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• Meet the Rush: Adrian Sorichetti

  09-06-2017 23:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In a video feature, the StarPhoenix is conducting one-on-one interviews with members of the National Lacrosse League champion Saskatchewan Rush.
  Today, we do a Q&A with Rush transition/defender Adrian Sorichetti.
  The Rush are at home Saturday to face the Georgia Swarm in Game 2 of their best-of-three championship final. The Swarm lead the series 1-0.
  
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• Saskatoon city council holding meetings with NDP, Sask. Party to chat budget matters

  09-06-2017 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Items on the agenda with the NDP include cuts to the Meewasin Valley Authority, as well as the closure of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company and plans for the vacant bus depot.
  
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• Regina man pleads guilty in connection with Canada-U.S. human smuggling ring

  09-06-2017 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  A Regina man charged in connection with a Canada-U.S. human smuggling ring has pleaded guilty as part of an agreement with the prosecution, according to his lawyer.
  
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• Lawsuit by Sask. chuckwagon racer alleges negligence by Husky subsidiary led to 7 dead horses

  09-06-2017 23:06 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Seven dead horses and a spot in the Calgary Stampede are at the centre of a lawsuit filed earlier this year against an Alberta-based oil company by a professional chuckwagon racer from St. Walburg, Sask.
  Wayne Knight, a 32-year veteran of the racing circuit, is seeking $3.7 million in damages from a Husky Energy Inc. subsidiary, Husky Oil Operations Ltd. His statement of claim, filed March 16 in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench, alleges the companies were negligent, leading to his horses&r
  
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  09-06-2017 23:03
  
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• Saskatoon man’s child porn collection is among the worst authorities have seen

  09-06-2017 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shane Dale Pattison pleaded guilty to 42 child pornography-related charges in a case one investigator called among worst he has ever seen.
  
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• Canada's longest-running archeological dig site will run a little longer this summer

  09-06-2017 22:17 via cbc.ca
  
  The Wolf Willow excavation site at Wanuskewin Heritage Park will be on display for visitors for an extra two months.
  
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• Joelle Tomlinson named leader of tomorrow by Western Association of Broadcasters

  09-06-2017 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Western Association of Broadcasters names Joelle Tomlinson as a leader of tomorrow.
  
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  09-06-2017 20:22
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughrider hopeful Emmanuel Adusei a talented musician

  09-06-2017 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  While some players march to their own drum, Saskatchewan Roughrider hopeful Emmanuel Adusei is the entire band.
  
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• Championship fever grips Saskatoon as Rush go for 3 peat

  09-06-2017 20:00
  The Saskatchewan Rush are hoping their fans can make the difference in their quest for a third straight National Lacrosse League (NLL) title.
  The Rush host the Georgia Swarm in game two of the series on Saturday at Sask Tel Centre.
  The Swarm are up one game to none in the best of three, winning the first game 18-14, in Atlanta, G.A.
  Since the pro team relocated to Saskatoon from Edmonton in 2016 fans have embraced the team with an average attendance of just over 13,500 people per
  
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• Repeat offender Shane Pattison pleads guilty to 42 child porn charges

  09-06-2017 19:54 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  After receiving the highest sentence in Saskatchewan history for child pornography offences, Shane Dale Pattison had barely been out of prison when he began sharing and viewing thousands of new child porn images.
  Described in 2012 by Crown prosecutor Michael Segu as the “worst offender” he had seen in more than 10 years of prosecuting such cases, Pattison, 27, pleaded guilty Friday in Saskatoon to 40 counts of sharing child pornography — the images
  
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• Third Avenue United Church in Limbo dlvr.it/PL3ZxD https://t.co/K2cEhDCCv6

  09-06-2017 19:50
  
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• Saskatoon Transit has provided police with transit card information in investigations

  09-06-2017 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Transit systems in Regina and Saskatoon say they have shared transit card information with police to help with an investigation.
  
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• Sask. man pleads guilty to over 40 child porn charges

  09-06-2017 19:23
  A man from Marshall has pleaded guilty to over 40 child pornography charges.
   
  Shane Dale Pattison, 27, entered guilty pleas at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench on Friday.
  He faced 42 charges of possessing and distributing child porn.
   
  Pattison was previously given one of the longest sentences in Saskatchewan history for child porn in 2012.
   
  He was arrested again when officers found him looking at child pornography at the Salvation Army while on statuto
  
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• Rush hope to "Swarm" Georgia Saturday in Saskatoon dlvr.it/PL3BgZ https://t.co/xOM8Yoa7nv

  09-06-2017 19:15
  
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• Another Inmate Charged in Saskatchewan Penitentiary Death dlvr.it/PL3Bgr https://t.co/2fqADsj4tO

  09-06-2017 19:15
  
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• Funnel cloud advisory for parts of Saskatchewan

  09-06-2017 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Funnel cloud advisory for Lloydminster, Kindersley, Battlefords and Prince Albert regions.
  
