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• Become an organ donor now, urges Saskatoon awareness event - CBC.ca

  27-05-2017 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
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  Become an organ donor now, urges Saskatoon awareness event
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  Monica Goulet has a good feeling this will be the year she gets a kidney transplant. "I've been praying, I've been going to sweat lodge, I've had lots of people praying for me," she told the crowd at the One Life, Many Gifts organ donation awareness ...
  
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• Become an organ donor now, urges Saskatoon awareness event

  27-05-2017 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Monica Goulet has a good feeling this will be the year she gets a kidney transplant.
  
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• Thousands turn out for Saskatoon's first ever Nagar Kirtan festival

  27-05-2017 23:20 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Wallace Park in Saskatoon’s Willowgrove neighbourhood was a joyous sea of brightly-coloured turbans,traditional Sikh costumes and balloons Saturday afternoon.
  Organizers estimated a turnout of between 3,000 and 4,000 people for the city’s first-ever Nagar Kirtan, a religious festival marking the birth of the Sikh religion more than three centuries ago.
  Members of Saskatoon’s Sikh community, now numbering close to 2,000 families, held a procession through University He
  
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• 1st-ever Saskatoon Sikh Parade draws thousands, spurs traffic ... - CBC.ca

  27-05-2017 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
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  Police estimated the first-ever Sikh parade in Saskatoon drew a crowd of 7000 people, causing traffic delays in the Willowgrove and Evergreen areas on ...
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• Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer wins Conservative leadership

  27-05-2017 22:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer has been elected the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, earning enough down-ballot support to overcome strong early numbers by presumptive front-runner Maxime Bernier at the convention in Toronto. Scheer is holding a news conference at 9:45 p.m. ET and CBCNews.ca will carry it live.
  
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• Lighthouse Spring Gala One Week Away dlvr.it/PFt4gg https://t.co/uqFqNn4Gyh

  27-05-2017 21:47
  
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• Marie Ens turned retirement into a full-time occupation helping Cambodian AIDS victims

  27-05-2017 21:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  At 65, most people are expected to retire. When Marie Ens turned 65, she was merely shifting to a higher gear.
  Ens, who grew up in Rosthern, and her husband Norman spent 20 years as missionaries in Cambodia. Following Norman’s death, Marie went back to the Asian country alone and was active in women’s work, leadership training of women, and English-to-Cambodian translation projects. She also did visitation ministry at a local military hospital. That was where she met her first p
  
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• Wine of the Week: It's pay today, play tomorrow for these high end reds

  27-05-2017 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For better or worse, the Cabernet Sauvignon grape has a permanent place in the red wine pantheon. I add the caveat because it is a hard grape to love. Tannic beyond belief, slow ripening, and hard green flavours when picked too young — does this sound like recipe for success?  The fame of the grape lies with the British love affair that owed a great deal to politics (wars and tariffs), geography (two adjoining coasts that are smugglers’ paradise), and the British general lo
  
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• Thieves steal $50K of items from farmyard shop near Wilkie, Sask.

  27-05-2017 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects who stole approximately $50,000 in items from a farmyard near Wilkie, Sask.
  
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• Group Save STC Vows to Continue Message of Need for STC dlvr.it/PFsfz3 https://t.co/wsTWnuUdiP

  27-05-2017 21:14
  
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• Teen assaulted with machete near Saskatoon’s Broadway Bridge

  27-05-2017 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is currently investigating an assault that involved a machete on Friday night.
  
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• 1st-ever Saskatoon Sikh Parade was so busy it spurred a traffic advisory

  27-05-2017 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Police estimated the first-ever Sikh parade in Saskatoon drew a crowd of 7,000 people, causing traffic delays in the Willowgrove and Evergreen areas on Saturday.
  
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• 1st-ever Saskatoon Sikh Parade draws thousands, spurs traffic advisory

  27-05-2017 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Police estimated the first-ever Sikh parade in Saskatoon drew a crowd of 7,000 people, causing traffic delays in the Willowgrove and Evergreen areas on Saturday.
  
