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• Opposition critical of premier's decision to pay bonuses to 10 MLAs

  08-06-2017 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Opposition is criticizing the premier's decision to start paying his legislative secretaries at the same time he asks public sector employees to take a pay cut.
  
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• DIMENSIONS 2017 AWARDS! Gala & Reception

  08-06-2017 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  AWARDS GALA:  The Refinery Arts & Spirit Centre, 609 Dufferin Avenue @7:00pm (RSVP by June 19). RECEPTION:  Saskatchewan Craft Council, 813 Broadway Avenue @8:30pm. Presenting DIMENSION 2017 AWARDS!  Celebrate the inspiring work of Saskatchewan’s Top Fine Craft Artists at the Gala & Reception.  The jurors have chosen 36 outstanding works for the Dimensions 2017 Exhibition!...
  
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• Stabbing - 100 Block Marlatte Crescent

  08-06-2017 23:40 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred yesterday evening.At approximately 8:45 p.m., June 7, 2017, Patrol Officers responded to a report of a stabbing at an apartment in the 100 block of Marlatte Crescent. The 36-year-old man was transported to hospital with life threatening injuries. A 25-year-old woman has been charged with Aggravated Assault. The suspect and victim were known to each other.Detectives with the Targeted Enforcement Unit are continuing to investiga
  
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• Conservative Party puts Trost campaign 'on notice' over leaked membership list

  08-06-2017 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The leadership campaign of Saskatchewan MP Brad Trost says it has been "put on notice" by the Conservative party for being the source of the leaked membership list, CBC News has learned. Trost's campaign manager says he'd like to see proof of the allegation.
  
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• 17th Annual SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL – Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan

  08-06-2017 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  FRIDAY, JUNE 23rd @ 6:00pm  –  SOLSTICE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL.  Entry fee $5.00 for ages 6 and up, at the arena. SATURDAY, JUNE 24th, 10:00am to 5:00pm  –  FREE STREET FAIR ON MAIN STREET.  11:00am  –  PARADE OF CULTURE ON MAIN STREET.  8:00pm  –  MUSIC FESTIVAL BEGINS IN SOUCY PARK.  Cost $20.00 presale, $25.00 ages...
  
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• Alberta man to plead guilty to murdering 2 Saskatchewan women in 2007, 2009: Crown

  08-06-2017 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gordon Alfred Rogers of Red Deer is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jeanette Chief and Violet Heathen, who were both from Onion Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 18-year-old woman facing 1st-degree murder charge in death of Saskatoon man

  08-06-2017 23:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP in Saskatchewan has charged an 18-year-old girl with first-degree murder in the October 2016 death of 37-year-old Patrick Dong of Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon woman charged with 1st degree murder

  08-06-2017 22:30
  An 18-year-old woman from Saskatoon is facing a first degree murder charge stemming from a body found outside city limits last fall.
  Warman RCMP said in a news release Thursday the woman is charged in the death of 37-year-old Patrick Dong, also from Saskatoon.
  His body was found in a rural area southwest of Saskatoon on the morning of Oct. 23, but an arrest wasn't made until Wednesday after a continued investigation into the death.
  The woman charged was 17 at the time of the crime, and can't be
  
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• Alta. man expected to plead guilty to murdering 2 indigenous Saskatchewan women in 2007, 2009: Crown

  08-06-2017 22:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  EDMONTON — A Crown prosecutor says an Alberta man is expected to plead guilty to killing two indigenous Saskatchewan women in 2007 and 2009.
  Gordon Alfred Rogers of Red Deer is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jeanette Chief and Violet Heathen, who were both from Onion Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
  On June 6, 2007, a fisherman setting bait traps under a bridge in a rural area about 16 kilometres north of Lloydminster came across the remains of a woman. Th
  
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• Alberta man to plead guilty to murdering Saskatchewan women: Crown

  08-06-2017 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  A Crown prosecutor says an Alberta man will plead guilty to killing two Indigenous women in 2007 and 2009.
  
