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• Should my toddler Skype with grandma? Experts talk balancing screen time with family time

  13-06-2017 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Paediatric Society recommends no screen time for children under two years old. So, what does that mean for families who connect with relatives via video chat?
  
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• Crown wants adult sentence for accused in Patrick Dong homicide

  13-06-2017 23:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The common-law partner of a man who was found dead outside Saskatoon’s city limits in October 2016 says she’s pleased the Crown intends to seek an adult sentence for the teen girl charged with murder in connection with his death, if she is convicted.
  The body of Patrick Dong, 37, was found after Warman RCMP were advised about an unresponsive man in a rural area southwest of Saskatoon on Oct. 23, 2016. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Last week, RCMP said an 18-year-old woman
  
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• Chuckwagon racer sues Husky subsidiary for almost $3.7M over death, injury of horses

  13-06-2017 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wayne Knight alleges Husky Oil Operations Ltd., failed to properly clean up his property in Saskatchewan where the company was doing seismic work.
  
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• Trent Wotherspoon steps down as interim NDP leader

  13-06-2017 22:44
  
  Trent Wotherspoon has announced that he is stepping down as interim leader of the Saskatchewan New Democrats so he can consider running for permanent leadership of the party.
  
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• Two children doused in gasoline, set on fire on Lac La Ronge First Nation: EMS

  13-06-2017 22:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two children under the age of 12 were hospitalized after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a reserve in northern Saskatchewan — but RCMP say a third child involved is too young to be charged.
  La Ronge EMS responded early Sunday morning to a home on Lac La Ronge First Nation after a report of two injured children, said Corey Ecarnot of La Ronge Emergency Medical Services in an interview. An eight-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl were treated at the scene before one was taken to
  
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• Minister Suggests Saskatoon For Independent Board Of Governors dlvr.it/PM30rP https://t.co/FAi4aBSXB1

  13-06-2017 22:01
  
  Minister Suggests Saskatoon For Independent Board Of Governors dlvr.it/PM30rP https://t.co/FAi4aBSXB1
  
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• Auger Truck Hits Gas Line dlvr.it/PM30r0 https://t.co/qUvFPVZ2W9

  13-06-2017 22:01
  
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• Trent Wotherspoon resigning as NDP interim leader, considering run for permanent party leadership

  13-06-2017 21:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Trent Wotherspoon has stepped down as the interim leader of the NDP and is considering a run as the permanent leader.
  
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• Chuckwagon racer in Saskatchewan sues Husky Oil over death, injury of horses

  13-06-2017 21:50
  
  A veteran champion Canadian chuckwagon racer is suing a subsidiary of Husky Energy for almost $3.7 million over the death and injury of 16 horses from his racing team.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: June drought moves out, rain moves in - Globalnews.ca

  13-06-2017 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
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• La Loche school shooter was not suffering from psychotic illness: psychiatrist

  13-06-2017 21:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The teen who fatally shot four people and injured seven others in La Loche last year was not suffering from a psychotic illness at the time of the shooting, says a psychiatrist.
  Dr. Declan Quinn, an expert in child and youth psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan, was the first witness to take the stand Tuesday at Meadow Lake provincial court during the second week of the youth shooter’s sentencing hearing.
  The shooter, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, w
  
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• Psychologist cites possible motive for La Loche attack

  13-06-2017 21:30
  
  A possible motive for the La Loche shooting emerged during a psychologist’s testimony Tuesday.
  
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• No clear motive behind shooting that killed four in La Loche: psychiatrist

  13-06-2017 21:30
  
  A child psychiatrist says it's not clear why a teen killed four people and injured seven in a shooting that devastated the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche in January 2016.
  
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• City Administration Looking at Idea of Bottled Water Ban dlvr.it/PM2fYC https://t.co/4yMZR2N5Yi

  13-06-2017 21:30
  
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• Fire department responds to gas leak

  13-06-2017 21:22
  The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a natural gas leak on Tuesday.
  Firefighters were called out around 11:45 a.m. to 526 Underhill Link, in the city's Brighton neighbourhood.
  They arrived to find that an augur truck had hit an underground gas line.
  Crews evacuated six people from four nearby homes and set up a perimeter until workers from SaskEnergy arrived to fix the line.
  No injuries were reported. 
  
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• 4 homes evacuated in Brighton due to natural gas leak

  13-06-2017 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Auger truck hits natural gas line in Brighton neighbourhood forcing the evacuation of four homes.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: June drought moves out, rain slides in

  13-06-2017 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Drought conditions come to an end in Saskatoon as rain moves into the weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan has the latest.
  
