CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A man in his 50s who was shot by police near the hamlet of Mayfair, Sask., on Wednesday morning has been transferred to a Saskatoon hospital from North Battleford, CBC News has learned.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The variety of mosquito that spreads the West Nile virus has turned up in Saskatoon and Regina for the first time this year, health officials say.
Shrine of the Holy Whapping (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Matthew Alderman. A variant counter-proposal, in a free Gothic style, for the Cathedral of the Holy Family, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada. Side elevation. July 2007. Following up on my last design presentation, and taking into account the critiques of my readers, I ran up a somewhat more realistic counter-proposal for Saskatoon Cathedral, in terms of cost and the liturgical expectations...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
From the Stanley Cup Blog at NHL.com, Just after 9 a.m. that morning, Mike and Maureen Babcock met the plane at the Saskatoon airport and received the Stanley Cup. There are two things indigenous to Canada – hockey and Tim Hortons coffee, and the Babcock’s merged the two by taking the Stanley Cup to a local Tim Hortons. The only things that could make the morning more Canadian would be if a Mountie...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock was allowed two days with the Stanley Cup last week in his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. So, keeping with the Canadian tradition, the first place Babcock went with the Cup was Tim Horton's.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- PCS Phosphate Company Incorporated (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), a subsidiary of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) (Saskatoon), is in the process of building a seventh sulfuric acid unit at their Aurora, North Carolina, plant site. This $100 million unit will produce an estimated 5,400 tons per day...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Unionized workers at three Saskatoon-area potash mines could go on strike as early as Friday, the United Steelworkers union says.
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
In protest of the naming of a controversial Canadian abortion rights activist to the Order of Canada, a fifth medal was returned to the government.In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the family and estate of the late philanthropist Alphonse Gerwing told the Saskatoon StarPhoenix newspaper Gerwing would have returned it himself in protest of the honor bestowed on Montreal's Dr. Henry Morgentaler.We know he...
Celestial Junk (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Here is my final call for today in relation to the posts here and here : Tornado potential is somewhat reduced , but I'd still call today a chase day. At this point , I'd consider North Battleford a good jumping off point. Points north of Saskatoon, like Spiritwood , Prince Albert , and Melfort could prove very interesting. The problem is, that as storms track north of there, one runs out of roads....
Facing Autism in New Brunswick (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
From the Saskatoon StarPhoenix : Police are asking for the public's help after a teen with autism went missing Sunday. Albert Edward Smallchild, 17, was last seen at home on the 2900 block of 20th Street West at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The aboriginal teen, who is six feet tall and weighs 190 pounds, was wearing grey shorts and a grey short-sleeved shirt. Police say Smallchild understands directions,...
Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
As I pointed out on my return to blogging post(s) I want to spend a bit more time on Municipal Politics, in particular the ongoing saga that is Saskatoon. For the sake of full disclosure of my possible biases, I am currently the Vice-chair of the Saskatoon Environmental Advisory Committee (SEAC). SEAC is comprised of 10 [...]
The New Liturgical Movement (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Matthew Alderman. A variant counter-proposal, in a free Gothic style, for the Cathedral of the Holy Family, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada. Principal elevation. July 2007. Those of us who dabble in paper architecture, whether as students, dilletantes, or theorists trying to make a point, are always faced with the question of how realistic to make the outcome. The thesis projects of the...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
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Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) Sat 19 Jul 2008 The political dragnet appears to be closing in on the federal Conservatives. Contrary to their repeated claims, they are the only party to have engaged in questionable expense transfers that led the chief electoral officer to launch an investigation into the party's accounts. Despite their best efforts to divert attention from this central fact at this week's...
mac.ro (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
I've tried three alternatives to enable me to run PC software on my Mac. All have worked to one degree or another, some extremely well, one, not so well. Therefore, it was natural for me to try a fourth alternative -- VMware Fusion. I use a Mac for ...