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• Warman RCMP charge woman with murder after body found outside of Saskatoon

  08-06-2017 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Woman charged by Warman RCMP with first-degree murder in the death of Patrick Dong last fall.
  
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• First-degree murder charge laid against Saskatoon teenager in 2016 death of Patrick Dong

  08-06-2017 22:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After a seven-month homicide investigation, an 18-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Patrick Dong, whose body was found just outside Saskatoon’s city limits.
  The Saskatoon woman was arrested Wednesday around noon without incident at a home in Saskatoon, police announced Thursday. The accused, who was 17 at the time of Dong’s death and can’t be identified under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, appeared Thursday in Saskatoon prov
  
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• Indigenous youth leaders bring their voice to the Senate

  08-06-2017 22:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous youth leaders took their message to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples yesterday, as part of its Indigenize the Senate initiative.
  
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• Manitoba man faces 22 charges after series of assaults in Denare Beach, Sask.

  08-06-2017 21:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A 27-year-old from Flin Flon, Man., has been charged with attempted murder after a crime spree in a northern Saskatchewan village.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: hot day, followed by thunderstorms

  08-06-2017 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon is in for a hot day on Thursday, followed by a chance of thunderstorms on Friday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon police use naloxone to revive fentanyl overdose victim

  08-06-2017 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A fentanyl overdose victim was revived after being administered naloxone by Saskatoon police officers.
  
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• Residential construction in Saskatoon down sharply in 2017

  08-06-2017 21:04 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The pace of residential construction in Saskatoon fell off sharply in the first five months of the year, driven downward by a collapse in the number of new multi-family buildings under development, according to new data from the country’s mortgage insurer. 
  At the end of May, Saskatoon-based builders had started work on 547 new units, down 25 per cent from the 730 housing starts recorded in the same period last year, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) reported Thursday.
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• Manitoba man charged with attempted murder in northern Saskatchewan

  08-06-2017 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man from Manitoba is facing 20 charges, including attempted murder, after several assaults in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Lights out: Beaver puts a dam-per on Sask. wedding

  08-06-2017 20:53 via cbc.ca
  
  It was a made-in-Canada wedding involving an unexpected guest in southwest Saskatchewan.
  
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• NDP Concerned About Legislative Secretaries dlvr.it/PKpGmP https://t.co/CmivkIwZlZ

  08-06-2017 20:50
  
  NDP Concerned About Legislative Secretaries dlvr.it/PKpGmP https://t.co/CmivkIwZlZ
  
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• 'Just go ahead and do it': Award-winning Saskatoon entreprenuer offers advice for other newcomers - CBC.ca

  08-06-2017 20:45 via cbc.ca
  
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  'Just go ahead and do it': Award-winning Saskatoon entreprenuer offers advice for other newcomers
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  Vincent Lu arrived in Canada from Taiwan in 2009, and two years later he was running his own business. "I never thought I'd come here and open a business. I just thought I'd come here and maybe find a job," Lu said during an interview with CBC Radio's ...
  
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• 'Just go ahead and do it': Award-winning Saskatoon entreprenuer offers advice for other newcomers

  08-06-2017 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Vincent Lu never imagined he'd run a business, but that's exactly what he was doing just two years after arriving in Canada from Taiwan.
  
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• Mother of inmate who died in Sask. prison says he wasn't healthy enough to be in general population

  08-06-2017 20:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The mother of a man who died inside a federal prison in Prince Albert, Sask., on Wednesday says her son should not have been in back in prison.
  
