Saskatoon news

• Second suspect wanted for first degree murder arrested in Saskatoon

  11-01-2020 22:43 via cbc.ca
  
  21-year-old Eiryn Ashlee Straigtnose was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. A 17-year-old boy was already in custody and charged with first-degree murder.
  
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• Western Canadian Crop Production Show returns for 37th year

  11-01-2020 22:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This year was difficult for Saskatchewan's agricultural producers. Farmers faced a dry spring and late harvest that left crops on the land, combined with an ongoing trade spat between Canada and China. Read More
  
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• Frigid temperatures sticking around this week in Saskatoon

  11-01-2020 22:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After a frigid week to kick off 2020, there is no immediate relief expected in the near future in Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Woman arrested in connection to December homicide

  11-01-2020 21:53
  
  A second person has been arrested in connection to a homicide on December 7.
  
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• Suspect arrested in connection with December homicide

  11-01-2020 21:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police arrested 21-year-old Eiryn Ashlee Straightnose at a home in Saskatoon for her alleged involvement in the Dec. 7 fatal shooting of 35-year-old Winston Littlecrow in the city's Mount Royal neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Wexit party granted eligibility for next federal election

  11-01-2020 21:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Voters in four provinces could be allowed to cast their ballot for the western separatist Wexit Canada party in the next federal election.
  
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• Second Suspect in December 7th 2019 Homicide Arrested

  11-01-2020 20:53 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  Members of Saskatoon Police Guns and Gang Unit arrested Eiryn Ashlee Straigtnose, DOB 1998-09-17, last evening without incident.  Straightnose was located in a residence in Saskatoon.  Straightnose had a Canada-wide warrant for first degree murder of Winston Littlecrow on December 7th, 2019.  A 17 year old male has also been charged in relation to this incident.Straightnose will see a Justice of the Peace today.(Occurrence Number: 19-129663)
  
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• Duane McKay resigns from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency for position at CanOps

  11-01-2020 19:14 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Duane McKay will be stepping down from his roles as vice-president of operations and fire commissioner for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) on Jan. 30. Read More
  
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• Man seriously injured in Prince Albert robbery

  11-01-2020 18:23
  
  Police are on the lookout for two suspects after a man was seriously injured during a robbery in Prince Albert on Friday evening.
  
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• Trudeau says Iran must take 'full responsibility' after admitting its missiles brought down PS752

  11-01-2020 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday that Tehran must take full responsibility for downing Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• Prince Albert police looking for armed robbery suspects

  11-01-2020 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two suspects remain at large after a robbery and shooting on Friday night in Prince Albert, Sask. One man remains in hospital in serious condition.
  
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• Saskatoon man facing charges after shots fired: Saskatoon police

  11-01-2020 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 24-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested after a firearm was discharged in a home Friday afternoon.
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert to get Crime Reduction Teams similar to RCMP

  11-01-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's police force is one of the three municipal police services with a Crime Reduction Team after the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit program's mandate change came into effect at the beginning of the year. Read More
  
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• Sask. Cancer Agency disconnects from eHealth amid cyberattack

  11-01-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency has "disconnected" itself from the province's electronic health care records system in the wake of a ransomware attack that has crippled administrative operations throughout the province. Read More
  
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• Riversdale businesses await new tenant for farmers' market building

  11-01-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The "ship has sailed" on keeping the Saskatoon Farmers' Market in its prime Riversdale spot, so neighbourhood businesses are awaiting the building's new tenant. Read More
  
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• Preliminary hearing begins Monday for Gregory Fertuck, accused of killing estranged wife Sheree Fertuck

  11-01-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin on Monday for Gregory Mitchell Fertuck, the Saskatchewan man accused of killing his estranged wife, Sheree Fertuck. Read More
  
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• Heritage advisory group sees value in downtown Saskatoon library

  11-01-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon's Frances Morrison Central Library is considered outdated and obsolete, but it might also hold heritage value. Read More
  
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• Cuthand: Freedom of speech should serve a purpose

  11-01-2020 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  First let me say that I am a strong believer in free speech. I don’t believe in censorship. Read More
  
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• ‘One after another’: Auto repair shops, SGI see increase in wildlife collision claims

  11-01-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wildlife experts say deer populations are healthy in Saskatchewan, adding the animals are attracted to road salt on or near highways.
  
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• 2 Aussie wildfires merge into inferno; man seriously burned

  11-01-2020 13:57
  
  Two wildfires merged to form a massive inferno in southeastern Australia and a man suffered serious burns protecting a home, in a night of treacherous conditions during the nation's unprecedented wildfire crisis, officials said Saturday.
  
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• Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing

  11-01-2020 13:28
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• Trudeau calls for creditable investigation into Iran plane crash

  11-01-2020 13:28
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• Iran admits Iranian missile downed Ukrainian jetliner

  11-01-2020 13:28
  
  Iran's president has finally acknowledged what Canada, Britain and the United States have strongly suspected for days -- that it was indeed an Iranian missile that downed a Ukrainian jetliner on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.
  
