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• 'There isn't anything worse that can happen': 5-year-old boy dead after being found in pond near Dundonald school

  11-09-2017 23:36 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Dundonald school community has been left stunned and saddened by the death of a five-year-old boy, who was found during Monday morning recess in a nearby pond.
  Saskatoon police and MD Ambulance responded Monday around 10:50 a.m. to the 100 block of Wedge Road, where “attempts were being made to locate a five-year-old child,” police said in a news release. The child was found minutes later and taken by MD Ambulance to Royal University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.&n
  
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• Former Rider Justin Cox facing new assault charges

  11-09-2017 23:28 via cbc.ca
  A former defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders is back in court for two new assault charges.
  
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• Ex Rider Justin Cox allegedly assaults woman, threatens store employee with gun

  11-09-2017 23:28 via cbc.ca
  A former defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders is back in court, having allegedly committed two separate assaults in one day.
  
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• Stabbing - 1700 block 20th Street West

  11-09-2017 23:00 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  A 17 year old male is recovering from a stab wound following an incident this morning.At approximately 10:25 a.m., September 11, 2017, Police were called to St. Paul's Hospital in the 1700 block of 20th Street West.  A male had been assaulted and stabbed inside the facility.  The two male suspects then fled the scene.  The victim was treated at the scene for a non life-threatening injury.  The first suspect is described as being in his 20's, Indigenous, with short black hair.
  
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• Saskatoon student, 5, found at pond dies

  11-09-2017 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  A five-year-old Saskatoon student who was found at a pond on Monday morning has been pronounced dead.
  
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• Saskatoon kindergarten student found at pond dies

  11-09-2017 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  A five-year-old Saskatoon kindergarten student who was found at a pond on Monday morning has been pronounced dead.
  
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• Five-year-old child dead in Saskatoon

  11-09-2017 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a five-year-old child was pronounced dead in a Saskatoon hospital on Monday.
  
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• Missing Person/Emergency Incident - 100 block Wedge Road

  11-09-2017 22:36 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  At approximately 10:50 a.m, September 11, 2017, Saskatoon Police attended to an incident in the 100 block of Wedge Road.  Attempts were being made to locate a five year child. The child was located minutes later and transported to hospital by MD Ambulance where they were pronounced deceased.The incident has been determined by police to be non-suspicious in nature.  Further inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Chief Coroner. (Occurrence Number: 17-96215)
  
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• Photos: Sylvia Fedoruk school opening

  11-09-2017 22:32 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dignitaries were in attendance at the official opening of Sylvia Fedoruk school in Saskatoon on September 8, 2017.
  
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• Shifting Winds A Challenge For Battling Wildfires dlvr.it/PmKrjY https://t.co/YVvskRR4T9

  11-09-2017 22:31
  
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• Trust your gut when it comes to helping prevent suicide, says Sask. mental health trainer

  11-09-2017 22:16 via cbc.ca
  Too many people are afraid to ask directly — or don’t know how to — when they think a person might be considering suicide, says the director of training for the Canadian Mental Health Association.
  
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• Police called to pond near Dundonald School

  11-09-2017 22:08
  Saskatoon police are at a pond near Dundonald School.
  
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• Kindergarten student dead after being found in pond near Dundonald School

  11-09-2017 22:08
  A kindergarten student from Saskatoon’s École Dundonald School is dead after he was found in a pond near the elementary school.
  
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• Northern Sask. school principal uses Bruce Lee movie to teach Cree

  11-09-2017 22:03 via cbc.ca
  Most Cree lessons don't start with the phrase "ostikwanik nipaskawataw" or "I kicked him in the head." However, Simon Bird isn't an everyday Cree teacher.
  
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• Photos: Jess Moskaluke visits Saskatoon school

  11-09-2017 21:56 via thestarphoenix.com
  Country artist Jess Moskaluke, in town for the CCMA Awards, performed at L’École Canadian Francaise in Saskatoon during an event to announce the donation of musical instruments and equipment through the MusiCounts Band Aid Program on September 8, 2017.
  