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• Man, 27, charged with attempted murder, robbery in Denare Beach

  08-06-2017 20:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Attempted murder, robbery and assaulting a peace officer are among the nearly two dozen charges laid against a 27-year-old man after a 10-minute flurry in the northern Saskatchewan community of Denare Beach.
  Creighton and Flin Flon RCMP responded June 2 around 3 p.m. to several complaints of a male assaulting several people and breaking into homes in the village, police said in a news release.
  According to investigators, a male suspect assaulted a home owner inside a residence on Denare Beach. T
  
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• So Far One Penitentiary Death Considered Suspicious dlvr.it/PKnvfJ https://t.co/I1TrGav41Y

  08-06-2017 20:19
  
  So Far One Penitentiary Death Considered Suspicious dlvr.it/PKnvfJ https://t.co/I1TrGav41Y
  
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• Saskatoon's Remai Modern continues to suffer multimillion-dollar funding shortfall - CBC.ca

  08-06-2017 20:13 via cbc.ca
  
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  Saskatoon's Remai Modern continues to suffer multimillion-dollar funding shortfall
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  As the finishing touches are completed at Saskatoon's Remai Modern, the art gallery continues to run a funding deficit. In a report heading to city councillors, the gallery's funding shortfall is estimated to be between $2.5 and $4.5 million dollars ...
  
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• Saskatoon's Remai Modern continues to suffer multimillion-dollar funding shortfall

  08-06-2017 20:13 via cbc.ca
  
  As the finishing touches are completed at Saskatoon's Remai Modern, the art gallery continues to run a funding deficit between $2.5 and $4.5 million.
  
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• Seeding near completion in Saskatchewan

  08-06-2017 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  With seeding nearing completion, there is a need for moisture to help crops develop and mature.
  
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• Saskatoon police officers use emergency overdose treatment for the first time - CTV News

  08-06-2017 20:09 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Saskatoon police officers use emergency overdose treatment for the first time
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  For the first time, Saskatoon police officers administered naloxone to a 19-year-old and brought that victim back to consciousness. On Wednesday evening, officers arrived at a home in the 800 block of Sixth Street East. Police say a 19-year-old had ...
  Saskatoon police use naloxone to revive fentanyl userCBC.ca
  Saskatoon police administer naloxone to save 19-year-old man after fentanyl overdoseSaskat
  
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• Police use new anti-overdose spray for first time, save life

  08-06-2017 20:09
  Saskatoon police have saved a life thanks to a new anti-overdose kit at their disposal.
  According to a news release, officers were called to a home on 6th Street East near Lansdowne Avenue Wednesday evening, where they found a 19-year-old man unresponsive after taking fentanyl.
  MD Ambulance hadn't arrived yet, so the officers successfully used a naloxone dose, which led to the man regaining consciousness.
  Police started carrying naloxone, a drug designed to prevent or reverse the effects of opio
  
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• Saskatoon police use naloxone to revive fentanyl user

  08-06-2017 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Patrol officers in the city began carrying the emergency treatment for opioid overdoses this spring but this was the first time they've been called upon use it.
  
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• Naloxone Saves Life dlvr.it/PKnX64 https://t.co/3pXf2n5O7x

  08-06-2017 19:47
  
  Naloxone Saves Life dlvr.it/PKnX64 https://t.co/3pXf2n5O7x
  
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• Saskatoon police administer naloxone to save 19-year-old man after fentanyl overdose

  08-06-2017 19:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police officers, for the first time, administered naloxone after a 19-year-old was unresponsive following a fentanyl overdose.
  Officers responded to a medical call on Wednesday around 6:30 p.m. from a home in the 800 block of Sixth Street East, police said in a news release. Police arrived at the scene prior to ambulance crews, so the officers used the opioid antagonist drug that prevents or reverses the effects of opioids such as fentanyl, morphine, heroin, me
  
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• Adjustments made to protected Saskatoon bike lanes

  08-06-2017 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  City makes adjustments to Saskatoon protected bike lanes following feedback from drivers and cyclists.
  
