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• Expect longer waits at airport security starting next year, report warns

  10-07-2017 23:49
  
  Security lines at Canadian airports could get worse without new funding, the agency in charge warns in its annual corporate plan.
  
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• Communion bread must contain gluten, Vatican says

  10-07-2017 23:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The unleavened bread that Roman Catholics use in the celebration of communion must contain some gluten, even if only a trace amount, according to a new Vatican directive.
  The directive, which was dated June 15 but received significant attention only after it was reported by Vatican Radio on Saturday, affirms an existing policy. But it may help to relieve some of the confusion surrounding church doctrine on gluten, a protein that occurs naturally in wheat and has become the subject of debates ove
  
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• Photos: Pets in the Park

  10-07-2017 23:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Pets in the Park was held at Kiwanis Memorial Park in Saskatoon on July 9, 2017.
  
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• Smoke from B.C. wildfires blowing into Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and U.S.

  10-07-2017 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in British Columbia is making its way across Western Canada, and even into the United States.
  
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• Steady weekend for Prince Albert police includes armed robbery, drug bust

  10-07-2017 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prince Albert police released surveillance photos from an armed robbery that took place this past weekend.
  
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• Dehydration suspected after 200 cattle found dead in southwest Sask.

  10-07-2017 23:08
  
  About 200 cattle have been found dead on a pasture in southwest Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan Sends Help for BC Wildfires dlvr.it/PTdMQc https://t.co/oej4GUJ4PW

  10-07-2017 22:54
  
  Saskatchewan Sends Help for BC Wildfires dlvr.it/PTdMQc https://t.co/oej4GUJ4PW
  
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• Province Celebrates Cyclotron, PET-CT Scan Wait Times dlvr.it/PTdMLq https://t.co/2JOnN3DqdO

  10-07-2017 22:54
  
  Province Celebrates Cyclotron, PET-CT Scan Wait Times dlvr.it/PTdMLq https://t.co/2JOnN3DqdO
  
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• Motorcyclist dies in Saskatoon hospital after collision with car on Circle Drive South

  10-07-2017 22:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A 21-year-old motorcyclist has died in Saskatoon hospital from injuries suffered in a collision with a car on Circle Drive South. 
  Saskatoon fire and police both responded to the crash Sunday around 10:50 p.m. on Gordie Howe Bridge, just east of the Valley Road exit. According to fire and police, a motorcycle collided with the back of a mid-size car while both vehicles were in the westbound lane. Firefighters arriving on scene found the car up against the centre concrete barrier and th
  
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• Art Exhibition: DOROTHY KNOWLES

  10-07-2017 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  Dorothy Knowles, one of Canada’s most renowned landscape painters, celebrated her 90th Birthday in April.  To commemorate this significant milestone in the life of such a truly great artist, we are delighted and honoured to present an exhibition featuring a diverse selection of her paintings in watercolour, acrylic, and oil. For more than half a...
  
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• Around 200 cattle found dead in southwest Sask.

  10-07-2017 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province is investigating after around 200 cattle were found dead in a pasture in southwest Saskatchewan.
  
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• Two charged, third sought in Unity, Sask. area thefts

  10-07-2017 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are looking for a third person after charging two people with thefts in the Unity, Sask., area.
  
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• Storm pummels Saskatoon as tornado, storm alerts continue in Sask.

  10-07-2017 20:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A storm pelted Saskatoon with hail Monday evening as a series of extreme weather warnings remained in place for southern and central Sask.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Saskatoon

  10-07-2017 20:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada meteorologists say dangerous thunderstorms may develop Monday afternoon in south central Saskatchewan, capable of producing damaging wind gusts, damaging hail and torrential rain.
  
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• Saskatchewan sends help to battle B.C. wildfires

  10-07-2017 20:46
  
  Saskatchewan is providing assistance to help fight raging wildfires in B.C.’s interior.
  
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• 'It looks like bullet holes': Hail damage, flooding in wake of Saskatoon storm

  10-07-2017 20:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A storm pelted Saskatoon with hail Monday evening, leaving streets submerged and one home covered in holes.
  
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• Driver of stolen vehicle leads Saskatoon police on chase - Globalnews.ca

  10-07-2017 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Driver of stolen vehicle leads Saskatoon police on chase

  10-07-2017 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police were involved in both a vehicle and foot chase after spotting a suspicious vehicle.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch ended for Saskatoon, central Sask ... - Globalnews.ca

  10-07-2017 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Circle Drive crash

  10-07-2017 20:16
  
  A 21-year-old motorcyclist is being treated for life-threatening injuries after a crash near the Gordie Howe Bridge Sunday night.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after Circle Drive crash

  10-07-2017 20:16
  
  A 21-year-old motorcyclist has died in hospital after a crash near the Gordie Howe Bridge Sunday night.
  
