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• Crash slows westbound 22nd Street traffic

  23-06-2017 23:55
  
  Traffic was slowed Friday on a westbound portion of Saskatoon’s 22nd Street West after a collision at Whitney Avenue.
  
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• Overnight standoff on Avenue M leads to 7 arrests

  23-06-2017 23:33
  Seven people are facing charges after an overnight standoff on Avenue M North in Saskatoon.
  Police said in a Friday release they responded to a home just north of ED Feehan Catholic High School around 11:20 p.m. Thursday night, where they witnessed a person holding what appeared to be a handgun.
  When officers tried to enter the home, people at the house barricaded themselves inside.
  Police said they secured the scene and brought out the SPS armoured rescue vehicle as a precaution, alon
  
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• Collision - 22nd at Whitney - Traffic Restrictions in Place

  23-06-2017 23:33 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Emergency crews and Police are on the scene of a motor vehicle collision on 22nd Street West at Whitney Ave.   Traffic has been shut down for westbound traffic in the area and other restrictions may be in place. Traffic is being re-routed in the area.  There is no information related to injuries.  An update will be released once more is known.  Motorists are asked to avoid the area if at all possible.  Please watch for directions from officers on the scene.(Occurren
  
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• Crisis negotiators help draw out 21 people barricaded inside Saskatoon home - CBC.ca

  23-06-2017 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
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  Crisis negotiators help draw out 21 people barricaded inside Saskatoon home
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  Crisis negotiators were called in to help draw out 21 people barricaded inside a Saskatoon home where a man was seen holding what appeared to be a handgun on Thursday. Police were called to the home on the 500 block of Avenue M N. at about 11:20 ...
  Six-hour standoff with Saskatoon police leads to seven arrestsSaskatoon StarPhoenix
  Seven arrested, 21 removed from home after overnight standoff in Saska
  
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• Crisis negotiators help draw out 21 people barricaded inside Saskatoon home

  23-06-2017 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Crisis negotiators were called in to help draw out 21 people barricaded inside a Saskatoon home where a man was seen holding what appeared to be a handgun on Thursday.
  
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• Transit Tweaks To Accommodate Pride Parade dlvr.it/PPcHXp https://t.co/5cuO04sUSS

  23-06-2017 23:08
  
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• Six-hour standoff with Saskatoon police leads to seven arrests

  23-06-2017 23:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A six-hour police standoff in Saskatoon resulted in the arrests of seven people on new charges or outstanding warrants.
  The incident started Thursday around 11:20 p.m., when officers responded to a residence in the 500 block of Avenue M North and “witnessed someone in the home holding a hand gun,” police said in a news release. When officers “attempted to intervene, the occupants barricaded themselves inside the home.”
  The scene was quickly secured, with safety perimeters
  
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• Three-year-old pedestrian dies in Kylemore collision

  23-06-2017 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A three-year-old girl from Fishing Lake First Nation has died after being hit by a vehicle Friday morning in Kylemore.
  
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• Three-year-old from Fishing Lake First Nation dead after vehicle-pedestrian collision

  23-06-2017 22:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A three-year-old girl from Fishing Lake First Nation is dead after a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Kylemore.
  Wadena RCMP responded to the collision Friday around 9 a.m., police said in a news release. The girl was taken to hospital in Wadena, where she was later pronounced dead.
  Members of the Wadena and Rose Valley detachments, as well as the RCMP collision reconstruction unit, are involved in the investigation. Victim services is also assisting in the case. Next-of-kin have been notifie
  
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• Three-year-old girl struck and killed by vehicle in eastern Sask.

  23-06-2017 22:33
  
  A three-year-old girl from Fishing Lake First Nation has died after she was hit by a vehicle in an east-central Saskatchewan town.
  
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• Girl, 3, dies after pedestrian-vehicle crash in eastern Sask.

  23-06-2017 22:33
  
  A three-year-old girl from Fishing Lake First Nation has died after she was hit by a vehicle in an east-central Saskatchewan town.
  
