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• Broadway Theatre: THE MERKIN SISTERS

  17-07-2017 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Are you ready for something completely different? The Merkin Sisters is coming to Saskatoon PotashCorp Fringe Festival and is ready to bring female comedy back to the spotlight of the Fringe Circuit. The Merkin Sisters is a no-holds-barred physical comedy show about a strangely hilarious sibling rivalry. A mash-up of uncensored live theatre, comedy, clown, dance and...
  
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• Two people charged after capturing and killing seagull at Country Thunder

  17-07-2017 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two males have been charged after capturing and killing a seagull during the Country Thunder music festival in Craven, Sask.
  
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• 'This is not exactly like Snakes on a Plane': Swarm of bees delays WestJet flight out of Saskatoon - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-07-2017 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  'This is not exactly like Snakes on a Plane': Swarm of bees delays WestJet flight out of Saskatoon
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  Sunny Leong was waiting to board a WestJet flight at the Saskatoon airport Sunday afternoon when an airline employee made an announcement over the intercom that shocked everyone in the room. “I don't know to explain this (but) this is not exactly like ...and more »
  
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• 'This is not exactly like Snakes on a Plane': Swarm of bees delays WestJet flight out of Saskatoon

  17-07-2017 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Sunny Leong was waiting to board a WestJet flight at the Saskatoon airport Sunday afternoon when an airline employee made an announcement over the intercom that shocked everyone in the room.
  “I don’t know to explain this (but) this is not exactly like Snakes on a Plane,” the employee said in reference to the campy 2006 film starring Samuel L. Jackson.
  The incident Sunday was more like bees near a plane. A huge swarm of the insects descended on a tug, a vehicle used to push
  
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• 'Not exactly like Snakes on a Plane': Bees delay Saskatoon flight ... - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  17-07-2017 23:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  
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  'Not exactly like Snakes on a Plane': Bees delay Saskatoon flight ...
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  Sunny Leong was waiting to board a WestJet flight at the Saskatoon airport Sunday afternoon when an airline employee made an announcement over the ...and more »
  
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• Suspect demands cash for hostage release via text: police

  17-07-2017 23:22
  A 39-year-old woman is facing charges of unlawful confinement and extortion following a police investigation over the weekend.
  Saskatoon police said a woman reportedly got a text message Saturday afternoon demanding money for the safe release of a family member.
  Officers were able to identify the suspect and located her in the 600 block of 20th Street West.
  The victim, who had been assaulted without serious injury, was also found safe.
  A 39-year-old woman is charged with two counts of uttering t
  
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• Broadway Theatre: BLINDSIDE

  17-07-2017 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  The most anticipated one-woman show of the Fringe Circuit is coming to Saskatoon PotashCorp Fringe Festival.  BLINDSIDE written and performed by Stephanie Morin-Robert. Blindside sees Stephanie performing her true story of overcoming disadvantage despite growing up with only one eye. The show is about finding comedy and strength despite hardship, and her show now shares that...
  
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• Woman in Saskatoon charged with extortion, accused of demanding money for man's safe release

  17-07-2017 22:45 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon police have charged a 39-year-old woman with extortion and unlawful confinement, alleging she held a man against his will and demanded money for his release.
  Police received a call Saturday around 1:30 p.m. after a woman got a text message “demanding a specific amount of money for the safe release of a family member,” according to a police news release. Patrol officers were able to identify and locate the suspect, arresting her in the 600 block of 20th Street West, the rele
  
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• TSB looking into crop duster crash near Aberdeen

  17-07-2017 22:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a crop duster crash that sent a 25-year-old pilot to Saskatoon hospital with serious injuries — but investigators are not expected to visit the site near Aberdeen.
  The Air Tractor AT-502B went down Saturday around 12:30 p.m. The pilot, whose name has not been released, was the only occupant, TSB spokesman Chris Krepski said Monday.
  MD Ambulance spokesman Troy Davies said someone, likely a bystander, put the injured pilot in a priva
  
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• Extortion, unlawful confinement charges laid after text demanding money - CTV News

  17-07-2017 22:33 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Extortion, unlawful confinement charges laid after text demanding money
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  Saskatoon police have arrested and charged a 39-year-old woman with extortion, unlawful confinement and uttering threats. Police say officers received a report Saturday afternoon from another woman stating she received a text message demanding money ...
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• Extortion, unlawful confinement charges laid after text demanding money

  17-07-2017 22:33
  
  Saskatoon police have arrested and charged a 39-year-old woman with extortion, unlawful confinement and uttering threats.
  
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• Hersh Wolch, lawyer who represented David Milgaard, dead at 77

  17-07-2017 22:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  CALGARY — A lawyer who represented some of Canada’s most high-profile wrongfully convicted people, including David Milgaard, has died.
  Hersh Wolch was 77.
  The Calgary law office where he worked with his son Gavin confirmed Wolch’s death on Monday.
  Wolch was born in Winnipeg and was a Crown prosecutor in Manitoba after receiving his law degree in 1965.
  He rose to prominence in the 1990s for his work on Milgaard’s case.
  Milgaard spent 23 years in prison for the 1969 rape an
  
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• 2 face wildlife charges after bird killed at Craven Country Thunder festival

  17-07-2017 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A man and a teen are facing wildlife charges after a bird was killed at the Country Thunder music festival in Craven, Sask.
  
