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• Tornado warning issued for south central Sask.

  21-07-2017 23:52 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for areas in south central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Tornado reported in south central Sask.

  21-07-2017 23:52 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for areas in south central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Thunderstorms sweep across Sask., tornado reported

  21-07-2017 23:52 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada is watching as a severe thunderstorm moves across Saskatchewan.
  
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• Tornado warning issued for Humboldt area

  21-07-2017 23:50
  A tornado warning is in effect for Saskatchewan’s Humboldt region.
  
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• Tornado touches down near Leroy

  21-07-2017 23:50
  A tornado touched down south of Leroy, Sask., and at least one other tornado was reported in the province’s east-central area Friday afternoon.
  
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• Tornado reported in east-central Sask.

  21-07-2017 23:50
  A tornado was reported over an area in east-central Saskatchewan Friday afternoon.
  
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• Where will you buy legal pot in Saskatchewan?

  21-07-2017 23:35 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's marijuana future is still a little cloudy. While the federal government has mandated that recreational marijuana will be legal by July 1, 2018, there's been pushback from the province.
  
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• First Nation sues government over Husky spill; company says leak detection systems didn't fail

  21-07-2017 23:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  A series of pipeline safety recommendations that were handed down five years ago but have not been fully implemented are at the centre of a Saskatchewan First Nation’s lawsuit, which lays part of the blame for a Husky Energy Inc. pipeline spill on the provincial government’s failure to prevent it from happening.
  The spill breached treaty rights and had a “devastating impact” on traditional hunting and fishing lands, as well as its members’ lives, James Smith Cree Na
  
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• Bourne, Litzenberger, Smith-Bell headline Sask. Hockey Hall of Fame inductees

  21-07-2017 23:12 via thestarphoenix.com
  A pair of Stanley Cup champions and an Olympic silver medallist headline this year’s inductees into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame.
  Bob Bourne, Edward (Eddie) Litzenberger and Fiona Smith-Bell are among the nine honourees to be recognized Saturday at the North Battleford Civic Centre. The annual induction dinner takes place at a different location each year, with proceeds going to the local host community.
  “There are so many people from our province who have made outstandi
  
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• Discovery of teen's body in South Sask. River 'brings some closure' for family: RCMP

  21-07-2017 23:10 via thestarphoenix.com
  Though it was a heartbreaking outcome for the family of a missing 17-year-old, the recovery of Justin Warwaruk’s body in the South Saskatchewan River can allow his family to start moving forward, says an RCMP member involved in the search.
  The body of Warwaruk was found Friday morning in the South Saskatchewan River, a little over one kilometre downstream from the Fred Heal canoe launch near where he was last seen. The 17-year-old was reported missing on Sunday around 8:45 p.m. RCMP looked
  
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• Assault charges stayed for Dalmeny police officer

  21-07-2017 23:05 via cbc.ca
  Const. Scott Rowe from the Dalmeny Police Service was charged with assault in May.
  
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• Fatal Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident dlvr.it/PXSBvQ https://t.co/DbllmRNx5Z

  21-07-2017 22:42
  
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• Boat Capsizes On Diefenbaker Lake, Two Men Found Deceased dlvr.it/PXSBtm https://t.co/J4jfKYi0hB

  21-07-2017 22:42
  
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• Two dead after boat capsizes on Lake Diefenbaker

  21-07-2017 22:24
  Two men are dead after a boat is believed to have capsized on Lake Diefenbaker.
  
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• Saskatoon Zoo grizzly bears part of research project

  21-07-2017 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Mistaya and Koda, two grizzly bears at the Saskatoon Zoo, will be part of a research project to better understand bear conservation and health.
  
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• First Ever Research Partnership At Saskatoon Zoo dlvr.it/PXRrVD https://t.co/m3E3bzPnuG

  21-07-2017 22:10
  
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• Pedestrian killed after crash on Big River First Nation

  21-07-2017 21:54
  A pedestrian is dead after a crash early Friday morning on a Saskatchewan First Nation.
  
