Saskatoon news

• Man who tried to kill girlfriend designated dangerous offender

  13-05-2022 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A Saskatchewan man who beat, choked and tried to kill a former girlfriend has received an indeterminate prison sentence after being designated a dangerous offender. Read More
  
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• Trends show fewer farms, aging population of farmers in Sask.: StatsCan

  13-05-2022 23:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Over the last five years, Saskatchewan has lost 395 farms, according to Statistics Canada's latest agriculture census, and more than half of the people running those farms are 55 or older.
  
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• Humboldt applies for government help to fund $35M Broncos tribute centre

  13-05-2022 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Included in the $35-million projected cost is a multi-purpose ice and event arena, a tribute centre gallery and a permanent roadside memorial near the crash site.
  
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• Soroka 'grabbed' at officer's gun, resisted arrest before canine used: statement of defence

  13-05-2022 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The force used by a Saskatoon police dog during a 2019 arrest was "reasonably required and permitted in the circumstances," according to a statement of defence for Saskatoon police officers named in a civil lawsuit. Read More
  
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• Sask. restaurant group feeling the impact of rising cooking oil prices

  13-05-2022 23:04
  
  A Saskatchewan restaurant group is experiencing sticker shock when ordering a critical ingredient – cooking oil.
  
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• Saskatoon affordable housing offered to people recovering from addictions | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-05-2022 22:41 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon affordable housing offered to people recovering from addictions | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Oxford House Saskatchewan expands affordable recovery housing in Saskatoon

  13-05-2022 22:41
  
  Some people recovering from addictions in Saskatoon will soon have a place to call home and a chance to avoid risk of homelessness in a drug-free environment.
  
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• New affordable housing for people recovering from addictions opens in Saskatoon

  13-05-2022 22:41
  
  Some people recovering from addictions in Saskatoon will soon have a place to call home and a chance to avoid risk of homelessness in a drug-free environment.
  
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• Saskatoon police report says 'Thin Blue Line' patch not permitted on uniforms

  13-05-2022 22:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A new report to the board that oversees Saskatoon city police says the controversial Thin Blue Line patch is not among the symbols for which an exception can be made to the police policy against unauthorized symbols on uniforms. Read More
  
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• Sask. ICU doctor leaving province partly due to Premier Moe's 'failed leadership' during pandemic

  13-05-2022 22:08 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon ICU doctor who has been a vocal critic of the province's pandemic response has announced he’s leaving Saskatchewan to take a leadership role in Ontario.
  
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• Whitecap Dakota First Nation Chief Darcy Bear charged with common assault, mischief

  13-05-2022 21:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Darcy Bear, chief of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, is facing charges of common assault and mischief.
  
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• Sask. man charged with 5 counts of sexual assault and 3 counts of sexual exploitation

  13-05-2022 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation found that five adults at a care facility in Hepburn, Sask., were sexually assaulted by a male staff member between 1992 and 2009.
  
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• Saskatoon garage fire deemed suspicious

  13-05-2022 21:01
  
  Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) was busy battling an early morning garage blaze Friday that has been deemed suspicious.
  
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• Saskatoon police union president believes officers charged in dog bite incidents 'acted lawfully' - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-05-2022 20:38 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police union president believes officers charged in dog bite incidents 'acted lawfully'  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon police union president believes officers charged in dog bite incidents 'acted lawfully'

  13-05-2022 20:38
  
  The president of the Saskatoon Police Association believes two Saskatoon Police Service officers acted lawfully in separate dog biting incidents that resulted in each officer facing assault charges.
  
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• Waldheim, Sask., man charged with sexually assaulting care home residents

  13-05-2022 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP have charged a former staff member of a Hepburn, Sask., care home with sexually assaulting five care home residents over a 17-year period starting in 1992.
  
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• My parents had an arranged marriage. Now they're helping me find a husband

  13-05-2022 19:51 via cbc.ca
  
  For years, Pooja Joshi resisted expectations from her family to get married. But now, in her mid-30s, she wants to find a life partner. And after many disappointments on online dating apps, she's embraced a tradition of her Indian heritage and invited her parents to arrange a match for her.
  