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• 'Worst I've ever seen': Crown seeks dangerous offender status in Sask. child porn case

  09-06-2017 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan child pornographer has pleaded guilty to 42 counts of child porn distribution.
  
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• Montreal police issue nationwide warrant for man wanted in vicious assault

  09-06-2017 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police ask the public to call 9-1-1 if they have any information to help locate the suspect and caution that the suspect may be armed and dangerous.
  
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• Suspected pimp wanted Canada-wide could be in Saskatoon

  09-06-2017 18:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal police are seeking the public's help finding a "dangerous" suspect who they believe is in town for Grand Prix weekend. There is a Canada-wide warrant for Muhidiin Ahmed Farah's arrest.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Work zone limits require some logic

  09-06-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Work zone limits require some logic
  I have no issue following the law in regards to safety in work zones. I have issues with a couple things around this, though.
  Why set up a 60 km/h zone as far as five kilometres from the actual work? Why not cover up all signage at the end of the work day where there is no safety issues to workers gone home for the day? I have seen situations where all but one sign was covered up at end of day and it is confusing to motorists.
  Signage with work adjacent to the
  
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• Mother of 37-year-old man who died in custody at Sask. Pen 'devastated', murder charge laid against inmate

  09-06-2017 17:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The mother of a 37-year-old man who died in custody at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary on Wednesday says her family is devastated and she is planning to file a lawsuit against the prison.
  Christopher Andrew Van Camp’s death is being treated as suspicious by the RCMP. He was found unresponsive in his cell and emergency responders called to the prison could not resuscitate him. The RCMP was notified on Wednesday at around 8:35 a.m. about an inmate found dead at the penitentiary.
  Van Camp was t
  
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• Sask. Penitentiary inmate charged with murder of Christopher Van Camp

  09-06-2017 17:40 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Twenty-eight-year-old Tyler Vandewater, an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, has been charged with second-degree murder in the in-custody death of 37-year-old Christopher Van Camp earlier this week.
  RCMP were notified Wednesday morning that Van Camp had been found unresponsive in his cell and emergency responders called to the prison could not resuscitate him. 
  Van Camp had been serving a five-year, five-month and 12-day sentence for armed robbery, fraud, committing theft,
  
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• University of Saskatchewan staff keeping Roughriders fed

  09-06-2017 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Staff at the University of Saskatchewan are keeping players fed as the Roughriders go through two-a-day workouts at training camp in Saskatoon.
  
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• Child pornographer Russell Wolfe makes court appearance

  09-06-2017 17:11 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who pleaded guilty to a 20-count indictment, which included charges of making child pornography, was in court on Friday.
  
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• Inmate's mother looking to sue Sask. prison after son's alleged murder

  09-06-2017 16:14 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP have charged a 28-year-old man in the alleged beating death of Chris Van Camp this week in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Murder charge laid in Saskatchewan Penitentiary death

  09-06-2017 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  An inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary has been charged with murder in the death of another inmate.
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush look to even up NLL Champion’s Cup series

  09-06-2017 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  A million people are expected to watch on Twitter as the Saskatchewan Rush look to even up their NLL Champion’s Cup series with the Georgia Swarm.
  
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• Wickenheiser Receives Honourary U of S Degree dlvr.it/PL0vKc https://t.co/fk8Fu7but4

  09-06-2017 15:58
  
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• Thursday's Scoreboard dlvr.it/PL0vPZ https://t.co/gA7G5PaPr2

  09-06-2017 15:58
  
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• Riders Done With Pads Before First Pre-Season Game dlvr.it/PL0vNq https://t.co/ObJnrJftYV

  09-06-2017 15:58
  
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• NDP Opposes Proposed Addition Of New Legislative Secretary dlvr.it/PL0vPz https://t.co/AKQrtMfdm1

  09-06-2017 15:58
  
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• Countdown on Before Champion's Cup Game 2 dlvr.it/PL0vMx https://t.co/xg3GoMb9L8

  09-06-2017 15:58
  
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• Father’s Day gift ideas

  09-06-2017 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  From phones to razor blades, Best Buy Saskatoon general manager Rokhan Sawar with gift ideas sure to please dad on Father’s Day.
  
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• World Professional Chuckwagon Racing in Saskatoon this weekend

  09-06-2017 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fans of chuckwagon racing don’t have to go far to watch the fast paced rodeo sport, as the World Professional Chuckwagon Association makes it’s stop in Saskatoon.
  
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• Man in Saskatoon hospital with life-threatening injury after stabbing

  09-06-2017 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A 25-year-old woman has been charged after a stabbing on Wednesday.
  
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• Hayley Wickenheiser receives honorary University of Saskatchewan degree

  09-06-2017 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hayley Wickenheiser was honoured by the University of Saskatchewan with an honorary doctor of laws degree.
  
