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• Saskatoon police seize meth in stolen car, charge 3 people

  25-08-2017 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  A search of a stolen car by Saskatoon police officers turned up meth in small packages.
  
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• Shania Twain Saskatoon concert tickets go on sale

  25-08-2017 23:52
  It was a rush for Shania Twain fans at 10 a.m., when tickets for the singer’s Saskatoon show went on sale.
  
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• Saskatoon Transit union says sick-day manager hired by city 'has created more problems'

  25-08-2017 23:43 via cbc.ca
  "It has not been a smooth, fluent process. In fact it's been totally the opposite," said Jim Yakubowski, the president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615.
  
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• Armed Robbery - 200 block Central Ave.

  25-08-2017 23:39 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police were called to a report of an armed robbery in progress today at a gas station.At approximately 2:00 p.m., August 25, 2017, officers arrived at a business in the 200 block of Central Avenue to observe a man and a woman fleeing on foot. The woman was arrested at that location. The man was taken into custody a few blocks away in possession of the money and cigarettes reported to have been stolen from the gas station.A 22 year old male has been charged with Robbery and Breach of Co
  
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• Northern community evacuated due to wildfires

  25-08-2017 23:32 via cbc.ca
  Residents of Birch Portage have been forced from their homes due to smoke from nearby wildfires.
  
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• Saskatchewan village mulls rebuilding rink destroyed by storm

  25-08-2017 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  A central Saskatchewan village has started to raise money in order to rebuild a curling rink destroyed during a summer storm.
  
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• Saskatchewan village mulls rebuilding curling rink destroyed by storm

  25-08-2017 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  A central Saskatchewan village has started to raise money in order to rebuild a curling rink destroyed during a summer storm.
  
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• Sentencing hearing delayed for La Loche school shooter, defence says he has FASD

  25-08-2017 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  The sentencing for a teenager who shot and killed four people and injured seven others at a home and a high school in northern Saskatchewan has been delayed.
  
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• NDP Question Budget Health, Considering Contingency Depletion dlvr.it/Phcl96 https://t.co/ltMe5xdOwb

  25-08-2017 22:42
  
  NDP Question Budget Health, Considering Contingency Depletion dlvr.it/Phcl96 https://t.co/ltMe5xdOwb
  
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• First Quarter Budget Report: No Surprises dlvr.it/PhcSRq https://t.co/cjjXaJOuEo

  25-08-2017 22:09
  
  First Quarter Budget Report: No Surprises dlvr.it/PhcSRq https://t.co/cjjXaJOuEo
  
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• BHP selling stake in Jansen mine project

  25-08-2017 21:41 via thestarphoenix.com
  Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd is considering selling a 25-per-cent interest in its Saskatchewan potash mine project, a stake that could be worth close to $2 billion US, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
  The move comes as activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has been pushing the company for changes.
  BHP is working with an investment bank for the potential stake sale in its partly-built Jansen, Sask., potash project, the sources said this week.
  For BHP, the move will help share t
  
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• 3 people charged after Saskatoon police find meth in stolen car

  25-08-2017 21:38 via cbc.ca
  A traffic stop by Saskatoon police led to drug charges Thursday afternoon.
  
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• 'It was part of my life': Rider fans take apart Regina's Taylor Field

  25-08-2017 21:28 via cbc.ca
  The people who made Taylor Field a legendary football stadium and the people who will miss it most are also helping tear it down.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: temperatures continue to climb

  25-08-2017 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  Temperatures for this weekend will be in the high twenties in Saskatoon's weather forecast.
  
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• Indigenous filmmaker flips the script on Standing Rock

  25-08-2017 21:17 via cbc.ca
  A new short film is using comedy to imagine what it would look like if the roles in Standing Rock, ND, were reversed. “No Reservations” tells the story of a First Nations company given approval to run a pipeline through a white, suburban neighbourhood.
  
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• Indigenous filmmaker flips script on Standing Rock

  25-08-2017 21:17 via cbc.ca
  A new short film is using comedy to imagine what it would look like if the roles in Standing Rock, N.D., were reversed. No Reservations tells the story of a First Nations company given approval to run a pipeline through a white, suburban neighbourhood.
  
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• Three charged for trafficking meth in Saskatoon

  25-08-2017 21:13
  Officers say they found more than 16 grams of meth in small packages, cash, cheques, a weigh scale and a knife in a stolen blue Ford Focus in the 100 block of 109th St. West.
  