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• Tonight's Schedule dlvr.it/PKn881 https://t.co/725tUFgFSk

  08-06-2017 19:14
  
  Tonight's Schedule dlvr.it/PKn881 https://t.co/725tUFgFSk
  
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• Best June Land Sales in 3 Years dlvr.it/PKn7wv https://t.co/DlkudSzDov

  08-06-2017 19:14
  
  Best June Land Sales in 3 Years dlvr.it/PKn7wv https://t.co/DlkudSzDov
  
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• Investigators treating death of 37-year-old man at Saskatchewan Penitentiary as suspicious

  08-06-2017 19:09 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The death of a 37-year-old man at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary is considered by investigators to be suspicious.
  Christopher Andrew Van Camp, 37, died Wednesday while in custody at the Prince Albert facility. Emergency services were called and he could not be resuscitated, Correctional Service Canada said in a statement. RCMP was notified Wednesday around 8:35 a.m. of an inmate found dead at the penitentiary.
  The RCMP major crime unit north, forensic identification unit and general inv
  
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• From ASSMAN to ZYG0TE: SGI has rejected more than 3,000 vanity licence plates

  08-06-2017 18:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Government Insurance has rejected thousands of requested vanity plate names over the years. Here are a few of them.
  
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• Video: New in theatres June 9

  08-06-2017 18:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres June 9.
  
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• Photos: The Week in Photos: June 1-7

  08-06-2017 18:46 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Take a look at some of the best StarPhoenix pictures from the past week in and around Saskatoon.
  
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• Fentanyl Overdose Results in Police Successfully Administering Naloxone

  08-06-2017 18:44 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  At approximately 6:30 p.m., June 7, 2017, Patrol Officers were dispatched to a medical call reporting that a man was unresponsive after having taken fentanyl at a residence in the 800 block of 6th Street East. As Police arrived prior to MD Ambulance, Officers administered Naloxone, which resulted in the 19-year-old victim regaining consciousness. When MD Ambulance arrived, they transported the victim to hospital.SPS Patrol Officers began carrying Naloxone at the end of April.
  
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• Residential construction in Saskatoon down sharply in 2017 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  08-06-2017 18:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  Residential construction was down 25 per cent in the first five months of 2017. Gord Waldner / The StarPhoenix. Share Adjust Comment Print. The pace of residential construction in Saskatoon fell off sharply in the first five months of the year, driven ...and more »
  
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• Fire destroys mobile home northwest of Saskatoon

  08-06-2017 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A vacant mobile home northwest of Saskatoon has been destroyed by fire.
  
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• Prince Albert police Taser woman armed with scissors

  08-06-2017 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Prince Albert police officer said he had to Taser a woman who threatened him with scissors.
  
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• Health Authority working to grow College of Medicine in Regina

  08-06-2017 17:02 via cbc.ca
  
  An agreement has been signed between the Regina Qu'Appelle Region Health Authority and the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine to grow its Regina campus.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Pine looking for her new home

  08-06-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pine, an adorable 11-week old puppy, is hoping someone can adopt her from the Saskatoon SPCA.
  
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• Fire destroys mobile home north of Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  08-06-2017 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
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  Fire destroys mobile home north of Saskatoon
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  A homeowner north of Saskatoon awoke around 6 a.m. CST to discover one of his storage buildings in flames on Thursday morning. "He heard some crackling, he got up, looked, saw his mobile home — that is vacant and used for storage — he saw that it was ...
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• Fire destroys mobile home north of Saskatoon

  08-06-2017 16:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A mobile home used for storage at a property north of Saskatoon went up in flames early Thursday morning.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: June 8, 2017

  08-06-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  FSIN wants to meet with Husky CEO, seeks better relationships with energy companiesAlmost a year after a Husky Energy Inc. pipeline disgorged thousands of litres of crude oil into the North Saskatchewan River, the head of the federation representing Saskatchewan’s First Nations wants to discuss the spill and its aftermath with the Calgary-based company&r
  
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• Naked ambition: The Comic Strippers promise laughs

  08-06-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Improv comedy can go anywhere, and that’s certainly the case with The Comic Strippers. The parody of male strip shows has a female cast member.
  “I do it in man-drag,” says Denise Jones. “I do the Shakespearean trick of Tensor-bandaging down the boobs and with the moustache and wig, the guys are never the wiser.”
  Jones couldn’t help herself.
  “I had to get in on the action. The guys were having so much fun I just wormed my way in.”
  The show has becom
  
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