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• Inside the Classroom: Student-led conference targets wellness, wellbeing at Holy Cross

  13-06-2017 21:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Students at Holy Cross High School recently had the opportunity to openly discuss some of the bigger issues facing high school students during a student-led wellness conference in late May.
  Featuring breakout sessions and keynote speakers, the conference was planned and executed by students at the school. They said it was a chance to discuss numerous issues facing young people in Saskatoon, ranging from mental health to spiritual wellness. 
  We stopped by Holy Cross and spoke with some stude
  
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• $7M investment into northern Saskatchewan housing

  13-06-2017 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal and provincial governments are investing over $7-million into housing projects in northern Saskatchewan.
  
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• Community groups want Sid Buckwold Bridge walkway improved - CBC.ca

  13-06-2017 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
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  Community groups want Sid Buckwold Bridge walkway improved
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  Once the Remai Modern opens, the Sid Buckwold Bridge walkway will deliver pedestrian traffic right to its front door. But Cam McMillan thinks the direct route across Saskatoon's river to the art gallery is far from artful. "It's just really unnerving ...
  
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• Community groups want Sid Buckwold Bridge walkway improved

  13-06-2017 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Walking Saskatoon and the Buena Vista Community Association are hoping the city will make improvements to the Sid Buckwold Bridge walkway while it undergoes scheduled repairs next year.
  
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• La Loche school shooting: psychiatrist testifies teen not developmentally delayed

  13-06-2017 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Psychiatrist testifies the La Loche school shooter may have been motivated by online searches of school shootings.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: June drought moves out, rain moves in

  13-06-2017 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Drought conditions come to an end in Saskatoon as rain moves into the weather forecast.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook forecast : June drought moves out, rain slides in

  13-06-2017 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Drought conditions come to an end in Saskatoon as rain moves into the weather forecast.
  
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• Saskatoon rents drop for 1st time in 27 years, report shows - CBC.ca

  13-06-2017 20:23 via cbc.ca
  
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  Saskatoon rents drop for 1st time in 27 years, report shows
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  It's a good time to be a renter in Saskatoon. According to a new study from Colliers International, rents have dropped $150 per month on average. "There's been more supply than there has been demand, which has caused landlords to react," Tom McClocklin ...
  
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• Two children hospitalized — one in La Ronge, one in Saskatoon — after altercation with third child

  13-06-2017 20:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  La Ronge RCMP are investigating after two children, both under the age of 12, were hospitalized following an altercation with a third child, also under the age of 12.
  According to RCMP, members of the La Ronge detachment responded Sunday after learning that two children were injured in an altercation. One of the injured children was treated at La Ronge hospital while the other was taken by air ambulance to hospital in Saskatoon “for treatment of undisclosed injuries,” RCMP said in a
  
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• Saskatoon rents drop for 1st time in 27 years, report shows

  13-06-2017 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  According to a new study from Colliers International, rents have dropped $150 per month on average.
  
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• 2 children allegedly doused with gasoline, set on fire in northern Saskatchewan

  13-06-2017 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  2 children were allegedly doused in gasoline and then set on fire by another child in northern Saskatchewan
  
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• Two children doused with gas, lit on fire in La Ronge

  13-06-2017 20:03
  
  Emergency crews in La Ronge say two children were doused with gasoline and set on fire by another child over the weekend.
  
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• Two children doused with gas, lit on fire in Air Ronge

  13-06-2017 20:03
  
  Emergency crews in northern Saskatchewan say two children were doused with gasoline and set on fire by another child over the weekend.
  
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• Temporary loss of service after gas leak in Brighton neighbourhood

  13-06-2017 19:59
  
  Four houses in the Brighton neighbourhood were evacuated after a gas leak on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Four Brighton homes evacuated due to gas leak

  13-06-2017 19:59
  
  Four houses in Saskatoon’s Brighton neighbourhood were evacuated after a gas leak on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Leave Young Animals Untouched dlvr.it/PM1XZB https://t.co/Emj5u9vBp4

  13-06-2017 19:53
  
  Leave Young Animals Untouched dlvr.it/PM1XZB https://t.co/Emj5u9vBp4
  
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• Children Set on Fire dlvr.it/PM1Xm4 https://t.co/deqEPDUUIV

  13-06-2017 19:53
  
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• 2 children doused with gasoline and set on fire by another child in La Ronge

  13-06-2017 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Two children were doused in gasoline and set on fire after an altercation with a third child in the La Ronge, Sask., area on Sunday.
  