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• Sask. man accused of sexually assaulting care home residents over 17-year period

  13-05-2022 19:49
  
  A man has been arrested in connection to alleged sexual assaults at a rural Saskatchewan care home.
  
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• Former Hepburn care facility staff member charged with sexual assault

  13-05-2022 19:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RCMP have charged a Waldheim man in connection with sexual assaults that allegedly occurred at a care facility over a period of 17 years. Read More
  
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• Rainfall warning in effect for Saskatchewan ahead of weekend

  13-05-2022 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Regina and the southeast part of the province are expected to see steady rainfall throughout the first half of the weekend according to Environment Canada.
  
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• Sask. extends order limiting movement of poultry due to avian flu

  13-05-2022 18:31
  
  Saskatchewan is extending an order limiting the co-mingling of poultry into June, due to an ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
  
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• Join CBC's Danny Kerslake at the 2022 Saskatchewan Marathon

  13-05-2022 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Join the CBC Saskatchewan team at the 2022 Saskatchewan Marathon, taking place live and virtually this year. CBC Saskatchewan is proud to be the official sponsor of this year's event, which runs live from May 27 to May 29 and virtually from May 30 to June 30.
  
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• Pope will not be stopping in Sask. for visit in July

  13-05-2022 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vatican confirmed three stops to Edmonton, Iqaluit and Quebec City during Pope Francis's visit from July 24 to 29. Despite pleas from leaders, Saskatchewan will not be visited.
  
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• The U.S. is running out of baby formula. Here's what's going on

  13-05-2022 16:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Many parents are hunting for infant formula because of a combination of short- and long-term problems that has hit most of the biggest U.S. brands. Here's a look at what's behind the problem, as well as the situation in the Canadian marketplace.
  
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• Saskatoon man speaks out after police officer charged in dog biting incident

  13-05-2022 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Justin Soroka says his life as forever changed after he was seriously bitten by a police dog during an arrest in 2019.
  
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• Pedestrian in stable condition after train accident: police

  13-05-2022 15:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Police say a 39-year-old woman is in critical but stable condition after being struck by a train Thursday night. Read More
  
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• Woman seriously injured by train in Saskatoon

  13-05-2022 15:17
  
  A woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries Thursday night after an incident involving a train.
  
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• Saskatoon police: Woman seriously injured by train | CTV News - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-05-2022 15:17 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police: Woman seriously injured by train | CTV News  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Varsity infill home another winner for Saskatoon Kinsmen's lottery - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

  13-05-2022 15:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Varsity infill home another winner for Saskatoon Kinsmen's lottery  Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  
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• New Faces, New Places: Wipstream provides reliable rural and urban internet services across Saskatchewan

  13-05-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Joe Donlevy who, together with Doug Konkin, opened Wipstream at Innovation Place in July to provide internet enhancements and solutions, primarily for people in rural areas where connection and reliability problems are more frequent. They provide services across Saskatchewan and are making inroads in Alberta and Manitoba. They eventually plan to take Wipstream across Canada, and then thr
  
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• Infill lottery home a modern oasis

  13-05-2022 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For the past two years, people had to use technology and their imaginations to virtually view the lottery grand prize show homes presented by the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon. Read More
  
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• Student led awareness event takes to Saskatoon streets - CJWW

  13-05-2022 14:15 via cjwwradio.com
  Student led awareness event takes to Saskatoon streets  CJWW
  
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• The challenges of complex treatment needs in the courts

  13-05-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Kevin Joey Toulejour is a violent offender with a prolonged history of biting women and children. He can't explain why he does it, and the criminal justice system can't figure out how to treat him. Read More
  
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• Take in a live performance: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon

  13-05-2022 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  This Saturday is World Fair Trade Day, and the Steep Hill Food Co-op plans to hold a coffee and tea tasting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in partnership with the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation. Other events this weekend include live music and dance performances, and a film screening. Read More
  
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• New Saskatchewan United party gearing up to enter the provincial political landscape

  13-05-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new political party called Saskatchewan United has had its name accepted by Elections Saskatchewan, and people involved say they are in the process of gathering the signatures needed to register as an official party.
  
