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Popular pastor denies choking daughter Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar denied Sunday that he punched and choked his 15-yearold daughter in an argument, telling his congregation the allegations made in a police report are nothing but “exaggeration and sensationalism.” Watch church members’ reactions at metronews.ca.
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Riders take playbook to rainy Saskatoon Training camp. Team also announces contract extension of Brendan Taman DORIAN GEIGER
Metro in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Roughriders made an afternoon cameo in Saskatoon over the weekend at the University of Saskatchewan’s Griffiths Stadium. Despite the grey, wet weather, optimism at the camp was high for the quickly approaching Canadian Football League season. On the same day as the Saskatoon camp, Riders president and chief executive Jim Hopson announced the organization had extended the contract of general manager Brendan Taman into the 2013 CFL season. Taman, who is entering his third consecutive season with the Roughriders, has been with the team since 2009 and in control of football operations since last November. He replaced former general manager Eric Tillman in January 2010. Depth of field
“Brendan has put his mark on this team. We think it was the right decision and we’re very pleased to have him on board this year and the next.” Riders chief Jim Hopson
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Despite the Roughriders’ lacklustre 5-13 record last season, Hopson was positive Taman has what it takes to restore Riderville’s winning reputation. “Brendan has put his mark on this team,” Hopson said from the sidelines of Griffiths Stadium. “We think it was the right decision and we’re very pleased to have him on board this year and the next. We have an option for the year after, so we think it’s good for the organization, long and short term.” The news that Taman had been given just a oneyear contract drew criticism from some local media, but Hopson made it clear the contract was intended to motivate Taman’s performance. “We want to make sure it’s performance-driven. Brendan was very comfortable with that and he understands that,” Hopson said. Taman, a native of Saskatchewan, spent the past decade as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber. For five seasons he served the Bombers as general manager and vicepresident of operations. The Riders open the CFL
katchewan has the flexibility to choose the approach that best suits its circumstances,” Kent said. Saskatchewan Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff said the province needs the flexibility. He said an agreement will Ken Cheveldayoff allow the CONTRIBUTED province to proceed with clean coal and carbon capture and storage
Two people die in highway crash Two B.C. residents are dead after two vehicles collided on Sunday. The accident took place at about 12:20 p.m. on Highway 7, west of Rosetown, when a westbound car tried to pass a westbound transport truck and crashed head-on into an eastbound SUV. Poor visibility from heavy rain likely played a role in the crash, police said. A 47-yearold male and a 19-year-old female from Sorrento, B.C., were killed. Two other females and a male, all from Sorrento, were taken to hospital in Saskatoon. Two men in the SUV, from Plato, Sask., were also hospitalized. METRO Murder charge
Police make arrest in cold case The RCMP have made a breakthrough in a threeyear-old murder case. Jaycee Mildenberger, 46, of Usherville was charged with the first-degree murder of Gwenda Gregory in March 2009. Police credited “a complete and thorough investigation” for helping solve the cold case. METRO Ribbon-cutting
City Square Plaza opens at last Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant endures the drizzle on Saturday at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon during a training camp hosted by the CFL team. DORIAN GEIGER/METRO IN SASKATOON
pre-season on Wednesday when they travel to Vancouver to take on the B.C. Lions. They play their first home exhibition game, against the Calgary Stampeders, on June 22 at Mosaic Stadium. The
Roughriders open their CFL campaign on June 29 against the TigerCats in Hamilton. Follow Dorian Geiger on Twitter @dgiegs
Greenhouse-gas deal in works for coal-fired electricity Saskatchewan and Ottawa are negotiating an agreement on greenhouse-gas regulations for coal-fired electricity. Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent said Friday that the government remains committed to addressing climate change and an agreement will simply avoid duplication so the industry does not face two sets of regulations. “We remain focused on our mutual goal of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from coal-fired electricity, but want to ensure that Sas-
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technology at its Boundary Dam and other coal-fired plants. In April, the David Suzuki Foundation released a report naming Saskatchewan as the province with the highest per capita greenhouse-gas emissions in Canada. It criticized the province for not having a plan to end its reliance on coal-fired plants. The province has said it has no plans to move away from the coal industry, its primary source of energy. Carbon capture and storage have been touted as a high-tech way to help with
the world’s carbon problems, but critics say not enough is known about the environmental consequences of burying carbon dioxide in the ground. Coal-fired electricity generation represents 11 per cent of Canada’s total greenhouse-gas emissions. By 2020, the federal government plans to reach a target of a 17 per cent reduction in total greenhouse-gas emissions below 2005 levels. Ottawa reached a similar regulations agreement with Nova Scotia this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hundreds of people came out for the grand opening of City Square Plaza on Saturday, after many delays and cost overruns. “I don’t think families 10 years from now are going to talk about a cost overrun at City Square Plaza,” Mayor Pat Fiacco said. “They’re going to talk about (how) their son got married at the plaza, or (that) they saw their child perform on the stage at the plaza. Those are the things that matter,” he said. METRO Admitted to assault
Man who abused granddaughters seeks house arrest A defence lawyer for an 86-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his two young granddaughters decades ago has asked for two years of house arrest instead of a jail sentence. The lawyer says Pete Therrien of Willow Bunch, Sask., is old and has mental-health issues. He’ll be sentenced on July 30. METRO