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• Carbon pricing, pensions addressed by NDP leadership candidates at Saskatoon debate

  11-07-2017 23:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The four candidates vying to replace Tom Mulcair as the next leader of the federal New Democrats faced off in Saskatoon Tuesday exchanging blows over climate change and pensions.
  
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• And then there were 4: Remaining NDP leadership candidates face off at Saskatoon debate

  11-07-2017 23:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The four candidates vying to replace Tom Mulcair as the leader of the federal New Democrats are facing off in Saskatoon tonight for the fifth of eight scheduled debates.CBCNews.ca is carrying the debate live at 8:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. local time).
  
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• MMIWG inquiry needs 'reset' and 'restructuring' after resignation of Sask. commissioner: FSIN vice-chief

  11-07-2017 23:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan Indigenous leader says Marilyn Poitras's decision to resign from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls points to serious flaws in the current inquiry process.
  
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• No Sewage Backups From Monday's Storm dlvr.it/PTtYVY https://t.co/NEbvyXbiHQ

  11-07-2017 22:56
  
  No Sewage Backups From Monday's Storm dlvr.it/PTtYVY https://t.co/NEbvyXbiHQ
  
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• Goodall to return to Saskatoon for talk

  11-07-2017 22:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Primatologist Jane Goodall will return to Saskatoon on Sept. 30 for a talk at TCU Place. The English scientist, known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, will recount her experiences working in the forests of Africa and share her message of sustainable change and hope for youth-led action.
  Tickets are available at tcutickets.ca and cost between $55 and $150.
  Goodall began her landmark study in the forests of Tanzania in 1960. At the time, she had no experience in the field and many e
  
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• Saskatoon cleans up after heavy storm

  11-07-2017 22:39
  Many people in and around Saskatoon spent Tuesday tidying up and assessing damage after Monday's hailstorm and heavy rains.
  Carol Whitecalf said the siding on her home in the RM of Corman Park was shredded by loonie-sized hailstones.
  "The best I can describe it, it looked like it was bullet holes right from one end of the house to the other on the north side," she said.
  Along with the damage to her home, Whitecalf said she was horrified when she inspected her yard in the aftermath of the st
  
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• CFL fines, suspends Ticats’ Will Hill for separate incidents in loss to Riders

  11-07-2017 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  New CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie suspended Will Hill for one game after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats player grabbed the jersey of an official on July 8.
  
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• Videos and photos: Older neighbourhoods hit hardest by severe thunderstorm in Saskatoon

  11-07-2017 22:28 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Older neighbourhoods in Saskatoon were most affected by Monday’s severe rainstorm — a reality that is simply unavoidable, according to the City of Saskatoon.
  Environment Canada placed Saskatoon under a severe thunderstorm warning Monday at 5:41 p.m. Environment Canada said a line of severe thunderstorms stretching from Tessier to Saskatoon was moving slowly towards the southeast. Police were at the scene Monday at Confederation Drive and Laurier Drive due to high water levels, and al
  
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• Annual pace of housing starts in Sask. slows slightly in June: CMHC

  11-07-2017 22:10
  
  The annual pace of housing starts slowed slightly in Saskatchewan last month, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Tuesday.
  
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• Annual Saskatoon Police Community BBQ

  11-07-2017 22:07 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  
  The Saskatoon Police Service is holding its annual community barbeque tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Ontario Avenue off of 25th Street (east side of headquarters).Police wish to remind the public of a few things;The annual BBQ is one of the few opportunities that citizens are able to tour the headquarters. There are a limited number of spots available on a first come, first serve basis. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. at a table on the corner of 25th Street and Ontario Avenue. Tours will
  
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• 'It's a mess': Saskatoon residents clean up basements after 1-in-25-year flood - CBC.ca

  11-07-2017 21:42 via cbc.ca
  
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  'It's a mess': Saskatoon residents clean up basements after 1-in-25-year flood
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  Pius Gartner says the only thing to do now is to wait for his insurance agent. On Monday night, Gartner watched as roughly 45 millimetres of rain poured down on his home in Saskatoon's Avalon area in the span of an hour. His backyard soon started ...
  
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• 'It's a mess': Saskatoon residents clean up basements after 1-in-25-year flood

  11-07-2017 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents of a Saskatoon neighbourhood are dealing with basement flooding after torrential rainfall on Monday.
  
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• A Taste of Saskatchewan food festival kicks off in Kiwanis Park

  11-07-2017 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 22nd annual A Taste of Saskatchewan food festival, featuring 30 restaurants, is back this week at Kiwanis Park.
  
