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• Fire burning near Banff covers 4,100 hectares: Parks Canada

  22-07-2017 22:44
  Parks Canada says it has been able to get a better idea of the size of a wildfire that's been burning close to Banff.
  
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• Flags of Israel and Ghana pulled down and burned outside Humboldt, Sask. church

  22-07-2017 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  Araba Quaye says an U.S. flag was also found missing, but church officials didn't think it was worth reporting until the Israeli and Ghanaian flags were torched.
  
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• Flags from Israel and Ghana pulled down and burned outside Humboldt church

  22-07-2017 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  Araba Quaye says an U.S. flag was also found missing, but church officials didn't think it was worth reporting until the Israeli and Ghanaian flags were torched.
  
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• Taking the Bus to Ed Sheeran Sunday dlvr.it/PXgRwB https://t.co/aC1DTP7yhn

  22-07-2017 21:12
  
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• Police search for suspects after shooting send man to hospital

  22-07-2017 20:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  A shooting Saturday morning has resulted in one man going to hospital with gunshot injuries.
   
  Saskatoon police responded to a shooting just before 10 a.m. on Saturday in the 2300 block of 33rd Street West, according to a news release.
   
  Officers found the victim, a 27-year-old man, upon arrival. He was taken to Royal University Hospital with a gunshot injury to the abdomen. 
   
  Police are looking for a black Nissan Titan truck in connection to the incident. The truck is said
  
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• A shooting Saturday morning has resulted in 1 man going to hospital with gunshot injuries

  22-07-2017 20:50 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon police responded to a shooting just before 10 a.m. on Saturday in the 2300 block of 33rd St. West, according to a news release.
   
  Officers found the victim, a 27-year-old man, upon arrival. He was transported to Royal University Hospital with a gunshot injury to the abdomen. 
   
  Police are looking for a black Nissan Titan truck in connection to the incident. The truck is said to have left the scene travelling west with three males inside. 
   
  The victim of the sh
  
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• Stampeders seek bounce-back win against rested Roughriders

  22-07-2017 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  After last week's 30-23 loss in Montreal, the Calgary Stampeders are at home to the Saskatchewan Roughriders who are coming off a bye week following their first win of the season.
  
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• Man in serious condition after 33rd Street shooting in Saskatoon ... - CBC.ca

  22-07-2017 20:35 via cbc.ca
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  A 27-year-old man is in serious condition after being shot Saturday morning on the 2300 block of 33rd. Street West in Saskatoon.
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• Man in serious condition after 33rd Street shooting in Saskatoon

  22-07-2017 20:35 via cbc.ca
  A 27-year-old man is in serious condition after being shot Saturday morning on the 2300 block of 33rd. Street West in Saskatoon.
  
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• Victims' families look to build drunk driving deaths memorial in Saskatoon park - CBC.ca

  22-07-2017 20:23 via cbc.ca
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  Victims' families look to build drunk driving deaths memorial in Saskatoon park
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  Saskatchewan has implemented a number of strategies in an effort to curb high drunk driving rates in the province. Now, a Saskatoon city councilor has teamed up with the families of victims to push for a public memorial dedicated to those who've died ...
  
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• Victims' families look to build drunk driving deaths memorial in Saskatoon park

  22-07-2017 20:21 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatoon city councillor has teamed up with the families of victims to push for a public memorial dedicated to those who’ve died at the hands of drunk drivers.
  
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• Saskatoon police search for truck after man shot in abdomen

  22-07-2017 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police are on the lookout for a black Nissan Titan after a man was found with a gunshot wound on Saturday morning.
  
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• Police searching for suspects after morning shooting

  22-07-2017 20:05
  Saskatoon police are searching for suspects after a shooting on Saturday morning.
  