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• Invoking dead husband in online criticism crosses line, senator from Saskatchewan says

  25-08-2017 21:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  OTTAWA — For the second time this summer, a Conservative senator from Saskatchewan has been told on social media that she is only in the upper chamber because her husband died by suicide.
  Denise Batters says she is accustomed to a certain level of personal criticism online, but bringing in the memory of her husband, former MP Dave Batters, crosses a line.
  The first incident was on Facebook in late June, two days before the anniversary of Dave’s death, and the senator saw the second o
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor: Everything you need to know about Saturday's megafight

  25-08-2017 20:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  After months of anticipation, the showdown between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Conor McGregor has arrived. Here’s everything you need to know heading into Saturday’s bout (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 9 p.m. ET), which is expected to be the biggest money-maker in combat sports history …
  Who are the main eventers?
  Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather: 49-0 (boxing); 40 years old; 5-foot-8 with 72-inch reach; native of Grand Rapids,
  
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• Premier Brad Wall says Sir John A. Macdonald’s name should remain in Ontario Schools

  25-08-2017 20:36
  In a Facebook post, Wall says the Macdonald name should be preserved as a teaching opportunity for the next generation.
  
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• Province releases first-quarter update

  25-08-2017 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan government says there's been no change in its budgeted forecast of a 684-million dollar-plus deficit.
  
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• Sask. budget showing positive growth for first time in two years: Finance Minister

  25-08-2017 20:13
  Saskatchewan’s Finance Minister Kevin Doherty says the province’s budget remains on track at the first quarter.
  
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• Gordon Wyant enters bid to replace Premier Brad Wall

  25-08-2017 20:08
  Justice Minister Gordon Wyant announced he will enter the race to be the next Saskatchewan Party leader.
  
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• Trafficking Meth/Stolen Auto - 109th St. W

  25-08-2017 20:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Saskatoon Police have charged three people from this city for trafficking methamphetamine and driving a stolen vehicle Thursday.At approximately 3:00 p.m., August 24, 2017, officers on patrol observed a suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of 109th St. West. After confirming it was stolen, the blue Ford Focus parked in front of a residence where Police conducted a high-risk traffic stop. Two men and one woman exited the vehicle and were arrested without incident.Officers located over 16 grams of
  
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• Plane Crash in Southwest Saskatchewan dlvr.it/PhbFDS https://t.co/HdUuMh4dkR

  25-08-2017 19:57
  
  Plane Crash in Southwest Saskatchewan dlvr.it/PhbFDS https://t.co/HdUuMh4dkR
  
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• Walk, Run, Roll or Paddle to celebrate Trans Canada Trail

  25-08-2017 19:29 via cbc.ca
  Sasakatonians, along with people across the country, are being encouraged to go off the beaten track Saturday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Trans Canada Trail.
  
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• Gordon Wyant joins Saskatchewan Party leadership race

  25-08-2017 19:10 via cbc.ca
  Justice Minister Gordon Wyant has announced he will run for the Saskatchewan Party leadership, joining three other candidates in the race to replace outgoing Premier Brad Wall.
  
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• La Loche shooting: Teen has fetal alcohol syndrome, defence experts say as closing arguments delayed

  25-08-2017 19:08 via thestarphoenix.com
  MEADOW LAKE — Closing arguments in the sentencing hearing for the teen who killed four people and injured seven others in La Loche last year were delayed after two defence experts submitted a letter saying the shooter has fetal alcohol syndrome.
  Crown prosecutor Lloyd Stang on Friday said he wanted an opportunity to cross examine the two experts before making his closing arguments, which were originally scheduled for Friday at Meadow Lake provincial court. The judge consented and scheduled
  
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• Sask. gov't uses half of contingency fund to keep budget on track in 1st quarter

  25-08-2017 19:05 via cbc.ca
  Interim Opposition NDP leader Nicole Sarauer has denounced the Sask. government's first-quarter budget update as 'ridiculous' and 'unrealistic.'
  
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• Sask. budget on track, contingency fund decreased by more than half in 1st quarter

  25-08-2017 19:05 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government is keeping its deficit budget on track the first quarter, but only after dipping into the contingency fund.
  
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• Province's 1st quarter budget update slammed as 'ridiculous' by Sask. NDP

  25-08-2017 19:05 via cbc.ca
  Interim Opposition NDP leader Nicole Sarauer has denounced the Sask. government's first-quarter budget update as 'ridiculous' and 'unrealistic.'
  
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• 2 killed as plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Swift Current Airport

  25-08-2017 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  A small, single engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Swift Current Airport.
  
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• Gord Wyant officially enters race to become Saskatchewan Party leader and new premier

  25-08-2017 18:43 via thestarphoenix.com
  Saskatoon Northwest MLA Gord Wyant has officially entered the race to become next leader of the Saskatchewan Party — and the province’s next premier.
  Wyant, after teasing the announcement Thursday, confirmed Friday that he would join Regina-University MLA Tina Beaudry-Mellor and Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison in vying for the leadership position. Saskatoon-Willowgrove MLA Ken Cheveldayoff is expected to announce his candidacy on Monday.
  In his announcement, Wyantn — who h
  
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• Victims in fatal plane crash near Swift Current from Quebec

  25-08-2017 18:42
  Two people have died after a plane crash near Swift Current on Thursday evening.
  