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• Overnight Stand-off - 500 Block Ave. M N

  23-06-2017 22:09 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  At approximately 11:20 p.m., June 22, 2017, Police attended a residence in the 500 block of Avenue M North. Upon arrival, Officers witnessed someone in the home holding a hand gun.  When they attempted to intervene, the occupants barricaded themselves inside the home.The scene was secured with safety perimeters put in place and a search warrant was obtained. SPS’s Armored Rescue Vehicle was brought in for Police and public safety. Crisis Negotiators were successful in making contact w
  
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• Saskatoon named 4th most travel-worthy destination in Canada - Globalnews.ca

  23-06-2017 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
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  Saskatoon named 4th most travel-worthy destination in Canada
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  Saskatoon was named the fourth most travel-worthy destination in Canada, according to a USA Today contest. Errol Sutherland / Viewer Submitted. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence ...
  Saskatoon cracks top 5 in USA Today tourism pollSaskatoon StarPhoenix
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• Saskatoon named 4th most travel-worthy destination in Canada

  23-06-2017 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon was named the fourth most travel-worthy destination in Canada, according to a USA Today contest.
  
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• Attempted Armed Robbery with a Handgun

  23-06-2017 21:54 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  On June 23, 2017, at 12:20 a.m., Police responded to robbery in progress at a business located at Warman Road and Assiniboine Drive. Upon arrival Police learned that a masked male suspect had pointed a black handgun at an employee, forcing his way into business through the backdoor.  There was a physical confrontation and the employee disarmed the suspect by hitting him with a metal rod.  The suspect then fled empty handed in a brown 4 door car.The employee was unharmed in the con
  
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• Saskatoon the windiest place in Canada Friday - Globalnews.ca

  23-06-2017 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
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  Saskatoon the windiest place in Canada Friday
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  WATCH ABOVE: Saskatoon was the windiest place in Canada on Friday, but it will calm down with warmer temperatures returning to the weather forecast soon! Peter Quinlan has more. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff ...
  
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• Saskatoon police gang unit lays 38 charges, seizes guns and meth

  23-06-2017 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Five people were charged after the Saskatoon police guns and gangs unit executed a search warrant in the 1400-block of Main Street.
  
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• Thousands expected to hit streets for Saskatoon Pride parade

  23-06-2017 21:27
  Over 5,000 people are expected to march in the 2017 Saskatoon Pride parade this weekend.
   
  The 17th annual parade starts at 1 p.m. Saturday at 24th Street and Spadina Crescent East before moving throughout the downtown core.
   
  "Happy Pride," said Saskatoon Pride Co-Chair, Danny Papadatos with enthusiasm. "We're so excited for this weekend."
   
  The parade will impact traffic downtown and Saskatoon Pride is asking people to plan a ride as parking will be limited.
   
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• Saskatoon weather outlook – 20 degree heat for first weekend of summer

  23-06-2017 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Winds finally calm down and temperatures return to the 20s with some sun in Saskatoon’s weather forecast for the first weekend of summer!
  
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• Alberta government won't respond in beer-tax court challenge until Sept. 19

  23-06-2017 21:03
  
  The Alberta government won't get to defend the constitutionality of its beer tax system in court until Sept. 19.
  
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• Will weather wreck your weekend? New Environment Canada web tool aims to give earlier warnings on storms

  23-06-2017 20:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada is testing a new online tool that gives more notice of bad weather in prairie provinces, like the wind storm that tore through central Alberta early this week.
  
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• Woman dead after single-vehicle crash west of Veregin, Sask.

  23-06-2017 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say a 45-year-old woman is dead after a rollover west of Veregin, Sask., on Thursday morning.
  
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• Citizen Budget Deadline Nearing dlvr.it/PPZw5l https://t.co/btjaWP6WXI

  23-06-2017 20:56
  
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• Brad Wall to extol free trade in meetings with western governors next week

  23-06-2017 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he'll be reiterating a message about the importance of free trade when he attends a meeting of governors from western states.
  
