negative double digits, Parks Canada staff is looking to reduce the risk for wildfires in Prince Albert National Park. Their plan could make your Christmas feel a little more special at the same time.
  
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• Bargaining looms for police union and board; contract set to expire at year's end

  10-12-2019 23:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Collective bargaining negotiations between the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners and the union that represents police officers are expected to begin soon. Read More
  
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• Woman missing in Saskatoon located, taken to hospital as a precaution

  10-12-2019 23:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 20-year-old woman reported missing on Monday was taken to Saskatoon hospital as a precaution after being located on Tuesday. Read More
  
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• 'You couldn't imagine it': As cleanup continues, woman describes fiery train derailment near Lanigan

  10-12-2019 23:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  LANIGAN — A woman who witnessed the aftermath of a crude oil freight train derailment in central Saskatchewan says the only other time she's seen flames like that was on television. Read More
  
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• Sask. man sentenced in crash that killed his sons, girlfriend released pending appeal

  10-12-2019 22:25
  
  A man sentenced to 7.5 years in prison after a fatal crash that left three dead, including two of his children, has been released pending an appeal of his convictions.
  
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• Matthew Good announces North American tour, 28 Canadian dates

  10-12-2019 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Moving Walls tour also serves as a promotion for Matthew Good's newly announced album of the same name.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Dec. 10

  10-12-2019 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with meteorologist Peter Quinlan on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
  
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• Deep freeze, extreme cold to spread across much of Canada this week

  10-12-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperatures could hit the low -20s C, which, combined with wind, creates a wind chill approaching -40 C.
  
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• Focus Saskatchewan – Dec. 7, 2019

  10-12-2019 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Host Allison Bamford shares Saskatchewan’s greatest stories.
  
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• Sask. organizations to help people in gangs with new provincial funds

  10-12-2019 21:00
  
  The Ministry of Corrections and Policing has announced an investment of $4.5 million into two community organizations as part of its Gang-Violence Reduction Strategy.
  
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• Opioids are poisoning prisons, prompting fears of 'weaponization,' study suggests

  10-12-2019 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The prevalence of deadly opioids in western Canadian prisons has inmates and the officers who guard them increasingly fearful the drugs may be weaponized, a new University of Alberta study suggests.
  
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• Police stop stolen car, find 2 women with bags of stolen mail

  10-12-2019 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  The women are facing a variety of charges after Saskatoon police recovered bags with hundreds of pieces of opened mail in a stolen car.
  
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• Robert Major, sentenced to 7 years for crash that killed sons, released pending appeal

  10-12-2019 20:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Robert Major, the Saskatchewan man appealing his convictions of criminal negligence and dangerous driving causing death in a fatal crash near Langham, has been released from prison, where he has been serving a seven-year sentence. Read More
  
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• Hundreds of stolen mail pieces recovered by Saskatoon police

  10-12-2019 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police said multiple bags of stolen mail was found in a Honda Civic reported stolen.
  
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• Officers find hundreds of pieces of opened mail after traffic stop

  10-12-2019 20:32
  
  Two women were arrested over the weekend after being found in possession of a mass amount of mail, police say.
  
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• As temperatures dip dangerously low, Sadie Keillor's family worried about missing 20-year-old woman

  10-12-2019 19:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The family of a 20-year-old woman last seen near Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital is concerned that Sadie Keillor is missing and was not dressed appropriately for the bitterly cold weather covering much of the province. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon activates cold weather strategy as extreme cold alert in effect across province

  10-12-2019 19:43
  
  As the mercury dips below -25 C, the City of Saskatoon is activating its cold weather strategy, designed to ensure everyone has a safe place to sleep in the city.
  
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• Additional Photo: Missing Person - Request for Public Assistance

  10-12-2019 19:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Attached is a second photo of Sadie Keillor who was reported missing December 9, 2019. Officers received information that Sadie may be travelling to Calgary, AB.If you have any information on the location of Sadie Keillor, please call the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.(Occurrence Number: 19-122878)
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• Robert Major released from prison pending appeal of criminal negligence conviction

  10-12-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal said Robert Major should be released on conditions while waiting for his appeal to be heard.
  
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• 'You couldn't imagine it': Woman describes fiery train derailment near Lanigan

  10-12-2019 19:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  LANIGAN — A woman who witnessed the aftermath of a crude oil freight train derailment in central Saskatchewan says the only other time she's seen flames like that was on television. Read More
  
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• TSB investigators at site of fiery Saskatchewan CP train derailment

  10-12-2019 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials have not said how many cars hauling crude oil left the tracks in a fiery derailment near Guernsey, Sask.
  
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• Robert Major released from prison while appealing conviction on fatal 2016 Sask. highway crash

  10-12-2019 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Robert Major is getting out of jail while he appeals his dangerous driving causing death conviction. His girlfriend and two young sons died in the 2016 crash near Langham.
  