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• Two dead after plane crash near Swift Current

  25-08-2017 18:42
  Two people have died after a plane crash near Swift Current on Thursday evening.
  
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• Last day to register for Saskatoon's 'dog days' of summer

  25-08-2017 18:42 via cbc.ca
  While most people grumble about the hot and sultry 'dog days' of summer, in this case it’s something that Saskatoon dog lovers very much look forward to.
  
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• 'They took the most random stuff': Prince Albert family picking up pieces after 'surreal' break and enter

  25-08-2017 18:32 via cbc.ca
  A Prince Albert, Sask., family is trying to make sense of a bizarre break-in that involved a thief with a taste for TVs, jewelry, peanut butter and dish soap.
  
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• Public Advisory - Stolen Vehicles on Buy/Sell Websites

  25-08-2017 18:25 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  The Saskatoon Police Service is warning the public of stolen vehicle sales on buy and sell websites. Police have become aware of an emerging trend involving sellers having their vehicles stolen, or buyers purchasing stolen vehicles.Here are a few tips to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of theft or unknowingly being in possession of stolen property:Record the license plate number on the vehicle of the person you are doing business with.Take a picture of the persons driver’s license
  
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• Toppers tangle with Sooners in home opener dlvr.it/PhZHY1 https://t.co/JYagaPVpj1

  25-08-2017 18:16
  
  Toppers tangle with Sooners in home opener dlvr.it/PhZHY1 https://t.co/JYagaPVpj1
  
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• Kelvington company fined in Saskatchewan workplace death

  25-08-2017 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  A Kelvington company has been fined a total of $70,000 in a 2014 Saskatchewan workplace death.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Garbage/recycling, what a mess

  25-08-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  We were given a blue bin for Lorass to pick up and charged on our water bill for that privilege. This was supposed to lessen the amount of garbage going to the landfill. We were told that the cost would save us from a new landfill and was a good idea.
  I was already composting. I already took cans, paper, cardboard, metals, paint, chemicals to the various places to be recycled. But I am getting older and I use oxygen, so a bin in the backyard seemed to be okay.
  I found that much of what was put i
  
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• Political columnist Murray Mandryk talks Jeremy Harrison, GTH

  25-08-2017 17:40 via cbc.ca
  Murray Mandryk, columnist for the Regina Leader-Post joined CBC Radio's The Morning Edition on Friday to discuss the last week of Saskatchewan politics.
  
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• Man in hospital after overnight stabbing

  25-08-2017 16:37
  A 50 year-old man was taken to hospital after a stabbing on the 200 block of Waterloo Crescent just before midnight on Thursday.
  
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• The City's Strategic Plan is Hitting Targets dlvr.it/PhYBDy https://t.co/AvzRRjXPhO

  25-08-2017 16:36
  
  The City's Strategic Plan is Hitting Targets dlvr.it/PhYBDy https://t.co/AvzRRjXPhO
  
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• Team before personal goals for Saskatchewan Huskies o-lineman Caleb Eidsvik

  25-08-2017 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Huskies offensive lineman Caleb Eidsvik is putting the team ahead of personal goals in his final season with the Dogs.
  
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• Closing arguments in La Loche shooter hearing delayed

  25-08-2017 16:30
  The teen who killed four and injured seven others in last year’s shooting in La Loche is expected back in a Meadow Lake courtroom Friday.
  
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• Closing arguments in La Loche shooter hearing begin

  25-08-2017 16:30
  The teen who killed four and injured seven others in last year’s shooting in La Loche is expected back in a Meadow Lake courtroom Friday.
  
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• The many uses of mustard

  25-08-2017 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon Club chef Anthony McCarthy demonstrates the many different uses of mustard when preparing meals. AM
  
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• Bridges Events: Aug. 25-31

  25-08-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the event date. Please send submissions to [email protected].
  # MUSIC
  Fri., Aug. 25
  Charger
  Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.
  The Band Wagon
  Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.
  Glen Adair and Single Handed
  Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.
  William and the Shadows
  Fairfield Seniors’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Ct.
  J. Watt and the Rag Tags
  M
  
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• $92,817 to tide them over: StarPhoenix daily update for Aug. 25, 2017

  25-08-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  $92,817 ‘transition allowance’ for outgoing MLAs too much, Taxpayers Federation says
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and former economy minister Bill Boyd, both of whom have announced plans to resign their seats in the legislature, are entitled to claim “transition allowances” worth $92,817. A taxpayers’ advocacy group says that&rs
  
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