Saskatoon news

• Unifor barricade at Co-op Refinery may be enduring due to missing legal language

  22-01-2020 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatoon-based labour lawyer believes the reason Unifor has been able to keep the Co-op Refinery barricaded is due to missing language he usually includes in injunctions.
  
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• McMorris on verge of Winter X Games history at snowboarding 'Super Bowl'

  22-01-2020 23:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Mark McMorris is on the verge of Winter X Games history. Winning medals in slopestyle and big air Saturday in Aspen, Colo., would push the Canadian snowboarder past American star Shaun White's 18 for the most earned by one athlete.
  
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• Loon Lake man faces child luring, porn charges

  22-01-2020 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 26-year-old man faces several child porn-related charges after a tip from concerned grandparents.
  
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• More time needed before Saskatoon entertainment district, arena might move forward

  22-01-2020 23:31
  
  City Hall won’t be able to determine a best location for a potential downtown arena in Saskatoon until later this year.
  
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• Fugitive from courthouse escape arrested in northern Sask.

  22-01-2020 23:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A man who allegedly made a dash for freedom while being escorted out of a northern Saskatchewan courthouse has been arrested. Read More
  
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• Grandparent’s call to Saskatoon police leads to child porn charges

  22-01-2020 23:26
  
  A child was saved from potential harm after a grandparent's call sparked a “brief” investigation by the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE), the agency says.
  
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• Sask. hospitals put protocol in place to spot potential coronavirus cases

  22-01-2020 23:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says that the average Canadian does not need to be worried about getting infected by coronavirus.
  
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• From wedding planning, a bug in the toilet and a baby bear, here are the top 10 reasons not to call 911

  22-01-2020 23:03
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP have once again compiled a list of the top 10 calls to 911 that missed the mark.
  
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• In Sask., 75 per cent of federal inmates are Indigenous: Correctional investigator

  22-01-2020 22:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Efforts to slow the rate of incarcerated Indigenous people in Canada over the last 50 years have not worked because they're aimed in the wrong direction, says retired Crown prosecutor Harold Johnson. Read More
  
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• Rona Ambrose not running for Conservative leadership

  22-01-2020 22:56
  
  Former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is not running for the Conservative leadership.
  
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• Woman charged with stealing pair of vehicles, fleeing police

  22-01-2020 22:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 31-year-old woman from Lestock, Sask., is accused of driving into a Saskatoon police vehicle in the course of a series of incidents that began with a collision reported in the Sutherland neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Rona Ambrose says she won't run for the Conservative leadership

  22-01-2020 22:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose will not enter the race to succeed Andrew Scheer as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. 
  
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• Sask. government moves to become first province to bar sex offenders from changing names

  22-01-2020 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is taking steps to prevent convicted sex offenders from changing their names, making it the first province to refuse name changes based on a criminal record.
  
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• Saskatchewan weather outlook: Jan. 22

  22-01-2020 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seven-day Saskatchewan weather forecast with Global’s Peter Quinlan on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
  
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• Man skating for 19 hours and 26 minutes in Saskatoon for Alzheimer’s research

  22-01-2020 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Steve McNeil has been travelling across the country to raise money for Alzheimer's research, and he'll start a 19-hour and 26-minute skate in Saskatoon on Wednesday.
  
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• Impaired driver turns out to be escaped prisoner on the run: La Ronge RCMP

  22-01-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The prisoner escaped when he was being transported from the court house say officials.
  
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• Métis Nation-Saskatchewan launches new program aimed at reviving Michif language

  22-01-2020 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) in partnership with the Canadian Geographic has launched the Future of Michif Program, an initiative to revive the Michif language.
  
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• Skipp Anderson testifies at his sexual assault trial

  22-01-2020 21:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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• Skipp Anderson contests accuser's claim of sexual assault

  22-01-2020 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Anderson says the man accusing him of sexual assault initiated sex with him twice during an incident now at the centre of a Court of Queen's Bench retrial.
  
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• Skipp Anderson contests accuser's claim of non-consensual sex

  22-01-2020 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Anderson says the man accusing him of sexual assault initiated sex with him twice during an incident now at the centre of a Court of Queen's Bench retrial.
  
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• 'He never said no': Skipp Anderson contests accuser's claim of sexual assault

  22-01-2020 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Anderson says the man accusing him of sexual assault initiated sex with him twice during an incident now at the centre of a Court of Queen's Bench retrial.
  
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• Premier Scott Moe now receiving protection from RCMP security detail

  22-01-2020 21:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe now has a dedicated RCMP security detail.
  
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• Three in-custody fights in two months sent three to hospital from P.A. jail

  22-01-2020 21:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Ministry of Corrections and Policing has confirmed that since early December three inmates have been hospitalized following three separate "altercations" at the Prince Albert provincial jail. Read More
  
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• Sask. Métis Nation president says national council isn't doing enough for provincial groups

  22-01-2020 20:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan has signed a resolution with its counterparts in Alberta and Ontario that calls for more transparency and discusses potential reform of the Métis Nation Council.
  
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• Anna McMillan

  22-01-2020 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anna McMillan is a digital broadcast journalist for Global Saskatoon.
  
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• Unifor fined $100,000 for violating injunction, police chief requests meeting with Dias

  22-01-2020 20:34
  
  Unifor has been fined $100,000 for violating an injunction that limited truck traffic delays into and out of the Co-op Refinery.
  