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• Photos: Huskies vs Golden Bears

  11-09-2017 21:55 via thestarphoenix.com
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies went against the Alberta Golden Bears in their home opener game at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, September 9, 2017.
  
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• Former Rider Justin Cox facing assault charges

  11-09-2017 21:37
  Former Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Justin Cox is facing assault charges.
  
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• 'There isn't anything worse': 5-year-old boy dies after being found in pond near his Saskatoon school

  11-09-2017 21:18 via cbc.ca
  A kindergarten student is dead after being found in a pond in a park near his Saskatoon school.
  
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• 'There isn't anything worse': 5-year-old boy dies after being found at pond near his Saskatoon school

  11-09-2017 21:18 via cbc.ca
  A kindergarten student is dead after being found at a pond in a park near his Saskatoon school.
  
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• 'There isn't anything worse': 5-year-old boy dead after accident at Saskatoon school

  11-09-2017 21:18 via cbc.ca
  A kindergarten student at the school was rushed to hospital after he was found at a pond in a park near the school, and was later pronounced dead.
  
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• Student sent to hospital after accident at Dundonald School

  11-09-2017 21:18 via cbc.ca
  A student has been transported to hospital after an accident at Dundonald School in Saskatoon.
  
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• Crown seeks dangerous offender designation for Russell Wolfe

  11-09-2017 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown is looking to have Russell Wolfe, guilty of making child pornography and sexual assault, declared a dangerous offender.
  
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• Tire theft delays harvest for Saskatchewan farm family

  11-09-2017 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatchewan farm family believe they were targeted after thieves stolen the front tires from a tractor, delaying their harvest.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: big weather shake up ahead - Globalnews.ca

  11-09-2017 20:34
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: big weather shake up ahead

  11-09-2017 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  Significant changes moves into Saskatoon's weather forecast with a big cool down and rain on the way.
  
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• Photos: CCMA Fan Fest Show

  11-09-2017 20:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  The CCMA Fan Fest Show was held at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on September 9, 2017,  in advance of the CCMA Awards on September 10.
  
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• Photos: CCMA Awards

  11-09-2017 20:24 via thestarphoenix.com
  The CCMA Awards were held at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on September 10, 2017.
  
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• Course teaches creative entrepreneurs the art of business

  11-09-2017 20:21 via cbc.ca
  Red is an important colour, but the Saskatchewan Arts Board and Creative Saskatchewan would like to see the cultural sector enjoying a little more black when it comes to the bottom line.
  
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• Truck driver handed three-year sentence for crash that killed three teens

  11-09-2017 19:44
  A truck driver who killed three Carrot River teens in 2015 has been sentenced to three years for the deaths.
  
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• Semi driver Normand Lavoie gets concurrent sentences in construction-zone deaths of Carrot River teens

  11-09-2017 19:38 via thestarphoenix.com
  The semi driver who pleaded guilty to “senselessly” killing three Saskatchewan teenagers in a construction-zone collision received three years in prison for each death — but will serve the sentences concurrently.
  Normand Mark Joseph Lavoie learned his fate Monday in Melfort Court of Queen’s Bench, nearly two-and-a-half years after 14-year-old Justin Gaja, 15-year-old Kristian Skalicky and 17-year-old Carter Stevenson were killed while returning home from football cam
  
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• Normand Lavoie sentenced in death of 3 Carrot River, Sask. teens

  11-09-2017 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  Normand Lavoie will spend the next three years in prison in the 2015 fatal work zone crash that killed three Carrot River, Sask, teens.
  
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• GTH land deal appraisal based on 'factually wrong' information: privacy commissioner report

  11-09-2017 19:28 via cbc.ca
  A new report from Saskatchewan's Information and Privacy Commissioner says the Global Transportation Hub land sale was based on appraisal information that was "factually wrong."
  