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• Alberta beer-tax court challenge pushed to September

  23-06-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto-based Steam Whistle Brewing has argued that Alberta violated trade rules when it imposed a separate tax system on small breweries outside of the New West Partnership provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta in October 2015.
  
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• Saskatoon the windiest place in Canada Friday

  23-06-2017 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon was the windiest place in Canada on Friday, but it will calm down with warmer temperatures returning to the weather forecast soon!
  
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• Paddle versus motor: peace on the river in Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  23-06-2017 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
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  Paddle versus motor: peace on the river in Saskatoon
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  Two South Saskatchewan River fans say police aren't doing enough to make sure all users play nicely on the water. John McClean with the Saskatoon Canoe Club recalled an incident a few weeks ago when someone riding a jet ski was buzzing the canoe ...
  
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• Paddle versus motor: peace on the river in Saskatoon

  23-06-2017 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Two South Saskatchewan River fans say police aren't doing enough to make sure all users play nicely on the water.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s minimum wage to rise 24 cents to $10.96 per hour in October

  23-06-2017 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's minimum wage is going up. The increase is to take effect on Oct. 1 and will lift the minimum wage to $10.96 an hour.
  
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• USA Today names Saskatoon one of top-5 Canadian destinations

  23-06-2017 20:28
  Saskatoon has been named one of Canada's top five must-see tourist destinations in a contest run by USA Today.
  The magazine had a group of travel writers generate a list of their favourite spots, then turned it over to online voters to put the list in order.
  The Bridge City placed fourth, beating out heavyweights like Banff and Canmore, Alta., and even the nation's capital in Ottawa.
  The top ten destinations were:
  St. Andrews, New Brunswick
  Québec City, Quebec
  Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
  
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• Rio Tinto eyes Shore Gold diamond project east of Prince Albert

  23-06-2017 19:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Two weeks after its share price soared to a five-year high amid speculation over preliminary deal negotiations, a Saskatoon-based diamond exploration and development company has signed an option agreement with the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto that could be worth up to $75 million over the next seven-and-a-half years.
  Shore Gold Inc., which has been working to establish a diamond mine east of Prince Albert since 1995, said Friday in a news release that it simultaneously bought out it
  
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• Saskatchewan's minimum wage to rise to $10.96 per hour in October

  23-06-2017 19:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The current minimum wage in Saskatchewan, which was brought in last October, is $10.72.
  
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• Woman killed in rollover crash near Veregin, Sask.

  23-06-2017 19:21
  
  A woman has died after a pickup truck rolled over on a southeastern Saskatchewan highway.
  
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• Less than two hours to go in the Sasknow.ca auction....lots of great items up for bids..over 200 items. Bidding ends at 1pm..good luck!

  23-06-2017 19:18
  Less than two hours to go in the Sasknow.ca auction....lots of great items up for bids..over 200 items.Bidding ends at 1pm..good luck!
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PPYrsz https://t.co/oVyMriDzfs

  23-06-2017 19:17
  
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• Rae's resignation from SHA board latest in long string of internet gaffes in Saskatchewan politics

  23-06-2017 19:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Don Rae’s resignation from the new Saskatchewan Health Authority board of directors on Thursday is the latest in a long string of internet-related gaffes that have led to both major political parties in the province disciplining their representatives and elected members, and removing candidates from ballots.
  Rae, the president and CEO of Yorkton-based Crusader Drilling Corp., resigned from the health authority board Thursday afternoon, hours after The Saskatoon StarPhoenix uncovered multip
  
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• Thousands of Muslims in Saskatoon prepare to celebrate end of Ramadan

  23-06-2017 18:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Thousands of Muslims in Saskatoon will congregate in the coming days at Prairieland Park as Ramadan comes to its conclusion.
  The Muslim month of fasting and prayer concludes with Eid Ul Fitr, or the Festival of Breaking of the Fast. Eid Ul Fitr is determined by the lunar calendar and will either take place Sunday or Monday.
  An estimated 10,000 Muslims in Saskatoon from 60 different countries of origin are expected to gather to pray in what will be the largest gathering of Muslims of the yea
  
