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• Armed Robbery - 1700 block Idylwyld Drive

  10-08-2017 23:45 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred this afternoon at a restaurant.Police were called at approximately 2:00 p.m., to a restaurant in the 1700 block of Idylwyld Drive North.  Staff in the restaurant reported that a man carrying a machete entered and demanded money before fleeing the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.  The male suspect is described as wearing sunglasses, a black hoodie with white on the front, a black bandanna, and a black and red ha
  
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• Opposition Parties Offer Kudos And Criticisms dlvr.it/PdCTc3 https://t.co/9eKqsTyNDs

  10-08-2017 23:22
  
  Opposition Parties Offer Kudos And Criticisms dlvr.it/PdCTc3 https://t.co/9eKqsTyNDs
  
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• Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Committee: MEMORIAL GATHERING

  10-08-2017 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Committee is planning its annual memorial.  The gathering is in memory of the devastating loss of life in the bombing in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.   On August 16th, 1945 the United States dropped a massive bomb on Hiroshima, Japan killing 80,000 to 140,000 people and injuring...
  
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• Five memorable moments from retiring Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall

  10-08-2017 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall was notable for standing up for conservatism and sometimes clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government as a result
  
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• From 'Good riddance' to 'best Premier in a generation,' here's what people on Twitter had to say about Brad Wall's retirement

  10-08-2017 22:25 via thestarphoenix.com
  When Premier Brad Wall announced his retirement Thursday, it didn’t take long for people to start weighing in on Twitter. Some people took the opportunity to praise Wall’s efforts, while others were rather more critical. Here’s a sampling of their tweets.Thanks, @PremierBradWall, for your years of service and work for the province & people of Saskatchewan. All the best in your retirement.
  — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 10, 2017Saskatchewan received a AAA cre
  
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• Saskatoon to host Ultimate Canada flying disc championships

  10-08-2017 22:01 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of players from across the country will soon be making their way to Saskatoon to showcase their spins, throws and jumps for a chance at a championship title.
  
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• Rain may be too late to help crops in southern regions: Saskatchewan Agriculture

  10-08-2017 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  While welcome rain fell in Saskatchewan in the past week, it may too late to help crops in southern regions.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: blip ahead in the forecast

  10-08-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Beautiful blue skies and sunshine are back, but there’s a blip ahead in Saskatoon’s weather forecast! Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• Reactions from far and wide as Brad Wall announces retirement from politics

  10-08-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Party is looking for a new leader after Premier Brad Wall announced his retirement Thursday morning.
  
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• Province reacts as Brad Wall announces retirement from politics

  10-08-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Party is looking for a new leader after Premier Brad Wall announced his retirement Thursday morning.
  
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• Lineup Grows for CCMA Award Show dlvr.it/PdB9Tl https://t.co/fgd9lYF5ce

  10-08-2017 21:10
  
  Lineup Grows for CCMA Award Show dlvr.it/PdB9Tl https://t.co/fgd9lYF5ce
  
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• Appeal date set for convicted killer David Woods

  10-08-2017 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  An appeal date has been set for David Woods, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife Dorothy.
  
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• Survivor seeks stories of the Sixties Scoop for new anthology

  10-08-2017 20:07 via cbc.ca
  Jacqueline Maurice is gathering the stories of others who were taken from their homes and put up for adoption with non-Indigenous families, or with the child welfare system, a practice that went on for decades in Canada.
  
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• Saskatoon social worker fills housing gap with co-operative model

  10-08-2017 20:03 via cbc.ca
  For people in Saskatoon who are struggling with addictions or mental health issues, finding a place to live can be a challenge.
  
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• Saskatoon advocate fills housing gap with co-operative model

  10-08-2017 20:03 via cbc.ca
  For people in Saskatoon who are struggling with addictions or mental health issues, finding a place to live can be a challenge.
  
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• Canada will protect its interests, including wine industry, at NAFTA talks: trade minister

  10-08-2017 19:53
  International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the federal government will be “steadfast” in protecting Canadian interests, including the wine industry, during NAFTA negotiations with the United States.
  
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• Wall led Saskatchewan through big changes, Saskatoon mayor says

  10-08-2017 19:49 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatchewan became a global player under the leadership of Premier Brad Wall, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says.
  The partnership between the province and its largest city also helped transform Saskatoon thanks to provincial money for major infrastructure projects, Clark said in an interview Thursday.
  Wall announced he was retiring from politics after a decade as premier Thursday. 
  “Saskatchewan’s role in the world has changed in the last 10 years,” Clark said. 
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• In Brad Wall, private sector had ally whose voice rang louder than most

  10-08-2017 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  With Brad Wall's departure from politics, the private sector is losing an ally and champion of free enterprise whose voice reverberated louder than most on the public stage.
  