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• Cameco enters $2B deal with Ontario's Bruce Power

  27-05-2017 20:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon-based Cameco Corporation will be the exclusive provider of fuel for Ontario’s Bruce nuclear power generating station until 2030, the companies announced this week.
  
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• Let's dance: Saskatoon burlesque show pays tribute to icons lost in 2016 - CBC.ca

  27-05-2017 20:25 via cbc.ca
  
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  Jackie Latendresse from the Rosebud Burlesque Club says 2016 was a difficult year for the Saskatoon company's performers. She said the deaths of a number of iconic musicians and pop culture figures last year dealt a blow to the dancers and artists.
  
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• Let's dance: Saskatoon burlesque show pays tribute to icons lost in 2016

  27-05-2017 20:25 via cbc.ca
  
  2016 was a difficult year for the performers from the Rosebud Burlesque Club in Saskatoon.
  
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• Traffic Delays Expected In The Willowgrove/Evergreen Area This Afternoon

  27-05-2017 20:23 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are asking motorists where possible, to avoid the Willowgrove/Evergreen area this afternoon between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m..The Sikh Community is holding their first ever Khalsa Day Parade in Saskatoon and at last report the event has drawn approximately 7000 people. The parade route will be Nelson Road, down Addison Road to Stenstrud Road, then Willowgrove Blvd. continuing westbound on Attridge Dr. to Lowe Road then back to Nelson Road.Members from the Traffic Enforc
  
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• Roughriders settling in ahead of Saskatoon training camp

  27-05-2017 19:54
  Saskatoon is front and centre for the fifth year in a row as Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp gets underway Sunday at Griffiths Stadium.
  The University of Saskatchewan is getting ready for 140 Roughriders who will eat at Marquis Hall, stay in the dorms, and mingle with students over the two week period.
  "We definitely have some big eaters, but also selective healthy diets," said Executive Chef James McFarland. "We make sure to provide all those options."
  McFarland said the menu includes Pa
  
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• Cam Fuller: When a basket on a bike was terribly humiliating

  27-05-2017 19:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In the hall of fame of life’s hard-earned lessons, there’s an entire wing devoted to getting a bad birthday present.
  You can learn a lot from getting a bad birthday present. Unfortunately, you might not understand the lesson until four decades later.
  I think I was about 12 when I got the oddest, most unexpected and least wanted birthday present of my life. It was a basket for my bicycle.
  My bike was the most important thing I owned. It was a cool banana-seat bike but there was really
  
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• Elections Sask. suggests moving next provincial vote to spring 2021

  27-05-2017 19:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Holding municipal elections and a provincial election within five days of each other in the fall of 2020 won't work, says Saskatchewan's chief electoral officer.
  
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• U of S centre that ran 'northern-tailored' graduate-level degree programs will close

  27-05-2017 18:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A centre at the U of S that specializes in training northern business and government leaders is about to close, after funding was axed in this year’s provincial budget.
  The International Centre for Northern Governance and Development will close on June 15, having lost nearly $1.1 million in targeted annual funding from the province. Six staff positions are being cut as a result.
  “We were extremely disappointed that the annual targeted funding was cut,” said Patti
  
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• Mosaic Stadium to Face One More Test Event dlvr.it/PFqSc4 https://t.co/4Dfzu5WgHD

  27-05-2017 18:39
  
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• Teen assaulted with machete near Broadway Bridge

  27-05-2017 18:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 16-year-old boy was assaulted with a machete near the Broadway Bridge Friday night around 11 p.m., Saskatoon police say.
  He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  It’s believed that the suspect and victim know each other. Police are continuing their investigation.
  