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• Shooting- 2300 Block 33rd Street West

  22-07-2017 19:44 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently on scene at a shooting that took place just before 10:00 a.m. this morning in the 2300 block of 33rd St. West.Police received a call at 9:49 a.m. July 22, 2017, indicating that a male had been shot. Upon arrival, officers located a 27 year old male with a gun shot wound to the abdomen and he has been transported to Royal University Hospital in serious condition.Police are looking for a black Nissan Titan truck with a black bumper that may have been involved which l
  
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• One More Storm Coming Before Weather Improves dlvr.it/PXfcPG https://t.co/Tz9HOLvlCe

  22-07-2017 19:32
  
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• Woman reported missing in Saskatoon found safe - Globalnews.ca

  22-07-2017 19:28 via globalnews.ca
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  Woman reported missing in Saskatoon found safe
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  Sjogren is five-foot ten, 150 pounds with brown/hazel eyes and long curly brown hair. She has a tattoo on the right side of her neck, one on her chest and one on her hand and arm. She also has a left eyebrow piercing. Anyone with information on the ...and more »
  
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• Soccer Day in Saskatchewan: what you need to know

  22-07-2017 18:43 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan soccer fans will have a chance to see some international competition Saturday, as the New York Cosmos will host Valencia CF at the new Mosaic Stadium.
  
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• Alberta's Wildrose and PC parties vote overwhelmingly to unite the right

  22-07-2017 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Wildrose and Progressive Conservative Party members have voted 95 per cent in favour of ratifying the agreement to join forces and form the new United Conservative Party.
  
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• Six tornadoes touched down in Sask. Friday: Environment Canada

  22-07-2017 18:34
  Environment Canada has confirmed that six tornadoes touched down in Saskatchewan on Friday.
  
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• Four tornadoes touched down in Sask. Friday: Environment Canada

  22-07-2017 18:34
  Environment Canada has confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in Saskatchewan on Friday.
  
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• Phil Tank: Remai Modern plan seems built on optimistic estimates

  22-07-2017 18:22 via thestarphoenix.com
  As gallery officials prepare for the opening of the Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan on Oct. 21, they would do well to take note of a development five hours west.
  Edmonton city council in May approved spending $500,000 to offer two nights of free admission a week at the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) for the next two years.
  After a renovation and expansion, the reimagined Edmonton gallery attracted 108,743 visitors in 2010 after reopening. After a successful first year, however, attendance
  
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• New Faces: 'Better is always possible' for Summit Meats and Sausage

  22-07-2017 18:16 via thestarphoenix.com
  If there was anyone perfect to take over Summit Meats, it was Jason Lanovaz.
  You might say Lanovaz has meat-cutting in his blood — his family has been in the meat-cutting and retail store business in the Duck Lake area for more than 68 years.
  “I’ve always been in the meat end of the grocery industry,” says Lanovaz, who took over the Summit business last fall. “It’s what I like to do.”
  Lanovaz was a grad of the Kelsey meat-cutting course back in the late
  
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• Saturday Sports Schedule dlvr.it/PXdl21 https://t.co/RcCISOG95S

  22-07-2017 17:53
  
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• Riders Face Stamps, Glenn On Verge of 50,000 Yards dlvr.it/PXdl5L https://t.co/mxXtmrHLeW

  22-07-2017 17:53
  
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• Friday Scoreboard dlvr.it/PXdkry https://t.co/tSZevyJ63R

  22-07-2017 17:53
  
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• Severe storms cross Saskatchewan, 4 tornadoes confirmed

  22-07-2017 16:44 via cbc.ca
  Four tornadoes have been confirmed after severe storms swept across Saskatchewan Friday night.
  
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• Whale rescue group missions still on hold after volunteer's death

  22-07-2017 16:38
  Whale rescue groups are still waiting for the green light to head out and help entangled right whales after the death of one volunteer put missions on hold. Some say this has been the worst year for the right whale since research began on the mammal 30 years ago.
  
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• Transgender inmate in B.C. wins right to move to a federal prison for women

  22-07-2017 16:34
  A transgender inmate in British Columbia has won a years-long battle to serve the remainder of her sentence for first-degree murder at a women's prison.
  
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• Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: July 22, 2017

  22-07-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond, delivered each morning Monday through Saturday.
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  Province ends fiscal year with $1.22-billion deficit
  As the Saskatchewan government closes the books on the 2016-17 fiscal year, the bottom line is the province has a $1.22-billion deficit — $914 million higher than budgeted for the year. Forecasted revenues were down about $400 million, primarily in taxation and non-renewable resources, and expendi
  
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• Collections of poems, city-life stories offer window to soul-searching

  22-07-2017 15:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  nipe wanin: my way back
  By Mika Lafond, Thistledown Press, $20
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  By Dawn Dumont, Thistledown Press, $20
   