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• Wait times in Saskatchewan for PET-CT scans down to one week: Premier Wall

  10-07-2017 20:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A little over one year after the Saskatchewan cyclotron began providing radioisotopes for Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital, wait times for patients requiring PET-CT scans are down to one week, according to Premier Brad Wall.
  Construction of the $25-million Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences concluded in November 2014. When construction began on the University of Saskatchewan campus, Saskatchewan was the only non-Atlantic province without an active cyclotron. Now, thanks t
  
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• Cyclotron helping patients in Saskatchewan, Alberta

  10-07-2017 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government says the cyclotron in Saskatoon has reduced wait times for Saskatchewan patients requiring PET-CT scans.
  
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• Evade Police - Arrests - 800 Block Steeves Ave.

  10-07-2017 19:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police arrested three people Sunday evening following an Evade Police event.Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle shortly before 8:00 p.m., July 9, 2017 in the area of Cartier Crescent and John A. MacDonald Road. The suspect vehicle evaded Police and began driving erratically causing officers to disengage due to public safety concerns.The SPS’s Air Support Unit took over the vehicle track and observed the car come to a stop in the 3900 block of Dief
  
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• Missing man with handgun who left home on ATV found: RCMP

  10-07-2017 19:36
  
  A missing man who RCMP say was distraught when he left his northcentral Saskatchewan home carrying a handgun and riding an ATV has been found.
  
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• Missing man with handgun left home distraught, on ATV: RCMP

  10-07-2017 19:36
  
  RCMP are on the hunt for a missing man who was carrying a handgun when he left distraught on an ATV from his northcentral Saskatchewan home over the weekend.
  
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• Missing Woman Found dlvr.it/PTbNwY https://t.co/v1w555k6jn

  10-07-2017 19:33
  
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• Sask. man sought by police after three charged with rural thefts

  10-07-2017 19:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Wilkie RCMP has charged three people related to the theft of a horse trailer and ATV in rural parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
  One, a Saskatchewan man, is still wanted by police.
  Wilkie RCMP received a complaint of a stolen side-by-side ATV on July 2. The ATV was taken from a rural property near Unity.
  Earlier the same day, Battlefords, Cut Knife and Wilkie RCMP received several calls regarding suspicious persons attending rural properties asking for fuel, oil and water. At one of these rural
  
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• Prince Albert RCMP searching for 36-year-old man who left home 'distraught,' with handgun

  10-07-2017 19:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Police in Saskatchewan are searching for a 36-year-old man who was “distraught” and in possession of a handgun when he was last seen.
  According to Prince Albert RCMP, Preston Croswell, 36, “was distraught when he left his home” northwest of Weldon on Saturday night. Police say he was shirtless and possessed a handgun when he left the residence on a bright yellow, Can-Am Outlander ATV.
  “Croswell could have covered a considerable distance,” police said in a news
  
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• Prince Albert RCMP seeking ‘distraught’ missing man

  10-07-2017 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prince Albert RCMP say anyone spotting missing man Preston Croswell should not approach him.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Bear-baiting's bad name is undeserved

  10-07-2017 19:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Bear baiting isn’t what it sounds like. Sadly, most don’t understand what ‘baiting’ is and are using the word ‘bait’ to imagine drunken, hillbillies out in their farm yards putting barbecue steaks on their front lawn to get bears to come right up to them so they can shoot them from their front porch. YEEHAW!
  Let me explain to you what it is: Bear hunters will find a spot hours away from camp or towns to find a place for a bear bait. We go up two times in the s
  
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• 'Corner Gas' revs up walking tour of Saskatchewan town where series was filmed

  10-07-2017 18:57
  
  The theme song to the TV show "Corner Gas" featured the lyrics "you think there's not a lot goin' on. Look closer, baby, you're so wrong," and that's the case in the small Saskatchewan town where the series was filmed.
  
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• Garden plants wilting? Expert provides watering advice during Sask. heat wave

  10-07-2017 18:48 via cbc.ca
  
  As a heat wave continues in much of Saskatchewan, gardeners are wondering how much water their plants need to survive.
  
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• Saskatchewan sending crews to help battle B.C. wildfires

  10-07-2017 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan is sending crews to B.C. to help with the wildfire crisis.
  
