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• Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of Loaded Firearm

  30-05-2017 23:57 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 23-year-old man is facing a number of firearms charges following a traffic stop earlier this morning. Shortly after 12:00 a.m., May 30, 2017, Patrol officers stopped a suspicious vehicle in a back alley in the 1000 block of Idylwyld Drive North. A subsequent search of the vehicle located a loaded rifle, bear mace, a knife and a bat. The 23-year-old man is charged with;Careless Use of a Firearm (x2)Possession of Dangerous Weapon (x2)Carrying Concealed WeaponUnauthorized Poss
  
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• Saskatoon police looking for missing 11-year-old girl

  30-05-2017 23:41
  Saskatoon police are asking for help to find an 11-year-old girl.
  Nikeelin Parenteau was last seen around 11 a.m. Monday at a school in the 200 block of Avenue S South.
  Parenteau is described as Indigenous with fair skin, brown eyes and brown, straight, shoulder-length hair. She is four feet seven inches tall and weighs 140 pounds.
  Parenteau was last seen wearing a black and white bunnyhug and black pants.
  Police said she is usually seen wearing her hair in a ponytail or a bun and her hair is sh
  
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• Saskatoon police find missing 11-year-old

  30-05-2017 23:41
  Saskatoon police have located Nikeelin Parenteau after the 11-year-old was reported missing on May 29.
  Police said she was found safe and sound.
  
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• RCMP issue arrest warrant for 18-year-old after social media threats

  30-05-2017 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Monday Yorkton RCMP received a complaint about a threat that was directed towards a female high school student over the weekend via social media by another female who does not live in Yorkton.
  
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• Elections Sask Concerned with Election Conflict in 2020 dlvr.it/PH6HqX https://t.co/IkFWGUMcQE

  30-05-2017 22:59
  
  Elections Sask Concerned with Election Conflict in 2020 dlvr.it/PH6HqX https://t.co/IkFWGUMcQE
  
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• Man Charged After Disobeying Signage for Street Sweeping

  30-05-2017 22:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 76-year-old man has been charged after he disobeyed road signage and drove into oncoming traffic last night while street sweepers were working.Shortly after 10:00 p.m., May 29, 2017, Police had closed Sid Buckwold Bridge to assist City crews when they observed a van disobey signage and drive into oncoming lanes of traffic. The suspect also refused to stop for Police who eventually attempted to slow the vehicle by getting in front of it. At that point, the suspect rear-ended the Patro
  
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• School divisions change bus rules in Saskatoon

  30-05-2017 22:12
  Some students will no longer be able to bus to classes after a recent change by school boards to save money.
  Saskatoon Public Schools and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) issued a joint news release Tuesday outlining the cost-saving measure. 
  Under the new rule, a student will have to live at least 1.2 kilometres from the school, instead of the current 0.8 kilometres, in order to bus to school.
  The boards are also nixing noon transportation for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten stu
  
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• University of Saskatchewan union concerned after 15 managers laid off

  30-05-2017 22:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association (ASPA) is concerned that recent layoffs at the University of Saskatchewan are only the tip of the iceberg.
  
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• Photos: Roughriders Training Camp day 2

  30-05-2017 21:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The 2017 Roughriders Training Camp continued at Griffiths Stadium on May 29, 2017.
  
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• Roughriders, CFL won't welcome Justin Cox back

  30-05-2017 21:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Roughriders head coach Chris Jones says the team has made up its mind and won't welcome back former defensive back Justin Cox, even after being found not guilty of the assault charge that resulted in his release from the team.
  
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• Premier Brad Wall worries about death of Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion after B.C. election

  30-05-2017 21:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is worried that the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion may be dead in the water.
  
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• 'Grave concerns': Premier Brad Wall worries about death of Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion

  30-05-2017 21:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is worried that the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion may be dead in the water.
  
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• Elections Saskatchewan mulls moving 2020 provincial election

  30-05-2017 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of two elections scheduled in Saskatchewan for the fall of 2020 could be moved.
  
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• Saskatoon police involved in 2 stolen vehicle chases hours apart

  30-05-2017 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The drivers of two stolen vehicles lead Saskatoon police patrol officers on chases hours apart.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: 30 degree heat possible

  30-05-2017 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  30 degree heat may be hit as wind returns to Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• CFL says former Rider Justin Cox still banned after not guilty ruling on assault

  30-05-2017 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The commissioner of the Canadian Football League says a former Saskatchewan Roughrider still can't play in the CFL even though he was found not guilty of assault causing bodily harm.
  
