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• New Faces: Everything is new at The Vault Restaurant

  27-06-2017 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It’s been 17 years in the making, so Willy Tran is quite confident in the menu offered at The Vault Restaurant.
  Tran, the family spokesman, says he had been operating the restaurant in Asquith for more than 17 years, but it was time to move on.
  “All our customers used to tell us to move to the city and open there. So finally, we did.”
  The restaurant, which has been open for a little more than a week, underwent a complete redesign and renovation over the last eight months.
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• Oilers sign defenceman Eric Gryba, from Saskatoon, to contract extension

  27-06-2017 23:39
  
  The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Eric Gryba to a two-year contract extension.
  
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• Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill retires - CBC.ca

  27-06-2017 23:26 via cbc.ca
  
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  Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill says he wants "to leave when things are going good." Weighill announced his retirement Tuesday after 11 years leading the city police service. "It's been a bittersweet day for me. It's time for me to move on to the ...
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• From Saskatoon to Swift Current to Kindersley, here's a huge list of Canada Day festivities across Saskatchewan

  27-06-2017 23:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  It’s Canada’s 150th — and everyone is taking the opportunity to party especially hard for this year’s Canada Day. Events happening across the province are bigger and better than ever before.
  Here are some of the events happening around the province:
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  Optimist Canada Day Celebrations – Diefenbaker Park
  Buffet Breakfast, 8:00-10 a.m.
  Official Ceremonies, 9 a.m.
  Multicultural entertainment on stage (Sask Intercultural Association, First Nations Metis Group, Pa
  
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• Edmonton Oilers re-sign defenceman Eric Gryba to 2-year deal

  27-06-2017 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers and Eric Gryba have agreed to a two-year contract extension.
  
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• U of S reducing salaries, benefits of several senior positions

  27-06-2017 22:32
  
  Salaries and benefits of 75 senior University of Saskatchewan positions are being reduced as the school continues to work to combat an $18-million cut in provincial operating funding.
  
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• #CanVacay photos from Global Regina and Global Saskatoon

  27-06-2017 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, we asked Global News staff to share their Canadian vacation photos. Check out these throwback photos from Global Saskatoon meteorologist Peter Quinlan. Also at 6, we kick off a special Canada 150 feature by sharing some of our #CanVacay pics from our past & explain how you can join in! #yxe...
  
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• 'Everything is on the table;' U of S cuts senior leadership salaries, passes deficit budget, won't rule out layoffs

  27-06-2017 21:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The University of Saskatchewan is cutting the salaries and benefits of 75 senior leaders and will run a deficit budget this year as the institution struggles to cope with an $18-million reduction in provincial funding.
  In a note sent to media, the university said it is “unusual” for it to run a deficit, but its reserves are “all but depleted” and it no longer has enough to cover its roughly $500-million operating budget.
  ‘We have drawn on our reserves to manage prev
  
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• Investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to flour closed

  27-06-2017 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Public Health Agency of Canada has wound down its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli linked to flour produced by Ardent Mills after people across the country became ill.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan passes $16.7M deficit budget

  27-06-2017 21:38 via cbc.ca
  
  According to president Peter Stoicheff, the University of Saskatchewan is in an unsustainable situation.
  
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• 'I feel the time is right to begin a new chapter'; Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill announces retirement

  27-06-2017 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police chief Clive Weighill has announced his retirement after 11 years as the city’s top cop.
  He will step down as of Oct. 1.
  At a press conference Tuesday, Weighill said he has had “a wonderful career” in Saskatoon and has no plans yet for his future.
  “I don’t like to use the word retirement because I don’t feel like I’m going to retire, I’m moving on from Saskatoon, certainly I’ve got lots of energy left in me yet, I want to open
  
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• Florizone won't apply for Sask. Health Authority CEO job

  27-06-2017 21:27 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  After almost three years at the helm of the province’s largest health region, Dan Florizone will not be seeking the top job at the new provincial health authority.
  Florizone, who was appointed CEO of the Saskatoon Health Region on Jan. 5, 2015, told staff in an email last week it was “one of the toughest decisions I have had to make.” SHR provided a copy of the email to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority will replace the province’s 12 health
  
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• School bus crash in central Saskatchewan leaves driver of car dead

  27-06-2017 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 20-year-old man is dead after the car he was driving crashed with a school bus in central Saskatchewan.
  