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• Recovered Mail/I.D. - 29th St. W & Ave. J N

  10-12-2019 19:10 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Two women were arrested over the weekend after being found in possession of a mass amount of mail.At approximately 4:30 p.m., December 8, 2019, officers on Patrol conducted a traffic stop in the area of 29th Street West and Avenue J North. They observed a grey Honda Civic without a licence plate on it. Police found that the car was reported stolen and subsequently arrested two female suspects from inside. Officers located multiple bags filled with hundreds of pieces of opened mail, including ide
  
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• Saskatchewan Party issues 'clarification' after offering to match donations

  10-12-2019 18:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Party issued what its executive director called a "clarification" after thousands of party donors were told that their contributions made in December would be matched — a practice that may not be allowed in the province. Read More
  
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• Yorkton family worries after city left without pediatrician

  10-12-2019 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Rachel Gregoire's daughter, Alice, has esophageal atresia, which means she regularly needs to see a pediatrician. But since Yorkton lost its only pediatrician in September, the Gregoire family now needs to drive to Regina every two weeks for appointments.
  
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• TSB investigators begin inspecting Sask. train derailment site

  10-12-2019 17:51
  
  Crews from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada are beginning their investigation into a fiery train derailment near Guernsey.
  
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• 100 clean-up workers on scene at Sask. derailment; up to 10 acres affected

  10-12-2019 17:51
  
  Crews from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada are beginning their investigation into a fiery train derailment near Guernsey.
  
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• More than 6K Big Macs eaten daily in Sask.

  10-12-2019 17:42
  
  According to information from McDonalds, more than 6,300 Big Mac sandwiches are consumed daily in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Projects require contingency fund

  10-12-2019 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  I read the StarPhoenix article on city council funding for a new library (SP, Nov. 26) with great interest and the following two lines caught my attention: Read More
  
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• 'We were very scared': Woman describes fiery train derailment near Lanigan

  10-12-2019 16:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  LANIGAN — A woman who witnessed the aftermath of a crude oil freight train derailment in central Saskatchewan says the only other time she's seen flames like that was on television. Read More
  
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• Canopy Growth reviews edible cannabis products

  10-12-2019 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Paul Weaver, director of innovation for Canopy Growth, discusses edible cannabis products as they get set to hit the market.
  
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• Over half a kilo of cocaine seized in Saskatchewan traffic stop

  10-12-2019 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A search of a vehicle turned up 261 individual bags of cocaine and 435 bags of crack cocaine, Saskatchewan RCMP said.
  
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• Ryan Straschnitzki returns from Thailand after spinal surgery

  10-12-2019 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki says it’s “surreal” what he felt after undergoing spinal surgery as he speaks with Jackie Wilson.
  
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• Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation gives injured animals a helping hand

  10-12-2019 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Learn how Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation helps injured and orphaned animals and birds, and ways people can support the organization.
  
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• Let's make a deal: Canada, U.S., Mexico agree to tweaked NAFTA replacement

  10-12-2019 14:58
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has signed on to an updated text of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement on behalf of Canada at a ceremony in Mexico City.
  
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• Extreme cold warning in place for north and southeast Sask.

  10-12-2019 14:58 via cbc.ca
  
  An arctic ridge of freezing cold air has brought cold weather warnings to two parts of the province.
  
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• Canada signs on to updated text of new NAFTA deal

  10-12-2019 14:58
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has signed on to an updated text of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement on behalf of Canada at a ceremony in Mexico City.
  
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• Railcars 'accordioned into a big pile' in Sask. CP derailment, fire chief says

  10-12-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway train near Guernsey, Sask., on Monday left about 18 to 20 leaking and fiery oil cars "accordioned into a big pile," says one of the fire chiefs who saw the scene.
  
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• 'Lots of smoke still,' says Sask. resident near CP train derailment

  10-12-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan woman who lives next to the site of a CP train derailment Monday said a fire was still burning more than 24 hours later, but things seemed to be getting better by mid-morning. 
  
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• 'I still see flames,' says resident more than 24 hours after CP train derailed in Sask.

  10-12-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A CP train carrying crude oil derailed west of Guernsey, Sask., early Monday morning.
  
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• 'I still see flames' says local resident more than 24 hours after CP train derailed in Sask.

  10-12-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A CP train carrying crude oil derailed west of Guernsey, Sask., early Monday morning.
  
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• 18 to 20 railcars 'accordioned into a big pile' in Sask. CP derailment, fire chief says

  10-12-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway train near Guernsey, Sask., on Monday left about 18 to 20 leaking and fiery oil cars "accordioned into a big pile," says one of the fire chiefs who saw the scene.
  
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• 18 to 20 railcars 'accordioned into a big pile' following Sask. CP derailment, fire chief says

  10-12-2019 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The fires from crude oil spill was contained and rail line reopened as of late Tuesday morning, Canadian Pacific Railway said.
  
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• Volunteers needed for 2020 Juno awards in Saskatoon

  10-12-2019 14:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Organizers of the 2020 Juno awards in Saskatoon have put out a call for volunteers for the March event.
  
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• Extreme cold warning in Saskatchewan expanded

  10-12-2019 14:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada says wind chill values of -45 to -50 are expected across northern portions of Saskatchewan.
  
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