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• 2 new Saskatoon bridges on time and on budget - Globalnews.ca

  09-06-2017 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  
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• 2 new Saskatoon bridges on time and on budget

  09-06-2017 14:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction of two new bridges in Saskatoon are on budget and set to be complete by October 2018.
  
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• Young Innovators: Student studies vitamin A-boosted chickpeas

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  In developing countries, more than three million children are at high risk for permanent blindness due to severe vitamin A deficiency.  
  University of Saskatchewan researchers think the power of a little seed could make a difference.    
  “Chickpeas are a well-known source of protein and minerals,” said Bunyamin Tar’an, plant sciences professor and chickpea breeder at the U of S Crop Development Centre. “Now due to our latest research, we can add to the
  
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• Wine World: Islays a love-them or hate-them affair

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A friend asked me what whisky to buy for his bar – his daughter was getting married and he expected to be doing a great deal of hosting. I recommended an Islay whisky, because I adore their products.
  The thing about Islay whisky is that it is all made on an island. And the ‘inland’ distilleries are closer to the sea than Halifax is to the Atlantic. The net result is single malts that are hugely aromatic, smelling of peat and iodine. This was driven home to me today when I set u
  
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• Saskatoon's weather: Cloudy; high 25 C, low 12 C

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon could end the work week on a grey note, according to Environment Canada’s forecast for Friday.
  During the day, it’s expected to be cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers in the morning and a risk of a thunderstorm. The sky should clear around noon. The wind should start out from the southeast at 20 kilometres per hour, becoming southwesterly at 30 km/h near noon. A high of 25 C and a UV index of 7 or high is forecast.
  In the evening, the wind should become light and a
  
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• Province compromised U of S's autonomy with 'financial ultimatum': USFA

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The provincial government compromised the University of Saskatchewan’s autonomy by issuing a “financial ultimatum” that is expected to result in wage freezes for unionized and non-unionized employees, voluntary buyouts and, possibly, layoffs, according to the head of the association representing more than 1,100 university faculty members. 
  That “ultimatum” is contained in a Jan. 30 letter from Advanced Education Minister Bronwyn Eyre to Lee Ahenakew, chair of t
  
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• NLL: Georgia Swarm invades Saskatchewan looking for first-ever Champion's Cup

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Jordan MacIntosh just barely escaped goat status in Game 1 and now hopes to share championship glory with the rest of the Georgia Swarm.
  A win Saturday over the host Saskatchewan Rush would result in a first-ever National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup win for the Swarm franchise and its captain, MacIntosh.
  The Swarm are wrapping up a second season in Georgia after transferring from Minnesota.
  “I think it would be pretty incredible,” MacIntosh, a transition player from Oakville
  
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• 'It's almost like a Russian Roulette drug': MD Ambulance saves four people from fentanyl overdose in four nights

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Four nights. Four overdoses. Four lives saved.
  “With the fentanyl crisis that we’ve seen, I can tell you the last four nights we’ve done four fentanyl overdoses, where we’ve had to give Narcan to each of them, where they’ve been close to respiratory arrest. We’ve brought them all back,” MD Ambulance spokesman Troy Davies said on Tuesday.
  Then, on Wednesday around 6:30 p.m., Saskatoon police used naloxone spray on an unresponsive 19-year-old man who had t
  
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• Gormley: Saskatchewan's political left awakens

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan’s NDP activists and social justice warriors are tireless. Like all true believers, they are determined, propelled by a sense of mission and fuelled by a higher moral purpose and a strong shot of self-righteousness.
  Having lain dormant for nearly a decade, the political left has awakened and, like a lean and grouchy bear after hibernation, they are hungry and can smell a political feast in the wind.
  It’s all about the Saskatchewan Party government’s March budget. Th
  
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• Food: Tart makes good use of in-season asparagus

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  If you love food as much as I do, this is the most wonderful time of year.  Fresh produce is trickling in from surrounding farms and the Saskatoon Farmers Market is the place to be on the weekends.  Farmers are happy to show off their plump, red radishes; baby beets, just plucked from the earth; stalks of rhubarb waiting to be turned into pie; green onions galore. 
  And then there is the amazing asparagus.  With just a short window of production (Mother’s Day to Father&r
  
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• Core neighbourhood kids train for triathlon

  09-06-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Charley Struhar’s stolen bike didn’t stop her from joining a club to train for the Kids of Steel triathlon.
  The 11-year-old St. Mary’s student and others in the club visited Bridge City Co-operative Bike Club, where they were allowed to borrow donated bikes.
  The gears didn’t work and the tires needed to be pumped up, but the kids were taught how to do basic bicycle maintenance. 
  Struhar and her best friend Rylee Pierce participated with the team and in the triathlon
  
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• Riders quarterback Bennett ready for the big stage

  09-06-2017 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Saturday's pre-season game has all the makings of a sellout: the first game in the new Mosaic Stadium, and a former NFL pro-bowl quarterback making his Riders debut.
  
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