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• KFC name change in Saskatoon honours Canada’s 150th birthday

  27-06-2017 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  K'ehFC, formerly known as KFC, will mark its official name change with a brand-new sign at the company's first-ever Canadian location in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill retires

  27-06-2017 21:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill has announced he is retiring after 11 years leading the city police service.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook – cool and wet shift in the forecast

  27-06-2017 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  After Saskatoon’s warmest morning of 2017 so far, the weather pattern changes for the rest of the week.
  
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• Sask. hosts 1st province-wide HIV testing day

  27-06-2017 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  As part of National HIV Testing Day, Saskatchewan is hosting a province-wide HIV testing event.
  
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• Police Chief Weighill to retire Oct. 1

  27-06-2017 20:54
  
  Saskatoon police Chief Clive Weighill is retiring.
  
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• Monty Python’s Spamalot coming to Persephone Theatre

  27-06-2017 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Monty Python's Spamalot is coming to Persephone Theatre. The entire 100 person cast, crew and orchestra are members of Saskatoon Summer Players.
  
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• E. coli outbreak linked to flour appears over, but product recalls continue

  27-06-2017 20:47
  
  The Public Health Agency of Canada has wound down its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli linked to flour produced by Ardent Mills after people across the country became ill.
  
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• Traffic Restrictions - Circle Dr at Idylwyld Dr

  27-06-2017 20:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions have now been lifted.The Saskatoon Police Service thanks the citizens of Saskatoon for their patience repairs while were completed.(Occurrence Number: 2017-65566)
  
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• SIGA donates $250,000 to Wanuskewin's Thundering Ahead campaign

  27-06-2017 20:18 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has donated $250,000 to Wanuskewin Heritage Park’s Thundering Ahead campaign.
  “We believe in Wanuskewin’s vision of being a living reminder of the peoples’ sacred relationship with the land; this shared vision and Thundering Ahead will deepen the sense of pride in heritage for our indigenous people — and that’s something SIGA is very proud to be part of,” SIGA president and CEO Zane Hansen said in a news
  
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• Sum Theatre's folk tale brings beauty of Syria to Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  27-06-2017 20:07 via cbc.ca
  
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  The ugly truth of Syria's civil war makes news daily, but Saskatoon's Sum Theatre will bring the beauty of Syrian culture to its annual free summer series in the park. 'I hope they walk away with warm hearts.' - Heather Morrison. "It is Syrian beauty ...
  
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• Sum Theatre's folk tale brings beauty of Syria to Saskatoon

  27-06-2017 20:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The ugly truth of Syria’s civil war makes news daily, but Saskatoon’s Sum Theatre will bring the beauty of Syrian culture to its annual free summer series in the park.
  
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• Traffic restrictions on Circle Drive after semi crashes into traffic light

  27-06-2017 20:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Westbound traffic is restricted to one lane where Circle Drive meets Idylwyld Drive after a semi-trailer hit a traffic light in Saskatoon Tuesday morning.
  
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• Circle Drive traffic restrictions lifted after semi crashed into traffic light

  27-06-2017 20:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Circle Drive has been reopened to all westbound traffic after a semi-trailer hit a traffic light near Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon Tuesday morning.
  
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• Man dies after car, school bus collide near Central Butte, Sask.

  27-06-2017 19:59
  
  A man has died after the car he was driving collided with a school bus near Central Butte, Sask.
  
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• Two Memoranda of Understanding Signed With China dlvr.it/PQVklb https://t.co/A1Tnc5ljLQ

  27-06-2017 19:58
  
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• SaskTel president to retire July 1

  27-06-2017 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ron Styles, president and CEO of SaskTel will be retiring from his position with the company, effective July 1.
  
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• Accident Slows Traffic dlvr.it/PQVkYk https://t.co/FM9EPdqN6L

  27-06-2017 19:58
  
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• Austin Eaglechief died of 'blunt force trauma secondary to a high speed collision'

  27-06-2017 19:51 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Austin Eaglechief was not struck by either of the pistol rounds a Saskatoon police officer fired at the stolen truck he was driving last Monday night, moments before a high-speed chase through the city’s north end concluded with his death in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of Airport Drive and Circle Drive. 
  A forensic autopsy conducted last week concluded that neither gunshot wounds nor firearms contributed to the 22-year-old’s death, the office of the coro
  
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• Traffic Restrictions - Circle Drive at Idylwyld Drive.