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• Normand Lavoie pleads guilty in crash that killed three Carrot River teens

  30-05-2017 20:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  MELFORT — Family members of three Carrot River teens killed in a construction zone crash near Spalding, Sask. sobbed as they heard the boys’ names read out in Melfort Court of Queen’s Bench on Tuesday.
  An emotional tension filled the courtroom as Normand Mark Joseph Lavoie pleaded guilty to three counts of dangerous driving causing the deaths of 14-year-old Justin Gaja, 15-year-old Kristian Skalicky and 17-year-old Carter Stevenson. 
  Normand Lavoie leaves Me
  
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• Transportation Changes Coming for Saskatoon Students dlvr.it/PH42Kf https://t.co/SGwJ2xihBy

  30-05-2017 20:45
  
  Transportation Changes Coming for Saskatoon Students dlvr.it/PH42Kf https://t.co/SGwJ2xihBy
  
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• Suspect in 2016 Saskatoon Drug Bust Released on $2,000 Bail dlvr.it/PH42GD https://t.co/jzdGTRp8qI

  30-05-2017 20:45
  
  Suspect in 2016 Saskatoon Drug Bust Released on $2,000 Bail dlvr.it/PH42GD https://t.co/jzdGTRp8qI
  
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• Bear Treed in Saskatoon - Dies dlvr.it/PH42Hx https://t.co/cNX3obFK8z

  30-05-2017 20:45
  
  Bear Treed in Saskatoon - Dies dlvr.it/PH42Hx https://t.co/cNX3obFK8z
  
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• Disability group files complaints against 40 Saskatoon restaurants - CBC.ca

  30-05-2017 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
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  Disability group files complaints against 40 Saskatoon restaurants
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  When heading out for dinner, the first thing you may think about is what's on the menu. But is the menu available in braille? Can a wheelchair fit in the washroom or even make it through the front door? This month, members of Barrier Free Saskatchewan ...
  
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• Disability group files complaints against 40 Saskatoon restaurants

  30-05-2017 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Members of Barrier Free Saskatchewan have lodged complaints with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission against 40 Saskatoon restaurants. The group says the businesses are not accessible for people living with disabilities.
  
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• Children's hospital to be named after Jim Pattison following 'historic' $50 million gift

  30-05-2017 20:26 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The province’s children’s hospital will now be named the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital after the Vancouver-based businessman from Luseland, Sask. donated $50 million to the Saskatchewan Children’s Hospital Foundation on Tuesday morning.
  The gift, which is the largest-ever received by the foundation, will help cover some of the operational and research costs associated with the $285.2 million facility. The Government of Saskatchewan contributed $235.5 million to the pro
  
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• Black bear found up a tree in Saskatoon industrial park euthanized ... - CBC.ca

  30-05-2017 20:16 via cbc.ca
  
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  Black bear found up a tree in Saskatoon industrial park euthanized ...
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  A black bear that was tranquillized by conservation officers in Saskatoon has been euthanized after a bad reaction to the reversal drug.
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• Andrew Scheer hasn't engaged enough with First Nations leaders in Sask., chiefs say

  30-05-2017 20:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Not everyone in Saskatchewan thinks Andrew Scheer is so deserving of praise.
  
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• Highway 123 to Cumberland House crumbling away

  30-05-2017 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Highway 123 still an issue for people trying to get to and from the northern Saskatchewan community of Cumberland House.
  
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• SPS Respond to Early Morning Evade Police Incidents

  30-05-2017 20:02 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Shortly after 12:30 a.m., May 30, 2017, a Patrol Officer spotted a stolen vehicle . The officer witnessed the vehicle quickly turn off Idylwyld onto Jamieson Street. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the suspect vehicle refused to stop and evaded Police.Another officer attempted to use a tire deflation device at Avenue M and 22nd Street W, but it was unsuccessful in debilitating the suspect vehicle.Police disengaged due to public safety concerns.The suspect vehicle, a whi
  
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• Ernie Hudson, one of the original Ghostbusters, is coming to Saskatoon for Comic Expo

  30-05-2017 19:58 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Ghosts, spirits and other assorted apparitions beware — Ernie Hudson is coming to Saskatoon for the Saskatoon Comic and Entertainment Expo.
  “We ain’t afraid of no ghost, and neither is our first guest announcement of 2017, Mr. Ernie Hudson,” the group said in a Facebook post.
  “We are extremely excited to have Ernie, aka Winston Zeddemore from the original Ghostbusters series. He’s also taken roles in The Crow and HBO’s Oz. Welcome Ernie!”
  The expo
  
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• Saskatoon synchrotron experts linking up with Middle East - CBC.ca

  30-05-2017 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
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  Saskatoon synchrotron experts linking up with Middle East
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  Scientists at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon are reaching out to the Middle East in an effort to get a new synchrotron in that region operating to its fullest potential. Earlier this month, the Jordan-based synchrotron opened to much fanfare ...
  
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• Saskatoon synchrotron experts linking up with Middle East

  30-05-2017 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon are reaching into the Middle East in an effort to get a new synchrotron in that region operating to its fullest potential.
  
