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• Saskatoon set to bid for 2019 Juno Awards - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  06-09-2017 23:59 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Nelly floats down to the stage at the start of the Juno Awards in Saskatoon, Sask. Sunday, April 1, 2007. (CP PHOTO/Geoff Howe) CANADA GEOFF HOWE, CP GEOFF HOWE / CP. Share Adjust Comment Print. The Juno Awards could soon be running back to ...
  
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• Saskatoon set to bid for 2019 Juno Awards

  06-09-2017 23:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Juno Awards could soon be running back to Saskatoon.
  Tourism Saskatoon chief executive officer Todd Brandt confirmed Wednesday that a bid is in the works for the 2019 Junos, a star-studded event that honours Canadian musicians and songwriters.
  “We’re right in the process of putting together a bid committee and creating a bid document,” Brandt said in an interview. “It’s far from a done deal, but we’re well into the process.”
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• Internationally-known researcher Mark Boland takes charge at Canadian Light Source

  06-09-2017 23:29 via thestarphoenix.com
  A new face is leading the charge at one of Saskatoon’s largest research facilities. The Canadian Light Source (CLS) has appointed Mark Boland as its new machine director.
  According to a news release, Boland is the co-founder and a director of the Australian Collaboration for Accelerator Science, which links top accelerator research facilities in Australia and is well-known in the scientific community.
  “The Canadian Light Source is one of the best light sources in the world,” sa
  
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• Sandy Bay residents may return home: province

  06-09-2017 22:44
  Sandy Bay residents forced from their homes because of wildfires in northern Saskatchewan have been given the option of returning home.
  
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• Optimist Hill project makes final four in Kraft Heinz competition

  06-09-2017 22:42
  A campaign to revamp Saskatoon’s Diefenbaker Hill is one step away from winning $250,000.
  
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• Brad Wall's chief of staff Joe Donlevy out, Ken Krawetz in

  06-09-2017 21:59 via cbc.ca
  Joe Donlevy is leaving his role as Premier Brad Wall’s chief of staff. The premier’s office says that he is departing from his long-time position to pursue business opportunities in the private sector.
  
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• Premier names new Chief of Staff

  06-09-2017 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Brad Wall’s long-serving chief of staff, Joe Donlevy, has announced he is leaving his position to pursue prospects in the private business sector.
  
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• Prince Albert school evacuated after fire; chief commends staff, student response

  06-09-2017 21:42
  A fire prompted the evacuation of a Prince Albert school Wednesday.
  
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• Man stabbed in the arm during street robbery: Saskatoon police - Globalnews.ca

  06-09-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Man stabbed in the arm during street robbery: Saskatoon police
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  He told Saskatoon police officers he had been accosted by two men late Tuesday evening in the 300-block of Avenue R South. READ MORE: Saskatoon police standoff ends peacefully. They then stabbed him in the arm and robbed him of money, he told ...
  
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• Man stabbed in the arm during street robbery: Saskatoon police

  06-09-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon police said a man was stabbed in the arm during a street robbery.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: sunshine and heat dominate the land

  06-09-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  After a way drier and slightly warmer than normal August, sunshine and heat now dominate Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• Brad Wall taps former deputy premier Ken Krawetz as new chief of staff

  06-09-2017 21:10
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has named former deputy premier Ken Krawetz as his new chief of staff.
  
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• More Saskatoon businesses pledging to pay living wage - CBC.ca

  06-09-2017 21:01 via cbc.ca
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  More Saskatoon businesses pledging to pay living wage
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  Louis Assant said it was the right thing to do. Assant, the CEO of AODBT Architecture, has pledged to pay all of his employees a living wage. He said he often thinks about poverty reduction, and wants to make sure his workers have enough money to get by.
  