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• Unifor fined $100,000 for violating injunction limiting truck traffic delays into Co-op Refinery

  22-01-2020 20:34
  
  Unifor has been fined $100,000 for violating an injunction that limited truck traffic delays into and out of the Co-op Refinery.
  
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• Unifor found in contempt of court, fined $100,000

  22-01-2020 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor was handed a $100,000 fine plus legal fees.
  
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• Canadian Geographic, Metis Nation-Saskatchewan aim to save 'endangered' Michif language

  22-01-2020 20:04
  
  Canadian Geographic is teaming up with Saskatchewan’s Metis community to preserve an Indigenous language.
  
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• Indian Posse member guilty of torturing rival in Saskatoon basement gets 7.5-year prison sentence

  22-01-2020 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A 36-year-old Saskatoon gang member who beat, tortured and branded a rival is going to prison.
  
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• Risk low for Saskatchewan residents to catch coronavirus: health officials

  22-01-2020 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ministry of Health has alerted all emergency rooms in the Saskatchewan of the coronavirus in case extra precautions need to be taken.
  
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• Stolen Vehicles/Evade Police - Attridge Dr. & Central Ave.

  22-01-2020 19:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  One woman is facing a number of charges after refusing to stop for Police yesterday.At approximately 8:30 a.m., January 21, 2020, Saskatoon Police were dispatched to a collision on Attridge Drive west of Central Avenue. The caller stated that the driver of a Chrysler Concorde had sped past traffic, lost control and came to rest in a ditch. Police learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen. A female and lone occupant of the vehicle fled on foot. Subsequently, members of the Canine Unit con
  
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• Sask. premier now has RCMP security detail

  22-01-2020 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of January 2020, the Saskatchewan premier will now have a security detail provided by the RCMP.
  
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• 'She just kicks so much butt': the Dead South cover Anne Murray

  22-01-2020 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Juno Award-winning band braves 'Could I Have This Dance' at its Junos 365 session.
  
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• Low risk of coronavirus in Canada, Sask. Health Authority says

  22-01-2020 18:53
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says Canada remains at a low risk for coronavirus, a viral illness that has killed 17 people in China and infected more than 400 others.
  
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• Saskatoon man stuck in Newfoundland trying to make his way home - News Talk 650 CKOM

  22-01-2020 18:42 via ckom.com
  
  Saskatoon man stuck in Newfoundland trying to make his way home  News Talk 650 CKOM
  
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• CFL to stage league's 1st regular-season game in Halifax

  22-01-2020 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A CFL source says the league will announce Thursday it will stage a regular-season game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Nova Scotia capital on July 25.
  
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• Distracted driving offences in Sask. drop to a record low for 2019: SGI

  22-01-2020 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over 500 distracted driving tickets were issued by police in December.
  
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• Train derailment north of Saskatoon highlights need for regional resilience plan: EMO

  22-01-2020 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thirty of the 52 cars on a CN freight train derailed just north of Saskatoon on the morning of Jan. 22, 2019.
  
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• Defensive lineman A.C. Leonard signs two-year extension with Roughriders

  22-01-2020 18:10
  
  A.C. Leonard will be staying with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for two more years.
  
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• Presidents of national unions to join picket line at Co-op refinery

  22-01-2020 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  National union leaders are set to join the picket line at Regina’s Co-op Refinery at 12:30 p.m. CST today. Almost 800 Unifor Local 594 members have been locked out for the past 48 days and tensions have risen dramatically in the last few days.
  
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• Carlton Cards, Papyrus stores closing within weeks

  22-01-2020 17:49
  
  The owner of greeting card retailers including Carlton Cards and Papyrus is closing all of its stores in North America, including 76 Canadian locations.
  
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• All Carlton Cards and Papyrus stores closing within weeks

  22-01-2020 17:49
  
  The owner of greeting card retailers including Carlton Cards and Papyrus is closing all of its stores in North America, including 76 Canadian locations.
  
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• La Loche, Sask. shooting victims will never be forgotten: Justin Trudeau

  22-01-2020 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the statement on the fourth anniversary of the deadly shootings in the northern Saskatchewan community.
  
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• Police report nearly 300 impaired driving offences in December: SGI

  22-01-2020 17:38
  
  Saskatchewan Government Insurance says police across the province reported nearly 300 impaired driving offences in the final month of 2019.
  
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• CFL to stage Toronto-Saskatchewan regular-season contest in Halifax 

  22-01-2020 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A CFL source says the league will announce Thursday it will stage a regular-season game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Nova Scotia capital.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Fires show need for climate action

  22-01-2020 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The unprecedented severity of the bushfires in Australia is a warning to governments around the world that we must combat climate change with greater urgency. The bushfires have unleashed catastrophic conditions which have killed at least 28 people, destroyed well over 2,000 homes, forced large scale evacuations and killed hundreds of millions of animals. Read More
  
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• Winterruption play: ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

  22-01-2020 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A comedy about depression, ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ will return to Saskatoon, Saturday January 25th as a part of Winterruption. Burnt theatre’s artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt and Jenna-Lee Hyde join us ahead of their performance.
  
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• 'People get quite upset': Sask. photographer hopes award-winning image of trapped sea turtle inspires change

  22-01-2020 15:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan man's photograph of a turtle ensnared in a fishing line in the Bahamas has captured international recognition and a prestigious photography prize.
  
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• Ocean photographer hopes harrowing sea turtle image inspires change

  22-01-2020 15:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A Sask. photographer took the image in the Bahamas in 2017 after his girlfriend became distraught at the sight of it.
  
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