Saskatoon
Saskatoon recycling debate heats up
Vehicle plows into Saskatoon business
There's a gaping hole in the side of a west Saskatoon business after a vehicle crashed through it Tuesday evening.
Saskatoon police say that at around 11:30 p.m. a 56-year-old woman may have meant to tap the brake as she pulled in front of the business in the 3300 Block of Fairlight Drive.
But instead- she pushed the gas pedal and smashed into the building. The vehicle and the business suffered extensive damage. No one was injured.
Saskatoon's Affinity Credit Union target for debit scam
A Saskatoon man says he was scammed after realizing $900 went missing from his Affinity Credit Union account over the weekend.
"I'm sure they got hundreds of people that could have lost a minimum of $500. That could be up to 50 grand up to half a million dollars," said Darryl Cherry, who believes he was the victim of a debit card scam targeting Affinity Credit Union customers in Saskatoon.
Cherry wasn't able to contact his branch manager because it was a Sunday, so he called police.
Teen found guilty of manslaughter in killing of Charlotte Jolly
A Saskatoon woman sobbed uncontrollably as the verdict of manslaughter was read aloud Friday at Court of Queen's Bench for the teen who shot and killed her 19-year-old daughter Charlotte Jolly in 2009.
The charge was originally second degree murder, but Justice Grant Curry stated there was not enough evidence to prove that charge.
For more than a week, court heard various witness accounts of the night the teen and Jolly met in a Westview area alley off Avenue W in September 2009.
Possible human remains found east of Saskatoon
Saskatoon RCMP are investigating may be the remains of a person in the RM of Corman Park east of Saskatoon.
Fraud continues to spread in Saskatoon
It appears a rash of pin pad debit and credit card frauds in Saskatoon is continuing.
But police say it's getting harder for criminals to get your bank information, because local businesses are finally starting to be vigilant about the scam.
Police spokesperson Alyson Edwards sasy in two recent cases, potential scammers were caught in the act by employees.
"The acts were interrupted and the suspects fled. It is good to know that employees and businesses are being vigilant and they know a little bit more, perhaps, now about what to watch for."
Two men stabbed Friday night
Two men were sent to hospital following a stabbing incident Friday night.
Police were called around 7:00 p.m. and directed to the victims' locations at the 100 and 200 blocks of Avenue N South.
An investigation found that the two 19-year-old men were together at the 1900 block of 19th street when they were approached.
One man suffered serious stab wounds to his abdomen and leg while the other was injured on his forarms and hands.
Both are considered non-life threatening.
Sutherland school marks 100 years
Sutherland School is officially 100 years old.
The original building was put up in 1913, and served the community until 1967 when it was replaced with a new structure.
The school marked the milestone with a special event that saw former students and staff come back to swap stories.
Among the returnees was Clara Dunlop, 83. She taught kindergarten and grade 1 at the school from 1950 to 1963.
She made the trip from her Vancouver Island home to celebrate, and get a chance to catch up with some of her students.
Man arrested after allegedly spraying two women with bear mace
A man faces assault charges after allegedly spraying two women with bear mace at a school Friday night.
Police arrived at Caswell Community School on 30th Street east after reports of an assault with a weapon.
Witnesses say the 21-year-old man sprayed two women with bear mace.
The man was arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace.
The women were taken to hospital for treatment.
Couple helps save woman on University Bridge
A couple's fast thinking helped save the life of a woman on the University Bridge Friday night.
Police say a woman walked away from the Dubois Centre at the Royal University Hospital around 9:30 p.m. and crawled over the railing on the bridge.
A couple walking by noticed her and the man began talking to her while the woman with him called 9-1-1.
The man grabbed the woman after she left go of the railing.
Police arrived on scene and the woman was taken to safety.
Police say the couple was instrumental in saving the woman's life.