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• Knox returning to the Riders dlvr.it/PmJ2rX https://t.co/jSWzohMD25

  11-09-2017 19:12
  
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• Catholic School Board Trustee Resigns dlvr.it/PmJ2vm https://t.co/N7zh4DX1Ma

  11-09-2017 19:12
  
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• Persephone Theatre offers ASL performances this season

  11-09-2017 19:02 via thestarphoenix.com
  Persephone Theatre will offer ASL interpreted performances of its main stage shows this season.
  The first ASL interpreted performance will be on Tuesday Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. for the comedy Art. Tickets cost $30 for seniors and students or $36 for adults. Each ticket purchased for an ASL audience member is eligible for one complimentary companion ticket.
  There are two ways to book tickets:
  Email: [email protected] (please allow for up to two business days for responses).
  Box Office: 30
  
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• Jeff Knox Jr. coming back to the Riders after stint in the NFL

  11-09-2017 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced on Monday that Jeff Knox Jr. will be returning to the team after an NFL tryout.
  
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• Letter of the Day: Great leaders need great followers

  11-09-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Recently we have witnessed the resignation of two stalwart leaders in our midst in Premier Brad Wall and Chief Clive Weighill. We watched with dismay, as two relatively young men with much left to offer, stepped aside rather abruptly. We are left with an uneasy sense they were both frustrated and discouraged with the unceasing negativity heaped upon them by those who chose to tear down, rather than build up.
  As a people, we seem to have forgotten that the making of great leaders relies upon grea
  
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• E-cigarettes can increase risk of respiratory problems, new research reveals

  11-09-2017 17:57
  New research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress has revealed how e-cigarettes can put smokers at a higher risk of respiratory problems, especially for those who smoke e-cigs alongside traditional tobacco cigarettes.
  
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• Former Cameco employee speaks out about Cigar Lake workplace culture

  11-09-2017 17:52 via thestarphoenix.com
  Kari Lentowicz was thrilled when she was offered a job at Cigar Lake, Cameco Corp.’s flagship uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan.
  It was an opportunity to work at a fascinating facility and fulfil her ambition to improve environmental protection and sustainability in the province’s mining industry, the 39-year-old recalls.
  Almost a decade later, in September 2016, Lentowicz quit. A raft of problems including sexist comments, an insular “boys’ club” whose decision
  
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  11-09-2017 17:37
  
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• Gushue & Sweeting secure curling titles in Regina dlvr.it/PmH469 https://t.co/BCcdrebxBs

  11-09-2017 17:37
  
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• Proposed speed limit changes for some Saskatoon roads

  11-09-2017 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  Many of the proposed speed limit changes in Saskatoon are due to the North Commuter Parkway project.
  
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• Meghan Patrick on her start in music

  11-09-2017 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  CCMA female artist of the year and rising star Megan Patrick discusses how she got started with her music career.
  
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• The Road Hammers win CCMA group of the year

  11-09-2017 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Road Hammer’s Jason McCoy explains why he was caught off-guard when the CCMA group of the year was announced.
  
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• Brett Kissel on winning the CCMA video of the year

  11-09-2017 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  Brett Kissel, who took home four CCMA Awards, on who should have credit for his video of the year “I Didn’t Fall In Love With Your Hair.”
  
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• City proposing speed limit changes to several roads

  11-09-2017 16:24
  The City of Saskatoon is set to propose speed limit changes to several sections of roadways.
  
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• Tips for packing school lunches

  11-09-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  Mom blogger Maygen Kardash with tips on packing school lunches for kids.
  
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• Stars shine at the CCMAs: StarPhoenix daily update for Sept. 11, 2017

  11-09-2017 16:00 via thestarphoenix.com
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  ‘I just kept hoping that it would change back to a more positive work environment. And it never did’: Former Cameco employee speaks out about Cigar Lake workplace culture
  Kari Lentowicz was thrilled when she was offered a job at Cigar Lake, Cameco Corp.’s flagship uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. It was an opportunity to work at a fasci
  
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• Saskatoon councillors to consider slower speed limits on some ... - CBC.ca

  11-09-2017 15:54
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  City of Saskatoon administrators are asking city council for slower speed limits on several major roads.
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• Saskatoon councillors to consider slower speed limits on some major roads

  11-09-2017 15:52 via cbc.ca
  City of Saskatoon administrators are asking city council for slower speed limits on several major roads.
  
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