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• Political world reacts to Sask. Premier Brad Wall's resignation

  10-08-2017 19:41 via cbc.ca
  Canada's political world has been buzzing after Premier Brad Wall's announcement that he's resigning as the leader of the Saskatchewan Party.
  
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• Despite tension over Colten Boushie case, RCMP officers welcomed at First Nations feast

  10-08-2017 19:41 via cbc.ca
  Colten Boushie's family says they're grateful to all those who attended a memorial feast on the Red Pheasant Cree Nation — and that includes three RCMP officers.
  
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• Brad Wall resigns as Premier of Saskatchewan

  10-08-2017 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking to reporters Thursday morning after releasing an announcement earlier via Facebook, Brad Wall says he is retiring from politics after a decade as premier of Saskatchewan.
  
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• Brad Wall proud of Saskatchewan’s population growth above

  10-08-2017 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  While discussing his decision to resign from politics Thursday, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall boasted of the fact that his province exceeded a total population of one million, once considered a lofty goal when he first took office.
  
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• Brad Wall can’t help himself but to open resignation press conference with an anecdote

  10-08-2017 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Despite joking that he “always does this,” Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall couldn’t help but open his resignation press conference Thursday morning with a story from the 2007 provincial election campaign.
  
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• Brad Wall: ‘Not enough progress’ on Indigenous issues

  10-08-2017 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Following the announcement of his retirement from politics on Thursday, Brad Wall reflected on his success at addressing Indigenous issues in the province and said “more work needs to be done”.
  
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• Wall says leadership change will be ‘healthy,’ bring new perspective

  10-08-2017 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall on Thursday said the next leader of the Saskatchewan Party should continue to tout its core values, adding that a change would be positive for the party.
  
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• Saskatoon police advise public to avoid Central Avenue after crash

  10-08-2017 19:13 via thestarphoenix.com
  Around 9:30 a.m. Thursday officers were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of Somers Road and Central Avenue, according to a police news release.
  A 27-year-old man driving a car was travelling westbound on Somers Road. When he proceeded into the intersection, he was struck by a northbound semi, police said.
  MD Ambulance responded and transported the man to hospital with minor injuries. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle.The semi is currently stuck on the west side of Central Ave
  
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• Wall Retires as Premier of Saskatchewan dlvr.it/Pd8qDn https://t.co/Vi54jsTUHI

  10-08-2017 19:00
  
  Wall Retires as Premier of Saskatchewan dlvr.it/Pd8qDn https://t.co/Vi54jsTUHI
  
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• Motor Vehicle Collision with Injuries - Traffic Restrictions - Somers Rd. & Central Ave.

  10-08-2017 18:46 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police are currently at the scene of a collision that occurred this morning.At approximately 9:30 a.m., August 10, 2017, officers were dispatched to the motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Somers Road and Central Avenue. A 27 year old man driving a car was traveling west-bound on Somers Road. When he proceeded into the intersection, he was struck by a north-bound semi.MD Ambulance responded and transported the man to hospital with minor injuries. He was the sole occupant of
  
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• Woman charged for beating dog on Toronto subway in video posted to YouTube

  10-08-2017 18:42
  A 37-year-old woman is facing animal cruelty charges in the beating of a dog on a Toronto subway last Friday.
  
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• The Premier Is retiring after 10 years in office. sasknow.ca/local-news/wal…

  10-08-2017 18:29
  The Premier Is retiring after 10 years in office.sasknow.ca/local-news/wal…
  
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• Brad Wall announces resignation as premier of Saskatchewan

  10-08-2017 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said he is retiring from politics in an announcement shared this morning on Facebook, in which he said it was time for renewal for the Saskatchewan party and the province.
  
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• Brad Wall has announced he is stepping down

  10-08-2017 18:17 via thestarphoenix.com
  Brad Wall announced on Facebook on Thursday that he is stepping down. 
  Wall became Saskatchewan’s 14th premier when he was elected on Nov. 21, 2007. Wall became the leader of the Sask. Party in 2004. In the 2011 provincial election, the Sask. Party won the third-largest majority government in the province’s history. 
  Over the past few months, speculation has been brewing that Wall would step down from his role as leader of the Sask. Party. 
  Polls have frequen
  
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• Premier Brad Wall resigns as leader of Sask. Party

  10-08-2017 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announced that he will be stepping down as leader of the Saskatchewan Party once the party has chosen a new leader.
  