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• Letters to the editor Jan. 11

  11-01-2020 13:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The recent closing of the River Landing Farmers’ Market is very concerning. In his Dec. 23 column Phil Tank says this is both puzzling and risky and he pretty much indicates that the closure has a hidden agenda. Read More
  
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• Parish Notes: Spiritual meditations

  11-01-2020 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Please send items for Parish Notes to [email protected] with the words “Parish Notes” in the subject line. Submission deadline is the Friday one week before at 10 a.m. Read More
  
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• At the Galleries Jan. 11

  11-01-2020 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Please email submissions to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Sunday for the following Saturday listing. Read More
  
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• GTH renting office space to company owned by Sask. cabinet minister's son at a loss

  11-01-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan Technology company owned in part by the son of Christine Tell, Minister of Corrections and Policing, is now leasing the former corporate offices of the Global Transportation Hub.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, January 10, 2020

  11-01-2020 09:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brayden Tracey scored 1:46 into overtime as the Victoria Royals edged the Portland Winterhawks 2-1 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert to get Crime Reduction Teams similar to RCMP - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  11-01-2020 09:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert to get Crime Reduction Teams similar to RCMP  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• Saskatoon man facing charges after shots fired: police - Globalnews.ca

  11-01-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon man facing charges after shots fired: police  Globalnews.ca
  
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• WHL: New-look Saskatoon Blades edge Edmonton Oil Kings after WHL trade deadline elapses

  11-01-2020 04:42 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It was a new-look Saskatoon Blades squad which played the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday night. Read More
  
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• Saskatoon hosts vigil for those killed in Iran plane crash

  11-01-2020 03:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents and dignitaries from Saskatoon attended a vigil, hosted to honour victims killed in a plane crash earlier this week. 
  
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• Update - Shots Fired - 100 Block Avenue S South

  11-01-2020 03:38 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  A 24 year old Saskatoon man is in custody tonight as a result of a firearms investigation this afternoon by Patrol and the Guns and Gangs Unit. Police had been called to the 100 block of Ave. U South after receiving reports of gunshots being fired. The male was handling an illegal handgun at the time and had two accidental discharges. No one was injured during the incident.  The male is facing a number of firearms related and breach charges. 
  
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• Blades GM Colin Priestner settles on final roster as WHL trade deadline passes

  11-01-2020 03:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Colin Priestner has always been active at the Western Hockey League trade deadline, ever since taking over the reigns as general manager of the Saskatoon Blades. Read More
  
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• Don Cherry’s name removed from WHL’s annual ‘Suits Up’ fundraising games

  11-01-2020 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The third annual "Suits Up" season is set to get underway next week in Edmonton, but this year it's flying under a different banner.
  
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• Saskatoon residents gather on university campus to mourn people killed in Iran plane crash

  11-01-2020 02:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  More than 100 people gathered in the University of Saskatchewan's Graduate Students Association Commons on Friday evening to mourn the deaths of the 176 people who died when a plane en route from Tehran, Iran to Kyiv, Ukraine crashed earlier this week, killing all on board. Read More
  
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• Vigil held in Saskatoon expresses sadness over Iran plane crash

  11-01-2020 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A vigil in Saskatoon honoured the lives of the 176 people who died in the Iran plane crash earlier this week. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• Mourners grieve, honour victims of Iran plane crash at Saskatoon vigil

  11-01-2020 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Our hearts are in Iran with you. We just want to express that we are sharing the sadness with you."
  
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• Police investigating break and enter, gunshot at home east of Prince Albert

  11-01-2020 02:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Prince Albert RCMP and Prince Albert City Police are investigating a report of a break and enter where a gun was fired. 
  
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• Vigil held in Saskatoon for plane crash victims

  11-01-2020 01:53
  
  The Persian Student Association held a vigil at the University of Saskatchewan on Friday for the victims of the Ukrainian International Airlines flight that crashed in Iran this week.
  
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• Global News at 6: Jan. 10

  11-01-2020 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, edition of Global News at 6 with Carlyle Fiset on Global Saskatoon.
  
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• BRIT turns 52 with high calibre high schoolers vying for coveted title

  11-01-2020 01:32
  
  It's the largest basketball tournament in Saskatoon and in 2020 the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament turns 52.
  
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• Saskatoon SAID recipient questions December cheque delay

  11-01-2020 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatoon woman spent four days ending 2019 with virtually no money in her bank account because she was waiting on her government cheque that arrived later than usual.
  
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• Australia wildfires feel close to home in Saskatchewan

  11-01-2020 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Sask. firefighters returned from Australia after 38 days of deployment. They said the fires are devastating, but the resiliency of the country was inspiring.
  
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• Mother, daughter sentenced for involvement in gang member torture

  11-01-2020 00:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Mother-daughter gang members have been sentenced for their involvement in the confinement and torture of a woman they thought was trying to switch gangs. Read More
  
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• Missing man found dead near Big River First Nation: RCMP

  11-01-2020 00:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man last seen in an isolated area northwest of the Big River First Nation has been found dead. Read More
  
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• Rodeo Fantasy Triple Maximum, Green Mamba among 14 products seized from Saskatoon sex shop

  11-01-2020 00:28
  
  Health Canada seized 14 sexual enhancement products from Lil’ Devil Adult Video & Toys on Thursday.
  
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• Suspicious death deemed non-criminal accident by Saskatoon police

  11-01-2020 00:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Travis Freysteinson’s death in February last year was the result of a non-criminal accident involving a firearm, police say.
  
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• Missing Big River First Nation man found dead: RCMP

  11-01-2020 00:07
  
  A missing 36-year-old man was found dead Friday afternoon near Pekakumew Lake, close to where he was last seen on Jan. 6, RCMP say.
  
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• Australia wildfires feel close to home in Sask.

  11-01-2020 00:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s nearly 14,000 kilometres away, yet the Australia wildfires still feel close to home in Saskatchewan. Mandy Vocke reports.
  
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