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• 39th Annual Saskatchewan Marathon on Sunday dlvr.it/PFpqfc https://t.co/mH5RG2FPUC

  27-05-2017 17:59
  
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• Racing Season Opens at Wyant Group Raceway dlvr.it/PFpW4V https://t.co/fOKoa6DZ5a

  27-05-2017 17:35
  
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• Semis Collide on Highway 39 dlvr.it/PFpMDh https://t.co/eXz0tHg3iO

  27-05-2017 17:26
  
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• Saskatoon Police Investigate Assault Against 16 Year Old Boy dlvr.it/PFpLr2 https://t.co/qFZTIPfN9g

  27-05-2017 17:26
  
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• Saskatchewan Marathon: Things to know

  27-05-2017 17:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The 39th annual Saskatchewan Marathon runs Sunday morning along the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon.
  Erin Gardiner (nee Humphreys) will try for a fifth straight Saskatchewan Marathon women’s title. Two-time reigning men’s champion Sergii Vashurin is injured and won’t be able to defend his title. Past men’s winner Brian Michasiw, who was third a year ago, is also injured and won’t run Sunday. That leaves a wide-open field, says race director Kim Ali.
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• It's pay today, play tomorrow for these high end reds

  27-05-2017 17:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  For better or worse, the Cabernet Sauvignon grape has a permanent place in the red wine pantheon. I add the caveat because it is a hard grape to love. Tannic beyond belief, slow ripening, and hard green flavours when picked too young — does this sound like recipe for success?  The fame of the grape lies with the British love affair that owed a great deal to politics (wars and tariffs), geography (two adjoining coasts that are smugglers’ paradise), and the British general lo
  
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• Police investigate Saskatoon machete assault

  27-05-2017 16:28
  Saskatoon police are investigating an assault with a machete near the Broadway Bridge late Friday night.
  According to police, it happened around 11 p.m. and a 16-year-old boy was hurt.
  The victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  Police believe the teen knew his attacker.
  There is no word on any arrests or potential suspects.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: May 27, 2017

  27-05-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  Saskatoon still supports Mayor Clark: pollSlightly more than six months into the job, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark continues to have support from residents, according to a new poll. A Mainstreet Research/Postmedia Network telephone poll released Thursday found 67 per cent of respondents either strongly or somewhat approve of the way Clark is do
  
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• Teen attacked with machete near Broadway Bridge - Saskatoon ... - CBC.ca

  27-05-2017 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
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  Police are investigating after a male teen was assaulted with a machete near the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon on Friday.
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• Teen attacked with machete near Broadway Bridge

  27-05-2017 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Police are investigating after a male teen was assaulted with a machete near the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon on Friday.
  
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• Saturday Sports Schedule dlvr.it/PFmSrY https://t.co/4RHp03Wowx

  27-05-2017 15:23
  
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• Friday Scoreboard dlvr.it/PFmSNR https://t.co/oskePylVmK

  27-05-2017 15:23
  
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• DeLaet Falters on Day 2 at PGA Tour Event in Texas dlvr.it/PFmSw2 https://t.co/PoTyFEGTbS

  27-05-2017 15:23
  
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• When a basket on a bike was terribly humiliating

  27-05-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In the hall of fame of life’s hard-earned lessons, there’s an entire wing devoted to getting a bad birthday present.
  You can learn a lot from getting a bad birthday present. Unfortunately, you might not understand the lesson until four decades later.
  I think I was about 12 when I got the oddest, most unexpected and least wanted birthday present of my life. It was a basket for my bicycle.
  My bike was the most important thing I owned. It was a cool banana-seat bike but there was really
  
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• U of S union proposes executive pay raises as buyout negotiations stall

  27-05-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Members of a union in stalled negotiations with the University of Saskatchewan over voluntary buyouts are expected to vote next month on proposals that would hike the union president’s salary and almost double a stipend paid monthly to its executives.
  Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 1975 proposed the changes to its bylaws on April 27, about a month after the U of S cut $12.2 million from its operating budget in response to a five-per-cent cut to its $318-million p
  
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• SK drinkers expected to choose fruity and local products this summer

  27-05-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sales of boozy beverages increase as temperatures rise and Saskatchewan citizens escape to the lake. Popular summer alcohol choices include ready-to-drink and locally made products.
  David Morris, manager of communications and public education for the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, discusses some of the alcohol trends anticipated for summer 2017 in the province.
  Fresh flavours
  The summer flavour profile shifts away from flavours like marshmallow to more natural tastes li
  
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• City hall takes another look at backyard fire pits