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• Saskatchewan town of Luseland hosts unveiling exhibit of Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy birthday' dress

  11-07-2017 21:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  LUSELAND — The most expensive, and arguably iconic, dress in the world made its Canadian public debut Monday at the community hall in Luseland, Sask.
  Marilyn Monroe wore the skin-tight, bejewelled Jean Louis dress when she cooed a sultry “Happy birthday, Mr. President…” to John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday in 1962.
  She died less than three months later.
  The dress was purchased for US$4.8 million last November by businessman Jim Pattison for his Ripley’s Enterta
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: storm with flooding, hail and possible tornado moves out

  11-07-2017 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Storm that brought flooding, power outages and large hail to Saskatoon moves out, drier weather moves into the weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan tells us when we’ll warm back up.
  
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• “1-in-25 year storm” slams Saskatoon with flooding, hail and major power outages - Globalnews.ca

  11-07-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
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  “1-in-25 year storm” slams Saskatoon with flooding, hail and major power outages
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  Summer storm floods streets, knocks out
  
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• “1-in-25 year storm” slams Saskatoon with flooding, hail and major power outages

  11-07-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Storm that brought flooding, power outages and large hail to Saskatoon moves out, drier weather moves into the weather forecast.
  
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• NDP leadership hopefuls squaring off in Saskatchewan, a province opposed to carbon tax

  11-07-2017 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carbon tax likely to be a key issue when four NDP leadership hopefuls square off in Saskatoon.
  
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• Federal NDP leadership contenders square off in Saskatoon on climate change

  11-07-2017 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal MPs Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron and Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh are set to debate in a province where the NDP claimed three seats in the last election.
  
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• SaskEnergy applies to raise natural gas delivery charge

  11-07-2017 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  SaskEnergy has applied to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel for a delivery rate increase which would see a typical residential bill go up by $1.65 per month.
  
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• City cautions people disposing dead wildlife after tularemia surfaces

  11-07-2017 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Saskatoon is reminding people to take precautions to prevent the spread of West Nile virus and other animal-borne infectious diseases.
  
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• Bride 'overcome with emotion' on wedding day by man who received her son's heart

  11-07-2017 20:11
  
  An Alaska woman received the best wedding gift ever, “hands down,” when the young man who received her deceased son’s heart surprised her on her wedding day.
  
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• Sask. sets new summer record for power use

  11-07-2017 20:08
  
  Saskatchewan set a new summer record for power use as temperatures soared across the province.
  
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• Missing Man Located But Investigation Continues dlvr.it/PTrbW8 https://t.co/Rx5y3l0E59

  11-07-2017 19:37
  
  Missing Man Located But Investigation Continues dlvr.it/PTrbW8 https://t.co/Rx5y3l0E59
  
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• Student teachers at U of S call for paid practicums

  11-07-2017 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Some students at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Education are calling on the university and the government to start paying them for the work placements that are required as part of the program.
  
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• SaskEnergy applies for delivery rate increase

  11-07-2017 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The utility company applied to the Saskatchewan Rate Review panel to increase delivery charges – which would be a $1.65 increase on your monthly bill.
  
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• NDP leadership hopefuls to battle in Saskatoon

  11-07-2017 19:33
  
  Climate change will likely emerge as a key component of the latest NDP leadership debate as the candidates square off in a province where the government is in a fight with Ottawa over carbon pricing.
  
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• NDP leadership candidates debate in Saskatoon

  11-07-2017 19:33
  
  The four official candidates for the federal NDP leadership – Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron and Jagmeet Singh – took to the stage in Saskatoon on Tuesday for the party's fifth debate.
  
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• Saskatchewan SWAT ready for Minto Cup run

  11-07-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan SWAT taking on the Calgary Mountaineers in RMLL Junior A playoffs.
  
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• Saskatoon Ex – Show Stage

  11-07-2017 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Get ready for the Saskatoon Ex coming August 8th thru 13th
  
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• Torrential rain, golf ball-sized hail slams Sask. in major storm

  11-07-2017 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Central and southern Saskatchewan witnessed some wild weather Monday night.
  
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• SaskEnergy applies for 2.3 per cent delivery service rate increase

  11-07-2017 18:59
  
  SaskEnergy has applied for a 2.3 per cent delivery service rate increase.
  
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• City of Saskatoon reports 1-in-25 year rainfall from Monday storm

  11-07-2017 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Saskatoon is updating its residents on a massive rainstorm that soaked the city Monday night.
  
