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• Art Exhibition: DIMENSIONS

  25-05-2017 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  AWARDS GALA:  SATURDAY, JUNE 24th @7:00pm.  GALA RECEPTION:  SATURDAY, JUNE 24th @8:30pm. EXHIBITION:  MAY 20th through JULY 29th. DIMENSIONS is the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s biennial, open, juried, touring exhibition which encourages and rewards excellence in hand crafted work.  Juried by Belinda Harrow and Jenna Stanton. GALLERY HOURS:  Monday through Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm, Open until...
  
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• Investigation in fatal military parachute accident looks at training, procedures

  25-05-2017 23:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  YORKTON — A report on the death of a search-and-rescue technician in a parachute training accident says the investigation is focusing on human factors, including training and emergency procedures.
  Master Cpl. Alfred Barr, who was a member of 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron at 17 Wing in Winnipeg, died in March while on a training mission in Saskatchewan.
  The investigator’s flight safety report says the parachute did not open normally and Barr quickly went into a tight clockwis
  
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• Annual FRUIT PROGRAM PLANT SALE

  25-05-2017 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  There will be a variety of fruit plants for sale including haskap, sour cherries, hazelnuts, plums, raspberries, pears and apples.  There will also be ornamentals including double flowered geraniums, under the sea coleus, big leafed coleus, succulents, the ornamental ming cherry, and more.  Most plants are $5.00.  Grafted trees and large containers of plants are...
  
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• Report into military training death near Yorkton Sask. released

  25-05-2017 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Department of National Defence (DND) has issued a report on the cause of a fatal military training exercise near Yorkton, Sask. earlier this year.
  
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• Fourth teen charged in connection with death of La Ronge restaurateur

  25-05-2017 23:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A fourth teenager is facing charges stemming from the death of a La Ronge restaurant owner
  Simon Grant died on April 15 after he was assaulted during an armed robbery at his business, Louisiana’s BBQ Restaurant. Grant was 64.
  La Ronge RCMP charged Mathew Nagy-Charles, 18, with accessory to murder after the fact. He was arrested without incident in Air Ronge on Wednesday as the result of further investigation.
  At the end of April, Austin Bird, 18, and two youths aged 17 and 14 wer
  
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• Trying To Locate Missing Saskatoon Woman dlvr.it/PF56tM https://t.co/Vw91Itbpd5

  25-05-2017 23:27
  
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• Ramming Police Cruiser Leads To Three Year Sentence dlvr.it/PF576Y https://t.co/wJBGhk9MqD

  25-05-2017 23:27
  
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• Inmate In Saskatchewan Penitentiary Dies dlvr.it/PF57HS https://t.co/Ruku8KEhtP

  25-05-2017 23:27
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders 2017 Training Camp Preview – Defense

  25-05-2017 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  With four of the five leading tacklers gone from last year, like the offense, the Riders defense will look different in 2017.
  
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• Saskatchewan man gets three years for ramming RCMP cruiser, hitting car with an axe

  25-05-2017 23:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  YORKTON — A Saskatchewan man has been sentenced to three years for ramming a police cruiser.
  Kristopher Steenman, who is 34, pleaded guilty to nine charges, including flight from police, assaulting a police officer with a weapon, uttering death threats, and driving while disqualified.
  Mounties stopped a vehicle for a burned-out tail light on Highway 5, west of Canora, on the evening of May 4.
  After initially pulling over, the vehicle rammed the police vehicle twice.
  Steenman, who was
  
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• Families of missing, murdered women urge critics to get behind national inquiry

  25-05-2017 22:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Bernie Williams says she and other indigenous women have already been to hell and back — and now is not the time to give up on a national public inquiry they've spent decades fighting for.
  
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• Fringe leader moves to Persephone Theatre

  25-05-2017 22:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival will be looking for a new general manager after this year. After 15 years, Bob Wyma is leaving his post as executive director of 25th Street Theatre to become the general manager of Persephone Theatre.
  Persephone announced the appointment on Thursday.
  “Bob’s enthusiasm, experience and canny insight are just what we have been looking for as Persephone moves itself and its community towards an ever brighter future,”
Artistic Director D
  
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• Man charged after incident involving knife at school on Cote First Nation

  25-05-2017 21:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 19-year-old man has been charged after an incident at a Saskatchewan school involving a knife.
  Kamsack RCMP say they got a call on May 10 about a man brandishing a knife at the Chief Gabriel School on the Cote First Nation.
  Police found the man on the roof of the school and he came down about 90 minutes later.
  The school was in lockdown mode during the incident and no staff or students were physically injured.
  Lloyd Norman Straightnose of Cote First Nation is charged with assault with a weapon
  
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• Man charged in brief police stand-off at Cote First Nation school

  25-05-2017 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lloyd Norman Straightnose is accused of assault and uttering threats after a brief stand-off with Kamsack RCMP on the Cote First Nation.
  