  Mika Lafond’s first collection of poems, nipe wanin, is the first thesis from the Masters of Fine Arts in writing at the University of Saskatchewan to be turned into a published book. (Disclosure: I read an early version of this manuscript for the program). Lafond, a member of the Muskeg Cree Nation who teaches at the U of S, divides her collection into three parts: Spir
  
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• 'This has been a long journey'

  22-07-2017 14:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  October 1964: The Mendel Art Gallery, built for $600,000, opens on the South Saskatchewan River’s northwest bank between the University Bridge and the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge. The project is paid for by meat-packing mogul and philanthropist Fred Mendel, the city and the province.
  1975: The Mendel Art Gallery expands.
  1994, 1995: Upgrades worth $900,000 include a new vapour barrier, improved insulation and a new roof.
  The Mendel Art Gallery only collects donation at the entrance to
  
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• Tank: Gallery plan seems built on optimistic estimates

  22-07-2017 14:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  As gallery officials prepare for the opening of the Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan on Oct. 21, they would do well to take note of a development five hours west.
  Edmonton city council in May approved spending $500,000 to offer two nights of free admission a week at the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) for the next two years.
  After a renovation and expansion, the reimagined Edmonton gallery attracted 108,743 visitors in 2010 after reopening. After a successful first year, however, attendance
  
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• Prince George, world traveller, turns four-years-old

  22-07-2017 14:05
  Prince George of Cambridge is celebrating his fourth birthday on Saturday, shortly after accompanying his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and his sister, Princess Charlotte, on a trip to Poland and Germany.
  
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• Provincial panel weighs heritage value of Saskatoon church - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  22-07-2017 14:04 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Provincial panel weighs heritage value of Saskatoon church
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  A for sale sign sits in front of the Third Avenue United Church in Saskatoon, SK on Friday, June 9, 2017. A provincial panel is reviewing whether to support special heritage designation and protection for the historic church. (Kayle Neis/Saskatoon ...
  
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• Wine of the week: Rioja satisfies drinkers looking for aged wines on a budget

  22-07-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  If your nose is a bit stuffed up in the summer, and you notice fresh tap beer makes the problem worse, you likely have a couple of allergies. The combination of yeast byproducts and sundry pollens stuff up many a poor sufferer. Young wines are also likely to make the problem worse. But with wine you have an answer: Buy older. Whatever the active allergen is, it seems to react out after three or four years in the bottle. And it’s not hard to find aged wines for under $25.
  When vintage becom
  
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• Streetheart frontman, Saskatchewan native Kenny Shields dies at 69

  22-07-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kenny Shields, the brash lead singer of Canadian rock band Streetheart who swaggered across the country’s stages for decades, died of heart failure on Friday. He was 69.
  The Juno-winning artist was part of the homegrown brand of guitar-driven hits that became rock radio staples throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, including “Action,” “Hollywood,” “Look in Your Eyes,” “What Kind of Love Is This,” and a cover of the Rolling Stones classic
  
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• Short film created in Saskatoon selected for prestigious HollyShorts Film Festival

  22-07-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  It’s been a long road since Travis Neufeld began writing the screenplay for his short film The Tinwife in 2014. 
  Based in a seemingly utopic 1950s-style future world, The Tinwife tells the story of a human woman who is mistakenly arrested and sent to an internment facility for unwanted android housewives.
  “Ultimately it’s a dystopia that presents itself as a utopia,” Neufeld explains. “It’s kinda like a journey from that idealistic 1950s su
  
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• Provincial panel weighs heritage value of Saskatoon church

  22-07-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  A provincial panel will decide on whether the heritage value of Saskatoon’s Third Avenue United Church outweighs concerns by the owners that special designation could hinder its sale.
  The three-person Saskatchewan Heritage Property Review Board heard heritage advocates and the church’s current owner and former owner offer their opinions at a hearing in Saskatoon Tuesday.
  Representatives of current co-owner Dale Anderson told the hearing the ownership group no longer supports protecte
  
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• New Faces, New Places: 'Better is always possible' for Summit Meats and Sausage