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• More Saskatoon businesses pledging to pay living wage

  06-09-2017 21:01 via cbc.ca
  Eight businesses across the city have signed a pledge to pay all employees a living wage, which currently sits at $16.19/hour in Saskatoon.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: sunshine and heat dominate the land - Globalnews.ca

  06-09-2017 20:42 via globalnews.ca
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  Saskatoon weather outlook: sunshine and heat dominate the land
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  Sunshine kicks in for the rest of the week as harvest gets into full swing in parts of the province. Courtesy Natalie Braun. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by the sponsor. If ...
  
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• Saskatoon smoker quits on the run, encourages others to follow his path to success - CBC.ca

  06-09-2017 20:29 via cbc.ca
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  Saskatoon smoker quits on the run, encourages others to follow his path to success
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  Saskatoon's Ed Hobman turned to Google one day, motivated to end a 20-year smoking habit that had him lighting up every hour or so for nicotine fix. As Hobman told CBC Radio's Saskatoon Morning, he was "desperate, ready to try anything." What popped ...
  
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• Saskatoon smoker quits on the run, encourages others to follow his path to success

  06-09-2017 20:29 via cbc.ca
  Saskatoon’s Ed Hobman turned to Google one day, motivated to end a 20-year smoking habit that had him lighting up every hour or so for nicotine fix.
  
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• Saskatoon Police Begin Search for New Chief dlvr.it/PlDXCw https://t.co/kBTOVi08lx

  06-09-2017 20:27
  
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• Expect new Saskatoon police chief by ‘first quarter of 2018’: board

  06-09-2017 20:25
  Saskatoon’s board of police commissioners expects a new chief to be hired by the first few months of 2018.
  
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• 3 companies fined in Saskatoon for lack of worker safety equipment

  06-09-2017 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  Three companies have been fined in Saskatoon provincial court for failing to ensure their workers were using the necessary safety equipment.
  
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• High school sports kicking into high gear dlvr.it/PlDD39 https://t.co/4CK9SfvMJE

  06-09-2017 19:53
  
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• Police commission wants public feedback in search for new chief

  06-09-2017 19:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  Deputy Chief Mark Chatterbok will lead the Saskatoon Police Service after Chief Clive Weighill steps down officially on Oct. 6.
  At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Saskatoon Police Commission Chair Darlene Brander, annouced that Chatterbox will oversee the service until a new chief is hired, providing members of the media with more information about what the commission is looking for in a candidate.
  “The recruitment process is already underway as of today,” she said, noting t
  
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• Violinist Swan puts five centuries into one recital

  06-09-2017 19:34 via thestarphoenix.com
  Michael Swan isn’t just a violinist, he’s a time traveller.
  For his annual recital, Swan is playing music over five centuries. The oldest is Partita no. 1 by Johann Paul Westhoff, part of his Six Partitas for Solo Violin, published in 1696. It wasn’t discovered until 1971.
  The most recent is a mere 33 years old, Swan’s own composition Fantasy no. 1. He wrote it after finishing school and before joining the Saskatoon Symphony, inspired in part during a trip to Salzburg whe
  
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• Jess Moskaluke aims for 4th CCMA female artist win

  06-09-2017 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Even in the midst of her widespread success, Jess Moskaluke is baffled by the hurdles she faces as a woman as she aims for a fourth CCMA female artist win.
  
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• Warman seniors home evacuated due to gas leak

  06-09-2017 19:32 via cbc.ca
  Fire crews in Warman, Sask., evacuated the Diamond House seniors home after a gas leak Wednesday morning.
  
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• Resurfacing complete; Kinsmen Play Village reopens

  06-09-2017 19:22
  Kinsmen Play Village is back open.
  
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• Photos: House fire in Stonebridge

  06-09-2017 19:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  A near-full moon illuminated Saskatoon firefighters as they responded to a house fire on the 700 block of Stonebridge Commons in Saskatoon on September 5, 2017.
  