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• Heading to Regina Rocks Mosaic Stadium? Here’s what you need to know

  25-05-2017 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new Mosaic Stadium will host its first concert this Saturday featuring Bryan Adams. Here's everything you need to know before the big show.
  
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• Pre-Training Camp Riders Moves dlvr.it/PF32qJ https://t.co/PjCH0QRFVQ

  25-05-2017 21:26
  
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• New ICE G-M Makes First W-H-L Trade dlvr.it/PF32cW https://t.co/24wKHXoHwj

  25-05-2017 21:26
  
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• Inmate, 30, dies at Saskatchewan Penitentiary seven months into sentence

  25-05-2017 21:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Foul play is not suspected after a 30-year-old man died while in custody at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
  Emergency services were called to the Prince Albert facility Wednesday night after correctional staff found Curtis Robert Cozart in his cell, according to Correctional Service Canada spokesman Jeff Campbell. Cozart was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 11 p.m.
  The cause of death will be determined by the coroner’s office, said Campbell, adding&nb
  
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• More Storms On The Way dlvr.it/PF2sBT https://t.co/9eNR4D6Lad

  25-05-2017 21:14
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: funnel cloud risk as storms roll through

  25-05-2017 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thunderstorms with a risk of funnel clouds Thursday before calmer conditions move into Saskatoon’s weather forecast ahead. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan has the latest.
  
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• 30-year-old inmate at Saskatchewan Penitentiary dies in custody

  25-05-2017 21:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Correctional Service Canada is reporting that a 30-year-old inmate died in custody Wednesday night at Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
  
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• Crack cocaine seized in Saskatoon drug bust

  25-05-2017 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of SIDEST seize crack cocaine in a Saskatoon drug bust.
  
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• Arrests - Drug Trafficking - 500 Block Avenue B North

  25-05-2017 20:16 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Three men are facing charges following an investigation into drug trafficking by the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Enforcement Street Team (SIDEST).On May 24, 2017, members of SIDEST observed activity consistent with drug trafficking outside of an apartment in the 500 block of Avenue B North. Three men ranging in age from 22- to 48-years-old were taken into custody. Police seized crack cocaine, marihuana, cell phones and over $2300 in cash.The 22- and 48-year-old men are charged with;
  
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• Picking Up After The Storm dlvr.it/PF1gQD https://t.co/8L9FUtciOW

  25-05-2017 20:11
  
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• Figuring Out Cooperative Growth For Saskatoon And Surrounding Areas dlvr.it/PF1gCj https://t.co/UcFISzj2jG

  25-05-2017 20:11
  
  Figuring Out Cooperative Growth For Saskatoon And Surrounding Areas dlvr.it/PF1gCj https://t.co/UcFISzj2jG
  
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• Métis Nation-Saskatchewan election 'pivotal' for Métis people, province

  25-05-2017 19:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The first Métis Nation-Saskatchewan election since September 2012 falls on Saturday.
  
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• Two Women Elected to Top Positions at Saskatchewan Mining Association dlvr.it/PF13Yp https://t.co/7L7wmTT6rL

  25-05-2017 19:37
  
  Two Women Elected to Top Positions at Saskatchewan Mining Association dlvr.it/PF13Yp https://t.co/7L7wmTT6rL
  
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• Man Stabbed While In Drive-Thru Lane dlvr.it/PF13q3 https://t.co/4sz9QaRiti

  25-05-2017 19:37
  
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• 'He didn't just take one life': Girlfriend of man killed over $16 tab hoping for guilty plea, long sentence

  25-05-2017 19:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon's Zachary Straughan died last September after a fight broke out at a bowling alley in Winkler, Man.
  
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• Man Abducted As A Toddler Tells His Story dlvr.it/PF0MQX https://t.co/ZyLVuI9bip

  25-05-2017 19:03
  
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• Business Optimism is Down Again dlvr.it/PF0M8v https://t.co/4I5MI3NxCV

  25-05-2017 19:03
  
  Business Optimism is Down Again dlvr.it/PF0M8v https://t.co/4I5MI3NxCV
  
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• Sask. small business optimism falls for third straight month: CFIB report

  25-05-2017 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has found that small business confidence in Saskatchewan continues to lag behind the national average.
  
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• Video: New in theatres May 26

  25-05-2017 19:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres May 26.
  
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• Extra! Extra! USA Today declares Saskatoon top tourist destination … so far - CBC.ca

  25-05-2017 18:59 via cbc.ca
  
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  Extra! Extra! USA Today declares Saskatoon top tourist destination … so far
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  In some respects, it's difficult to believe Saskatoon has ever graced the pages of USA Today, let alone in the context of being a "Best Destination in Canada." But not only is the city among the nominees in the newspaper's Readers' Choice 2017 "Best ...
  