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• Extortion charges for woman accused of holding woman against her will

  17-07-2017 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman has been charged with extortion after allegedly demanding money for the safe release of another woman.
  
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• Off-duty Saskatoon police officer assaulted by alleged impaired driver

  17-07-2017 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man accused of impaired driving is also facing a charge of assaulting an off-duty Saskatoon police officer.
  
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• What books should you take to the beach this summer?

  17-07-2017 21:28 via cbc.ca
  
  We asked two Saskatoon librarians for their top summer book picks.
  
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• 118-year-old original copy of Treaty 8 among historical treasures at First Nations University

  17-07-2017 21:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Century-old treaty documents, a Bible in Cree syllabics and negatives of chiefs from the early 1900s are among the First Nations historical treasures housed in a university library in Regina.
  
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• Arrest - Impaired Driving - 600 Block Lamarsh Road

  17-07-2017 20:50 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 24-year-old man is facing charges of impaired driving after Police received reports of an erratic driver on Friday night.At approximately 9:15 p.m., July 14, 2017, Police received a complaint of a truck being driven erratically in the area of Lamarsh Road. A second complaint was received from an off-duty SPS member who also witnessed the vehicle driving erratically and disobeying traffic signals. The vehicle stopped in an alley in the 600 block of Lamarsh Road where the off-duty member co
  
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• Preserving Nature dlvr.it/PWGHPB https://t.co/2WbyCExW5c

  17-07-2017 20:47
  
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• Investment in Non-Residential Building Construction Declines dlvr.it/PWGH78 https://t.co/MqYeiVr4YN

  17-07-2017 20:47
  
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• Arrest - Unlawful Confinement / Extortion

  17-07-2017 20:42 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 39-year-old woman has been charged following an investigation into unlawful confinement.At approximately 1:30 p.m., July 15, 2017, Police received a report that a woman had received a text message demanding a specific amount of money for the safe release of a family member. Through investigation, Patrol officers identified and located the suspect and arrested her in the 600 block of 20th Street West.The victim was located and found to have been assaulted but did not sustain serious i
  
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• Emergency crews, family and friends searching South Saskatchewan River for missing 17-year-old boy

  17-07-2017 20:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Around five dozen people — including emergency responders and also friends and family — were involved Monday in the search of the South Saskatchewan River for a missing 17-year-old boy.
  Saskatoon RCMP were notified Sunday around 8:45 p.m. that the teen had gone missing from the beach near the Fred Heal canoe launch approximately 12 kilometres south of the city, RCMP said in a news release. RCMP, Saskatoon police and Saskatoon fire “all have resources on the scene and are c
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: from tornado-warned storms to smoke

  17-07-2017 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tornado warnings were issued in the Saskatoon area on Sunday followed by air quality statements for smoke as a cold front moves into the weather forecast.
  
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• Milgaard lawyer Hersh Wolch dead at 77

  17-07-2017 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hersh Wolch was born in Winnipeg and rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when he took on David Milgaard's case.
  
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• David Milgaard lawyer Hersh Wolch dead at 77

  17-07-2017 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hersh Wolch was born in Winnipeg and rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when he took on David Milgaard's case.
  
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• Hersh Wolch, lawyer in several wrongful conviction cases, dies at 77

  17-07-2017 20:13
  
  A lawyer who represented some of Canada's most prominent wrongfully convicted has died.
  
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• Teen missing after Sunday swim in river near Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  17-07-2017 19:49 via cbc.ca
  
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  Teen missing after Sunday swim in river near Saskatoon
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  A teenager is missing after going for a swim in the South Saskatchewan River near Saskatoon. RCMP said that the 17-year-old boy went missing Sunday evening just before 9 p.m. CST from the beach at the Fred Heal canoe launch about 12 kilometres south ...
  
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• Fast current hinders river search for missing teen near Saskatoon - CBC.ca

  17-07-2017 19:49 via cbc.ca
  
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  Fast current hinders river search for missing teen near Saskatoon
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  The RCMP says a fast current is making it harder to search for a teen swimmer who went missing from the South Saskatchewan River near Saskatoon. The 17-year-old boy went missing Sunday evening just before 9 p.m. CST from the beach at the Fred Heal ...
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• Teen missing after Sunday swim in river near Saskatoon

  17-07-2017 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP said that the 17-year-old boy went missing Sunday evening just before 9 p.m. CST from the beach at a canoe launch about 12 kilometres south of the city.
  
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• Fast current hinders river search for missing teen near Saskatoon

  17-07-2017 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP say a 17-year-old boy went missing Sunday evening just before 9 p.m. CST from the beach at the Fred Heal canoe launch about 12 kilometres south of the city.
  
