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• Great Western, Steam Whistle breweries argue Alta. beer tax system unconstitutional

  22-06-2017 23:40
  
  Lawyers for two breweries challenged the constitutionality of Alberta's tax system on small breweries Thursday, arguing the system unfairly favours producers in the province.
  
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• SEIU-West Gives Province Cold Heart Award dlvr.it/PPLyq5 https://t.co/hS7YWtHmjn

  22-06-2017 23:35
  
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• Education Critic Wants Indigenous Education Funding Gap Closed dlvr.it/PPLyzK

  22-06-2017 23:35
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• Turn left for craft beer: New map of Sask.-made alcohol launches

  22-06-2017 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association and the Saskatchewan Artisan Wines and Spirits Association have launched an online map to help find microbreweries and distilleries in the province.
  
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• Sask. gov’t encourages drivers to report incorrect work zone signage on highways

  22-06-2017 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is asking people to report incorrect work zone signage.
  
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• Western Canadian Arabian Horse Championship at Prairieland Park’s Ag Centre

  22-06-2017 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Western Canadian Arabian Horse Championship is taking place at Prairieland Park until Sunday.
  
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• Firearm reported near Prince Albert school turns out to be pellet gun

  22-06-2017 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prince Albert police say a man admitted he was doing target practice with the pellet gun, which had prompted the initial call for service.
  
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• Bid on a garage door pkge from Creative Door, or get a soaker tub from Kitchen & Bath Classics. Sasknow.ca Auction ends at 1pm tomorrow!!

  22-06-2017 22:18
  Bid on a garage door pkge from Creative Door, or get a soaker tub from Kitchen & Bath Classics.Sasknow.ca Auction ends at 1pm tomorrow!!
  
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• Less than 24 hrs to bid in the sasknow.ca auction. Choose from Sunsera, GreenDrop, Tinting package from Showtime Glass and more!

  22-06-2017 22:15
  Less than 24 hrs to bid in the sasknow.ca auction.Choose from Sunsera, GreenDrop, Tinting package from Showtime Glass and more!
  
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• Big Gig: Donny Parenteau gets halftime show at Mosaic Stadium

  22-06-2017 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Donny Parenteau must feel like he’s alone in the endzone and the ball is coming his way.
  The Saskatchewan musician has been chosen to entertain at halftime at the new Mosaic Stadium on grand opening day, July 1.
  “I definitely feel honoured. I absolutely feel honoured,” Parenteau said from Prince Albert.
  “With this being the 150th Birthday of Canada, July 1, Mosaic Stadium grand opening, and it’s the Roughriders and Blue Bombers playing and you sit back and you&rsquo
  
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  22-06-2017 21:26
  
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• Scam season has arrived in Sask., Better Business Bureau warns

  22-06-2017 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Summer has arrived, and with all the sunshine and hot temperatures comes a perfect storm of scammers, the province's Better Business Bureau says.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook – howling winds blast in with rain

  22-06-2017 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Howling winds blast through the province with rain added in today before a change moves in for the weekend.
  
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• Union members rally in Saskatoon, award province with ‘Cold Heart Award’

  22-06-2017 20:54
  
  A Saskatchewan union chastised the provincial government Thursday with a one-of-a-kind award.
  
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• Police Believe Connection Between 8 Robberies and Attempted Robberies dlvr.it/PPKDB3 https://t.co/hsbJ7ajYIp

  22-06-2017 20:53
  
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• Carnivores beware: Meat-allergy-causing Lone Star ticks creeping north

  22-06-2017 20:23
  
  Doctors in the U.S. are seeing more cases of an unusual allergy caused by a tick that was once found only in the southeastern U.S.
  
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• Saskatoon compost experts deliver the 'dirt' in workshop

  22-06-2017 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Compost coaches will be on hand this weekend at the Saskatoon food bank's garden patch to deliver a workshop, on how you can set up your own compost pile.
  
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• 2 men facing charges in suspected fentanyl trafficking

  22-06-2017 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Officers arrested a 26-year-old man in the 3500 block of John A. MacDonald Road and an 18-year-old man at a traffic stop at Lorne Avenue and Circle Drive.
  