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• Jazz trade 24th pick, Saskatoon's Trey Lyles for 13th pick Donovan Mitchell

  23-06-2017 18:54
  
  The Jazz traded the No. 24 pick and forward Trey Lyles, from Saskatoon, to the Denver Nuggets for the No. 13 pick, Donovan Mitchell. The Nuggets received Syracuse forward Tyler Lydon, taken with the No. 24 pick.
  
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• Opening day has arrived for 31st annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival - Globalnews.ca

  23-06-2017 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
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  Opening day has arrived for 31st annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
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  The 31st annual SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is taking over Saskatoon for the next 10 days. There will be over 150 performances at 11 different venues across the city. There are several new additions to the festival this year, including a ...
  Saskatchewan Jazz Festival musician draws inspiration from the riverCBC.caall 2 news articles »
  
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• Opening day has arrived for 31st annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival

  23-06-2017 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival kicks off on Friday in Saskatoon.
  
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• 5 charged after weapons, meth seized from Saskatoon home - CBC.ca

  23-06-2017 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
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  5 charged after weapons, meth seized from Saskatoon home
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  A total 38 charges have been laid against five people after Saskatoon police raided a house on the 1400 block of Main Street on Thursday. Members of the Saskatoon police guns and gangs and tactical support unit used a warrant to search the home at ...
  
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• 5 charged after weapons, meth seized from Saskatoon home

  23-06-2017 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A total 38 charges have been laid against five people after Saskatoon police raided a house on the 1400 block of Main Street on Thursday.
  
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• Saskatchewan's minimum wage set to increase 24 cents an hour on Oct. 1

  23-06-2017 18:47
  
  Minimum-wage workers in Saskatchewan are getting a 24-cent-an-hour raise this fall.
  
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• Minimum Wage Increase Coming This Fall dlvr.it/PPYWHv https://t.co/qz72GLYEkr

  23-06-2017 18:47
  
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• Crapigna's missed FG makes Durant a winner over Riders

  23-06-2017 18:36
  
  Darian Durant played down the revenge factor in the week leading up to facing his old team but, when the game was over, the veteran quarterback admitted it felt good to win.
  
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• Bridges Events (June 23)

  23-06-2017 18:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the event date. Please send submissions to [email protected].
  # MUSIC
  Fri., June 23
  Riff Raff
  Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.
  Dan McConnell
  Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.
  Scudd Family Band
  Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.
  Tom Reinhardt
  Fairfield Seniors’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Ct.
  Standard Trio
  McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St
  
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• Nipawin Fire Department called to car balancing on guy wires

  23-06-2017 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A crane was able to remove a car balancing on guy wires with the help of Nipawin, Sask., firefighters.
  
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• Nipawin Fire Department called to car balancing on guide wires

  23-06-2017 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A crane was able to remove a car balancing on guide wires with the help of Nipawin, Sask., firefighters.
  
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• Saskatchewan Jazz Festival musician draws inspiration from the river

  23-06-2017 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon hip-hop musician Chady Nasr, a.k.a. Parab Poet, says the South Saskatchewan River is both a muse and a great performance venue.
  
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• Search Warrant - 1400 Block Main Street

  23-06-2017 18:08 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  An investigation by the Guns and Gangs Unit has resulted in 38 charges being laid against 5 people after a search warrant was executed in 1400 block of Main Street.On June 22, 2017 at approximately 5:00 a.m. a search warrant was executed by members of the Guns and Gangs Unit with the assistance of the Tactical Support Unit.They located and seized a 12 gauge shotgun, a pellet rifle, 3 different types of ammunition, 2 stolen bikes and 0.39 grams of methamphetamine.A 50 year of male, 47 year old ma
  
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