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• Saskatoon soccer star's comeback from ACL tear captured in new mini-documentary

  06-09-2017 19:13 via cbc.ca
  Brett Levis tore a ligament in his knee during his Major League Soccer debut with the Vancouver Whitecaps. His recovery has been chronicled in a new mini-documentarycalled Beating the Odds: A Saskatoon Soccer Story.
  
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• Public feedback sought as SPS seeks new chief

  06-09-2017 19:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Deputy Chief Mark Chatterbok will lead the Saskatoon Police Service after Chief Clive Weighill steps down officially on Oct. 6.
  At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Saskatoon Police Commission Chair Darlene Brander, annouced that Chatterbox will oversee the service until a new chief is hired, providing members of the media with more information about what the commission is looking for in a candidate.
  “The recruitment process is already underway as of today,” she said, noting t
  
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• Search starts for new Saskatoon police chief - Global News - Globalnews.ca

  06-09-2017 18:48 via globalnews.ca
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  Search starts for new Saskatoon police chief - Global News
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  Board of police commission starts the process to select a new Saskatoon police chief to replace the retiring Clive Weighill.
  Expect new Saskatoon police chief by 'first quarter of 2018': board ...CTV News
  Saskatoon's next police chief should focus on crime prevention ...CBC.ca
  Police commission wants public feedback as service seeks new ...Saskatoon StarPhoenixall 5 news articles »
  
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• Search starts for new Saskatoon police chief

  06-09-2017 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  Board of police commission starts the process to select a new Saskatoon police chief to replace the retiring Clive Weighill.
  
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• CANADIAN PRAIRIE LILY SOCIETY ANNUAL FALL LILY BULB SALE

  06-09-2017 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  Fall is just around the corner and gardening for next year’s blooms will be in full swing.  Now is the time to plant LILY BULBS for a glorious display in your garden next summer. ITEMS FOR SALE:  A wide variety of lily bulbs suitable for growing in prairie gardens.  “Let’s Grow Lilies”, an illustrated handbook...
  
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• 2 motorized scooters donated in single day to Marlene Bird after her wheels were stolen

  06-09-2017 18:26 via cbc.ca
  Marlene Bird, who lost her legs after a brutal assault and then had her motorized scooter stolen, had two replacement scooters donated Tuesday.
  
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• Art Exhibit: PRAIRIE WOVEN From Utilitarian Roots to Contemporary Art

  06-09-2017 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  EXHIBITION DATES: September 16th to October 28th.  RECEPTION: Friday, September, 22nd, 7-9pm.  PUBLIC LECTURE: Saturday, September 23rd, 2-3pm.  CULTURE DAYS: Saturday, September 30th, 10am-5pm, Hands-On-Activities!  DEMONSTRATIONS: Saturdays, October 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th, 1-4pm. PRAIRIE WOVEN:  FROM UTILITARIAN ROOTS TO CONTEMPORARY ART.  Learn how prairie history and Saskatchewan fibre artists are entwined.  The Searle Grain...
  
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• Letter of the Day: Wall taking credit for NDP's hard work

  06-09-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  As Brad Wall departs politics, once again we are told he has brought about “a decade of growth.” Of course, this is coupled with a description of how everything was bad under the previous NDP government. Let us review the facts.
  When Mr. Wall was running to become premier in 2007, he said, “Elect me to manage the boom.” He himself acknowledged that he inherited a booming economy, not to mention money in the bank, from the NDP.
  Population statistics from Statistics Canada
  
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• Man charged with punching Prince Albert hotel worker

  06-09-2017 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  A man is accused of punching a Prince Albert hotel worker several times in the head.
  
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• Saskatoon's next police chief should focus on crime prevention: mayor

  06-09-2017 17:52 via cbc.ca
  The search is on for Saskatoon's next police chief, who will face some big challenges leading a police service in a city with one of Canada's highest crime rates.
  
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• Saskatoon police begin hunt for new police chief

  06-09-2017 17:52 via cbc.ca
  The search is on for Saskatoon's newest police chief.
  