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• 'Thank you Saskatchewan': Premier Brad Wall announces retirement

  10-08-2017 18:00
  Brad Wall is retiring as premier of Saskatchewan. Wall, who was first elected premier in 2007, made the announcement in a video on his Facebook page Thursday morning.
  
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• Wall to Make "Special Announcement" on Facebook dlvr.it/Pd88VN https://t.co/vSQ8QoH5J1

  10-08-2017 17:57
  
  Wall to Make "Special Announcement" on Facebook dlvr.it/Pd88VN https://t.co/vSQ8QoH5J1
  
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• Fringe announces its most popular plays

  10-08-2017 17:44 via thestarphoenix.com
  With three days to go, the PotashCorp Fringe has announced its top three selling plays:
  1.    Forget Me Not:­ The Alzheimer’s Whodunnit
  2.    Sextet: Six Short Plays about Love, Sex, and Relationships
  3.    Over the Edge
  The tops in each venue are as follows:
  Broadway Theatre: Forget Me Not: The Alzheimer’s Whodunnit
  Grace-Westminster Church: Ain’t True and Uncle False
  ­ Kinsmen/Cosmo Hall: Sextet
  ­ The Refinery: Figmentally
  Victoria Sc
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall retiring from politics

  10-08-2017 17:01 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announces he is retiring from politics, but will stay on until his party chooses a new leader.
  
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• Premier Brad Wall set to make special announcement on Thursday morning

  10-08-2017 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announced on his Facebook page that he will be making a special announcement on Thursday morning.
  
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• Brad Wall to make 'special announcement' this morning

  10-08-2017 16:41
  Premier Brad Wall took to Facebook live this morning to let Saskatchewanians know that a "special announcement" is coming at 10:00 a.m.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Millie the playful kitten

  10-08-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  Millie is a playful kitten who, along with her sister Molly, is looking to be adopted from the Saskatoon SPCA.
  
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• Saskatoon moves closer to charging homeowners for garbage pickup

  10-08-2017 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  A report released Wednesday proposes a variable garbage pickup utility rate for Saskatoon homeowners.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/Pd74Vz https://t.co/fo6W1cFKGY

  10-08-2017 16:18
  
  Today's Schedule dlvr.it/Pd74Vz https://t.co/fo6W1cFKGY
  
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• City considers compulsory compost: Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update for August 10, 2017

  10-08-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  City of Saskatoon looks at major changes for waste management
  The City of Saskatoon is considering a mandatory city-wide collection program for food scraps and yard waste to help reduce the amount of material trucked to the city’s landfill. Brenda Wallace, the city’s director of environmental and corporate initiatives, told reporters on Wednesday t
  
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• Dealing with flooding in older Saskatoon neighbourhoods

  10-08-2017 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Galen Heinrichs, Saskatoon’s water and sewer engineering manager, explains how the city deals with flooding and measures the city is considering to alleviate the possibility of future flooding.
  
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• Reloved Market connects shoppers with unique products

  10-08-2017 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Reloved Market connects shoppers with the stories behind their unique products. Learn more about this unique “online market” concept, and what they have to offer!
  
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• Wednesday's Scoreboard dlvr.it/Pd6NgT https://t.co/Y2UEM9nNE3

  10-08-2017 15:13
  
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• More downtown Saskatoon residents needed before grocery store built: study

  10-08-2017 15:09 via cbc.ca
  A report commissioned by Saskatoon city council says there are still not enough people in the downtown area to attract a grocery store.
  
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• More downtown residents needed before grocery store built: study

  10-08-2017 15:09 via cbc.ca
  A report commissioned by Saskatoon city council says there are still not enough people in the downtown area to attract a grocery store.
  
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• Downtown not the only grocery store-deprived 'food desert' needing nourishment: councillor

  10-08-2017 15:09 via cbc.ca
  A report commissioned by Saskatoon city council says there are still not enough people in the downtown area to attract a grocery store.
  
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• Saskatoon considering PDAP claim after Tuesday’s severe storm

  10-08-2017 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Saskatoon is considering making a PDAP claim after Tuesday’s severe storm flooded streets and basements.
  
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