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• Against all odds: Staging the North American Indigenous Games

  10-07-2017 18:33 via cbc.ca
  
  When more than 5,000 Indigenous athletes, coaches and support staff are introduced at the opening ceremony for the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) on this Sunday (CBCSports.ca, 7:30 p.m. ET), there’s going to be a small group of people behind the scenes breathing a sigh of relief and shedding a few tears.
  
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• Taste of Saskatchewan is Back dlvr.it/PTZkTq https://t.co/l9ZWrIg4WM

  10-07-2017 18:29
  
  Taste of Saskatchewan is Back dlvr.it/PTZkTq https://t.co/l9ZWrIg4WM
  
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• Injured Trapper Rescued dlvr.it/PTZkKv https://t.co/1IAEklrQQf

  10-07-2017 18:29
  
  Injured Trapper Rescued dlvr.it/PTZkKv https://t.co/1IAEklrQQf
  
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• Saskatoon bingo bandit pleads guilty to bizarre break-in

  10-07-2017 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A 33-year-old man charged with breaking out of a Saskatoon bingo hall pleaded guilty to the charge in provincial court Monday.
  
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• Train to play 2017 Cameco Cares concert

  10-07-2017 18:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Train will headline this year’s Cameco Cares concert in the Bessborough Gardens. The San Francisco band, known for songs like Drops of Jupiter and Hey, Soul Sister, will play the outdoor venue on Aug. 22.
  Proceeds will support the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation. Tickets go on sale July 14 at 10 a.m. through ticketmaster.ca. They range in price from $54.99 for general admission to $125 for the VIP patio.
  A pre-sale through CRUZ FM begins July 12. Visit cruzfm.com/sig
  
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• Update Gordie Howe Bridge Serious Accident dlvr.it/PTZMHb https://t.co/V6FaMpr7HY

  10-07-2017 17:56
  
  Update Gordie Howe Bridge Serious Accident dlvr.it/PTZMHb https://t.co/V6FaMpr7HY
  
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• Trapper injured in northern Saskatchewan

  10-07-2017 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Man suffers non-life-threatening injuries while working on a northern Saskatchewan trap line.
  
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• Glaslyn high school grads celebrate 60 years

  10-07-2017 17:52
  
  All eight original students managed to stay in touch over the years and celebrated their latest reunion on Friday night.
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Circle Drive crash in Saskatoon

  10-07-2017 17:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries Sunday night in a collision with a car on Circle Drive South in Saskatoon.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies from injuries after Circle Drive crash in Saskatoon

  10-07-2017 17:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A motorcyclist has died after sustaining serious injuries in a collision with a car on Circle Drive South in Saskatoon on Sunday night.
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with car

  10-07-2017 17:21 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  A motorcycle rider suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision with a car on Circle Drive South. 
  Saskatoon fire and police both responded to the crash around 10:50 p.m. on Circle Drive South, just east of the Valley Road exit. According to fire and police, a motorcycle collided with the back of a mid-size car and a motorcycle collided while both vehicles were in the wesbound lane. Firefighters arriving on scene found the car up against the centre concrete barrier, and the mot
  
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• Update - Traffic Accident - 500 block Circle Drive South/Gordie Howe Bridge

  10-07-2017 17:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Members of the Saskatoon Police Service Collision Analyst Unit continue to investigate a collision which occurred last night, involving a car and a motorcycle.At approximately 10:50 p.m., July 9, 2017, Police were called to the collision in the westbound lanes of the Gordie Howe Bridge.  The motorcycle had collided with the back end of the car and both drivers were transported to hospital.  The 21 year old operator of the motorcycle is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Train playing Cameco Cares concert series in Saskatoon

  10-07-2017 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Multi-Grammy award winning group Train playing Saskatoon for Cameco Cares concert series.
  
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• Asphalt packer machine rams into building

  10-07-2017 16:35
  
  Damage to the asphalt packer and property is approximately $75,000.
  
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• Food for Thought: tips for making the perfect Saskatoon berry pie

  10-07-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Riverbend Plantation with tips for making the perfect Saskatoon berry pie as the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market gets set to host the Saskatoon berry festival.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for July 10, 2017

  10-07-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  ‘My daughter wasn’t just a number or a statistic;’ Daleen Bosse’s family to travel to Saskatoon for MMIWG hearings
  It’s been more than 13 years since Daleen Bosse left home one night, never to return. But her family has never forgotten the bright young woman who wanted to be a teacher or the years-long search for her that ended tr
  
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