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• STARS home lotto already half sold

  30-05-2017 19:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The STARS Home Lottery opened earlier this month and it’s already 50 per cent sold. The $1.5 million grand prize show home, built by D&S Homes Ltd., is located in Greenbryre Estates, at 304 Greenbryre Crescent North. The home is almost 3,400 square feet in a two-story walkout design.
  Interior design and furnishing was provided by Garden Architecture and Design. Their influence is noted throughout, with a livable, yet stylish family home.
  “D&S have a great balance of very styl
  
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• Indigenous theatre students mark completion of program with original show

  30-05-2017 19:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two years ago, the first students to take part in the wîcêhtowin Aboriginal Theatre Program at the University of Saskatchewan set up a teepee together at dawn. Nearly 50 people crammed into the structure for a pipe ceremony, followed by an opening feast.
  As they near completion of the certificate program, the students will perform in the very same spot, marking the culmination of their experience.
  “It’s a wonderful bit of closure,” said wîc&ecir
  
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• Tips for buying groceries

  30-05-2017 19:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
   
  Frugal grocery shopping will save you money.
  According to Statistics Canada, food makes up 10 per cent of total spending for the average Canadian household. For Saskatchewan, in 2015, the average annual cost of food was $8,618.
  Tiffany Terczak is a frugal foodie who believes in eating real food and living a healthy life. Her blog “Don’t Waste the Crumbs” shares tips on cutting grocery costs.
  Shortly before her first child was born, Terczak left a well-paying, full-time j
  
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• Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan renamed after $50M donation

  30-05-2017 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan has a new name following a $50-million donation from the Jim Pattison Foundation.
  
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• SK Children's Hospital Gets $50 Million Donation and New Name dlvr.it/PH276P https://t.co/epLnwWmMQn

  30-05-2017 19:08
  
  SK Children's Hospital Gets $50 Million Donation and New Name dlvr.it/PH276P https://t.co/epLnwWmMQn
  
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• Engineers Hired for Optimist Hill Project dlvr.it/PH27KP https://t.co/FT5TjoTOTd

  30-05-2017 19:08
  
  Engineers Hired for Optimist Hill Project dlvr.it/PH27KP https://t.co/FT5TjoTOTd
  
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• Alexa Emerson to stay behind bars until at least end of June

  30-05-2017 18:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Alexa Emerson will return to a Saskatoon courtroom on June 28 for a bail hearing. She faces more than 80 charges related to white powder deliveries and bomb threats.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PH1bQf https://t.co/49SKTa8BBv

  30-05-2017 18:41
  
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• Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan receives $50M from business mogul

  30-05-2017 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan-born businessman has made a multimillion-dollar donation to the Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan.
  
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• $50M Children's Hospital donation largest in Sask. history

  30-05-2017 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan-born businessman has made a multimillion-dollar donation to the Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskachewan Jazz Festival

  30-05-2017 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is June 23rd through July 2nd.
  
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• Saskatoon public, Catholic school divisions to make deep cuts to bus service for pre-K, K-8 students

  30-05-2017 18:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon Public Schools and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools plan to make significant cuts to the bus service they provide to elementary students at a savings of $1 million for each school division, they announced in a joint news release.
  The joint move is a response to cuts to the provincial operating grants announced in the 2017-2018 budget. The SPS faces an $11.5 million budget shortfall and the GSCS faces a $9.7 million shortfall. 
  As of September, the school divisions will shar
  
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• Saskatoon school divisions rejigging elementary school busing ... - Globalnews.ca

  30-05-2017 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
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  Saskatoon school divisions rejigging elementary school busing ...
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  Elimination of noon-hour buses, shared buses among elementary transportation changes coming to both Saskatoon school divisions.
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• Saskatoon school divisions rejigging elementary school busing

  30-05-2017 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elimination of noon-hour buses, shared buses among elementary transportation changes coming to both Saskatoon school divisions.
  
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• Saskatoon home prices continue to soften - Globalnews.ca

  30-05-2017 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
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  WATCH ABOVE: Glut of condos contributing to softening of home prices in Saskatoon. Adam MacVicar reports. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by the sponsor. If you'd like to learn ...
  
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• Saskatoon home prices continue to soften

  30-05-2017 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Glut of condos contributing to softening of home prices in Saskatoon.
  
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• Letter of the Day: RE: Gormley on mobs

  30-05-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  RE: Gormley on mobs
  I don’t like mobs. So I was surprised to learn, in Mr. Gormley’s column, that I had been part of a “mob.”
  Some people were angry to be sure. Everyone was peaceful. There were no arrests or charges. No doubt some of the guests attending the Saskatchewan Party’s dinner were inconvenienced, but not, by a long stretch as much as the riders of STP, the beneficiaries of the hearing aid plan and spiritual services, and recipients of a much needed basic
  
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• Sawed-off shotgun seized during Prince Albert, Sask. traffic stop

  30-05-2017 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sawed-off shotgun was one of several items seized by Prince Albert police officers during a traffic stop.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: May 30, 2017

  30-05-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  ‘The timing is just coincidental’: U of S defends layoffs after inking buyout deal with union
  The University of Saskatchewan is defending the timing of its decision to lay off 15 managers, including six belonging to a union that last week agreed to help the university reduce its costs by offering its members voluntary buyout packages. The
  
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• Doors Open Saskatoon

  30-05-2017 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Doors Open Saskatoon gives people the chance to explore various architecture styles in the city.
  
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