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Saskatoon recycling debate heats up

We now know there won't be referendum, but there are still a lot of question marks hanging over one of Saskatoon's most contentious issues. Among them is how the recycling debate will impact Cosmo Industries - a non profit organization that employs disabled people in a massive paper processing plant.
Councillor Darren Hill says no one wants to see Cosmo affected by a new city wide curbside recycling program views the current debate as an opportunity for Cosmo to grow and develop.

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."

Galaxy cinemas undergoing VIP area expansion

For film buffs 19 years of age or older, the movie theatre experience will never be the same.

On May 23, Cineplex Entertainment announced they will be expanding the current Galaxy cinemas in downtown Saskatoon, making room for three VIP auditoriums and a VIP lounge for drinks before and after the show.

Pat Marshall with Cineplex said the three new auditoriums will have more comfortable seats as well as food and drink service right in the theatre before the show.

Saskatoon police interviewing two people of interest following school lockdowns

Saskatoon police have lifted the lockdown on Tommy Douglas High School and the Shaw Centre after earlier reports of a male youth armed with what appeared to be a firearm in the area.

Police are interviewing two people of interest following this incident.

At approximately 4 p.m., police were called to a high school in the 100 block of Bowlt Crescent. A witness reported seeing a physical altercation involving four male youths.T he witness reported that one of the youth was armed with what appeared to be a gun.

Record attendance expected for this year's Top of the Hops Expo

The Top of the Hops expo expects its best turnout this weekend.

“We’ll be setting an attendance record this year,” said Darren Ulmer, the media director at Pow City Kinsmen.

Radio hosts caged for the cure

Saskatoon's Rock 102 is giving up wide open spaces to raise money for a good cause.

"Watson and Whitney and I are caged at the Centre Mall for 36 hours straight, raising money for prostate cancer research," said radio host Mark Loshack, who goes by Shack on-air.

The morning show trio got inside a metal cage at 6 a.m. this morning and will remain there until 6 p.m. Friday evening.

Shack said that working together for three hours each day is usually all they can handle.

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