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• Engineer who designed Sask. bridge that collapsed hours after opening facing disciplinary hearing

  13-05-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Regina engineer Scott Gullacher will face a disciplinary hearing next month over allegations that he broke the rules when he designed a bridge in rural Saskatchewan that collapsed just hours after it was opened to the public. 
  
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• Award-winning journalist Connie Walker's latest podcast reconnects her with her roots

  13-05-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Connie Walker's work has taken her back to her roots: the St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. She interviewed her family and their peers about their experiences at the school for the podcast.
  
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• ZARQA tells the story of a Muslim divorcee looking for revenge

  13-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The CBC Gem original series stars Little Mosque on the Prairie writer Zarqa Nawaz as a middle-aged Muslim divorcee who is looking to one-up her ex after finding out he is marrying a white yoga instructor half his age.
  
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• I unlearned a lifetime of Russian propaganda to figure out what information to believe

  13-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After Tatiana Lebedeva moved to Canada, she came to the uncomfortable realization that information she’d grown up hearing on Russian news wasn't exactly truthful.
  
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• How and when to view Sunday's total lunar eclipse

  13-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On Sunday night if the skies are clear, Canadians will be able to watch one of the most beautiful celestial events there is: a total lunar eclipse.
  
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• Affordable Rental Units Available In Saskatoon For People With Disabilities | News and Media - Government of Saskatchewan

  13-05-2022 09:00 via saskatchewan.ca
  Affordable Rental Units Available In Saskatoon For People With Disabilities | News and Media  Government of Saskatchewan
  
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• AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES NOW AVAILABLE IN SASKATOON FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - Canada NewsWire

  13-05-2022 09:00 via newswire.ca
  
  AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES NOW AVAILABLE IN SASKATOON FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES  Canada NewsWire
  
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• Train Pedestrian Accident

  13-05-2022 06:31 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  SPS is currently at the scene of a Train Pedestrian accident at 33rd Street and Circle Drive.  A pedestrian was transported to hospital with serious injuries.  Motorists and the public are asked to avoid the area until further notice due to traffic restrictions.  33rd Street Westbound traffic is being diverted from 33rd Street onto Edmonton Avenue.  33rd Street Eastbound traffic is being diverted onto the northbound Circle Drive offramp.  (Occurrence Number: 22
  
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• SASKATOON FIDDLE ORCHESTRA'S 18th Anniversary Spring Show - GlobalNews Events - Global News

  13-05-2022 05:38 via globalnews.ca
  SASKATOON FIDDLE ORCHESTRA'S 18th Anniversary Spring Show - GlobalNews Events  Global News
  
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• Flying Fins continue to show improvement, pick up medals in Saskatoon - Moose Jaw Today

  13-05-2022 04:27 via moosejawtoday.com
  
  Flying Fins continue to show improvement, pick up medals in Saskatoon  Moose Jaw Today
  
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• Chelsea Poorman's body lay outside a Vancouver mansion for a year. But her death was not considered suspicious

  13-05-2022 03:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Chelsea Poorman vanished from downtown Vancouver in September 2020. Nineteen months later, her body was found near a vacant mansion. Now her family is demanding answers.
  
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• Legislature hears more complaints about Saskatchewan Income Support

  13-05-2022 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A client told reporters he has less money to spend on necessities on SIS than he did on Saskatchewan's previous program, and that he's now received an eviction notice at his home.
  
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• 'A downhill battle': Stories of social assistance struggles in spotlight at Sask. Legislature

  13-05-2022 03:19
  
  Single parents on social assistance struggling to make ends meet told their stories at the legislative building on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatoon real estate company's missing financial records 'a major problem,' lawyer says - CTV News Saskatoon

  13-05-2022 02:35 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon real estate company's missing financial records 'a major problem,' lawyer says  CTV News Saskatoon
  
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• Saskatoon real estate company's missing financial records 'a major problem,' lawyer says

  13-05-2022 02:35
  
  A Saskatoon lawyer says it’s difficult to say a local real estate company was operating in good faith when it raised $211.9 million from investors before collapsing earlier this year.
  
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