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• Sask. has 2nd-highest rate of alcohol-related hospitalization in country, study says

  22-06-2017 20:11 via cbc.ca
  
  At 345 hospitalizations per 100,000 people in 2015-16, Saskatchewan's rate trails only British Columbia among provinces, according to a study by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
  
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• Doc says Sask. needs to control availability of alcohol, offer more treatment options

  22-06-2017 20:11 via cbc.ca
  
  At 345 hospitalizations per 100,000 people in 2015-16, Saskatchewan's alcohol-related hospitalization rate trails only British Columbia among provinces, according to a study by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
  
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• Saskatoon SPCA's Cat-ada 150 campaign aims to adopt out 150 cats

  22-06-2017 19:43 via cbc.ca
  
  During the "Cat-ada 150" campaign, cats older than six months are free to adopt, and adoption fees for kittens are reduced to $150.
  
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• Traffic Advisory - 22nd Street Between 3rd and 4th Avenue

  22-06-2017 19:41 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is advising motorists of a traffic restriction over the noon hour along 22nd Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues.  The SPS is assisting with traffic control in this area while members of the SEIU West stage a march and rally.  Traffic is only expected to be affected for one hour.   
  
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• RCMP still searching for rural Saskatchewan bank robber

  22-06-2017 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since May 2016, there have been six bank robberies and two attempted bank robberies in southern Saskatchewan.
  
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• REVIEW: From boredom to terror, it's A Soldier's War

  22-06-2017 19:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Five young Canadian men go off to war. They’ll be different people when they get back — if they get back.
  So goes the new play A Soldier’s War by Saskatoon’s Josh Ramsden, who also acts and directs the independent production.
  The story starts in 1944 as Leslie, Harry, Jack, Frank and Walter ride the train from out west to Nova Scotia for training. (The flashes of light and noise by lighting and sound designer Jared Beattie are effective in giving it a railroad feel).
  It t
  
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• Video: New in theatres June 23

  22-06-2017 19:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Take a look at some clips from the movies hitting theatres June 23.
  
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  22-06-2017 19:16
  
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• Police called after gun sighting near Prince Albert school

  22-06-2017 19:14
  
  No charges have been laid after a gun call near a school in Prince Albert.
  
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• Two Arrested - Fentanyl Trafficking

  22-06-2017 19:11 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two men, ages 18 and 26, are facing charges following an investigation into fentanyl trafficking in Saskatoon.Members of the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Enforcement Street Team (SIDEST) were conducting the investigation when they witnessed what appeared to be activity consistent with drug trafficking.  Following a transaction in the 3500 block of John A. MacDonald Road, officers arrested the 26 year old man and found him to be in possession of fentanyl and cash.  Subsequently, a traffic
  
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• Photos: The Week in Photos: June 15-21

  22-06-2017 18:57 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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• Break and Enter/Stolen Property Investigation - 100 block Gropper Crescent

  22-06-2017 18:53 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 30 year old Saskatoon man is facing a number of charges following an investigation by members of the SPS Break and Enter Unit and Patrol.At approximately 3:40 p.m., June 21, 2017, a search warrant was executed at a home in the 100 block of Gropper Crescent.  Inside officers located stolen electronic equipment from two previous break and enters from businesses in downtown Saskatoon over the last 10 days.  Methamphetamine and marihuana was also located in the home. The 30 year old
  
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• Sears set to close 4 stores in Saskatchewan including one in Regina

  22-06-2017 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sears announced on Thursday it will be closing 59 stores across the country including four in Saskatchewan.
  
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• It's Durant vs Glenn in Riders season opener dlvr.it/PPHMhY https://t.co/nYraAYZB2K

  22-06-2017 18:11
  
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• Letter of the Day: Feeding the future

  22-06-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Feeding the future
  In September 2016, PotashCorp and Agrium announced that we would combine in a merger of equals.
  Why? The answer is simple. On a planet required to feed another 2 billion people by 2050, we believe solutions will be required to help farmers produce more per acre.
  It’s a tall task, and it’s why we are bringing together PotashCorp and Agrium to create a leader in global agriculture. The single-largest crop nutrient producer on earth, with an unparalleled distribution
  
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• Only 1 of 2 Regina Sears to close; 3 others in Sask. to shut doors

  22-06-2017 17:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Four Sears stores in Saskatchewan will close as part of the company's national restructuring, Sears announced Thursday.
  