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• PHOTOS: House in Stonebridge suffers major damage after large fire Tuesday evening

  06-09-2017 17:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  A house in Stonebridge has suffered major damage after a fire broke out Tuesday evening.
  The fire department first received reports of the blaze at 722 Stonebridge Common just after 9:15 p.m. and when crews arrived on scene, they found the fire to be already fully involved with smoke and fire visible on all sides of the top floor, according to a fire department news release.
  Three engines, one ladder company and a rescue unit attended the fire which crews battled in a defensive mode in an effort
  
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• Mayfair United Church Presents: FREDDIE & SHEILA PELLETIER

  06-09-2017 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  Mayfair United Church Presents Musicians FREDDIE & SHEILA PELLETIER, proceeds to the Mayfair United Church. DOORS OPEN @6:30pm,  CONCERT @7:00pm. TICKETS AVAILABLE @McNally Robinson, Picatic, Mayfair Hardware (203 – 33rd Street W) and Mayfair United Church 306-382-6446.  TICKET PRICES $25.00 in advance, $30.00 at the door. MAYFAIR UNITED CHURCH 902 – 33rd Street West  
  
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• Home sales, prices in Saskatoon continue to slide - Globalnews.ca

  06-09-2017 17:28 via globalnews.ca
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  Home sales, prices in Saskatoon continue to slide
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  Saskatoon is a buyers' market as home sales and prices slide slightly for the year. Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by the sponsor. If you ...
  
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• Home sales, prices in Saskatoon continue to slide

  06-09-2017 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon is a buyers’ market as home sales and prices slide slightly for the year.
  
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• PROJECT LIFESAVER – Presented by Canadian Club of Saskatoon

  06-09-2017 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  You are invited to hear: SEAN TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE MEMBER SASKATOON SEARCH & RESCUE, Sean Taylor is a retired Sergeant, Saskatoon Police Service.  TOPIC:  PROJECT LIFESAVER. REGISTRATION:  11:30am, Hot Noon Buffet. TICKETS:  Phone Laura 306-931-6790 (by Sept. 10th). TICKET PRICES:  $20.00 for members, $25.00 for non-members.
  
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• Art Exhibit: WALKING MEDITATIONS – Bonnie Conly

  06-09-2017 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  OPENING RECEPTION:  Friday, Sept. 8th, 7-9pm.  EXHIBITION:  Sept. 5th – Oct. 27th. GALLERY HOURS:  Monday to Friday 7:30am – 10:30pm, Saturday 9am – 6pm, Sunday 11am – 9pm. GALLERY INFORMATION:  Linda Stark (Curator) at [email protected]   http://stmcollege.ca/gallery/ STM Gallery is pleased to present Bonnie Conly’s postcard-sized ink and pastel sketches, produced during her 2015 artist...
  
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• Home goes up in flames in Saskatoon's Stonebridge neighbourhood ... - CBC.ca

  06-09-2017 16:57 via cbc.ca
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  A single-family home in the Stonebridge neighbourhood of Saskatoon was extensively damaged by fire Tuesday night.
  Stonebridge house fire originated in the attic, fire department says ...CTV News
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• Teen charged with impaired driving after single vehicle crash

  06-09-2017 16:37
  A 19-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after a crash on Tuesday night.
  
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• Man robbed and stabbed on Tuesday night

  06-09-2017 16:36
  A 55-year-old man checked himself into the hospital on Tuesday night after a stabbing.
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PlBC1g https://t.co/YQcdiAAjFf

  06-09-2017 16:35
  
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• Gushue perfect, Laycock wins opener in Curling Tour Challenge openers dlvr.it/PlBC2f https://t.co/Y5Qkias9Az

  06-09-2017 16:35
  
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• Ginelle James performs ‘Girl Time’

  06-09-2017 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Ginelle James is perform in Saskatoon as part of CCMA week. She performs her song “Girl Time.”
  
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