  27-05-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon’s fire department has found that backyard fire pits do not result in dangerous fires, but they may pose health issues for people who struggle with breathing and heart ailments.
  The fire department’s report on fire pits is on the agenda for consideration at Monday’s meeting of city council’s planning, development and community services committee.
  “There is no record of a structural or wildland fire being caused by an open-air fire.”&nbs
  
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• Cuthand: National inquiry is too important to mishandle

  27-05-2017 13:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls has fallen dangerously behind in its work and is in serious trouble.
  The government gave the inquiry two years and four months, beginning Sept. 1, 2016 and ending Dec. 31, 2018. As of June 1, the inquiry’s commissioners will have eaten up nine months with little to show for it. Time is passing, and it’s definitely not their friend.
  The inquiry was announced a year ago, and Judge Marion Buller was
  
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• Educator's advice to teachers: Shhh!

  27-05-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An official with Saskatoon Public Schools says if teachers want students to get more out of class lessons, they should talk less.
  
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• 5 things to watch for in today's Conservative leadership result

  27-05-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After a year of campaigning, it's mostly all over but the counting for the 13 candidates in the Conservative leadership race. As the final few votes are cast in person and the tabulation machines set to work Saturday, here's what to watch for when the results are revealed at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Assault with a weapon

  27-05-2017 10:27 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is currently investigating an incident where a 16 year old male was assaulted with a machete near the Broadway Bridge on May 26 at approximately 11pm.  The victim was transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.  It's believed that the suspect and victim are known to each other.Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477
  
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• Two more Fallen Saints members plead guilty to criminal organization offences

  27-05-2017 06:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two members of the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club have pleaded guilty to organized crime charges laid in 2015 following an investigation targeting the Fallen Saints and Hells Angels.
  On Friday, Ryan William Hillman and Armand Leigh Hounjet pleaded guilty to participating in an assault on Travis Miles for the purpose of enhancing a criminal organization. Court has heard Miles was an affiliate member of the Fallen Saints who was beaten as part of a “disciplinary matter” for ly
  
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• Prairieland Park proposes buying 'skyride' from Ontario fair

  27-05-2017 05:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A new development proposed by Prairieland Park includes a “skyride chairlift,” a permanent fixture that would give Exhibition-goers a chance to see the park and the city from a new perspective.
  A report about building the chairlift and another exhibition hall at Prairieland goes to city council’s planning committee for approval on Monday.
  “It would be quite unique for our size of fair in our city,” Prairieland Park CEO Mark Regier said. &ldq
  
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• Fentanyl is so deadly, a Red Cross official is OK with First-Aiders refusing CPR

  27-05-2017 05:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Don't do something that you're not comfortable doing, and make sure that you protect yourself first."
  
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• Applications open for $950 million Innovation Superclusters Initiative

  27-05-2017 05:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Parliamentary Secretary David Lametti announced the opening of applications for one of the federal government’s biggest funding initiatives. 
  The Innovation Superclusters Initiative will provide $950 million to “jumpstart innovation” for up to five applicants across the country. Lametti, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, noted that the hope is to create new hubs for research, development, and “transforma
  
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• Man sentenced for gun trafficking during Project Forseti investigation

  27-05-2017 04:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  According to his lawyer, Steven Douglas James Mychan was a “meth head” living in a “meth house” when he trafficked an SKS rifle to a man who was under police surveillance.
  Police were watching Noel Harder — a member of the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club at the time — as part of a drug and gun investigation called Project Forseti. Mychan was photographed giving the gun to Harder in a back alley in Saskatoon on March 28, 2014, court heard during Mychan’s se
  
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• Saskatoon still supports Mayor Clark: poll

  27-05-2017 04:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Slightly more than six months into the job, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark continues to have support from residents, according to a new poll.
  A Mainstreet Research/Postmedia Network telephone poll released Thursday found 67 per cent of respondents either strongly or somewhat approve of the way Clark is doing his job.
  Only 14 per cent of respondents said they disapprove of Clark, while 20 per cent said they are not sure. The poll of 700 residents was conducted May 15 and 16 and used
  
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