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• Extra! Extra! USA Today declares Saskatoon top tourist destination … so far

  25-05-2017 18:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Not only is Saskatoon among the nominees in USA Today's Readers' Choice 2017 "Best Destination in Canada" voting — it's currently in the top spot.
  
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• Seeding of 2017 Saskatchewan crop reaches 60%

  25-05-2017 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Safety urged as 60 per cent of the 2017 Saskatchewan crop is now in the ground.
  
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• Mutala launches new Babas book

  25-05-2017 18:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Marion Mutala launches her new book More Babas, Please! on May 29 at McNally Robinson.
  The book celebrates all grandmothers from a wide variety of cultures.
  A donation of $1 from each book sold will be made to the Stephan Lewis Foundation Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers.
  Also appearing are the Holosay Ukrainian Choir and Happy Wanderers Senior Entertainers. Donna Mutlow of the Saskatoon International Folkdance group will introduce Folkdance members dressed in multicultural apparel. The event starts
  
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• Dirt Road Confessional is a personal album for Jeffery Straker

  25-05-2017 18:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Jeffery Straker might not reveal all his deepest and darkest secrets in Dirt Road Confessional, but he admits the album is his most personal to date.
  Its 12 tracks trace Straker’s evolution as a performer and songwriter. Since the release of North Star Falling in 2015, Straker has performed more than 200 shows around the world and that experience is evident on the new album.
  In fact, the comfort level Straker reached over the past few years enabled him to reveal more about himself on
  
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• Zary: Tournament has grown since DeLaet played 14 years ago

  25-05-2017 18:23 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Graham DeLaet played in the very first one, when it was known as Saskatchewan’s RBC Open.
  DeLaet, now a fixture on the PGA Tour, did not actually win that inaugural tournament back in 2004. He shot back-to-back rounds of 75 to go 6-over-par at Nipawin’s Evergreen Course.
  Prince Albert’s Ashley Ziegeman prevailed as the champion with rounds of 71 and 74.
  The tournament — now known as the Scotia Wealth Open — is entering its 14th year and will be played June 3 and 4.
  
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• Thursday Schedule dlvr.it/PDzBd1 https://t.co/4u13trgXJB

  25-05-2017 18:06
  
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• Letter of the Day: RE: Betty Ann Adam's story

  25-05-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RE: Betty Ann Adam’s story
  “How I lost my mother, found my family, and recovered my identity” was a beautiful, sad and joyful story by your writer Betty Ann Adam. My thanks and congratulations to her.
  I also would like to thank and congratulate the StarPhoenix, which obviously spent time and skill and resources in presenting and highlighting this essential and neglected Canadian story. I am a 52-year-old lifelong Canadian, born and raised in Alberta, and I am overdue to hear th
  
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• Forest Fire Numbers are Below Average dlvr.it/PDyJq7 https://t.co/hV0snky3UW

  25-05-2017 17:22
  
  Forest Fire Numbers are Below Average dlvr.it/PDyJq7 https://t.co/hV0snky3UW
  
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• Trio make off with cash, cigarettes in Saskatoon armed robbery

  25-05-2017 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man and two women made off with cash and cigarettes in a Saskatoon armed robbery.
  
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• Saskatoon Catholic schools eliminating 12 positions due to budget shortfall

  25-05-2017 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools is eliminating 12 aboriginal student retention positions due to a budget shortfall.
  
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• Woman charged with trying to run down two men after stabbing

  25-05-2017 16:43
  A woman is facing charges after a melee at a Saskatoon drive-thru.
   
  Police said they were called to a restaurant on the 2200 block of 22nd Street West around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
   
  The incident reportedly started when two men approached a vehicle stopped in the drive-thru.
   
  Police reported that there was a verbal exchange between the men and the people in the car, which led to a 19-year-old passenger being stabbed in the face.
   
  At this point, polic
  
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• Adopt at Pet: Vader and Chewy looking for new homes

  25-05-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cathy Brin from the Saskatoon SPCA brought in Vader and Chewy, two kittens at the shelter looking for a new home.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan offering buyouts to deal provincial budget cuts

  25-05-2017 16:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Saskatchewan is offering voluntary buyouts to its administrative staff to help cope with provincial budget cuts.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: PM Diefenbaker in Saskatoon

  25-05-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives.
  Today, we have a photo of a parade downtown before Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker spoke at Kiwanis Park on May 25, 1962.
  (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-B5125-11) 
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: May 25, 2017

  25-05-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  University of Saskatchewan to offer voluntary buyouts to ASPA union members: memo
  The University of Saskatchewan plans to offer voluntary buyouts to members of the 1,100-strong Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association (ASPA) union as part of a plan to deal with a five per cent cut to its operating grant. The buyouts will be offe
  
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• FSIN invites Pope to Saskatchewan to apologize for residential schools

  25-05-2017 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations invites Pope Francis to Saskatchewan to apologize for residential schools.
  
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