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• Officer with Prince Albert Police Service charged with impaired driving

  21-07-2017 21:51
  An officer with the Prince Albert Police Service has been charged with impaired driving.
  
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• First Nations lawsuit blames government inaction for Husky oil spill

  21-07-2017 21:50
  A First Nations lawsuit alleges that government inaction is at least partly to blame for a Husky Energy oil spill that fouled water supplies for tens of thousands of people along the North Saskatchewan River last summer.
  
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• Man killed after being struck by vehicle on Big River First Nation

  21-07-2017 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  A man is dead following a fatal collision early Friday morning on the Big River First Nation.
  
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• Prince Albert Police Officer Charged dlvr.it/PXR6pR https://t.co/7HiTXbTP9K

  21-07-2017 21:04
  
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• PotashCorp Upbeat on the Year Ahead dlvr.it/PXR6dj https://t.co/uH14Ziprpv

  21-07-2017 21:04
  
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• Husky Energy set to repair pipeline that spilled crude into river a year ago

  21-07-2017 20:53
  Husky Energy (TSX:HSE) says it has been granted permission to repair and replace a section of pipeline that leaked 225,000 litres of crude in Saskatchewan just over a year ago.
  
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• Saskatchewan pork producers fearful of devastating PED virus in Manitoba

  21-07-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Porcine epidemic diarrhea causes severe dehydration, is easily transmittable and is generally fatal in young pigs.
  
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• Woman reported missing in Saskatoon may be in vulnerable situation

  21-07-2017 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police are searching for Whitney Erin Sjogren, who may be in a vulnerable situation.
  
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• First Nation sues government for Husky oil spill

  21-07-2017 20:19 via thestarphoenix.com
  A First Nation’s lawsuit says government inaction is at least partly behind a Husky Energy oil spill that fouled water supplies for tens of thousands of people along the North Saskatchewan River last summer.
  The James Smith band in Melfort, Sask., says the province ignored recommendations from its own auditor general on pipeline safety made four years before the accident.
  The 2012 report concluded that the government didn’t have the resources to ensure its pipeline rules were being f
  
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• First Nations lawsuit partly blames government inaction for Husky oil spill

  21-07-2017 20:15 via cbc.ca
  A First Nation's lawsuit says government inaction is at least partly behind a Husky Energy oil spill that fouled water supplies for tens of thousands of people along the North Saskatchewan River last summer.
  
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• Body recovered from South Saskatchewan River near Saskatoon

  21-07-2017 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon RCMP recover body from South Saskatchewan River near where a teen was reported missing.
  
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• Roughriders receiver Naaman Roosevelt quiet off the field, explosive on it

  21-07-2017 19:52 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Naaman Roosevelt is embracing a leadership role in his own way.
  
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• Off-duty Prince Albert police officer charged with impaired driving

  21-07-2017 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert police charge a 13-year member of the force with impaired driving.
  
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• Body found near Fred Heal canoe launch where teen went missing

  21-07-2017 19:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  A body has been located and recovered from the South Saskatchewan River near the area where 17-year-old Justin Warwaruk went missing earlier this week.
  Saskatoon RCMP said Friday in a news release that the family of the 17-year-old has been notified, “but positive identification of the deceased has yet to be confirmed.”
  The 17-year-old was reported missing Sunday night. RCMP Staff Sgt. Greg Abbott told media this week that police received a call about a missing swimmer at the Fr
  
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• Body pulled from South Sask. River likely missing swimmer: RCMP

  21-07-2017 19:34
  RCMP believe a body pulled from the South Saskatchewan River is that of a 17-year-old swimmer who disappeared five days ago.
  