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• '60s Scoop survivors accuse feds of back-tracking after legal battle

  13-06-2017 19:32
  
  Survivors of the '60s Scoop accuse the Liberal government of opting for further hard-ball litigation, despite losing a bitterly fought legal battle, as a way to avoid paying compensation to thousands who were taken from reserves in Ontario as children and placed with non-native families.
  
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• Hudson Bay, Sask., man to plead guilty to killing ex-wife

  13-06-2017 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A Hudson Bay man accused of killing his ex-wife is pleading guilty to second-degree murder, according to his lawyer.
  
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• Prince Albert police dog tracks down alleged vehicle thief

  13-06-2017 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The driver of a stolen vehicle was arrested with the help of a Prince Albert police dog.
  
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• Ian Tyson, Paul Brandt among the stars at CCMA's Legends Show

  13-06-2017 19:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Tickets go on sale Friday for the CCMA Legends Show: A Tribute to Yesterday & Today. The concert pairs established artists and newcomers with Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees. 
  Paul Brandt, Lisa Brokop, Hunter Brothers, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Madeline Merlo, Brian Sklar and Ian Tyson are in the lineup. More performers and the CCMA Legends Show host will be announced soon.
  The show is Friday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at TCU Place. Tickets cost $45 each (plus applicable tax
  
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• Photos: More from Roughriders training camp

  13-06-2017 19:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ training camp continued at SMF Field in Saskatoon on June 12, 2017.
  
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• Photos: Graham Slam golf clinic

  13-06-2017 19:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Professional golfer Graham DeLaet gave some pointers during the Graham Slam golf clinic at Riverside Country Club in Saskatoon on June 12, 2017.
  
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• Crown seeking adult sentence for Saskatoon teen charged with 1st-degree murder - CBC.ca

  13-06-2017 18:57 via cbc.ca
  
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  Crown seeking adult sentence for Saskatoon teen charged with 1st-degree murder
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  The Crown says it will seek an adult sentence for a teen facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a Saskatoon man last October. The case relates to the death of Patrick Dong, 37, who was found unresponsive in a rural area ...
  
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• Crown seeking adult sentence for Saskatoon teen charged with 1st-degree murder

  13-06-2017 18:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The case relates to the death of Patrick Dong, 37, who was found unresponsive in a rural area southwest of Saskatoon city limits in October 2016. Dong was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Roughriders Mitch Picton plays second game at new Mosaic Stadium

  13-06-2017 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Regina-born receiver Mitch Picton looking to impress the Saskatchewan Roughriders coaching staff as he looks to land a roster spot.
  
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• Summer Online Auction Alert!! Begins June 19 with over 200 items up for bids on Sasknow.ca. More details to come!

  13-06-2017 18:36
  Summer Online Auction Alert!!Begins June 19 with over 200 items up for bids on Sasknow.ca.More details to come!
  
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• Dawn Dumont: Why cultural appropriation is a thing

  13-06-2017 18:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Some of you may be wondering, “What is cultural appropriation?”
  It’s not super-complex. It’s basically assuming that because you’re better than another race — y’know, just naturally superior — that you can do their stuff better: their art, their spiritual beliefs, practices, and cultural regalia.
  As a First Nations person, I see examples of it all the time. I tend not to react to everything because then I’d be in a constant state of stress &m
  
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• La Loche shooting: What we've already learned at the sentencing of the Sask. school shooter

  13-06-2017 18:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  MEADOW LAKE — A sentencing hearing resumed Tuesday for a teen who killed four people and injured seven in a shooting in La Loche, Sask., in January 2016. The shooting happened at a home in the remote northern community and at the high school. The teen, who can’t be named because he was just under 18 at the time, has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder.
  Here is a recap of some of the details revea
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PM0QhP https://t.co/fWTmW3kehS

  13-06-2017 18:13
  
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• Saskatoon has Relatively Few Hate Crimes dlvr.it/PM0Qjj https://t.co/SQxRXZvnYv

  13-06-2017 18:13
  
  Saskatoon has Relatively Few Hate Crimes dlvr.it/PM0Qjj https://t.co/SQxRXZvnYv
  
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• New study suggests dads are making their kids fat

  13-06-2017 18:10 via cbc.ca
  
  According to a family health study led by researchers at the University of Guelph, fathers are the critical stakeholders in the development of their child’s health behaviours.
  
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