  27-06-2017 19:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Traffic restrictions are in place after a traffic light standard was struck by a semi earlier this morning on Circle Drive at Idylwyld Drive.Westbound lanes of traffic are affected - only the right hand lane is open to traffic. Eastbound lanes are not affected. A further media release will be sent when traffic restrictions are lifted. (Occurrence Number: 17-65566)
  
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• SaskTel president and CEO Ron Styles announces he's retiring July 1

  27-06-2017 19:37
  
  SaskTel president and CEO Ron Styles has announced he’s retiring July 1.
  
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• Randy Chevrier retires a Calgary Stampeder

  27-06-2017 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Longtime long-snapper Randy Chevrier has retired a Calgary Stampeder.
  
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• RCMP Warn of Fake Canadian Currency dlvr.it/PQVQ9F https://t.co/jRLJEwo63q

  27-06-2017 19:26
  
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• Body found in Prince Albert clothing donation box; police say not suspicious

  27-06-2017 19:26
  
  Prince Albert police say the death of a man whose body was found inside a clothing donation box is not suspicious.
  
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• Mayor says no plan to double-charge for garbage service

  27-06-2017 19:19
  As city council eyes changes to how people pay to have their garbage taken away, Saskatoon's mayor is reassuring taxpayers they won't be asked to pay twice for the service.
  Monday saw councillors vote 8-2 in favour of having administration put together a report on options for what's called utility billing — that is, charging people a bill for garbage pickup rather than drawing the cost from general property taxes.
  The issue went through the committee stage&nbs
  
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• Fake bills with Chinese characters spread to Humboldt, Battlefords

  27-06-2017 19:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The bills have large blue Chinese characters printed on them, and feel more like paper than regular money.
  
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• Saskatoon police warn parents of new Snapchat feature - CTV News

  27-06-2017 19:07 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Saskatoon police have taken to Facebook to warn parents of a new Snapchat update that allows users to share location. Last week, Snapchat launched Snap Map, an opt-in function that allows users to share their exact location with friends on a map. “Cool ...and more »
  
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• Saskatoon police warn parents of new Snapchat feature

  27-06-2017 19:05
  
  Saskatoon police have taken to Facebook to warn parents of a new Snapchat update that allows users to share location.
  
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• Sask. RCMP warn public about fake Canadian currency with blue Chinese characters

  27-06-2017 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP are warning the public about fake Canadian currency with Chinese characters printed on the bills.
  
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• Saskatchewan RCMP warn of counterfeit currency

  27-06-2017 18:56
  
  Fake Canadian currency is prompting a warning from RCMP in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Humboldt RCMP warn of counterfeit currency

  27-06-2017 18:56
  
  Fake Canadian currency is prompting a warning from RCMP in Humboldt, Sask.
  
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• Unknown, potentially fatal street drug prompts warning from Regina police

  27-06-2017 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Regina Police Service is warning the public about an unidentified, potentially fatal drug that is possibly being trafficked as heroin.
  
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• SUMA Seeks New CEO dlvr.it/PQV412 https://t.co/zBMWqz1Zjo

  27-06-2017 18:54
  
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• Speeding Isn't Safe And Can Be Hard On Your Wallet dlvr.it/PQV3xh https://t.co/39MkpjiXr3

  27-06-2017 18:54
  
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• PM Trudeau blames opposition for electoral reform failure, budget deficit

  27-06-2017 18:32
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended his second parliamentary sitting with a few parting shots at the Conservatives and NDP, blaming the opposition for stalling bills in the Senate, the federal deficit and his broken promise to reform the electoral system.
  
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• Historic letter recalls time when Indigenous people were discouraged from 'excessive indulgence' in dancing

  27-06-2017 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  When Sylvia McAdam posted a 95-year-old letter to Twitter, written by the former deputy superintendent of the Department of Indian Affairs, it went viral.
  
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• Canada in the right on softwood dispute, will keep working with U.S.: Trudeau

  27-06-2017 16:36
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will persist with its efforts to negotiate a new softwood lumber deal with the United States despite a second round of import tariffs slapped on Canadian wood by the United States this week.
  
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• Spamalot: Kristel Harder and Rob Armstrong

  27-06-2017 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Actress Kristel Harder and actor Rob Armstrong perform a snippet of a song from Monty Python’s Spamalot.
  
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