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• 4 Sears stores to close in Saskatchewan

  22-06-2017 17:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Four Sears stores in Saskatchewan will close as part of the company's national restructuring, Sears announced today.
  
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• Sears Canada closing four Saskatchewan locations, dozens across Canada

  22-06-2017 17:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sears Canada is closing 59 locations across the country — including four stores in Saskatchewan.
  The struggling retailer said Thursday it will close 20 full-line locations, plus 15 Sears Home stores, 10 Sears Outlet stores and 14 Sears Hometown locations. Closing in Saskatchewan are the Cornwall Centre department store in Regina, the department stores in Moose Jaw and Prince Albert and the Sears Hometown store in Melville.
  The department store at Midtown Plaza in Saskatoon appears safe for
  
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• Saskatchewan's credit rating cut: Standard and Poor’s cites low commodity prices

  22-06-2017 17:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  REGINA — Weak commodity prices and higher government capital spending have prompted Standard and Poor’s to downgrade Saskatchewan’s credit rating.
  The agency says it has lowered the rating to double-A from double-A plus.
  Standard and Poor’s says the downgrade reflects Saskatchewan’s weakened budget performance and growing debt thanks to low oil, natural gas and potash prices.
  The agency says despite some tax reforms and cuts in the government’s recent budget,
  
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• Sears to close four Sask. stores

  22-06-2017 17:09
  
  Sears Canada has announced that it will be closing four stores in Saskatchewan. The move comes as the retail giant applied for creditor protection Thursday morning in order to restructure its business.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PPGcD7 https://t.co/b2ljTU77PU

  22-06-2017 17:08
  
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• Erica Milligan – horse trainer

  22-06-2017 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Horse trainer Erica Milligan tells reporter Jackie Wilson about the championship competitions and events.
  
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• Local seniors group flaunts the benefits of dancing as you age

  22-06-2017 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  You can’t help but smile watching this group of seniors from Oliver Lodge perform. Carly Robinson reports.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Meela

  22-06-2017 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Meela, who is currently at the Saskatoon SPCA, is hoping someone will be able to give her a new home.
  
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• Decades after Russ Jackson’s retirement, wait continues for next Canadian starting QB

  22-06-2017 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's an uphill climb for Canadian quarterbacks competing for a roster spot traditionally dominated by Americans.
  
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• Wednesday's Scoreboard dlvr.it/PPFsqb https://t.co/REPsc0k9eV

  22-06-2017 16:03
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: June 22, 2017

  22-06-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  Caswell Hill’s ‘old lady gang’ battles crime with positivitySherry Wiebe hasn’t slept in days. Even with three loyal dogs standing guard, she says she is too scared to sleep — scared of death threats and intimidation, scared of the people who live behind her. Wiebe and her other neighbours are like family. They are known for regul
  
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• Junior Crush dance team

  22-06-2017 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Crush dance team, with the Saskatchewan Rush, have launched a junior team! The choreographer tells us why.
  
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• Alouettes new quarterback Durant excited for first game against Roughriders

  22-06-2017 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darian Durant will play his first game for the Montreal Alouettes against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday night at Percival Molson Stadium.
  
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• Wall, Clark tie for second-highest national approval rating among premiers

  22-06-2017 15:34
  
  A new poll finds Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is tied with B.C.’s Christy Clark for the second-highest national approval rating among the premiers.
  
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• PotashCorp and Agrium to be named Nutrien once merger closes

  22-06-2017 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The merger still needs regulatory approval but the companies said they expect to close the deal in the third quarter of this year.
  
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• Travel Tips: Norway

  22-06-2017 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Barb Crowe from Ixtapa Travel in Saskatoon with details on trips to Norway.
  
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