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• Body found near where teen disappeared in South Sask. River

  21-07-2017 19:34
  A body has been pulled from the South Saskatchewan River near where a 17-year-old swimmer disappeared Sunday, RCMP say.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PXQ4Vc https://t.co/u4sBVUiskp

  21-07-2017 19:27
  
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• Escaped Besnard Lake inmate found: RCMP

  21-07-2017 19:20
  A man who escaped a northern Saskatchewan correctional camp weeks ago has been found, RCMP say.
  
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• Prince Albert police constable charged with impaired driving

  21-07-2017 19:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  A 13-year member and current constable with the Prince Albert Police Service has been accused of impaired driving while off-duty.
  The 35-year-old man is currently on paid administrative leave, P.A. police said Friday in a news release. He is scheduled to appear Aug. 9 in P.A. provincial court. An internal investigation will take place following the conclusion of the criminal proceedings.
  According to P.A. police, a member of the public reported a possible impaired driver on March 3 around 1:45 a
  
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• Caught on camera: Cyclist beaten with club in apparent road rage incident

  21-07-2017 19:11
  A violent road rage incident was caught on camera Tuesday in Peterborough, Ont.
  
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• Aerial search expected for missing man northeast of La Ronge

  21-07-2017 19:00
  RCMP in La Ronge are hoping an aerial search helps investigators locate a missing man whose equipment and gear was recently found in a boat northeast of the Saskatchewan town.
  
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• Man missing on northern Saskatchewan lake

  21-07-2017 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Andrew Charles was last seen at Sulphide Lake in northern Saskatchewan on July 17.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch for Saskatoon, funnel cloud advisory in west Sask.

  21-07-2017 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Saskatoon, and a weather advisory issued for funnel clouds in western Saskatchewan.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s inflation rate slows in June

  21-07-2017 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s annual inflation in June slowed to 0.5 per cent on lower gas and energy prices.
  
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• Pipeline leak detection systems didn't fail, says Husky president-CEO

  21-07-2017 18:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Just over one year after one of its pipelines spilled crude oil into the North Saskatchewan River for more than seven hours before it was shut down for routine maintenance, Husky Energy officials are insisting that the two-leak detection systems installed on the 16-inch pipeline did not fail.
  Pipelines are “dynamic,” meaning pressure and flow data fluctuates, and leak detection systems are designed to find “anomalies” in that data, according to president and CEO Rob Peabo
  
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• Body recovered from South Saskatchewan River near Saskatoon ... - CBC.ca

  21-07-2017 18:35 via cbc.ca
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  Searchers recovered a body from the South Saskatchewan River Friday morning, near the area where a 17-year-old boy went missing Sunday.
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• Family of missing Saskatoon teen joins searchers at canoe launch

  21-07-2017 18:33 via cbc.ca
  Several RCMP cruisers and more than a dozen vehicles are parked at the Fred Heal boat launch 20 kilometres south of Saskatoon.
  
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• Two seniors from Langenburg, Sask dead after highway crash

  21-07-2017 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Two seniors from rural Saskatchewan are dead after a collision on Highway 16 Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Crash near Yorkton kills two seniors

  21-07-2017 18:18
  Two seniors have been killed after a crash near Rokeby on Thursday.
  
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• Sask. Crowns see 'successful results' despite struggling economy

  21-07-2017 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Crown corporations put $219 million into the province's general revenue fund in the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to the Crown Investments Corporation annual report.
  
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• Crowns put $219M back into province's pocket, partial sale talks continue

  21-07-2017 18:15 via cbc.ca
  The release of Crown corporations' annual reports has reignited conversation about partial privatization.
  
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• Spicer's out; Huckabee Sanders, Scaramucci are in

  21-07-2017 18:06
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned his position Friday, ending a rocky six-month tenure that made his news briefings must-see TV. He said U.S. President Donald Trump's White House 'could benefit from a clean slate.'
  
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• Spicer resigns as White House Press Secretary

  21-07-2017 18:06
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer, U.S. President Donald Trump's embattled spokesman during the first six months of his presidency, is resigning his position, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
  
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