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• SaskEnergy applies for rate hike to cover $50 million in capital costs

  11-07-2017 18:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatchewan’s natural gas distributor has applied for a delivery service fee increase that would result in the average residential customer paying $1.65 more per month — just over two per cent of their bill — effective November 1, 2017.
  SaskEnergy moves about 50 per cent more gas than it did in 2009 — a result of the province’s growing population — leading to increased maintenance and monitoring costs, the Crown corporation’s president and chief executi
  
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• Break and enter call in Prince Albert ends in weapon charges

  11-07-2017 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two men facing weapon charges in Prince Albert after police receive break and enter call.
  
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• Ticats' Hill Suspended for Official Abuse Against Riders dlvr.it/PTqw23 https://t.co/mU5gsECI2K

  11-07-2017 18:31
  
  Ticats' Hill Suspended for Official Abuse Against Riders dlvr.it/PTqw23 https://t.co/mU5gsECI2K
  
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• Riders Shutout of Weekly CFL Top Player Awards dlvr.it/PTqw09 https://t.co/qqPSt68aKK

  11-07-2017 18:31
  
  Riders Shutout of Weekly CFL Top Player Awards dlvr.it/PTqw09 https://t.co/qqPSt68aKK
  
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• Housing Starts Up in June dlvr.it/PTqvgT https://t.co/Cn09khKRc4

  11-07-2017 18:31
  
  Housing Starts Up in June dlvr.it/PTqvgT https://t.co/Cn09khKRc4
  
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• Summer power use record broken in Saskatchewan

  11-07-2017 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new summer power use record was set in Saskatchewan on Monday as temperatures soar to near record levels.
  
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• Videos and photos: Severe thunderstorm slams Saskatoon

  11-07-2017 18:07 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The clean-up has started after Saskatoon was hit Monday with a mid-evening rain storm, hail and intense thunder and lightning.
  Environment Canada placed Saskatoon under a severe thunderstorm warning at 5:41 p.m. Monday. Environment Canada said a line of severe thunderstorms stretching from Tessier to Saskatoon was moving slowly towards the southeast. There were many reports of flooding in the city, as well as quarter-sized hail, according to Environment Canada.
  Saskatoon police received several
  
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• Letter of the Day: STC closure forces people to hitchhike

  11-07-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  On June 9, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., the Greyhound bus from Edmonton arrived at the North Battleford depot. A male passenger entered the depot asking for a ticket on the seven o’clock bus to Meadow Lake. The ticket agent informed him there was no longer any bus service from North Battleford to Meadow Lake.
  The passenger was irate that the bus had been cancelled. He has made the connection to Meadow Lake other times in the past. The ticket agent suggested maybe someone could come from Meadow Lake
  
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• SaskEnergy Seeks Rate Hike dlvr.it/PTqWwN https://t.co/6ODM5QQBSW

  11-07-2017 17:59
  
  SaskEnergy Seeks Rate Hike dlvr.it/PTqWwN https://t.co/6ODM5QQBSW
  
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• Photos: Pion-Era

  11-07-2017 17:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Pion-Era was held at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon July 8-9, 2017.
  
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• U of S prof Marilyn Poitras resigns as commissioner from inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women

  11-07-2017 17:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  OTTAWA — A commissioner on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women will resign at the end of this week.
  Marilyn Poitras, one of five commissioners named by the Liberal government last summer to examine the root causes of violence against Indigenous women and girls, explained her decision in a letter to Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  “It is clear to me that I am unable to perform my duties as a commissioner with the proces
  
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• Saskatchewan breaks summer power use record

  11-07-2017 17:41 via cbc.ca
  
  The power grid registered a peak demand of 3,360 MW on Monday, beating the previous record of 3,331 MW.
  
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• New University of Saskatchewan research looks to improve forensic investigations

  11-07-2017 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Using new 3D imaging technology at the University of Saskatchewan, a team of forensic anthropologists are hoping to change the way law enforcement analyzes DNA samples.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PTppKp https://t.co/p2f9f5aQDX

  11-07-2017 16:55
  
  Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PTppKp https://t.co/p2f9f5aQDX
  
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• Prairie Tourists Affected by BC Fires dlvr.it/PTpp27 https://t.co/hBERZbynMw

  11-07-2017 16:55
  
  Prairie Tourists Affected by BC Fires dlvr.it/PTpp27 https://t.co/hBERZbynMw
  
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• MMIW inquiry commissioner Marilyn Poitras resigns

  11-07-2017 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A University of Saskatchewan law professor who was serving as one of the commissioners for Canada's inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women has stepped down.
  
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• Majority of Canadians disagree with Khadr deal: poll

  11-07-2017 16:14
  
  More than 70 per cent of Canadians polled disagree with the government's decision to settle a lawsuit with Omar Khadr for a reported $10.5 million and an apology, according to the results of a new survey.
  
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