  22-07-2017 14:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  If there was anyone perfect to take over Summit Meats, it was Jason Lanovaz.
  You might say Lanovaz has meat-cutting in his blood — his family has been in the meat-cutting and retail store business in the Duck Lake area for more than 68 years.
  “I’ve always been in the meat end of the grocery industry,” says Lanovaz, who took over the Summit business last fall. “It’s what I like to do.”
  Lanovaz was a grad of the Kelsey meat-cutting course back in the late
  
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• Letters to the editor for July 22, 2017

  22-07-2017 13:53 via thestarphoenix.com
  Programs exist to combat impaired driving
  Thank you for the July 12 editorial, “Going after bars is not a magic solution.”
  I’d like to address a couple of points.
  First, you suggest an “updated, intensive education campaign for those serving liquor.” SLGA has been working with bars to strengthen the Serve it Right Saskatchewan program since 2015. Many establishments actively use these principles to make sure their patrons make it home safely.
  Second, you suggest a C
  
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• Feds providing $900 per household for B.C. wildfire evacuees

  22-07-2017 13:46
  The federal government is promising more funding to support residents affected by raging wildfires in B.C. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the government will supplying $600 per household evacuated due to wildfires and $300 for their eventual return.
  
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• Feds announce more funds for B.C. wildfire evacuees

  22-07-2017 13:46
  he federal government is promising more funding to support residents affected by raging wildfires in B.C. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the government will supplying $600 per household evacuated due to wildfires and $300 for their eventual return.
  
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• Federal officials to give an update on B.C. wildfire ahead of concerning weather

  22-07-2017 13:46
  Federal officials visiting wildfire-affected communities in British Columbia are expected to give an update today on the state of the response.
  
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• Alberta PCs and Wildrose vote to merge as United Conservative Party

  22-07-2017 13:40
  Alberta's political landscape profoundly shifted Saturday as its two main conservative parties -- enemies for a decade -- overwhelmingly agreed to end their feud and work as one to defeat Premier Rachel Notley's NDP.
  
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• Having life insurance after retirement may be the smart move

  22-07-2017 13:30 via thestarphoenix.com
  Do you need life insurance after you retire? If you have a paid-for house, your children are grown up and you have lots of savings you might think life insurance is no longer needed. But life insurance can still be useful for estate planning after you retire.
   
  Cash for estate
  Maybe your will says you are bequeathing your cottage to one child but not to the other. Life insurance could help your executor make an equalization payment to the other child and pay capital gains tax. The child inh
  
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• Cuthand: Inquiry should reach out to vulnerable Indigenous women

  22-07-2017 13:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Commission of inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls appears to be in turmoil and falling behind its tight time frame. Last week Marilyn Poitras, one of the commissioners, submitted her resignation. She was preceded by four other staff members, including the executive director, Michele Moreau.
  Clearly something is seriously wrong with the commission.
  So far the emphasis has been on holding hearings, but statements and stories from the families of missing women is only t
  
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• Why a Saskatoon pastor is offering spiritual help for 5 cents - CBC.ca

  22-07-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
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  Why a Saskatoon pastor is offering spiritual help for 5 cents
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  Mark Kleiner, a pastor at Christ Church Anglican in Saskatoon, spends his mornings sitting behind what at first glance looks like a lemonade stand. But above the pitcher of pink juice, the sign clearly reads "spiritual help five cents." The booth on ...
  
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• Why a Saskatoon pastor is offering spiritual help for 5 cents

  22-07-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Mark Kleiner, a pastor at Christ Church Anglican, spends his mornings sitting behind what at first glance looks like a lemonade stand. But above the pitcher of pink juice, the sign clearly reads “spiritual help five cents.”
  
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• Echoes of Trump in Sask. government's response to GTH land deal access requests: Expert

  22-07-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A leading expert in access to information law says when he read the latest report on the government's handling of GTH land deal documents, his mind immediately went to U.S. President Donald Trump and the well-publicized allegations he has disregard for the rule of law.
  
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• Vietnam’s poor and faith in God drive this geotechnical engineer

  22-07-2017 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  6Dr. Delwyn Fredlund grew up on a farm near Norquay, Sask., and has always loved the soil.
  “Dirt became bread and butter for me,” says the Saskatoon man who made a career of studying soil as a geotechnical engineer.
  He developed an expertise in the science of unsaturated soil mechanics that has taken him all over the world. Fredlund has written textbooks on the subject, and produced innumerable technical papers. He has received more awards than his office walls can hold, but his life
  
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