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• Search underway for missing swimmer in South Saskatchewan

  17-07-2017 19:43
  A search is underway for a 17-year-old boy who went swimming in the South Saskatchewan River Sunday.
  Witnesses confirmed the youth went missing from the beach at Fred Heal canoe launch, around 12 kilometres south of Saskatoon.
  In a news release, RCMP said they were notified at 8:45 p.m. July 16.
  RCMP, Saskatoon police and the city fire department all have resources on scene and are continuing to search the water and surrounding area.
  
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• Swimmer missing in South Saskatchewan River south of Saskatoon

  17-07-2017 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crews are searching the South Saskatchewan River south of Saskatoon where a swimmer has been reported missing.
  
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• Search for 17-year-old swimmer continues in South Saskatchewan River

  17-07-2017 19:23
  
  Emergency crews searching the South Saskatchewan River for a missing swimmer are covering an area more than 10 kilometres long in their efforts to find the teen.
  
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• Missing swimmer prompts search south of Saskatoon

  17-07-2017 19:23
  
  Emergency crews are searching the South Saskatchewan River near Saskatoon for a swimmer who went missing Sunday evening.
  
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• Saskatchewan's Amateur Men's Golf Champion to be crowned this week. dlvr.it/PWFKW8 https://t.co/iDKCgDblBT

  17-07-2017 19:11
  
  Saskatchewan's Amateur Men's Golf Champion to be crowned this week. dlvr.it/PWFKW8 https://t.co/iDKCgDblBT
  
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• 'Now I'm forced to hike': Closure of Saskatchewan bus service forces riders to the roadside

  17-07-2017 18:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The shutdown of the provincial bus service is forcing some former riders to resort to hitchhiking.
  
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• Hitchhikers give thumbs down to closure of provincial bus service

  17-07-2017 18:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The shutdown of the provincial bus service is forcing some former riders to resort to hitchhiking.
  
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• 'Dangers are out there': Highway of Tears researcher says STC closure puts more hitchhikers at risk

  17-07-2017 18:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The shutdown of the provincial bus service is forcing some former riders to resort to hitchhiking.
  
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• NASA taps U of S team to help test atmospheric water vapour monitor

  17-07-2017 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  A seven-member research group from the University of Saskatchewan is helping with tests at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Centre in California this week.
  
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• Why BHP Billton Invests in Potash Mining in a Down Market dlvr.it/PWF0F4 https://t.co/rB9Ai9nnMS

  17-07-2017 18:37
  
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• Dogs of Saskatoon: Bree

  17-07-2017 18:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  Saskatoon citizens love their dogs. With more than 18,000 licensed dogs in the city, pooches are a common sight everywhere from the park to the patio. Liam Richards captures some local canines and their companions in the StarPhoenix photo series Dogs of Saskatoon.
  Owner name: Jody Busch
  Dog name: Bree
  Breed: Mixed. Everyone has a theory!
  Age: Nine years old 
  How/why did you choose this dog: I was looking for a high-energy dog that could do agility and accompany me while riding horses and hi
  
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• Driver clocked doing 210 km/h on Highway 7 west of Saskatoon

  17-07-2017 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police clock driver going over double the speed limit on Highway 7 west of Saskatoon.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Wall government cuts

  17-07-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  John Kenneth Galbraith, a renowned economist, has described a humane and caring society as one that provides for its most vulnerable folk; the voiceless, homeless, poverty stricken and disabled. The Wall government has proven itself to look after and cater to its most wealthy citizens. In cutting the income tax of the most wealthy citizens from 4.5 per cent to five per cent, the corporate income tax by 0.5 per cent and paying billions in subsidies to the oil industry it has created its own defic
  
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• 'We've never had hail': Storm shreds lily crops at Black Fox Farm and Distillery

  17-07-2017 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The second storm in a week, on Sunday evening, dumped large hail on a number of Saskatchewan communities.
  
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• Smoke from BC wildfires hanging over southwestern Sask.

  17-07-2017 17:39
  
  Environment Canada has issued an air quality advisory for much of southwestern Saskatchewan as a result of the fires in B.C.
  
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• Smoke from B.C. wildfires hanging over southern Sask.

  17-07-2017 17:39
  
  Environment Canada has issued an air quality advisory for much of southern Saskatchewan as a result of the fires in B.C.
  
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• Hometown heroes show strong at FIBA event in Saskatoon

  17-07-2017 17:34
  Three-on-three basketball didn't disappoint in Saskatoon.
   
  The area in front of the Delta Bessborough hotel served as the stage for the first International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Masters 3x3 tour event ever held in Canada.
   
  Hometown fans got to see Saskatoon's Michael Linklater, Michael Lieffers, Nolan Brudehl and Steve Sir advance to the final, where they fell  21-14 to Slovenia's Team Lubiyana
   
  The Saskatoon squad was in tough aga
  
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• On his own 2 feet: How a Sask. Indigenous track star keeps moving forward

  17-07-2017 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Calvin Napope pursued track to find a sense of belonging and provide motivation for his younger siblings.
  
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• Crop Duster Crash dlvr.it/PWCwj9 https://t.co/hkFKeo9rFb

  17-07-2017 17:01
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PWCwhZ https://t.co/oPG0ndIelS

  17-07-2017 17:00
  
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